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You can now test up to three different thumbnails on YouTube to improve your video engagement.
The platform's new tool, Thumbnail Test & Compare, lets brands A/B test images to determine which visual attracts the most watch time before selecting a 'winning' thumbnail.
Check out our News section for more info on this update!
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Hereâs what youâll find in todayâs DTC:
đ§ Google Search Console just dropped this major update for online merchants and brand owners.
đ° Why over-relying on automation can negatively affect Amazon ad campaigns and why manual intervention is necessary for long-term gains.
đ And this viral TikTok trend is a great opportunity to get your brand founder to unknowingly help you create some great organic content.
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đ´ How Leading Sleep and Meditation App Calm Drove a 60% Lift In Subscriptions
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âWARNING: Brands who rely only on digital to scale and find new customers may experience stunted growth.
Privacy regulations, rising CPMs, diminishing returnsâYouâve heard it all before. Itâs more important than ever to diversify your acquisition channels.
Thatâs why Calm branched out and partnered with Tatari on a TV campaign that combined both linear and streaming ads. The results? đ¤đ
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A 27% increase in incremental installs and a 60% lift in conversions.
Tatariâs the only Convergent TV platform that allows you to buy and measure ads across linear, streaming, and online video. Their precision-engineered platform drives real business outcomes, not just impressions.
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đ§ Google Gives Ecommerce Owners More Product Listing Performance Insights
Google plans to roll out a major update on Search Console that will give ecommerce owners more insights on their product listing performance across the Google shopping experience.
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What has changed?
For the first time merchants can now track their product listing performance via the Google Search Image tab.
You will now be able to see key metrics like impressions and clicks.
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How to find this new report:
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The takeaway?
This new feature in Search Console will give ecommerce owners a better understanding of product listing visibility and which images are enticing enough to get customers to click through.
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â*Google will determine a siteâs eligibility as an online merchant based on structured data. This new update will not be available to affiliate sites.
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đ§ Is Your Amazon Ad Account StructureâŚShallow?
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In this episode of the pod, we are joined by Rob and Clifford from the Amazon Pilothouse team.
We dive into Amazon advertising (just in time for Prime Day) and uncover why many brands miss out on huge opportunities by over-relying on automation.
They share that relying too much on branded terms neglects the potential of non-branded keywords.
Rob from Pilothouse explains: "We're seeing ad campaigns that look like they're performing well on the surface, but when we dive deeper, it's mostly branded and not acquiring new customers."
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In this podcast, we cover:
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đ You can listen to the full episode with Rob and Clifford here.
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âDTC Newsletter is written by Rebecca Knight and Frances Du. Edited by Eric Dyck.
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