BizReport : January 4, 2008 Archive

January 4, 2008 Archive

Research | January 04, 2008

Stereotypical representations offputting to ethnic minorities

U.S.-based ethnic minorities were asked how they felt about stereotypical representations of their groups in advertising and, surprise surprise, they’re not at all happy with it. >>

Research | January 04, 2008

ForeSee: Online shopper satisfaction down

Online shoppers on both sides of the pond weren’t as happy with their experiences this year as they were in 2006, according to a couple of surveys recently carried out by ForeSee Results. >>

E-commerce | January 04, 2008

Online music downloads double

Music downloads in the U.K. doubled in the last week of 2007, a much larger increase than expected, the British Phonographic Industry revealed in a recent press release. >>

Mobile Marketing | January 04, 2008

eMarketer: mobile ads set to explode

As the market continues to open up, analysts are expecting more and more advertisers to sign up for mobile marketing platforms. According to analysts from eMarketer, the mobile ad spend is set to have a banner year in 2008. Mobile marketing is expected to reach more than $1.5 billion in 2008. >>

Research | January 04, 2008

GroupM: World ad spend rising faster than U.S. ad spend

Though the U.S. ad spend is expected to reach $168 billion in 2008, the global advertising outlook is a bit better according to a recent report from GroupM. The outlook indicates that globally, ads will see a 7% increase to reach more than $479 billion. >>

Blogs & Content | January 04, 2008

Wizzard offers dynamic insertion for podcast ads

A new offering from Wizzard Media could have more advertisers taking the podcast seriously. This week the podcast advertising and content aggregator launched a new tool which will dynamically insert ads according to the content of audio and video podcasts. >>