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JupiterResearch Cracks The Mobile Code

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March 24th 2008
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ADOTAS - JupiterResearch has found that introducing portable media players (PMP’s) with internet browsing capabilities are likely to stimulate significant growth among those accessing wireless web and will create additional opportunities for advertisers, who are expected to spend $2.2 billion on mobile messaging, display ads, and search via mobile technology [...] more...

SEM Soars

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March 19th 2008
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ADOTAS - SEM spending exceeded estimates in 2007 and, based on survey responses by marketers and agencies, the search marketing industry will continue its growth in the same manner according to findings of the 2007 State of the Market survey by the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), released today [...] more...

Consumer-Generated Content Got You BURNED?

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March 17th 2008
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Gonzalo E. Mon

ADOTAS EXCLUSIVE — More and more companies are incorporating consumer-generated content into their promotions, and it can easily be a publicity boon — or a public-relations bust. As with any double-edged sword, treading carefully is the key to success. In recent years, Doritos ran two successful contests in which consumers were [...] more...

Kontera Hybrid Offers 2-In-1 In-Text Solution

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March 17th 2008
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ADOTAS - Today, Kontera, a provider of In-Text Advertising for online publishers and advertisers, announced the launch of the Kontera Hybrid. The Kontera Hybrid if an In-Text solution that delivers contextually relevant content and advertising in a single unit. This technology enables publishers to serve related content and ads which [...] more...

Microsoft Expands Display Ad Business With Rapt Buy

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March 14th 2008
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ADOTAS — Microsoft Corp. bought online advertising management company Rapt Inc. today. In a statement, the software company said it will provide clients with an integrated asset and inventory management system – and help Web publishers control how they package and price online advertisements. Financial terms of the deal were [...] more...

Is AOL Next on the Block?

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March 12th 2008
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ADOTAS — Time Warner’s chief executive, Jeff Bewkes, is pursuing merging AOL with another company, according to reports. The company has put all of its eggs in its advertising basket, spending more than $1 billion on acquisitions and playing a game of musical chairs with its ad chiefs. (Lynda Clarizio is [...] more...

Agency.com Snags Ogilvy Director

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March 12th 2008
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ADOTAS — Agency.com, Omnicom Inc.’s digital arm, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Daly as director of planning. Daly will lead Agency.com’s New York office in developing new interactive strategies. Daly will report to Riccardo Zane, president of Agency.com. Most recently, Daly was a partner and marketing director at Ogilvy New [...] more...

Jivox Hopes to Do for Video What Google’s AdWords Did for Display

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March 10th 2008
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ADOTAS — Online advertising may be having a moment: according to a study by Burst Media last month, only about half of online video viewers tune out after seeing an instream ad. Self-service online video advertising platform Jivox plans to capitalize on the burgeoning market by offering smaller, mom-and-pop advertisers [...] more...

AdReady Puts New Funding to Use By Poaching Two Bigwigs

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March 10th 2008
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ADOTAS – The company that hopes to democratize display advertising – by making it possible for anyone to build a campaign in “minutes” – has snagged two executives from sprawling search and software behemoths. AdReady plucked an AOL and a Microsoft Corp. exec to spearhead revenue-spiking and strategy initiatives, the [...] more...

Report: Advertisers Should Pour Money Into Sponsored Links’ Coffers

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March 6th 2008
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ADOTAS — Sponsored links disproportionately affect younger web surfers and those who are about to make big changes in their life, according to a BIGresearch analysis. The consumer intelligence firm’s Simultaneous Media Survey showed that 9% of respondent are “greatly influenced” by sponsored links when searching for products online. Those who [...] more...



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HipCricket: SMS Is Still the Wave of the FutureADOTAS EXCLUSIVE — HipCricket, a mobile marketing company, has been changing the way advertisers think about reaching their audiences since [...] more...


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