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As published in Business2Community A study released by Martini Media today reports agency executives estimate that 37 percent of mass marketers’ branding dollars are spent in digital marketing (online display, video, mobile), whereas only 31 percent of luxury marketers’ budgets are spent in that space. At the same time, research indicates that trend shifting in […]
As published on Social Media Today State of Mobile Advertising Speaking at the Mobile and Web Developers Conference in San Francisco last week, Opera Software’s EVP, Mahi de Silva, issued the company’s State of the Mobile Web assessment. As part of their industry insight series, Opera conducts the definitive analysis of the key trends affecting the mobile Web worldwide. Each […]
Lots of exciting trends and technologies were revealed at last month’s ad:tech conference in San Francisco. The conference included a total of seven keynotes and 35+ breakout sessions covering topics, including things like display advertising, mobile, social, video, media and more. The Local Corporation conducted a random sampling of 115 survey respondents to determine what was particularly hot […]
Article first published as New Marketing Approach to an Opt-In Culture – Interview with Simon Kelly, COO of Story WW on Technorati. Content Marketing Strategies I was introduced to Story Worldwide at the Content Marketing Strategies Conference, hosted by Dlvr.it. Story is the next generation media agency that applies storytelling techniques and pragmatic measurements to drive exceptional brand marketing and […]
Article first published as Marketplace for Good Content – Interview with VIRURL CEO, Francisco Diaz-Mitoma on Technorati. Introduced at the Content Marketing Strategies Conference, hosted by the folks at Dlvr.it, VIRURL is a new platform that pays you to share links to videos, articles and games. “Our company charter is to make sure that the content is entertaining and consumable,” […]
Article first published as According to TiVo: Vignettes Helping Maintain TV Viewer Engagement in a DVR World on Technorati. In a DVR world, who watches commercials? That was the lead-in on one of the slides presented by Greg DePalma, Vice President of Audience Insights at TiVo. Indeed, fast forwarding with your DVR remote is now as commonplace […]
Article first published as Couponing and the Modern Savings Model – Interview with Linkable Networks CEO, Tom Burgess on Technorati. Not Just for Grandma Anymore The coupon industry has come a long way from the nostalgic days of my grandmother clipping coupons from Manchester, New Hampshire’s Union Leader newspaper. In some ways, it’s even become “cool.” With […]
As published on Social Media Today Earth Day 2012 Earth Day began in 1970. At a time when V-8 engines and chrome ruled the U.S. highways, and plumes of factory smoke filled the air with reckless abandon, the movement tapped into the emerging cultural consciousness of environmental concerns. Now, over 30 years later, sentiment has […]