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Readers shrug at Doubleclick Ad Exchange

Written on
September 25th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — In our latest poll, more than two-thirds said that Google’s Doubleclick Ad Exchange will not radically change the online advertising landscape and that there will still be room for experienced, nimble players. Readers also commented on newspapers leveraging online to save print and Adobe’s purchase of Omniture. Can newspapers [...] more...

Publishers and affiliates get all the fake blog blame

Written on
September 24th 2009
Author
DM Confidential

DM CONFIDENTIAL – When talking about the fake blog landscape we almost always focus on those driving the traffic, the publisher/affiliate. It’s the most visible and controversial piece of the equation, but without an actual product to promote, there would be no flogger. In the case of the fake blogs causing [...] more...

Retargeting; DIY PR Tool?

Written on
September 24th 2009
Author
Chad Little

ADOTAS — At the last OMMA Conference, I had the pleasure of attending the presentation given Young-Bean Song, Senior Director, Atlas Institute, Microsoft. His insights about the state of online advertising were inspiring, yet at the end I found myself frustrated. It’s exciting to see that the online advertising marketplace has [...] more...

Online advertising slated to lead

Written on
September 21st 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — Overall advertising may be slowing but 2009 will be the first year that ad spending online is greater than local and national spot TV, according to Myers Publishing. EMarketer notes that with with online expenditures rising from 10.6% of the total in 2008 to 12.2% this year, the rise [...] more...

Yahoo unfollows traditional publishers’ lead

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September 18th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — While old media scurries toward charging for content, Yahoo, which is trying to restructure itself under Carol Bartz, wants to follow Chris Anderson’s web advice and be free. After stopping to charge for its US Fantasy Football site, Yahoo is also considering dropping fees for its real-time stock quotes [...] more...

Murdoch gleefully predicts ad uptick and that Kindle will ruin unions

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September 16th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — Nothing like being an anti-union media mogul in a seismic shift. Rupert Murdoch said while advertising spending is nowhere near where it was in 2007, recent results have been “getting better every month and getting better every week.” The News Corp chief added that the US advertising market is [...] more...

Two sides of a performance marketer’s salary

Written on
September 15th 2009
Author
DM Confidential

DM CONFIDENTIAL – Human nature is a funny thing. It makes us act in a lot of ways we might not have predicted, yet in ways we can easily rationalize after the fact. For instance, whether we admit to it or not, many of us are quite competitive. We might know [...] more...

The Missing Super Affiliate

Written on
September 10th 2009
Author
DM Confidential

DM CONFIDENTIAL — At some point in a person’s life, they invariably hear about the Playboy brand. For some, the dream manifests itself in appearing in one of the magazine’s storied publications. For others it doesn’t involve appearing in it themselves, but still involves those appearing within its pages. As the [...] more...

Cost-per-lead advertising gaining

Written on
September 8th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — Pay-for-performance ad pricing models are catching on among marketers dealing with issues of measurability and audience engagement. eMarketer noted that impression-based media buys are giving way, in some cases, to cost-per-lead advertising. According to the “Cost-per-Lead Advertising Data Report” from Pontiflex, marketers in North America were most likely to [...] more...

Even low-rated tactics can achieve high ROI

Written on
September 8th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — Despite marketers dismissing rental email lists, 3rd party lead purchases, list appending and 2nd tier search as underperforming, some still succeed with these tactics. And according to Marketing Sherpa, it’s because some marketers take their time to do their research, and go beyond the recommendations of colleagues to arrive [...] more...



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