MarTech Today: Ad blocking on Facebook, responsive-aware email design & AMP

Here’s our recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.

From Marketing Land:

• Facebook is blocking ad blockers on desktop, but not on mobile
  Aug 9, 2016 by Tim Peterson
  People can no longer block ads on Facebook’s desktop site, but they can block brands from using customer lists to target them with ads on Facebook.
• The growing appeal of responsive-aware email design
  Aug 9, 2016 by Chad White
  Many brands are utilizing responsive design for their email marketing, but the production costs and skills needed to create fully responsive emails can sometimes be prohibitive. In these cases, columnist Chad White recommends responsive-aware design.
• Google My Business Insights updates analytics while dropping Google+ source data
  Aug 9, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
  Google My Business updates their analytics to show business owners the source of their views and how users found the listing.
• Google Search Console sending AMP notifications to encourage adoption
  Aug 9, 2016 by Barry Schwartz
  Google is proactively pushing AMP through the Google Search Console message center.

From Around The Web:

• Best Commenting Solutions for WordPress, www.wpexplorer.com
• 5 common mistakes in chatbot design, venturebeat.com
• Infor Launches Exclusive Deal for Current Aprimo Customers, www.infor.com
• Madison Logic, the Global Leader in Account Based Marketing, Expands Activate ABM to Include Groundbreaking Measurement and Attribution Analytics, www.marketwired.com
• Say Hello to Social Listening by Simply Measured, simplymeasured.com
• 5 reasons chatbots will revolutionize the way we do business, venturebeat.com
• Adventures in Botsitting, adage.com
• How AI Brings a Human Touch to Your Marketing Automation, www.cmswire.com
• 16 Free Tools for Facebook Marketing, www.practicalecommerce.com

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About The Author

Amy Gesenhues

Amy Gesenhues was a senior editor for Third Door Media, covering the latest news and updates for MarTech Today, Marketing Land and Search Engine Land. From 2009 to 2012, she was an award-winning syndicated columnist for a number of daily newspapers from New York to Texas. With more than ten years of marketing management experience, she has contributed to a variety of traditional and online publications, including MarketingProfs, SoftwareCEO, and Sales and Marketing Management Magazine. Read more of Amy's articles.