🤨 Instagram reveals it lowers quality of less popular videos.

• 💡 According to our poll, 55% of marketers don’t approve of Instagram’s quality bias.

🚨 Report: Brands could be spending three times too much on social.

🤝 Two Gen Z founders want to change the OOH ad marketplace for their generation.

💡 Google has released a comprehensive guide to help users better leverage Google Trends.

🌮 Taco Bell’s new Decades Menu brings back iconic items from its first 50 years.

🥹 There’s nothing quite like the moment Taylor Swift wears your product.

🐟 Goldfish has temporarily rebranded for adults as Chilean Sea Bass.

😵‍💫 Apple put the Magic Mouse’s charging port on the bottom again.

🛹 The NFL teams up with “The Simpsons” for a second round of Funday Football.

🍩 Krispy Kreme will give out free donuts on Election Day.

Monday: Does your ACV exceed $8k? Do you have a monthly budget of at least $3k? Here’s a 10-step checklist to know when LinkedIn ads are likely to be a good fit for your business.

Tuesday: Brackets, colons, and commas are out. Google has released new, consolidated best practices for URL parameter structure.

Wednesday: Mention a rival—not just any competitor—to boost engagement and purchase intentions. As part of a series of 3 experiments and an analysis of over 1.2 million tweets from 100 brands across 20 categories, researchers found that tweets that referenced a rival brand received on average 196.7% more likes.

Thursday: Staying ahead means embracing AI-driven tactics. Join us at Digital Summit and immerse yourself in a two-day experience designed to equip you with actionable, practical AI strategies that will elevate your digital marketing game. Save 30% with CARNEY30.

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Ingredients

• 2 to 3 oz apple cider
• 1 oz Aperol
• 2 to 3 oz Prosecco
• Splash of soda water
• Sprinkle of cinnamon
• Apple wedges for garnish

Steps

1. Fill a glass with ice. Stir together the apple cider and aperol.
2. Add the Prosecco and the soda, along with a sprinkle of cinnamon and apple wedges.

Recipe by How Sweet Eats

Answer: Patagonian toothfish.

That’s right, the global fishing industry has marketers to thank for Chilean Sea Bass, which are not even Chilean, btw.