BizReport : May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008 Archive

May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008 Archive

Viral Marketing | May 16, 2008

Jivox sees strong growth in video for small businesses

Small businesses may not have the deep pockets that large Madison Avenue advertising companies require, but they aren't letting that stop them from entering the online video fray. Many are turning to self-serve video options like the one offered by Jivox. >>

Social Marketing | May 16, 2008

How to target the affluent through social media

Whether through a company blog or message board, more marketers are turning to social platforms to increase consumers' comfort level on the web. These social solutions can give customers a better feel for the company, increase brand awareness and create a feeling of brand loyalty. But what are the best ways to target consumers via social media? >>

Advertising | May 16, 2008

UpSellIt's Chatty Ads Could Increase ROI

New technology could allow your targeted consumer base to interact on a personal level with ads placed online. UpSellIt's SmartAgent equips online ad campaigns with a live chat feature which can answer consumer's questions about the product. >>

Social Marketing | May 15, 2008

Report: Worldwide UGV revenue to surpass $1.1 billion

It seems more consumers create a blog or a social networking profile every day, still a new report from In-Stat indicates that ad revenue from user-generated content will grow at a surprising rate. Specifically, user-generated video content will lead the way. >>

Research | May 15, 2008

Online newspaper readers consume politics, jobs information

Marketers may receive a bigger boost from online newspaper ads by placing their ads on the right pages. Though this isn't a novel concept, many marketers aren't following the simple rule. How can you determine which pages get the most traffic? By doing your research. >>

Mobile Marketing | May 15, 2008

Survey: Rich Media Ads to reach $2.7 billion Euros

Online marketers can expect the rich media ad space on mobiles to continue growing over the next four years. According to a recent survey, rich media ads are expected to account for Euro $2.7 billion of the mobile ad spend by 2012. >>

Viral Marketing | May 14, 2008

YouTube introduces buzz targeting

Wouldn’t it be great if you could identify the next big viral videos to come out of YouTube and place your ads on them? Now you can. >>

Advertising | May 14, 2008

Online advertising CPMs falling

It seems that online advertising isn’t as immune to the effects of the economic slowdown as first thought, according to recent analysis from PubMatic. >>

Viral Marketing | May 14, 2008

comScore: Online video grows 60% year over year

As consumers become more familiar with video platforms, more and more are logging on. According to a recent comScore report, video views grew more than 60% from March 2007 to March 2008. Roughly 11.5 billion videos were viewed during the reporting period. >>

Advertising | May 14, 2008

Clear Channel relaunch offers more to consumers, advertisers

If Clear Channel has anything to say about it, online radio isn't going to go softly into the night. With a relaunch of it's station websites, the radio giant offers more to consumers and to advertisers. >>

Mobile Marketing | May 14, 2008

Is free the key to mobile video adoption?

The mobile web is still a developing entity for both consumers and marketers, which is one reason that some marketers are slow to adopt the medium. However, many reports indicate that ignoring mobile could be a huge faux pas for advertisers. So, how should marketers approach? >>

Search Marketing | May 13, 2008

Will Yahoo Glue Pages stick?

Yahoo has launched a beta test of its latest search concept called Glue Pages, a more visually attractive presentation of search results. >>

Research | May 13, 2008

Coupon, comparison sites experience traffic growth

Coupon websites and comparison shopping engines are seeing increased traffic compared to this time last year, according to Hitwise Intelligence. >>

Social Marketing | May 13, 2008

Google Friend Connect: Socialising the web

The web is set to become one enormous social network with the launch of Google Friend Connect, a free common social networking feature that can be incorporated effortlessly into any website. >>

E-commerce | May 13, 2008

Tjoos launches recommendation platform

Consumers who are looking for a little more from their favorite shopping hub may like a new offering from Tjoos. The company recently launched a new personal style recommendation platform. The platform does for clothes and accessories what comparison shopping engines do for electronics and health supplies. >>

Mobile Marketing | May 13, 2008

Nielsen: Social networkers are going mobile

Social networkers aren't content in going online with their friends; they want to take their friends mobile. According to a recent Nielsen Company report, just over 4 million US consumers access their favorite social sites via their mobiles. >>

Social Marketing | May 13, 2008

Hitwise: MySpace takes 3/4 of the social networking pie

It may be the granddaddy of all social networks, but MySpace isn't losing any steam. According to a recent Hitwise report, MySpace still leads the social atmosphere, attracting more than 70% of social networkers in April. >>

Research | May 12, 2008

Time-shifting technology threatens commercials

Time-shifting technologies are increasingly popular, none more so than DVRs. One in four U.S. families uses a DVR to time-shift shows, so what effect does this have on the amount of attention paid to commercials? >>

Research | May 12, 2008

Will consumers unplug TV services for online video?

Video content will soon be available to watch on a variety of devices other than a television set, so will this push consumers to disconnect their satellite or cable services? >>

E-commerce | May 12, 2008

Krillion: Shoppers spend 30% of time researching buys

As most e-tailers have discovered, having simple product descriptions on-site is not enough. Today's online shoppers need price comparisons, consumer reviews and product information, which is why many are turning to comparison shopping engines. >>

Blogs & Content | May 12, 2008

New blinkx offering matches text to video

Video advertisers could get a boost from the new blinkx Content Correlation Engine. The platform allows media companies to match text from websites to video on each of their pages, possibly turning more consumers into online video watchers. >>

Advertising | May 12, 2008

Format Dynamics Prints Up Online Ads

A new type of ad is coming to the online space. Start-up Format Dynamics has created a print based ad format. The advertising and publishing platform inserts ads to the printed versions of a webpage. >>