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Site Optimization Starters for Small Businesses

Written on
October 31st 2011
Author
Russell Rothstein

ADOTAS – In today’s age of modern technology, businesses are using every platform they can get their hands on in order to stay ahead of the curve. With so much competition on the net, it is imperative that you do everything you can to make your website stand out from [...] more...

Case Study: Local Advertisers Engage Consumers Through Liquidus’ Rich Media

Written on
October 3rd 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – It may seem like big fish such as Google and Facebook will dominate the feeding frenzy over increased local advertising media spend, but smaller advertisers are also looking for innovations from the traditional media distributors who have served them well in the past. And that’s where technology platforms like [...] more...

Report: Local Mobile Marketing Spend to Hit $18 Billion in 2016

Written on
August 11th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – According to the latest research from locally-focused market researcher Borrell Associates, local advertisers are likely to spend $800 million this year on mobile advertising, as well as more than $400 million on mobile promotions such as coupons and deals. The 26-page report suggests local mobile marketing spend will double [...] more...

Congressional Democrats Introduce Amazon-Supported Online Sales Tax Bill

Written on
August 1st 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – With Amazon and Sears Roebuck offering big thumbs up, Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate unveiled versions of the ”Main Street Fairness Act,” which would provide states with a framework for collecting sales tax on online purchases. eBay was joined by Electronics Retailing Association, the Computer and Communications Industry Association, [...] more...

Got Funds? Yext Rounds Up Another $10 Million

Written on
July 29th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – Local business listing management service Yext has raised $10 million in a Series D round of funding led by WGI Group, the investment vehicle of former Right Media founder, President and CEO Mike Walrath. Oh, and he’s not just an investor — Walrath is the chairman as well, a [...] more...

Twitter Self-Serve Ad Platform Is Coming

Written on
June 9th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – Promoted Tweets, the first Twitter ad product, were only rolled out last May, but it feels like so much more time has passed. That’s probably because the microblogger’s valuation keeps rocketing skyword — thanks to massive investments, stunningly high acquisition offers and a hyperactive secondary market — at a [...] more...

AdReady Powers Amex OPEN’s SMB Display Platform

Written on
May 16th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – American Express has tapped DSP AdReady to power AdManager, a end-to-end tool for small and midsized companies using American Express’ OPEN to platform in create, target and measure online display ad campaigns. AdManager is the latest entry in OPEN’s Business Apps for SMBs, which also include a PPC [...] more...

Google Snags Local Business Feedback Platform TalkBin

Written on
April 26th 2011
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – Yahoo may buy companies when they’re only 12 weeks old, but Google waits till they’re the ripe old age of five months. TalkBin, a feedback platform for local business that’s been operating in stealth, is the latest addition to Google’s fleet of local business offerings. The startup – another Y Combinator-fueled [...] more...

Daily-Deal Sites: Good Proposition for Business?

Written on
February 23rd 2011
Author
Michael Flanagan

ADOTAS – A few years ago, the terms “daily deal” and “group couponing” were foreign concepts. Today, these business models are flourishing. Maybe it’s good timing or maybe it’s because the business model is fairly simple: a business partners with a daily-deal site to sell a specified product or service at [...] more...

When the SMB Marketplace Met Social Media

Written on
February 15th 2011
Author
Russell Rothstein

ADOTAS – Since highlighted as the “true engine of job creation” in the 2010 State of the Union address, the nation has turned to small and midsize businesses (SMBs) as the White Knight charged with leading us out of the current recession. The U.S. government has lent unwavering support, making good [...] more...



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