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eBay Launches Rainforest Preservation Marketing Efforts

eBay has launched two green initiatives to position itself as a conservationist in the eyes of consumers. The online marketplace has unveiled a new green shopping hub that will help consumers find millions of green products, and launched its eBay Green Team Challenge that commits the online giant to save up to a quarter of a million acres of rainforest for consumers who reuse,   [...]

Pharma Steps Back from Sponsored Ads

Pharmaceutical companies are struggling to reconcile online marketing techniques with a stepped-up oversight campaign by the Food and Drug Administration's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications (DDMAC), which is specifically targeting such activities. While industry-regulatory give and take on marketing is a long-standing and complicated dance, recent events appear to have caused pharma companies to take a step back from several strategies – at least until they can be s  [...]

Facebook Teams With Nielsen BrandLift For Ad Measurement

The result of a partnership between Facebook and Nielsen, Nielsen BrandLift is intended to help brands measure ads more effectively. Nielsen and Facebook both get access to what is essentially a real-time focus group of 300 million users. This allows them to be able to conduct surveys and solicit feedback on what works and what doesn’t more quickly. For Fa  [...]

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,   [...]

Eye Tracking Shows SocNets Change Search Rules

Online social networkers spend a significant amount of time looking at paid ads on sites such as Facebook and YouTube and often look at these ads before actual search results, according to a recent social media study conducted by Oneupweb, reports MarketingCharts.   [...]

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Mobile Junkies Hard to Reach with Other Media

The majority of US mobile users who watch mobile video at least once a week spend more time using their mobile device than they do their computer - and represent a unique audience that may not be reachable with other digital media, according to a study from Transpera, conducted by InsightExpress. The study, which measured consumers' reliance on mobile devices for information, found that 62% of mobil  [...]

IAB Releases Definitions for Digital Video In-Stream Ad Metrics

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released its 2008 definitions for Digital Video In-Stream Ad Metrics. The document is organized thus: 1. Linear Video Ad With or Without Companion Ad 2. Linear Video Interactive Ad 3. Non-linear Overlay Ad 4. Non-linear Non-Overlay Ad Download the definitions (pdf) or review   [...]

McDonald's Ad Exec Wins Marketing Excellence Award for Spearheading Company Turnaround

Last night, ad exec Jill McDonald of McDonald's was named the UK's top marketer at the Marketing Society Awards for Excellence, beating Phil Rumbol, the man behind the Cadbury Gorilla campaign. Following her arrival in 2006, McDonald led a brand turnaround in the UK and Northern Europe, reports The Guardian. According to the e  [...]

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M&M's Indiana Jones Ad Tops 10 Most-Liked, Most-Recalled TV Spots

M&M's Mint Crisp ad, part of a cross-promotion for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, topped the 10 most-liked new TV ads between April 21 and May 18, according to Nielsen. At second was Tropicana's Pure Valencia, followed by a Nissan Ultima ad. Meanwhile, Sega's Iron Man video game ad topped the 10 most-recalled new TV ads for the same time period, followed by a Pizza Hut spot for its new   [...]

Halo 3, HBO Voyeur, Whopper Freakout Honored at One Show

The One Club hosted its annual One Show ceremony last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center, New York. The ceremony honors outstanding ads and campaigns across radio, TV, online and in theatres. HBO/Voyeur, which included an outdoor installation as well as TV and online efforts, won Gold Pencils for Integrated Branding Campaign, Innovative Use of Marketing and overall Campaign work. HBO Voyeur enabled people to explore  [...]

Time Warner Raises Verizon's Ire for False Ads About FiOS

Verizon has brought a false advertising suit against Time Warner Cable. The company alleges one of Time Warner's TV ads (falsely) suggest Verizon FiOS requires a satellite dish, and that it lacks phone, broadband and video capabilities, reports ZDNet. To compensate for "immediate and irreparable harm" to the reputation   [...]

Google Snipes Ogilvy Exec for 'Innovation Lab'

Co-President Andy Berndt of Ogilvy & Mather, New York, has left the agency in order to help launch a new global initiative for Google, reports Advertising Age. The prospective "lab for innovation," as it is pegged by some executives privy to Berndt's plans, is geared toward collaboration amongst marketers, agencies and entertainment companies. Google's move stirs dormant worries that the online adve  [...]