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New ad controls and insights, plus an update on the ban

Sometimes it’s good to be fussy about what others think of you…

TikTok is offering advertisers more control over where their ads appear with two of its latest features:

  • Category Exclusion allows you to decide whether your ad shows up next to four non-standard categories (like gambling, for example).
  • Vertical Sensitivity allows you to choose your industry so your ads don’t appear alongside irrelevant content.

These new tools should make it easier to protect your brand identity. And that’s no small feat when you consider how much content is posted on the platform every day.

Habla español? Spanish-speaking audiences are growing rapidly in the US.

And according to TikTok’s latest research, brands that use multilingual voice-overs are more likely to connect and build rapport with new audiences.

If you’re trying to connect with Spanish speakers, some of the stats in the report might be worth peeking at.

“But wait, isn’t TikTok getting banned in the US?” Well, maybe not.

Even if the ban gets approved, TikTok could still be available for a year afterwards, due to business concerns. And anyway, the bill still has to make it through the US Senate.

So TikTok has time. And that’s good, because…

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WhatsApp makes event planning easier

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Summer’s well on the way, which means everyone’s getting a bit more social. … Even in business: WhatsApp is making its Communities feature more accessible, allowing anyone to create events and get responses from Group members. Group information pages will show event details, and attending members will get notifications as event dates get closer. Also,…

Pinterest and Amazon reveal Q1 numbers

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And there are positives all round… Let’s start with Pinterest: Q1 has been steady for the platform. Pinterest reached 518M monthly active users and a 23% climb in global revenue… even if it’s seeing rising costs, too. Pinterest saw the biggest growth in its “Rest of the World” sector, and its slowest growth in the…

TikTok Shop’s user growth is… impressive

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Guess how many sellers are now using TikTok Shop. Just guess. Sorry, how many? Since it rolled out in 2023, TikTok Shop officially has gained 15M sellers worldwide, and 500,000 in the US alone. Whoa. Something’s clearly working. The platform’s e-commerce structure must be appealing if so many have signed up. And on the consumer…