Online search advertising helped boost IAC/Interactive to a healthy Q4 growth rate. According to the company's SEC filing, advertising revenue grew 46% over Q4 2005 to about $159.8 million. >>

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Survey: Users prefer targeted online ads

More users are going online to watch video streams, and for most, an ad before the stream starts is preferable to fee-based services. That is the word from a new Advertising.com survey. >>

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

Keyword quality, not cost, is key

Following a sharp rise of 16.5 percent in Q3 2006, the average price for keywords rose by just 2 percent in Q4 2006. Such are the findings of Fathom Online in their Keyword Price Index. >>

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Super Bowl ads fall short of expectations

Advertisers spent huge amounts of money to be "in the Super Bowl" this year, but fell short of that winning touchdown. That's the word from Reprise Media's yearly ad study. There are some bright spots, however. First, that more Super Bowl advertisers bought coordinating search campaigns this year than in 2006. >>

Friday, February 02, 2007

Coremetrics launches search ad "one-stop-shop"

Search marketers looking for an easier way to manage campaigns may find it with a new product from Coremetrics. The company has launched Coremetrics Search 2007, a "one-stop" product to create, manage and complete search marketing campaigns. >>

Friday, February 02, 2007

VH1, MTV join user generated content trend

Mark two more big brands down for ViTrue services. Both VH1 and MTV have signed on with the user generated ad platform to create several user generated content sites within their network. >>

Friday, February 02, 2007

McDonald's launches talent search on YouTube

Joining CBS in its use of YouTube to promote contests is fastfood giant McDonald’s. >>

Friday, February 02, 2007

Vizu Answers to revolutionize online market research

Online marketing research is set to be more affordable and accessible to those who can’t afford expensive programmes. >>

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Online ad spend to grow 18%

Look for online advertising spending to increase in 2007. That is the word from a new forecast from Outsell Inc. According to the report, advertising as a whole will see a 5% increase while online ad spending will increase roughly 18%. >>

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Google's Q4 earnings top expectations

Search giant Google hit the earnings ball out of the park in Q4, 2006, increasing revenue by 67%. The revenue boost was led by Google's always profitable paid search platform. >>

Thursday, February 01, 2007

High percentage of consumers seeking and giving product advice online

New survey finds that 90 percent of consumers occasionally or regularly go online to give or seek product and service advice from others, and marketers are increasingly willing to embrace this non-traditional marketing option. >>

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