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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

Do’s and Don’ts for Affiliate Marketers

There is seemingly no end to the growing number of options available to people or companies that wish to join the ranks of affiliate marketers. To name just a few that have emerged within the last few weeks: The FastPencil authoring and publishing service has introduced an affiliate marketing program for community sites or blogs focused on authoring and publishing;  Guard Dog has  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, March 3rd 2010

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: 01/12/10

Ad Technology: Real time price changes reflected in banner ads. Consumer opinions online seen as curse, not gift. Commission Junction vets   [...]
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

Local Service Companies Intrigued by Pay Per Call

Local service companies such as attorneys, dentists and credit and debt counseling firms are primed to embrace pay per call advertising platforms next year. Pay-per-call models in general are poised to experience explosive growth in 2010, according to Telmetrics. If 2009's activity is any guide, it will be local campaigns driving adoption next year - the number of local search pay-per-call advertising programs the company monitors tripled from January 2009 to June 2009,   [...]
Posted: Wednesday, December 16th 2009

Affiliates Ratchet Up Tech, Analytics

Several newly introduced applications promise to help affiliate marketers analyze their leads, track their site performance and close more deals. The tools - which incorporate more stepped-up technology and measurement than the industry uses now -  should provide a boost to this niche, which has been stymied by a lack of tech savvy and potentially helpful online ad strategies, w  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, November 17th 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

April's Top Ad Networks: Platform-A, Yahoo Lead Pack

AOL's Platform-A remains the top ad network in the US, reaching nearly 176.5 million US internet users, or 91.5% of the total audience, based on April ad-network rankings released by comScore, Inc, reports MarketingCharts. Platfor  [...]
Posted: Friday, May 22nd 2009

Oodle Raises Funding to Realize Dream of 'Social Classifieds'

Online classifieds firm Oodle raised $5.6 million in funding from its existing pool of investors: RedPoint Ventures, Greylock Partners, and JAFCO Ventures. The financing will go toward improving its product, expanding internationally and expanding its partner network, which already includes Wal-Mart, MySpace and Facebook. According to Geoff Yang, a partner at RedPoint, Oodle is further developing the concept of "social classifieds" -- a way to "uniquely combine commerce, social interactio  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, February 11th 2009

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

Neolane Deploys Campaigns from One Silo to Multiple Media

Enterprise marketing software firm Neolane has launched Cross-Channel Marketing Optimization, which enables marketers to create, manage and execute campaigns across multiple platforms. Marketers are under increased pressure to spread their campaign efforts across a panoply of media. But because there is no central location for campaign development and execution, many organizations maintain a "Frankenstein monster" of intersecting platforms -- that is, num  [...]
Posted: Monday, October 6th 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

Marchex Conducts Local Ad Sales, Online Management for Barrington

Barrington Group LLC has agreed to sell its online lead packages and Business Profile Pages to clients via the Marchex local search and ad platform. Barrington ad sales reps shall continue to manage campaigns, but Marchex will help market and fulfill them among search, vertical and pertinent local websites. Existing Barrington advertisers may also buy branded Business Profile Pages, powered by Marchex. Online lead packages will be fulfilled on a budget basis: Marchex will manage the budget  [...]
Posted: Friday, September 12th 2008

Visa, Chase Pilot SMS Coupon Program

A pilot program in Phoenix delivers coupons via cell phone to Visa and Chase cardholders that sign up to receive them from select merchants, reports MediaBuyerPlanner. The text-message coupons are personalized to match the interests selected by Chase Visa cardholders, then sent using Visa's Mobile Platform. Coupons are redeemable in stores or online,   [...]
Posted: Thursday, September 4th 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

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 7/1/08

Ad Networks and Analytics: Lyris has upgraded its HQ product for the marketing and ad industry. HQ for Agencies enables users to manage online marketing campaigns.Google Ad Planner was playfully blamed for yesterday's Google Analytics crash.Italian motorcycle vendor Duc  [...]
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