#Elon Musk Seeks to Reassure Skeptical Twitter Advertisers: “I Understand If People Want to Give It a Minute”

#Elon Musk Seeks to Reassure Skeptical Twitter Advertisers: “I Understand If People Want to Give It a Minute”

Elon Musk Seeks to Reassure Skeptical Twitter Advertisers: “I Understand If People Want to Give It a Minute” In a freewheeling virtual town hall with the advertising community on Wednesday, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk sought to assuage concerns from advertisers about the future of the platform, touching on topics like his ultimate goal for…

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#General Mills, Audi, Pfizer pausing Twitter ads: report

#General Mills, Audi, Pfizer pausing Twitter ads: report

“General Mills, Audi, Pfizer pausing Twitter ads: report” General Mills and three other companies have paused advertising on Twitter, days after the social media platform was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk for $44 billion. “We will continue to monitor this new direction and evaluate our marketing spend,” a spokesperson for the maker of  Cheerios and Lucky…

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#Facebook’s Meta reports first ever revenue drop

#Facebook’s Meta reports first ever revenue drop

“Facebook’s Meta reports first ever revenue drop” Meta Platforms issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue on Wednesday, with a global recession looming and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales. Shares of the Menlo Park, California-based company were down about 3.4% in extended trading. The company said it expects…

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#Snapchat parent’s poor quarter wipes out B in ad industry market cap

#Snapchat parent’s poor quarter wipes out $80B in ad industry market cap

“Snapchat parent’s poor quarter wipes out $80B in ad industry market cap” Facebook-owner Meta Platforms, Google-owner Alphabet and other companies that sell online ads lost about $80 billion in combined stock market value on Thursday after Snap posted poor quarterly results and warned of an uncertain outlook. Slammed by a weakening economy, increased competition from TikTok and recent…

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#Sketchy TikTok ads push high-interest payday loans

#Sketchy TikTok ads push high-interest payday loans

“Sketchy TikTok ads push high-interest payday loans” A group of secretive TikTok advertisers are using sketchy tactics to push massive loans that experts say could run afoul of deceptive advertising laws, The Post has learned. Some of the ads tease “almost instant” five-figure deposits despite bad credit, while others appear to imply they are part…

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#Ford to pay states .2M over false advertising claims

#Ford to pay states $19.2M over false advertising claims

“Ford to pay states $19.2M over false advertising claims” Ford Motor will pay $19.2 million to resolve allegations it falsely advertised real-world fuel economy and payload capacity for some hybrids and pickup trucks, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday. The multi-state settlement covers 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and 2011–2014 Super Duty pickups. In 2013, Ford lowered the advertised fuel economy…

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