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Referrals, Data Mining Best in Targeting Various Ethnic Groups. Not Statistics

Minorities are significantly more likely than Caucasians to view social networking as a means of spreading word about and getting support for causes, according to Georgetown University's Center for Social Impact Communication. It found that 65% of Hispanics and African-Americans strongly or somewhat agree that online social networking sit  [...]

Top News: Morgan Stanley predicts online ad boom | Facebook Messaging integrates with Office | Oprah releases iPad app with premium ad placements | Is email dead?

Online Ad Market: Morgan Stanley's Meeker sees online ad boom. Have click rates finally stopped declining? Social Media: Facebook Messaging   [...]

Cola Brands Continue Quest for Happiness

The Coca-Cola Company is launching a new social media program that will send three bloggers around the world in search of what makes people happy, as part of the latest push in the soft drink brand's "Open Happiness" campaign. Coke, which announced the online campaign at the beginning of the year, appears to be highlighting the very same themes of optimism and positivity shared by its arch-rival, Pepsi-Cola, through its "Refresh Everything" promotion. As part of the Coke "Expedition 206”  [...]

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/20/09

Web 2.0 News and Trends: Start-up health sites are increasingly leveraging social networking and advertising trends.  Ford, NFL find limited success in   [...]

Celeb Product Hawkers Don't Sway LinkedIn Users

Though the media feeds consumers a constant stream of minutiae about celebrities' private lives, and celebs who Tweet seem to have legions of avid followers, a new study of LinkedIn users by AdWeekMedia finds that most US consumers say they are not at all swayed by celebrity endorsements of products,   [...]

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Top Tech Brands for Women: Apple #1

Apple ranks as the top technology brand among women in the US, who were asked which tech brand or company they admired most, according to a study from Solutions Research Group (SRG). Apple was followed by Sony, Microsoft, Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP), MarketingCharts reports. The open-ended (unai  [...]

Agent Provocateur Taps Modern Women Through Social Media

With help from agency StrawberryFrog, lingerie label Agent Provocateur has made its foray into social media in hopes of engaging a digital user base over the long-term. Attention-grabbing elements that have characterized past Agent Provocateur campaigns -- images of celebrities riding mechanical bulls, or virtual   [...]

PC Market Growth Plummets in Q4

Following roughly six years of growth, with the last five averaging 15% increases, worldwide PC shipments fell 0.4% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2008 (4Q08), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, reports Retailer Daily. The slowdown was enough for a sequential decline of 2.5% from  [...]

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American Pie's 'Stifler' Co-Anchors Heavy.com Sports Show

Seann William Scott -- better known as Steve Stifler of the raunchy '90s comedy American Pie -- joins male entertainment site Heavy.com as co-host of The Burly Sports Show, a weekly round-up of all things sporting. "This goes beyond a sponsorship," boasted CEO Simon Assaad of Heavy.com (via MediaPost  [...]

HubSpot: Most Users Discovered Twitter in 2008

Marketing software firm HubSpot released its first-ever report on the progress of Twitter for 4Q08. Twitter is a social media site that lets users publish short messages to "followers" (subscribers) in real-time. Companies using it to track buzz about their brand, or address customer service issues, include Starbucks, Amazon, Zappos and GoDaddy. HubSpot's "State of the Twittersphere" (pdf) gleans data  [...]

Ad Clutter Hurts Brand Reps, Numbs Users

Nearly 30% of online adults will immediately leave a website if they perceive it as cluttered with ads. And over 75% of those that remain on cluttered sites pay less attention to the ads there, reports Burst Media (via MarketingCharts).   [...]

Uni Devs Hack Victoria's Secret Collegiate Campaign

Last summer Victoria's Secret launched Pink Collegiate, a college-level clothing line featuring licensing partnerships with 33 schools. Shoppers can buy Pink products branded with labels and logos of participating universities, including the University of Texas, Boston College and the University of California, Berkeley. I  [...]

Food Brands Lose Relevance; Consumers Demand Healthier, Lower-Priced Choices

Today's consumers want to have a greater say about food ingredients, safety and quality, and believe food companies should be responsible for keeping people healthy and addressing societal nutrition issues, according to a recent study of consumers in five countries by Ketchum, MarketingCharts   [...]

Obama Drags In-Game Advertising into Political Arena

Earlier this week, Xbox Live gamer Dragunov765 posted photos of ads for Sen. Barack Obama -- which purportedly appeared in a game called Burnout Paradise -- in a gaming forum called Rooster Teeth. "Early Voting has Begun!" the ads proclaim alongside the image of Obama, his face framed by a halo of light. "VoteforChange.com." Gaming blog GamePolitics   [...]

Americans Expect Companies to Have Social-Media Presence

An overwhelming majority (93 percent) of online Americans say companies should have a social-media presence, and 85 percent believe these companies also should be interacting with consumers through social media, according to research from Cone, writes MarketingCharts.   [...]

MySpace Music: Live with All-Star Sponsorship Roster!

Last night MySpace unveiled its ad-supported streaming music and video service, MySpace Music. The service includes shareable playlists and the ability to buy tracks from iTunes rival Amazon. Over time, users will also be able to purchase ringtones, merchandise and concert tickets, reports MediaPost. The   [...]

Economist Gives World a Vote in US Presidential Election

London-based business rag The Economist has created a global version of the US Electoral College, based on the population of each country. The magazine hopes to stimulate online brand engagement through the effort, which leverages overseas interest in the US election -- a "closely watched contest" worldwide, said VP Ron Diorio of product and community development in New York. "We thought it would be fun and a bit of an educa  [...]

Ecast Mashes Up Social Media to Night Life

LocaModa, a firm that connects digital out-of-home advertising with mobile and web networks, inked a partnership with Ecast to bring social media to bars and night clubs. Ecast provides advertising, digital music and entertainment across 10,000 bars and nightclubs nationwide. The company agreed to license LocaModa's platform and associated applications on Ecast EQ, the entertainment solution it uses to broadcast digital media at local hotspots. One of LocaModa's applications, Wiffiti, enab  [...]

Nestle Uses Kitschy 'Net Effort to Debut New Kit Kat

Nestle is debuting a new product variant, Kit Kat Cookies and Cream, entirely online. This marks the first exclusively-digital product debut for the household brand. The company worked with JWT/Sydney and digital firm RMG Connect to develop Chunga Championship, which follows the adventures of "Chunga champion" Hans Fagerlund, played by comedian Jordan Raskopoulos. Group Account Director Peter Bosilkovski of JWT/Sydney called Chunga Champio  [...]

Palin Acceptance Speech Draws 37M Viewers, Utterly Outshines Biden

Governor Sarah Palin's debut as Vice Presidential incumbent on the Republican ticket drew 37 million viewers, dramatically outstripping the 24 million that watched Senator Joe Biden, the VP incumbent on the Democratic side. Her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) also eclipsed the audience for Senator Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), in which Clinton put full support behind Senator Barack Obama's bid for Presidency, Nielsen Media   [...]