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26% of Small Biz Raises Ad Spend, Precipitating Online Growth

97% of US small business owners are concerned about the economy, but 26% nonetheless plan to spend more on advertising -- especially online. Another 60% plan to spend about the same as in 2008, according to a report from Ad-ology Research (  [...]

55% of CMOs Are Disinterested in Social Networks

Despite the cultural phenomenon that Facebook and MySpace have become in the past few years, 55% of top-brand CMOs said they're not too interested (22%), or not interested at all (33%), in incorporating these and similar social-networking sites into their marketing strategies, according to a survey by Epsilon, MarketingCharts   [...]

News Releases Not Just for Press, Serve Wide Variety of Functions

Press releases have historically been used by PR professionals to attract the attention of journalists and media outlets, but today's online news releases are now used by many types of marketers and small-business owners seeking to reach bloggers and customers, improve SEO results and drive website traffic, according to a  [...]

Most Mobile Phone Buyers are Influenced by Web WOM

Nearly 61% of US consumers who recently bought a mobile or wireless phone were influenced by online product reviews and user comments, while 30% of purchasers were similarly influenced by blogs, according to the Media Influence on Consumer Choice survey by Ad-ology, MarketingCharts   [...]

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  [...]

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Most Use 'Net at Work, 50% Check Work Email on Weekends

Fully 72 percent of employed adults in the US use the internet and email at least sometimes while they are at work, and 50 percent of those email users say they check their email on weekends, according to a report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life project (  [...]

Nearly 70% of Online Adults Use Social Media, Often Research Products

More than two-thirds (68 percent) of online Americans say they visit online blogs, communities or social networks, and 33 percent engage in product research online to help make purchase decisions, according to (pdf) the August/September 2008 Insight Report from MarketTools -   [...]

iPhone 3G Buzzing - Nielsen Online, Hitwise Issue Stats

With Apple's iPhone 3G scheduled to go on sale today, Nielsen Online and Hitwise provide a host of iPhone-related statistics. Judging by search terms used, consumers are interested in more than just price -- such as the 3G network, release date, applications and plans, Hitwise said (  [...]

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Web 2.0 Proves Handy for Integrating Brand and Direct Marketing

Web 2.0 paves the way for integrating direct and brand marketing, enabling real-time dialog with customers and the joint creation of content that improves brand awareness and perception. More importantly, all that work can generate sales and leads, according to a new report, MarketingCharts   [...]

Consumers Use Social Media to Vent about Customer Service

To make purchasing decisions, affluent online consumers use social media channels to share customer-service experiences and learn about others', according to a new study from the Society for New Communications Research, MarketingCharts reports.   [...]

Influential Online Hispanic Consumers: Super 'E-fluentials'

Influential online consumers ("e-fluentials") among Hispanics use the internet to connect with friends and family, as well as share views about products and brands -- often in higher proportions than other e-fluentials, according to a Burson-Marsteller study, writes MarketingCharts. Bel  [...]

Social Media Marketing Still Lacks Strong Metrics

Companies adopt social media as a marketing tool but struggle to find effective metrics, writes Paul Gillin (author of The New Influencers) in a report issued by the Society for New Communications Research (SNCR), MarketingCharts   [...]

Alternative Media Poised for Strong Growth in '08, Despite Slowing Economy

Spending on alternative media in the US jumped 22.0 percent from 2006 levels to reach $73.43 billion in 2007. That rapid growth is expected to continue in 2008 despite a slowing economy, according to a new report from PQ Media, MarketingCharts   [...]

BIGresearch to Clinton, Obama: New Media an Alternative to High-Priced TV Ads

Members of all US political parties are using new media in large numbers, making it a smart, cost-effective alternative to expensive television ads for the campaigns of the still-battling Democratic Presidential candidates, according to BIGresearch (via MarketingCharts). The top three new   [...]

Research Recap of 2008 Academy Awards Released

94 percent of the 32 million Americans that watched this year's Oscars watched the live telecast. Some 2 million recorded the event on DVR and watched it later in the same evening, according to Nielsen, which released a research recap of the event,   [...]

Academy Awards - Fewest Viewers in Decades

This year, 32 million viewers in about 21.1 million US homes tuned in to the 80th Academy Awards -- the lowest number in 39 years, ABC said, citing Nielsen Media Research projections, MarketingCharts reports. According to Nielsen's   [...]

New Media Influences Purchases, Particularly among Minorities

Advertisers are well advised to pay more attention to what customers say influence their purchases -- particularly new media options, which are growing fastest in wielding influence, according to BIGresearch, MarketingCharts reports. While traditional media still rank on top in purchase influ  [...]

ad:tech Survey: Best and Worst Online Tactics, Budget Plans for '08

Behavioral targeting, search engine optimization (SEO) and direct email using house lists are the best-performing tactics in online marketing, according to MarketingSherpa's annual survey of ad:tech attendees, writes Mark  [...]

Web 2.0 Experience on 93% of Marketers' 2008 To-Do Lists

Half of online businesses plan to add "Web 2.0" online capabilities to their sites in six months. Over 93 percent intend to do so within the year, according to a Scene7 study of retailers, manufacturers, agencies, and high-tech companies that sell products or services online, reports M  [...]

Online Marketers: Email Beats Search, Display Advertising

Eight in 10 marketers call email the best-performing medium, beating search and display, according to Datran Media's second annual survey of 2,000 online marketing professionals conducted in December '07, writes MarketingCharts.   [...]