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Google Ads Renamed Chat To Ads Advisor
Google Ads renamed the "Chat" section or button in the Google Ads interface to "Ads Advisor." The Google Ads Chat feature was spotted earlier this year in January, and I guess Google would rather call it an "advisor" and not "chat." Here is what...

Loyalty Goal In Google Ads & More Merchant Center Loyalty Offerings
After seeing the loyalty pricing and discounts in the Google search results and shopping ads, Google has now announced that they have new loyalty offerings in Merchant Center and also loyalty goal in Google Ads. Google wrote, "We're also launching...

40% of Job Ads Skip Salary Ranges Despite Transparency Laws
In an era where workers are increasingly demanding clarity on compensation, a growing number of employers are navigating a patchwork of regulations that mandate salary disclosures in job postings. Yet, despite these laws, many job listings...

Ads in NFL Games Are 23 Times More Effective Than All Other TV Buys
The cost of buying airtime in a regular-season NFL game has never been higher, but for marketers with the wherewithal to plunk down more than $1 million for 30 seconds of commercial inventory, no media investment is anywhere near as effective....

Meet the ‘Banksy of fast food ads’ subverting McDonald’s posters in broad daylight
In a high-vis vest and armed only with a hex key, the graffiti artist has been hacking billboards and bus stop ads in their mission to challenge consumerism.This isn’t your usual My Creative Career profile, mainly because I can’t reveal the...

Rail ticket price claims in Trainline ads were ‘misleading’ – watchdog
Adverts for online train ticket retailer Trainline featuring claims about its prices were “misleading”, a watchdog has said. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled a TV ad with a robot on a fictional planet stating: “You won’t find...

Netpeak Becomes Official Telegram Ads Reseller in Latin America
Tuesday, August 26th 2025 - 00:20 UTC Netpeak Agency, part of the global Netpeak Agencies Group, has been appointed an official Telegram Ads reseller in Latin America — one of the first agencies worldwide to earn this status. With offices and...

Magnite launches ‘Pause Ads’ to boost monetisation
Magnite, an independent sell-side advertising platform, has unveiled Pause Ads, a new high-impact format designed to capitalise on natural breaks in streaming content. The rollout includes major partners such as DIRECTV, DISH Media, and Fubo, and...

Job Ads in Croatia Fall for Seventh Month, but Teacher Demand on the Rise
Croatia’s Online Vacancy Index (OVI) dropped for the seventh consecutive month in July, falling by 2% compared with the same month last year, according to the Institute of Economics, Zagreb (EIZ). While still in decline, analysts note this is the...

Global Destinations Shift From Mass Ads to Targeted Plays for Indian Tourists

BT plans for advertising hubs giving free Wi-Fi calls thrown out
The authority has yet to reach a decision about three other suggested locations on Friargate South, near McDonald’s, elsewhere on New Hall Lane and on Church Street. BT argued in its applications for all of the sites that while the units would be...
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APAC on a 15% growth trajectory in digital ads: Bain
APAC is on a strong growth trajectory in digital advertising, with India playing a pivotal role in driving this expansion, according to a new report by Bain & Company. As global digital ad spending is projected to significantly outpace traditional...

Jeep Puts Content Creators In Driver's Seat to Make NFL on YouTube Ads
Last Thursday evening, the redesigned, next-generation Jeep Cherokee launched with an influencer-heavy celebration in Brooklyn's Domino Park. The day after its reveal, Jeep handed over the keys to two versions of the SUV to content creators who...

ADS Charity Cycle Raises £12,500 for UK Charities
Over six days, 22 cyclists rode 478 miles from Rosyth in Scotland to Farnborough, showcasing the defence and aerospace sector’s commitment to community impact. A Journey Across the UK Cyclists covered an average of 90 miles per day, navigating the...

Study Finds Social Media Ads Are Getting Harder For Users To Detect
(MENAFN- Investor Brand Network) Social media platforms like Instagram are changing the way they show ads, making them harder for users to notice. Instead of the old-style banners that were easy to recognize, ads now blend into the feed and look...

Mayor: MBKS takes daily, proactive action against illegal moneylender ads
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram One of MBKS’s file photographs, taken on Aug 21, 2025, showing enforcement activity in progress. KUCHING (Aug 27): Kuching South Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng has refuted claims that the Kuching...
Liberal who ran affordable housing ads reveals huge property portfolio
A Liberal member of parliament who won his West Australian seat earlier this year by promising to fix Australia’s affordable housing crisis has disclosed to the public that he and his partner own a portfolio of seven properties. Ben Small, who won...

Beyond the Algorithm: The art of off-season advertising
September in Aspen is the secret season locals know and love. The weather around this time of year is perfect — not too hot, not too cold — just right. It’s quieter after summer’s intense social scene, and the promise of fall descends like a soft,...

Jesse Watters Roasts Network’s Ads For Old People, Who ‘Will Be Watching Fox Until They Die’
Fox News host Jesse Watters mocked his network’s commercials targeted toward old people on Tuesday, before remarking that people would be “watching Fox until they die.” Reacting on The Five to Cracker Barrel’s ill-fated rebrand attempt, Watters...

What If Brands Went Silent This Merdeka?
Advertising in Malaysia doesn’t flow evenly across the year. It beats in rhythm with the nation’s cultural heartbeat. Hari Raya. Chinese New Year. Deepavali. Christmas. And, of course, Merdeka. These are the moments when adex explodes. Agencies...