Archive for July, 2009


Mobile video viewers are a coveted demographic: Study
Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Mobile video users are not only significantly more dependent on their mobile phones than other segments, but they also constitute an attractive demographic for advertisers.

Charities turn to mobile social network advertising to increase donations
Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have teamed up with Cellufun for a mobile public service announcement campaign.

Scout Labs Now Features A Real-Time Focus Group
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Scout Labs, a SaaS dashboard that makes it easy to keep track of what people across the internet are saying about particular topics or brands, has added a new focus group-like feature that is worth a look. The product, which we first reviewed in December 2007 while still in private ...

Majority of US Consumers Peeved by Internet Ads
Monday, July 27th, 2009

At the same time as many internet advertisers are ramping up their web advertising efforts, the majority of US consumers say they are very frustrated by many common types of internet ads, according to (pdf) a recent study by Harris Interactive, which cites pop-ups, ads that are “moused over,” difficult-to-close ...

HBO Lets ‘Entourage’ Fans Live It Up Like Vince and the Boys
Monday, July 27th, 2009

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- HBO is making one of its hit shows very real for fans through a new partnership with Starwood Hotels. Today the newly opened W Hotel in South Beach, Fla., will debut five "Entourage"-themed bungalows, the hotel's first branded suite created for a marketing partner.

What we look at when we look at ads
Monday, July 27th, 2009

Researchers at a Walt Disney Co.  -More- 

Panel: 30-second spot doesn’t cut it as Web marketing tactic
Monday, July 27th, 2009

The post-recession future of online ads is likely to be based on carefully targeted ads that incorporate data from behavioral -More- 

Big Spenders Get the Most Buzz
Monday, July 27th, 2009

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Spend and you will get buzz. That seems to be one takeaway from YouGov's BrandIndex, which compiled daily feedback from thousands of consumers for the first half of the year in order to find out which brands consumers are buzzing about and which brands they're not.

Hot Dog Stand Surprise: Even Tiniest Businesses Taking To Twitter
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Interesting piece in today's New York Times about how even tiny stores like food stands are using Twitter to boost sales. Curtis Kimball of San Francisco has about 5,400 Twitter followers, who he updates daily so they can learn his...

Twitter tips for marketers
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Top marketers share tips on how to get the most out of Twitter while still staying on the good side of its users.  -More-