Tod Maffin

Today in Digital Marketing

A fast-paced daily 10-minute marketing news podcast covering everything you missed in the world of digital marketing, e-commerce, and social media that day. And nothing else. Join the thousands of senior marketers listen each day. Check out our ad-free podcast or our daily newsletter at https://todayindigital.com/premium

Author

Tod Maffin

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Business

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Latest episode

May 14, 2025

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Episodes

Anyone Can Shake a Tambourine 25.03.2022

How to improve your e-commerce store's conversion rate... Has Meta solved the Apple privacy problem? 3D ads may be coming to Instagram. Is Twitter about to make TweetDeck paid-only? And TV ad buying will never be the same. Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium Get each episode as a daily email newsletter (with image...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Tucker? 24.03.2022

Snapchat's latest acquisition will let it read your mind... Twitter trends your business could be taking advantage of... Are you underpaying your PPC staff? The state of the global small business economy. Brand safety has never made a more appropriate home. Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium Get each episode as a...

Introducing the All-New Advantage+™ Podcast®! 23.03.2022

Meta announces changes to ads manager that are more confusing than helpful... Is the sheen wearing off TikTok marketing? Online crypto ads come under the microscope.... Another SEO plugin has a sitemap duplication issue... Shopify has some nice updates for e-commerce merchants...  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium G...

And You Thought YOUR Brand Activations Were Complicated... 22.03.2022

A nasty bug is affecting the single most-used SEO plugin for WordPress Sites... Instagram gives regular people the ability to tag your products... Google points your ad dollars to underrepresented publishers... Updates to Microsoft Advertising's reporting dashboard… And Red Bull's brand ambassadors are ditching their wings.  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended we...

No Facebook Protect? No Facebook for You! 21.03.2022

Facebook has started to lockout users that didn't sign up for its mandatory new program... Utah joins the growing list of states with its own consumer-privacy legislation... The truth about ads being next to relevant content... Should you be running UA and GA4 at the same time? Facebook adds a way to increase engagement on Reels… Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended w...

The Journey to Digital Transformation (Jacqueline Cook, COO of Vendasta.com) 20.03.2022

In this paid partnership with Vendasta.com , Tod speaks with Jacqueline Cook, COO of Vendasta, about how their platform helps agencies provide more complete service to their customers. Here's a link to the report that Jacqueline spoke about in this episode:  https://www.vendasta.com/content-library/insights/lessons-from-digital-chasm-report/ --- Vendasta is the secret identity behind more than...

Meta Calls the Kettle Black 18.03.2022

How will the switch to Google Analytics 4 affect your search ranking?... Snapchat restricts apps building on its developer platform... TikTok expands its Stories feature... And Google might be bringing back a feature it killed off years ago... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium Get each episode as a daily email newsl...

Why Does Mark Zuckerberg Hate Shoes? 17.03.2022

The best top-of-funnel audiences in Spring 2022… Meta picks its first brand safety measurement partner... NBCU offers advertisers a new tool to target viewers across its entire streaming audience... Snap adds another way for marketers to utilize AR... And Snap wants you to add its new AR certification to your resume.  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes...

Facebook Surrenders to TikTok 16.03.2022

How Apple's Privacy Protection feature is affecting your email campaigns... Adobe hops on the AR bandwagon with a new shopping tool... A sneaky Amazon tactic used to churn cancellations... And Google has a new Forms API...  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium Get each episode as a daily email newsletter (with imag...

The New Ad Placement We Weren’t Supposed To See 15.03.2022

How your brand can get more reach with Pinterest's Idea Pins... The mystery of disappearing Google Reviews... More ad agencies are ceasing operations in Russia... Even marketing resumes are pivoting to video... Advertising through desktop could be coming to an operating system near you... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.c...

TikTok Tips from Listeners 14.03.2022

How much do Google Reviews impact your ranking? Tips from listeners on launching your brand's first TikToks and Reels... WordPress releases a security update that fixes a nasty potential exploit... Instagram finally updates their livestreaming platform to include the one brand safety tool we all wanted... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https:/...

Yelp’s 100 Million Stale Reviews 12.03.2022

Almost half of Yelp's reviews are outdated... Google and Meta's "Jedi Blue" ad deal is under scrutiny in Europe... How Google plans to surface more short-form video in search results... Is your brand ready to build its own AR game? Twitter is making it easier for users to escape the algorithm… Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https:/...

The TrollBot That Embarrassed Brands on IWD 11.03.2022

A restaurant takes Google to court saying the search giant stole its customers... Pinterest rolls out a huge upgrade in its commerce abilities... The Twitter account that may make you think twice about bragging about your brand's commitment to women... Yext's CEO leaves after disappointing numbers... Are cinema ads the next great media buy? LinkedIn's "Future of Skills" tools.....

Your Dream Instagram Placement is Here 10.03.2022

Instagram tests the ad placement we all want... Twitter finally joins the commerce club, in a somewhat muted way... You may be shocked to learn how much of a cut the ad intermediaries make... Is Google ignoring content in accordions? Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://todayindigital...

The Risk of "Pay What You Want" Pricing 09.03.2022

The right way to use "pay-what-you-want" pricing. Facebook's new Desktop design is (predictably) terrible. How a file sharing service is up for Oscar contention. Can Google's new anti-harassment tool help your brand? Instagram offers a way to give credit. Amazon's new Clubhouse clone. Is it too late? Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episode...

Podcast Panic 08.03.2022

Is this the sign of YouTube in panic? The company straight-up bribing podcast producers to 'please make video versions too!' Plus: A new display ad placement is in testing... Canadian creatives are well paid, so why aren't they happy about their work? Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low...

How to Help Digital Marketers in Ukraine 05.03.2022

More marketing platforms withhold services from Russia... How time can reverse the negative effect of ad fatigue... Google Analytics has a new and more personalized home page... How you can hire Ukrainian digital marketers... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://todayindigital.com/ads...

The Ad Written By TikTok Users 04.03.2022

One brand turns its entire ad creative over to the Internet... Is the Ukraine war affecting your ad campaigns? TikTok really wants a bigger slice of the brand partnership pie... Meta is shamed into creating new enforcement alerts... Is it the end of the 25-54 demographic?... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTI...

Meta is Bad at Math. 03.03.2022

A surprise admission of failure from Amazon... Practicing brand safety during a war... Ad budgets continue to shift to OTT... The most-viewed page on Facebook has been banned. Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://todayindigital.com/ads   JOIN OUR SLACK! https://todayindigital.com/slac...

When War and Stock Imagery Meet 02.03.2022

The new podcast format that borrows from the programmatic ad world... The stock image bank of the Ukraine war... Why you should care about an agency conglomerate's revenue numbers... How digital killed the "We Won't Be Undersold" promise... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20:...

Today in Meta Marketing? 01.03.2022

The weekend hack that sent content managers scrambling... A big acquisition for LinkedIn... Are mid-rolls finally coming to TikTok videos?... Amazon gets some big competition... More ad platforms crack down on Russia... everyone wants to be Meta. Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://t...

How the Ukraine Invasion May Affect E-Commerce 26.02.2022

Russia's aggression in Ukraine may spell more problems for the global supply chain... can having a cute logo save your brand in the time of crisis?... TikTok reveals the best hashtags to use for specific verticals... and meet the Tinder Swindler of the agency world. Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING...

TikTok Drops the PuckTikTok Drops the Puck 25.02.2022

Better conversion tracking is coming to Google Ads... YouTube adds stronger Shorts analytics... TikTok continues to focus on exclusive content deals... LinkedIn's plans to compete with Spotify...  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://todayindigital.com/ads   JOIN OUR SLACK! https:...

Nobody Cares About Zuck’s Metaverse 24.02.2022

Your slow shipping may soon drag your SEO down… Another privacy-aware ad tracking solution is launched… Is TikTok on the verge of going all “Quibi” on us? The numbers are in and nobody cares about Zuck’s Metaverse…  Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premium ADVERTISING as low as $20: https://todayindigital.com/ads   JOIN OU...

Reels Hits the Major Leagues with a New Ad Placement 23.02.2022

Facebook's answer to TikTok just got a major enhancement media buyers will like... How will Google handle your web site's infinite-loading pages... Microsoft dives deeper into AI-based ad campaigns... Twitter's working on a way to opt your brand out of off-topic threads... Go Premium! No ads, more stories, audio chapters, and extended weekend episodes — https://todayindigital.com/premi...

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