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Panda Targets Thin Affiliates

Affiliate sites have been impacted by Google's Panda algorithm changes, perhaps even more so than direct or parent sites. A thin affiliate—defined by Search Engine Watch as an affiliate site that doesn't produce valuable online content--is particularly in Google's sites right now, SEW says. Some markers to watch for, it advises: Any site with many visitors that   [...]
Posted: Monday, December 12th 2011

Newly Funded VigLink Promises Boost for Affiliates

VigLink is getting set to launch new technology that promises to help web publishers better monetize hyperlinks that connect to affiliate marketers. The company has just closed on seed funding from First Round Capital, Google Ventures and other sources - thus positioning the start-up to deliver a generally available version of its curr  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 12th 2010

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 01/06/10

Media: US Local News Network partners with LA Times on new site. Analytics: In wake of data mergers, hyper-targeting takes shape. Search: How to   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, January 6th 2010

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/7/09

Ad Networks and Analytics: Facebook shutting out developers. Magazines band together for new ad network. Agencies and Marketing Execs:   [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 8th 2009

Millennials Fuel 19% Jump in Loyalty-Program Participation

Despite the recession, US consumer participation in loyalty and rewards programs is rising across all demographic segments and has grown 19% since 2007 among the general population, according to a study by COLLOQUY (via MarketingCharts).   [...]
Posted: Friday, July 10th 2009

Amazon Pulls Plug on Paid Search Associates' Fees

As of May 1, 2009, web retail giant Amazon will cease paying referral fees to Associates that use pay-per-click programs on search engines to send traffic to amazon.com, amazon.ca or endless.com. The news was covered in the Amazon Associates FAQ section and is a permanent change. According to Amazon, the decision was made after an overall review of how the company invests its advertising resources. Only Associates   [...]
Posted: Monday, April 6th 2009

Google Tests Ads on iPhone Apps

VentureBeat has confirmed that Google is testing an ad program on Urbanspoon, an iPhone application that introduces local restaurants to users; and Backgrounds, a mobile wallpaper directory. The ads are text-based and feature one company at a time, just below the browser bar. Clicking on it guides users to information about the advertiser; or, in some cases,   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, March 18th 2009

Clear Channel, MovieTickets.com Liaise to Target Radio Sites

Clear Channel Radio's chosen online movie ticket firm MovieTickets.com as its exclusive online movie ticketing partner. The deal enables Clear Channel Radio to offer online ticketing services across its network of radio station websites, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. Ticket buyers that search for movies and show times at Clear Channe  [...]
Posted: Monday, December 15th 2008

Affiliates: Commission, Product & Brand Most Crucial

The three most important things affiliates look at when deciding whether to join an affiliate program are the commission they will receive, the product being sold and the brand being promoted, according to a report from AffiliateBenchmarks, the affiliate research division of NETexponent, MarketingCharts   [...]
Posted: Thursday, November 20th 2008

BlueKai Auctions Anonymous Online Shopper Data

A team of online advertising executives, spearheaded by former general manager Omar Tawakol of Medio Systems, launched BlueKai today. BlueKai works with data buyers and sellers to aggregate anonymous shopping and research behavior across the internet. It then auctions that data -- without providing personally identifiable details -- to advertisers trying to hone their ad targeting abilities. "Intent data" on BlueKai's market includes search queries for aut  [...]
Posted: Monday, September 15th 2008

Amazon Snaps Up Book-Lover SocNet Shelfari

Amazon.com has acquired social library network Shelfari for an undisclosed amount. Shelfari lets users showcase books they've read on virtual bookshelves. Books can be reviewed and discussed among "friends," which occasionally form on-site reading groups. Some months ago, Shelfari also made it possible to embed virtual bookshelves onto other websites. In addition to all that, Shelfari users now have the option of purchasing books they l  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, August 27th 2008

Demandbase Raises $8M, Launches Streaming Lead-Gen App

Startup firm Demandbase garnered $8 million in venture funding in a round led by Sigma Partners. Altos Ventures and Adobe Systems, which led a round in 1Q07 for $3.3 million, also participated. Demandbase will use the funding to expand its offerings, which seek to carve a contemporary niche for lead generation practices. Two new services will also be announced today: Demandbase Stream, a downloadable web app that enables marketers t  [...]
Posted: Monday, August 25th 2008

Last.fm to Pay Royalties to 'Indy' Musicians, Bands

CBS's online radio community, Last.fm, launched the New Artist Royalty Program, which will issue royalties to independent ("indy") and unsigned bands. Musicians have the option of joining the royalty program when they upload music to Last.fm. Royalties will be paid whenever a user plays one of their songs. The New Artist Royalty Program test-launched in January. Since then it reportedly generated 450,000 uploads. Last March musician Billy Brag claimed social networks, such as Bebo and M  [...]
Posted: Friday, July 11th 2008

MSN Travel Leaves Expedia for Orbitz

Orbitz.com and ebookers.com, another Orbitz property, replaced Expedia as MSN.com's preferred travel agencies on MSN.com in the US and United Kingdom, reports Reuters. MSN.com is the online home of parent company Microsoft, which reportedly made the switch because employees preferred Orbitz's features and customer service. Orbitz said the change could draw 3.5 million additional visitors per month to its sites,  [...]
Posted: Thursday, July 3rd 2008

Google Rebrands Performics Affiliate Network, Retires AdSense Referrals

Google quietly rebranded its Performics Affiliate Network, reports John Battelle's Searchblog. The service, which Google inherited with the DoubleClick buy, is now called the Google Affiliate Network. And in news that did merit an announcement from Google,   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, July 1st 2008

Online Lead-Gen Delivers, but Can Be Better Used

The majority of company respondents (82 percent) and agency respondents (85 percent) expect online lead generation to be more important to their own or their clients' organizations over the next 12 months, according to research by E-consultancy and Clash-Media -- via MarketingCharts.   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, June 17th 2008

IAB Lends Helping Hand to Small Online Publishers

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) created a new membership level for small online publishers, part of an effort to help them "prevent adverse state and Federal regulation that could hinder [their] ability to sell or carry advertising." Any publisher that vends ads directly, indirectly or through a third-party network may join the IAB Small Publisher network, provided they make less than $1 million in annual revenue. The introductory rate is $500 per year. Interested publishers may   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, June 11th 2008

Overstock Deserts, Amazon Sues, New York State

Amazon has filed suit against New York in response to a new law requiring online retailers to collect tax from buyers in the state. Rival Overstock took a less complex measure: it has canceled relationships with its 3,400 New York-based affiliates,   [...]
Posted: Friday, May 16th 2008

Pontiflex Nets $2.5M in Series A Funding

Cost-per-lead (CPL) firm Pontiflex has generated $2.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Greenhill SAVP and New Atlantic Ventures. The firm aims to bring transparency to lead generation in online advertising. Pontiflex enables advertisers and publishers to connect on its website. Users may create, optimize and track   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, April 30th 2008

How To: Deploying and Managing Effective Online Lead-Gen Campaigns

Marketers are under significant pressure to generate trackable ROI on online ad campaigns. This isn't easy when most online media charge for impressions or clicks, which may never convert to leads. Cost-per-lead (CPL) campaigns enable marketers to pay solely for leads. And while online lead-gen is stigmatized – mostly for   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, April 9th 2008