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Pandora: Losses Way Up, But So Is Ad Revenue
In a "there’s good news and bad news" themed earnings call on Tuesday, online radio provider Pandora Media reported that its net loss tripled in Q1 2012, but the results and outlook are topping analysts' forecasts, reports BusinessWeek.
Bad news: Pandora's loss in the three months through April 30 were $20.2 million ($.12 per share) versus a loss of $9.1 million ($.61 per share) for the same period in 2011.
Go [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 24th 2012
Marketo Introduces Integrated Social Marketing Automation
If customers spend little time interacting with branded social pages, the trick becomes to capture them where they spend the majority of their time; interacting with one another. Marketing automation provider Marketo claims to have solved that problem. In his keynote at Marketo Summit 2012, President and CEO Phil Fernandez announced that the company "is [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 24th 2012
Comcast Spotlight Forms Cross-Media Campaign Unit, Comcast Media 360
Cable giant Comcast is going cross-platform with a new business unit. Comcast Spotlight, the advertising sales division of Comcast, is launching Comcast Media 360 (CM 360) is a new business unit focused on helping marketers take advantage of rapidly developing cross-platform advertising opportunities. CM 360 will be led by Group Vice President Andrew Ward. Comcast Medi [...]
Posted: Tuesday, May 22nd 2012
Top News: Nestle Reassigns | Sam's Club Content | GM Drops Super Bowl | China Regulates Android | Yahoo Divests | Facebook Sputters
Agency News:
Nestle Reassigns Coffee-Mate, Looks at New Agency for Nesquik
Mediabrands Spinoff Network Will Be Called BPN
Business Strategies:
Sam's Club's Content Marketing [...]
Posted: Monday, May 21st 2012
Top News: WS & Diet Pepsi | Performance Marketing Winners | Kindle Fire Ads | Facebook IPO | Twitter Privacy
Ad Technology:
Adometry Leverages Attribution Data in a New Media Modeler
Agency News:
Weber Shandwick Picks Up Diet Pepsi
Branding:
For Brand Extensions: [...]
Posted: Friday, May 18th 2012
Local Ad Dollars Go Mobile And Online: Who Buys Them, In What Formats?
Local ad spending will experience a compound annual growth of 2.6% through 2016, but online and mobile will lead the way with double-digit growth, compared to TV, radio and print. And technology and retail will lead that growth, with local search leading the formats.
That according to BIA/Kelsey's Media Ad View reports, which projects that local ad revenues [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 17th 2012
Google Updates/Re-Launches "Our Mobile Planet" Consumer Data Source
Google yesterday, along with the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), announced an update/relaunch of "Our Mobile Planet," the mobile consumer data resource that provides free access to powerful data across 40 countries in 22 languages.
"Understanding the mobile consumer is absolutely critical for marketers, and 'Our Mobile Planet puts an invaluable resource in their hands," said Greg Stuart, Global CEO of the MMA. "Users can cr [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 16th 2012
Yahoo Introduces Genome, A Robust Big Data Solution
"Big Data" is a data set that is so large it is impossible to decipher, and Yahoo! is promising an answer. Yesterday, the company's newly appointed EVP of the Americas Rich Riley introduced "Genome from Yahoo!" at a panel discussion at Internet Week New York.
Genome is a new custom audience buying solution that leverages big data and insights to h [...]
Posted: Tuesday, May 15th 2012
Microsoft's Xbox LIVE Beats iPad In Video Viewing, And Has Ad Platform
Sure, you can watch digital TV on your iPad, but suppose you want to watch it in your living room? It seems that the xBox gaming console is the most popular non-computer device to watch streaming video, edging out the Apple iPad by 28.2% to 27.1%. Advantage, Microsoft, which owns the Xbox LIVE digital media delivery service.
AllThingsD’s Peter Kafka describ [...]
Posted: Monday, May 14th 2012
Marketers Use More Tools For Web Traffic (But Need To Use Them Well)
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Posted: Friday, May 11th 2012
Top News: Target Shops Agencies | Experian Offloads | Gap's Digital Campaign | Cloud "Tipping Point?"
Agency News:
Target Out Talking to Media Agencies
Spark Wins Orbitz Media Account
Dell Moves Consumer Advertising to Y&R
Best Practices: [...]
Posted: Friday, May 11th 2012
The New Yellow Pages: "Local is Where We Play/Shop/Live"
The quaint old Yellow Pages have evolved into YP.com, and what may be North America’s largest local search, media and advertising company. YP Holdings LLC (“YPâ€) combines the assets of AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive. YP Holdings launched yesterday with the closing of a 53% controlling interest in the company by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 10th 2012
Top News: E-Tail Spending Skyrockets | Google Defense | "Do Not Track" Looms | AOL Keeping Publications
Ad Technology:
Exponential Interactive Launches Appsnack, Global Mobile Advertising Solution For Brand Advertisers
Business Strategies:
Creating True Accountability for the Customer Experience
Campaig [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 10th 2012
Yahoo: Four Techniques For adCenter Optimization
Are search marketers leaving money on the table by putting clients' adCenter campaigns on "autopilot?" “It’s time for a reality check,†say the experts at Yahoo! Advertising Solutions. Guest Blogger Marc Poirier observes that search marketers have plenty of opportunities to boost impressions and pay-per-click (PPC) results. (Acquisio is a perform [...]
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th 2012
comScore Releases Mobile Metrix 2.0, Proves Utility With Initial Findings
comScore has announced the U.S. launch of Mobile Metrix 2.0, its next generation mobile behavioral measurement service. To prove Mobile Metrix 2.0’s utility, comScore released some first-round findings. Among them, 82% of time spent with mobile media happens via apps.
Mobile Metrix 2.0 brings comScore’s Unified Digital Measurement to smartphone devi [...]
Posted: Tuesday, May 8th 2012
LinkedIn Sticks To Business, And That's Good For Marketers
The newly ad-friendly LinkedIn is poised to become “The strongest social media network for professionals,†according to analysts at Frost & Sullivan, and despite the buzz about young-turk competitors. LinkedIn last week further cemented its go-to position for professionals by acquiring professional content sharing platform SlideShare for $119 million in cash and stock.
LinkedIn shares have more than doubled since its initial public offering (IPA) in May 2011, and the network cl [...]
Posted: Tuesday, May 8th 2012
Brand Building: YouTube Wants (Increasingly Deserves) Your Marketing Bucks
"Play Means Business," enthuses YouTube. On Friday the company announced an updated Advertise on YouTube Brand Channel. "Think of it as a single destination for all of YouTube’s brand building resources," the company describ [...]
Posted: Monday, May 7th 2012
Demographics: Wealthier Men Outpace Women In Online Shopping
Never mind the perception that men dislike shopping. They spend plenty online, reports USA Today. According to digital performance company iProspect, 19 million affluent American men are online, the majority of them shopping, and about half of them spend $4,000+ per year. Leading the growth trend? Luxury items, particularly clothing and accessories. Affluent men pref [...]
Posted: Monday, May 7th 2012
Top News: Y&R Falkland Flap | Best of CLIOs | MS E-Bookstore | Apple Gaming Dominates | NBC's Streaming Olympics
Campaigns of Note:
Ad Steps Into Falklands Dispute; Y&R Condemns Local Office's Work
CLIO Awards: Best of the 2012 Winners
How Beer Companies [...]
Posted: Monday, May 7th 2012
New App Pushes Newspaper Display Ads, Daily Deals to Facebook
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Posted: Friday, May 4th 2012
Google DFP Upgrades Streamline Campaign Trafficking, IAB Standards Compliance
Google has substantially re-jigged DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP) to streamline and simplify campaign trafficking and report options, and to simplify compliance with Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) standards for privacy and opt-outs.
Improved Custom Targeting Input:
Fewer steps, clicks, and screens throughout the trafficking process will "help you streamline your workflows," promises Google. Users [...]
Posted: Friday, May 4th 2012
Engage:BDR Claims to Fill A Void with Self-Serve RTB Display Platform
Digital advertising and marketing agency engage:BDR has launched its self-service real-time bidding (RTB) display platform, First Impression. The company claims First Impression is the “first platform to provide customers with direct access to publishers' inventory in addition to engage:BDR's exchange traffic,†which enables media buyers with full control to maximize the value of an impression and increase ROI.
This fills a much-needed void, claims engage:BDR. Brands and agenci [...]
Posted: Friday, May 4th 2012
Top News: Pepsi Resurrects Jackson | EBay/Paypal Localize | Responsys Email Tools | FB Privacy Concerns | FB IPO Figures
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Posted: Friday, May 4th 2012
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
Top News: Online Political Ads | Target Dumps Kindle | Hyperlocal Mobile Scale | LinkedIn Tops Conversions | Tumblr Ads | Amazon Web Shows
Business Buzz:
2012: Year of the Online Political Ad [INFOGRAPHIC]
Business Strategies: [...]
Posted: Thursday, May 3rd 2012