Weekly HubFeed: 5/9/2014
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We cover how lots of people didn't know that Google AdWords listings were actually advertisements, where the most emails get opened, and more in just a couple of minutes!
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Major Companies Fight Deceptive Ads
- Google, Facebook, AOL, and Twitter have come together to join a movement against deceptive advertising.
- The organization is called TrustInAds.org, and internet users can go on the site and report deceptive or malicious ads on the four partner websites.
- This is a great move on the part of the advertisers because it crowdsources the cleanup of bad advertising, helps present more useful ads in front of consumers raising click-through rates, and instills trust in the advertising efforts of these companies.
Find out more about the organization by visiting TrustInAds.org.
Google Has Ads?
- 36% of people don’t realize that Google AdWords were paid advertisements, says a report by UX firm Bunnyfoot.
- This finding is from a continuation of research started from a client of the firm that wanted to know the effectiveness of their PPC campaign in AdWords.
- Another result of the study was that 27% of study participants didn’t know Google had any advertising at all.
Read more about the study on Econsultancy’s blog.
Most Emails Seen on Mobile
- 66% of email opens are happening on mobile devices according to Movable Ink’s US Consumer Device Preference Report for Q1 2014.
- iPhone email opens beat desktop with 38% of the opens over Desktop’s 34%.
- As emails are largely opened on mobile devices, email marketers should make sure their emails are responsive in design and mobile-friendly.
Download the full report on Movable Ink’s website
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