WebVisible has recently launched a nationwide contest and a new original Web video series – both calling attention to the still-vast divide that separates consumers looking for local products or services and the very businesses they’re seeking. [Read more…]
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Report: Two Thirds of Small Businesses Plan to Increase Email and Social Media Marketing Spend in 2010
VerticalResponse recently did a survey to find out how small businesses planned on spending their marketing dollars in 2010. Over 800 small businesses were surveyed, each business having less than 500 employees. There were some vast differences between how money will be spent on email marketing and social media versus spending on banner advertising and search engine marketing (SEM). [Read more…]
Ingenio Survey Shows Growing Opportunities for Mobile Advertising
According to the results of a new survey conducted online within the USA by Harris Interactive on behalf of Ingenio, more than four out of five of those surveyed currently own a mobile phone compared to only about 7 in 10 that own “land lines” or home phones. Research conducted by Harris Interactive suggests that a “dominant advertising model” that caters to this growing demographic of cell phone users is emerging. [Read more…]
Text Ads Coming to a Radio Near You
Yes, you’ve read the title of this post right. It looks to me like text ads are coming to a radio (most likely your car radio), sooner than you might think. In fact, I’ve spotted a text ad today on my own car radio while driving down the road. [Read more…]
MediaTrust Launches Next Generation of Advario Contextual Ad Targeting Platform
MediaTrust has just announced the next generation of their Advario online ad platform–it is powered by a contextual matching engine that serves display and In-Text advertising for CPL, CPC, CPA and CPM campaigns. This provides real-time, relevant and “intelligent display”, as well as in-text advertising that delivers higher-performing ads. [Read more…]
New Advertising Multiplatform to Help Advertisers Generate Sales from Untapped Markets
Helping advertisers and broadcasters maximize revenue by reaching millions of new immigrants and other untapped markets, leading multicultural advertising agency Global Advertising Strategies has introduced its proprietary marketing and media platform called Multiplatform Multicultural Programmer Platform (MMPP). The platform was introduced at a roundtable hosted by Global Advertising Strategies and moderated by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, editor-in-chief of Multichannel News. [Read more…]