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Monday, August 25, 2008

Women go online to research new homes

Women lead the way when it comes to researching property to buy online, according to a recent U.S. survey conducted by the National Polling Service on behalf of Obeo.com, and they desire as much visual input from real estate websites as they can get. >>

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Marketers to get ‘unrivaled insights’ into WOM

Wouldn’t you love to know what consumers are saying about your brands, whether they were discussing in forums, via email, surveys or on blogs? BzzAgent and Attensity are joining forces to offer marketers this type of monitoring. >>

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Search engine use on the up

The number of Internet users currently using search engines is at a new high, according to recent research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, and starting to catch up with email as the most popular online activity. >>

Friday, August 08, 2008

Are consumers really engaging with your site?

Consumer engagement is crucial whether your site is an ecommerce hub or the product page from a manufacturer website. How can you better engage the audience? Simply by improving the quality of the content delivered to the consumer base. However, you may not know how well the content on your site is engaging the audience if you don't have the correct metrics in place. A recent report from Forrester research shows how to better engage the audience. >>

Friday, August 08, 2008

What do mobile users really want from video?

Any time a new content choice is given to consumers, marketers are going to rush to figure out exactly what users really want from the new offering. Mobile video is the latest opportunity that has at least a few marketers scratching their heads. Do consumers want user-generated content or to watch a favorite TV show? Will the consumer watch a pre- or post-roll ad? >>

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

How to better engage the mobile audience

For the past several months, a lot has been written about optimizing content for specific users' tastes. By doing this, publishers and marketers have a better chance at engaging the audience, thereby enhancing the ROI of campaigns. For mobile marketers and publishers, optimizing or personalizing the content offers to user interests is even more important. Enter a new service from ChangingWorlds which tracks users' habits and offers content based on their prior choices. >>

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Gartner: Marketers must acknowledge Gen V

Marketers have another demographic to monitor and target thanks to the Internet. The new group defies all other traditional demographics with a unique blending of attitudes, interests and general behavior. >>

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

OPA: Consumers will engage with ads on content sites

Although utilizing the reach and strength of an advertising network or ad exchange is a good option for more advertisers, these one-stop-shops aren't a cure-all for declining advertising revenues. According to a recent study from the Online Publishers Association, content is a driving force for many brand metrics including recognition, awareness and loyalty. >>

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Nielsen: Video moves to Internet and Mobile

Consumers aren't just watching their favorite sit-coms on television every night. They are increasingly turning to the Internet and to mobile devices so that they can view favorite TV shows, movie trailers and user-generated content on their own time schedule. Across all three screens, viewing time has increased. >>

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Bazaarvoice's 'Stories' extends consumer engagement

The human race has always told stories, and the online generation is taking theirs to the Internet in many forms. Blogs, social networks and online video are all being used to communicate online. Bazaarvoice has launched a new product that extends online storytelling and merges it with marketing to give new strength to word of mouth. >>

Monday, July 28, 2008

trueAnthem raises $2 million, advertisers take notice

There is more going on in widgets than just content. Widget creators trueAnthem are placing music and ads in widgets and consumers are responding in droves. The company uses widgets to distribute new and established music artists through social networks; the widgets are brand-sponsored. >>

Thursday, July 24, 2008

What's the difference between Gen X and Gen Y?

The differences between Gen X and Gen Y’s use of digital technology have been made a little clearer, thanks to a recently released report from Forrester Research. The new insights should help marketers play the advertising generation game. >>

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Nielsen: Offline retailers must have an online strategy

Even local businesses need to invest some of their marketing budgets on a solid website, an online advertising campaign and a little bit of content production. That, according to a new report from Nielsen Online. The metrics firm reports that online strategies are linked closely to offline retail dollars. >>

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

How widgets can increase content, ad revenue

Widgets, new just a year ago, are now becoming old hat to online marketers, but content providers still haven’t used the modules to the maximum of potential. Consumers continue to download widgets to their social spaces but they are also placing widgets on their desktops to receive news and sports headlines, weather information and even entertainment information. >>

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

JupiterResearch: Serious sports fans online

Serious sports fans are a lucrative online audience, according to a new report released this week by JupiterResearch. >>

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