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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

PowerReviews: Consumers seek 4 reviews before buying

A new study suggests that consumer reviews may be even more important to in-market consumers. Researchers at PowerReviews have found that consumers seek out an average of four consumer reviews prior to buying a product. >>

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

In-Stat: Consumers are only networking their Internet

Consumers are becoming more adept at networking their electronics devices, but that networking is dealing primarily with the Internet. According to a report from In-Stat, consumers are networking their home computers but have not yet begun networking their other devices en masse. >>

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

M:Metrics: Mobile gamers are playing old games

Millions of users are playing mobile games but according to a recent M:Metrics report, they aren't downloading new games. The report notes that while more than 98 million users are playing mobile games, most are playing games native to their mobile phone, indicating a huge upsurge of possibility for downloaded mobile games. >>

Monday, February 18, 2008

Big-4 Publishers launch online ad network

Four big-time publishers aren't giving up the ad wars without a fight. Gannett Company, Hearst Corporation, Tribune Company and the New York Times Company have formed their own advertising network called quadrantONE. >>

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

What do consumers want from a website?

With more eyeballs than ever trained on the Internet, website owners need to ensure they’re giving consumers the experience they’re after. Forrester Research recently released findings from a recent survey which asked consumers what they expect on a website. >>

Monday, February 11, 2008

Etailers, consumers want more than product information

Today's online shopper, much like their offline counterparts, aren't loyal to a particular store. Instead, they are loyal to brands. But this isn't the only change coming for etailers. According to ecommerce consulting firm Optaros, consumers want more than product information, good prices and great products. >>

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Billions of online videos watched last December

The number of videos watched online in the U.S. rose to the highest number ever recorded during December 2007, according to recently released comScore figures. >>

Friday, February 08, 2008

Persuasion and conversation key to surviving recession

If a recession is around the corner it will be social media and associated applications that keep consumers in the marketing loop, according to a recent report from Forrester Research. >>

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Super Bowl ads 'blog buzz' measured

Just about every ad metric available was deployed for the Super Bowl, even bloggers and the buzz they created didn’t escape measurement. >>

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Podcasting: A word in their ear

A new report from eMarketer analyzes the current and future podcasting audience in the U.S., and discovers that the numbers are sufficient enough to make marketers sit up and take notice. >>

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Marketers can track how social networking effects brand

Social networks, specifically user-owned blogs, are having a huge effect on blogs. Whether positive or negative - and especially if the postings are negative - marketers need to know what is being said about them. Which is where Relevant Noise, a technology from Zeta Interactive, can help. >>

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Marchex, Idearc launch joint local ad agreement

Local advertisers now have a helping hand from two local advertising experts. Marchex, a local advertising and content producer, and Idearc, a classified advertising company, have joined together to help local advertisers better reach their target markets. >>

Monday, January 28, 2008

DirectoryM relaunches local business to the 'Net

Local businesses have a new access point for the Internet. DirectoryM has re-launched, less than one year since an employee buy-back of the company, giving local business a new platform for advertising online. The revamped platform serves up local ads and local content for marketers, publishers and consumers. >>

Friday, January 25, 2008

Show consumers you care

Score a few points with environmentally-concerned consumers by drawing awareness to green issues and showing them you care, via your website. But proceed with caution. >>

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Must Do Marketing for 2008

Analysis of 2007 and predictions for 2008 are everywhere at the moment. Social marketing, mobile marketing and online video have been hitting the headlines and marketers are scratching their heads as to which technology or fad to turn to next. >>

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