🔊 Facebook advertisers grow frustrated | Mobile video ads are taking over

Plus, why fancy formats and new technologies aren’t always the answer May 24, 2019 Good morning marketers, ready to amp up your mobile video ads? Thanks to rapid data speeds and mass mobile consumption,[video ads are reaching unprecedented levels of impressions and engagement]( on handheld devices. Mobile is well on its way to becoming the preferred platform for video ads by the end of this year, according to a quarterly report by PubMatic. With global ad spend on mobile video expected to exceed $29 million, it’s time for marketers to sharpen up those video strategies and consider the mobile potential. Remember when Facebook Ads Manager went dark around Black Friday last year? Many marketers have noticed that[Ads Manager has been struggling to keep up]( ever since. Some of the common issues we’ve heard from media buyers include restricted access to campaigns, the inability to publish ads or turn off campaigns and inconsistencies in performance metrics. The platform’s failures are an expensive issue for advertisers and their clients ­– some of whom reported thousands of dollars in lost sales because they weren’t able to run ads during peak times. Advertisers are demanding that Facebook take a proactive approach to addressing concerns and solving the bugs, but so far there’s been no word from the company. Marketers currently running campaigns on Facebook should be wary of glitches and aim to monitor performance metrics more frequently. Keep scrolling for news on Instagram’s new landscape mode and a Pro Tip on how to reach customers with brand value, rather than with impressive technology. We’ll be off Monday for Memorial Day but will deliver a special edition of this newsletter on Monday morning. Enjoy the weekend. Taylor Peterson, Deputy Editor Pro Tip Tread smartly into new technology “Testing new technologies is expensive, and perilous. Plus, viewers are perceptive: they can smell if something is hacky,” explains Les Seifer of Creative Studio. “If a trending technology aligns with your strategy, great, but don’t invest in a 360-degree video or augmented reality just because it’s cool. Remember the realities of the medium, too. On mobile, for example, people are on the go and probably in the middle of doing something when they see your ad. Prioritize providing real value over some sort of cutting-edge gimmick that doesn’t tie back to your brand. Does every brand need to spend key dollars on unproven media? Only if it provides value to your audience.” [Read More »]( Live Webinar: The Top 4 Digital Challenges Facing Consumer Brands And How to Solve Them - May 30 Sponsored by Mapp Digital Large consumer brands are losing share to more nimble, digitally savvy challengers. 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After donning white-lab coats, our intrepid investigators will present original research and highly-insightful observations including: -The impact of match type changes. -How search and e-commerce auctions really work. -New developments in attribution modeling. -Linear regressions. -And much more! You won’t want to miss this session, or Overtime with Maria Corcoran, Andreas Reiffen and Andy Taylor where they’ll gladly take your questions and explain their findings in more detail. Check out the full [SMX Advanced agenda]( and [register now](. Video Shorts IGTV launches landscape mode Instagram is rolling out [support for landscape videos]( on its video-centric app IGTV. The company said it wants to make IGTV a “destination for great content no matter how it’s shot” and give its creators more options to wow their audiences. “For viewers, this means IGTV will be a place to watch even more content from the creators they love – and do it straight from their phone. For creators, this means more freedom to express themselves how they want,” wrote Instagram on its news blog. Instagram said many of the IGTV updates have been a result of feedback from creators — including the ability for creators to publish previews of IGTV videos to their Instagram feed. The video platform — that includes both a standalone app and has its own area within the Instagram app — was [introduced on June 21, 2018](, the same time Instagram confirmed it had reached more than one billion users. Since IGTV’s launch nearly a year ago, Instagram has yet to announce any advertising opportunities on the video platform. 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