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Weather Channel at 30: A Local Ad Champ

The Weather Channel companies (TWCC) turned 30 yesterday, having first broadcast on cable on May 2, 1982. Since then it has gone online and mobile, and with a strategic relaunch (exclusively sponsored by Anheuser-Busch's Bud Light Lime), 95% of weather.com's 1 billion monthly page views now have a new look. The online properties are more personalized, “to help consumers better forecast and plan their lives” with a   [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 3rd 2012

'Googlephone' Update 12-15: Two Versions Hit the Market Jan. 5

The rumored Google-branded smartphone is a reality and could be made available as early as January 5, according to a source familiar with the matter. Google will be marketing two versions of its own cell phone, one with a service contract with T-Mobile, and another that is "unlocked," the source said (via Reuters). The T-Mobile version will subsidize the cost of the phone for U.S. consumers. While the phone is said to be simil  [...]
Posted: Monday, December 14th 2009

Social Media Influencing 28% of Shoppers

Nearly $16 billion has been spent during the first 36 days of the 2009 holiday shopping season, marking a 3% increase vs. the corresponding days last year, according to new data from comScore, Inc., which also found that 28% of US shoppers say social media has influenced their purchases this year. The most recent week ending December 6, 2009 reached $4.6 billion in holiday spending, heavier than any individual spending week in 2008 but still below two individual weeks in 2007, comScore said (  [...]
Posted: Thursday, December 10th 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/24/09

Ad Strategies: Apple iPhone ad succeeds where AT&T fails. Online Media Strategies: News Corp. joined by rivals weighing Google block. Google to   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, November 24th 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/20/09

Ad Strategies: Marketers hop on augmented reality bandwagon to promote 'Avatar.' AT&T's anti-Verizon ad is a stinker. Social Media: Facebook Ads customer support   [...]
Posted: Friday, November 20th 2009

American Eagle Wants '15 Seconds of Fame'

More retailers are using out-of-home (OOH) digital technology to publish customers' accounts of their shopping or service experience, and American Eagle Outfitters (AE)  is one of the most recent - and perhaps the most elaborate - examples to date. OOH screens promise to figure prominently in the retailer's launch of its flagship store in New York's Times Square on Nov. 19. As part of the camp  [...]
Posted: Monday, November 9th 2009

SocNet Experiments Bode Well for Holiday Season

Inspired by the results of experimental social media campaigns, some major retailers are gearing up to roll out more elaborate social networking campaigns than they did last year. Though overall online ad spending among retailers is expected to increase this holiday season, details have emerged over the last several weeks that indicate merchants plan to use more of this money on sites such as Twitte  [...]
Posted: Friday, November 6th 2009

Pizza Chains Make Dough with Mobile Apps

Pizza Hut announced last week that it has generated more than $1 million in sales from its iPhone and iTouch application within three months of launch. The app, which enables users to order pizzas and other foods as well as play games, offers an ongoing 20% discount on all orders. The news reinforces the growing importance that mobile is playing in the marketing strategies of major pizza chains including Pizza Hut, Domino's, and Papa John’s, which for years have benefited from the succes  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, November 4th 2009

Best Buy, iTunes Validate 'Over-the-Top' Model

A slew of so-called "over the top" services have been coming to market, catching the interest of both consumers and marketers. Today, one - and possibly two - new offerings joined the growing lineup: a tie up with Best Buy and Sonic Solutions and a rumored $30 per month TV subscription service from Apple's iTunes. These latest initiatives may represent the business model's best case for mainstream adoption given the companies behind them. Right now, as these new services roll out onto the int  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, November 3rd 2009

Google Eyes Digital Music Biz

Google appears to be prepping for a push into the digital music business, despite previous denials by the company. According to an article in the Financial Times, the search giant is readying plans to launch a music search service with two online music platforms - News Corp's MySpace, and Lala. The new service will be part of Google's On  [...]
Posted: Friday, October 23rd 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/23/09

Web 2.0 Trends: Amazon: Earnings are up; Kindle is best seller. It's official – Facebook is king of the social networking scene: MySpace has conceded defeat in contest to become the largest online social network. Dailymotion, Europe’s biggest online video challenger to YouTube  [...]
Posted: Friday, October 23rd 2009

'Family Guy' Leads Windows 7 Viral Push

Microsoft has recruited the Griffin-family characters from the popular TV show "Family Guy" in an effort to shore up its marketing push for new operating system Windows 7, which is launching today. While such 'celebrity' endorsements are hardly new, this particular campaign represents a novel twist for online video campaigns. For starters it is not an ad, but a half-hour show, scheduled to run on Nov. 8 without traditional commercials. Instead, "Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live   [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd 2009

Disney Explores Cross-Platform Content Ownership

The  Walt Disney Company appears to be poised to unveil a new technology that will help it recover from slumping DVD sales - a decline fueled in part by robust Web 2.0 content available to consumers, including illegal duplicating and trading of its own copyrighted material. Code-named "Keychest," the service will give consumers lifetime rights to a piece of content - say, a movie or TV show - across multiple digital platforms such as a smartphone or on-demand cable service or computer, Media  [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd 2009

Real-Time Search: Twitter, Facebook and Beta-Bing

In partnership agreements that were announced at this week's Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, Microsoft has inked two non-exclusive search deals with Facebook and Twitter in which it will integrate real-time status updates and tweets into Bing's search results. A beta Bing with Twitter data is now live, and a Facebook integration - with presumably the real time functionality   [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/22/09

Web 2.0 Trends: Internet advertising is just about the only bright spot in Q3 reports of two major newspaper publishers, Gannett Co. and McClatchy Co. The New York Times sets 7 digital priorities. Th  [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 10/21/09

Web 2.0 News and Trends: Rumor has it that Google will launch a music initiative called One Box to offer song previews, artist bios, graphics, and video - but no downloads or subscriptions. One Box won't be limited to music, according to CNET's Stephen Shankland. There are several different kin  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, October 21st 2009

WOM Stars in Hollywood; Plays Leading Roles Elsewhere

Movie studios and music houses are tapping social media not only to generate digital word-of-mouth (WOM) appeal - a strategy first deployed to great success with the Blair Witch Project more than 10 years ago - but also to listen to fans' judgments of film and music and make decisions based on them.  Though Hollywood has always intuitively understood the power of WOM marketing, such buzz usually paled in comparison to the publicity generated by mammoth-sized advertising a  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, October 20th 2009

NBA Launches Online Rule Book to Polish Image

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has just launched a new online video rule book on its website that illustrates more than 100 regulations - including everything from traveling and dribbling violations to technical fouls - through video clips from recent and high-profile league games. The site is the league’s latest effort to regain the confidence of fans, many of whom are frustrated with the sport’s officiating practices  [...]
Posted: Monday, October 19th 2009

Bloomberg + BusinessWeek: Do They Ad Up?

After much speculation within the industry, financial news service Bloomberg announced this week that it is acquiring BusinessWeek magazine and its website from McGraw-Hill.  Terms weren't publicly disclosed, but the sale is reported to be close to $5 million, according to MediaBuyerPlanner. Bloomberg also will assume responsibility for liabilities and severance payout  [...]
Posted: Thursday, October 15th 2009

Dell, Moonfruit Claim Twitter Campaigns Effective

At a Twitter for Brands event hosted by New Media Age in London on Friday, Dell representatives said they have seen tangible uplifts in sales which can be directly attributed to marketing on Twitter. The brand's Twitter account has driven $3 million in sales since it began operation in 2007. Moonfruit, a website builder, also said Twitter campaigns have helped the brand. Moonfruit said it spent around 10,000 pounds ($16,400) on prizes for the campaign  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, August 25th 2009