Archive for December, 2009

Dealer Microsites Become Local Advertising Network for Brand Managers

December 24, 2009
Dealer Microsites Become Local Advertising Network for Brand Managers

As the internet becomes more localized (because of all that is happening with local search, mobile and even local twitter) brands have to keep pace and deliver local information to consumers...
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Dealer Locators Put Consumers in a Circle of Confusion

December 23, 2009
Dealer Locators Put Consumers in a Circle of Confusion

Mobile, GPS Twitter, Google Local Adwords and more have the World Wide Web morphing  into the Local Narrow Web where consumers are looking online for friends, movies, dinner, products and services...
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Ad Builders Add Digital Outputs to Reach More Consumers Online

December 22, 2009
Ad Builders Add Digital Outputs to Reach More Consumers Online

We’ve been building ad builders for major brand companies since 1997 and we’re now finally seeing RFPs that are asking for the ad builders to do more than just build...
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Brands Are Getting Better at Connecting Customers to Local Dealer Info Online

December 21, 2009
Brands Are Getting Better at Connecting Customers to Local Dealer Info Online

We’re seeing a major emphasis on thinking beyond brand sites to connecting consumers to local dealer information recently. We deal with great brand name companies that sell products...
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You Don't Need Mobile to Have Geo-Targeting

December 16, 2009
You Don't Need Mobile to Have Geo-Targeting

As mobile devices improve there are a lot of articles being written about how powerful geo-targeting is going to be and it’s time to get involved.  As blog posts go, here is a...
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Consumers Don't Mind Targeted Ads, Because They're Searching

December 15, 2009
Consumers Don't Mind Targeted Ads, Because They're Searching

I just read and interesting blog post by Zachary Rodgers at ClickZ.  It’s all about Google’s introduction of Ad Preferences several months ago where a consumer could fine-tune the ads they see...
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Google Gets 71.57% of Searches, Bing Drops to 9.34% in November

December 14, 2009
Google Gets 71.57% of Searches, Bing Drops to 9.34% in November

Bing sure made a big splash when they launched several months ago and had lots of people talking about Google losing their dominant position.  So far Bing has been...
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Overall Advertising Spending Down. Online Advertising, Not So Bad.

December 11, 2009
Overall Advertising Spending Down. Online Advertising, Not So Bad.

eMarketer just came out with another great report on overall advertising spending this year and their prediction for the future. First, the bad news. Ouch, 2009 felt bad but seeing this...
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Mobile Couponing to Grow Dramatically in 2010 and Beyond

December 10, 2009
Mobile Couponing to Grow Dramatically in 2010 and Beyond

If you’ve ever been to Japan you would realize that mobile couponing can become very popular, as it’s been there for years.  As our phones are getting bigger and better screens,...
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Google Search Adds the"Latest" Results from Twitter and More

December 9, 2009
Google Search Adds the"Latest" Results from Twitter and More

Google recently announced that you can select to see the “Latest” results as an option when you search.  My first thought was how nice that would be for breaking stories as...
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