Pro Features

YouTube Steps Closer to Full-Blown eCommerce Engine

YouTube’s Made-On event involved several creator-facing updates to YouTube Studio, including lots of generative AI, as you can imagine. But what stuck out most to us was marketing and commerce tools.

YouTube and Shopify Challenge TikTok Shop
eCommerce

YouTube and Shopify Challenge TikTok Shop

YouTube has formed a deal with Shopify to make more content shoppable. There are already lots of products promoted on YouTube – some of which are shoppable – but the latest brings greater ability to click and buy on the spot. 

L24 Where to Invest in Social Media 2024 and Beyond Localogy
influencer marketing

L24: Where to Invest in Social in 2024 (and Beyond)?

Instagram,  YouTube, TikTok,  influencer marketing… Which are ascendant, and which are so yesterday in social media in 2024 and beyond? Which platforms are we not talking about, but should be? A power panel of social media thought leaders unpacks it all.

video ads
Matchcraft

Matchcraft Now Supporting YouTube Ads

The digital advertising platform MatchCraft announced today that it now supports YouTube Video Ads. This fills out the platform’s existing ability to support search, display,

eCommerce

YouTube and Pinterest Get More Shoppable

Digital media continues to get more shoppable. The latest updates have emerged over the past week from YouTube and Pinterest specifically. We examine the drivers & dynamics.

Google

YouTube Director App Makes Video DIY for SMBs

A year ago, Local Search Association’s (LSA’s) Greg Sterling discussed the big marketing opportunity most small and medium-sized business (SMBs) and marketing vendors miss: video.