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We marketers make a lot of assumptions about people. That conservatives like big show’ey patriotism like flags and anthems. And progressives like anything to do with the environment. There. Problem solved. Now you have your creative.

But what if we’re missing a huge piece of this puzzle — user behaviour. How people of different political leanings interact with the marketing tools that get us the sale.

One of the biggest tools, of course, is search ads. Is it possible that conservative buyers and liberal buyers think of, and use, our Google ads differently?

Today, Tod speaks with Dr. Alex Davidson, author of a research paper published this month in the Journal of Advertising called “How Political Orientation Affects Trust in Search Advertising.”

Link to the study: https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YUZWNJZSZKPBITQ5MFGF/full?target=10.1080/00913367.2024.2393708

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A trademark dispute escalates — and thousands of brand web sites are caught in the middle. The one gift recipient your marketing isn’t accounting for. A warning for anyone who manages their company’s Google Business Profile. And don’t worry, Instagram Reels hasn’t crashed — their latest addition is actually on purpose.

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There’s one place to be if you want to make lots of impulse sales — and it’s where a lot of brands aren’t. The hidden benefits of asking for reviews. And they’re tolerant of ads, have disposable income: Is Gen-Z the perfect consumer generation?

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A new study puts Google’s bid strategies to the test and finds out they do exactly what they promise — sometimes to the detriment of other benefits. Also: Is WhatsApp the web’s last hope? Why Google is putting review warnings on brand’s profiles. And TikTok goes all Oprah.

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Advertising copy is full of numbers — prices, quantities, phone numbers, and more. But what if marketers have been using numbers wrong this whole time? Also: TikTok is coming for Google. Gemini is coming for free. And X decides to, essentially, unblock all your blocks.

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Pixel Pushback — That marketing code on your web site could land you in front of a judge soon. The lawsuits, in fact, are already being filed. We’ll talk to one agency owner whose client is on the hook. Plus: Youtube has good news for brands, bad news for viewers. And will the next filter on influencer platforms read: “Apolitical”?

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Major brands beside horrible content — and this time it's not on X. Gen Z will be spending more than you think this holiday. Roku and Reddit both release new ad tools. And how did Ikea convince people to place ads on their houses? We'll tell you.

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Broken and buggy: With millions of ad dollars lost from an unstable ad platform, why isn’t Meta prioritizing fixing its site? The new YouTube placement marketers will love but consumers will hate. Google Business Profiles are being suspended en masse. And the world’s most underwhelming logo change is rolled out.

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YouTube's plan to combat the onslaught of AI-generated garbage is to let you [checks notes] create hundreds of your own? Plus: Brands spent millions on Olympics ads. Was it worth it? And train first, ask questions later: LinkedIn is caught offside.

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Meta gets updates, affiliate marketing has challenges, Bluesky gets 10 million, and deep inside the YouTube trend that’s making weather reports trendy.

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