Quick Hits: Facebook’s Finances and Possible New Ad Plan, More on the Forrester DSP Report, Social Sharing Infographic
ADOTAS – Earlier today, Gawker leaked what it claimed to be Facebook’s financial figures as of September 2011, citing an email from “a well-placed mole.” (Incidentally, is there even such a thing as a poorly-placed mole? Wouldn’t that just be some random person who talks too much?) Some key points: [...] more...
Predictions for 2012: Social Media Beyond IPOs
ADOTAS – Yes, social media will grow at rates that will shake even the most aggressive predictions. Yes, Facebook will go public. Some things about social media are easy to predict. But if you’re a smart marketer, you will need to get beyond the hype of IPOs and exponential growth [...] more...
Just What Is Social Media Integration?
ADOTAS – It has become ever-more apparent in recent months, with the launch of Google’s own social network and the epic battle that it inaugurated among all the major platforms, that social media has become an important part of our daily lives. It’s where we connect with peers, business and [...] more...
Quick Hits: IAB Takes Over OpenRTB, LinkedIn Gives Company Pages Status Updates
ADOTAS – In a power struggle for the ages, the Interaactive Advertising Bureau has wrested control of the OpenRTB consortium from the hands of founding members DataXu, MediaMath, Turn, Admeld, PubMatic and the Rubicon Project…. What? The member organizations voluntarily handed over leadership of the project to develop industry standards for real-time [...] more...
Cannibals! Existential Risk in Online Business Models
DIGITAL DUE DILIGENCE – Two of the most conventional business models online are doomed to collapse: “Let’s let users upload media in digital form, and then sell it back to them in print form!” “Let’s get famous online so we get a book deal/TV show!” These models are easy to understand, and the [...] more...
How LinkedIn Blindsided the SEO Establishment
DIGITAL DUE DILIGENCE – In AdWords, there’s a pretty simple rule: the winner is determined by the underlying economics, not by a superior AdWords strategy. In most parts of SEO, that’s true: if someone negotiates a better affiliate payout for the term “mortgage refinancing,” they can probably be the high bidder [...] more...
Groupon’s Revised S-1 Doesn’t Float Well in Choppy Market
ADOTAS – Apparently the latest stock market turmoil has brought the town tech-bubble criers out from under their rocks, particularly since public Internet-based companies seen as market bellwethers for the social media revolution have taken a hit. In particular, the stock of business-oriented social network LinkedIn (LNKD) has been riding a royal [...] more...
Quick Hits: Yahoo! en Español, Travel Ad Network, We Are Social! and more
ADOTAS – Yahoo! en Español recently launched a sports feature called “La Locura” sponsored by Corona Extra. Targeted at the U.S. Hispanic audience, “La Locura” offers an offbeat look at the “craziest and funniest” sporting moments of the week via a three-minute long video segment. The travel ad [...] more...
Making Social Marketing Work for B2B
ADOTAS – Marketers are well aware of the benefits that consumer-focused social networks like Facebook and Twitter deliver in the aim to reach people. Attention has now turned to business-focused social networks, which are starting to serve as the conduit for how businesses connect with, serve and sell to their [...] more...
Social Media Advertising for Beginners
ADOTAS – Even once you’ve found funding and used business solutions to start your business, you’re not done yet. You have the business, but you still have to advertise it. Fortunately, you don’t need a lot of money to create an effective marketing strategy as long as you focus on [...] more...
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- Facebook to Serve Mobile Ads in Coming Weeks February 6th 2012 ADOTAS – According to a Financial Times report, Facebook will [...] more »
- Survey: 39 Percent of Mobile Users Responded to Super Bowl Ads Via Mobile February 6th 2012 ADOTAS - During the Super Bowl yesterday, mobile ad network [...] more »
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- Rethinking the Online Advertising Ecosystem, Part One: Independent Publishers February 8th 2012
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- How Social Targeting Can Lead to Discovery February 7th 2012
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Sponsormob Leads the Way Into RTB for MobileADOTAS – For more than half a decade, Berlin-based tech firm Sponsormob has remained relevant in an industry characterized by [...] more...
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