Interpublic: Search is slowing, Social is growing

Marketers, it seems, are turning away from paid search in favor of social marketing efforts. According to a recent study by Interpublic, search spending is beginning to slow as social marketing takes off. >>

Research

Study: The best length for B-to-B pod casts

When it comes to pod casts, many marketers are still in the dark about content, length and frequency of updates. A new study from Marketing Sherpa addresses the issue of pod cast length, and surprisingly, length is directly related to the content provided by the cast. >>

E-commerce

Channel Intelligence launches new ecommerce tool in beta

If you’d like a better way of communicating ideas and information about the products in your online store, check out the new offering from Channel Intelligence. CI Exchange, also called CiEx, is a new tool which allows etailers to exchange information with other users in the system quickly and easily. >>

Research

Nielsen: Viewers prefer TV set to Internet

According to new research from The Nielsen Company for the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing, the vast majority of Americans still prefer watching television shows on a television set. >>

Advertising

New AdJug partnerships announced

London-based AdJug has recently announced two new partnerships that will bring pinpoint accuracy to ad delivery across wider geographic locations. >>

Mobile Marketing

Study: Mobile users want practical content

Content is king with social and mobile users but it isn't just any content that users want according to a joint study from dotMobi and AKQA Mobile. According to the study, mobile consumers want practical content. >>

Email Marketing

5 Don'ts For Your Next Email Campaign

It seems that a lot of email marketers are still fumbling their email marketing campaigns by not sending welcome messages or including information that isn't easily accessible by consumers on the email list. Here are five more tips to avoid when planning your next email marketing campaign. >>

E-commerce

WinBuyer Launches Competitive Pricing Platform

If you have an ecommerce site you know how important it is to have competitive pricing. It isn't hard to figure out competitive pricing but it can be hard to show consumers just how competitive your pricing is. A new platform from WinBuyer could change that. >>

Search Marketing

Women rely on Internet for health information

Two out of three Internet users seek out health information online rather visit the doctor, according to a recent survey by Burst Media, and women are the most prolific searchers in this category. >>

Email Marketing

Study: Personalization for personalization's sake a turn-off

Wowing consumers with your personalization abilities may not be the way to woo them after all. A recent study by a U.S. marketing professor has found that packing too much personalization into consumer communications could be giving them the creeps. >>