How misusing Tumblr might hinder your connection to the teen demographic
Below is a list of five brands using Tumblr well, but first a look into what a popular Tumblr user, Georgia Gore, thinks of more...
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‘Sambreel is Still Injecting Ads. Video Advertisers, Beware’, by Douglas de Jager, CEO spider.io
Background: Sambreel’s AdWare was Ostensibly Shut Down Last Year. On December 9, 2011, the Wall Street Journal called Sambreel out for illegitimately injecting ads into Facebook...
Adtech-enfreude: RadiumOne CEO’s Arrest Brings Out the Haters
The news is shocking. RadiumOne CEO and founder Gurbaksh Chahal was arrested in San Francisco and charged with 47 counts of felony assault against his...
5 Lackluster Brand Instagram Posts
Whether it’s begging for likes on Facebook or spouting bizarre non sequiturs on Twitter, brands are often tone-deaf when it comes to social media. They...
How Social Data Influenced Hyatt to Pull Part of Campaign Days Before Launch
When Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s modern feminist manifesto “Lean In” ignited negativity, Hyatt was forced to pull the plug on a main element of its...
Eight digital campaigns from the world’s best and worst selling car brands
Below is a look at their digital ideas for selling more cars, and my views on how well they executed. Best Selling Ford Product placement...
5 Things VCs Don’t Get About Advertising
Entrepreneurs across the advertising and marketing technology landscape say some venture capitalists don’t really understand the way the marketing world really works. The misunderstandings range...
Facebook Talks About a Lingering Elephant in the Room: News Feed Algorithms
Facebook announced small changes to its news-feed ranking algorithms today, promising more visibility into tweaks that could affect the exposure of organic posts going forward....
Best Practice Series: Online/Offline Marketing Integration for Maximum ROI
As customer’s multi-task, switch channels seamlessly and filter out interruptive, noise-based communications, the need for a multichannel, integrated approaches have never been greater. This one...
Home Depot continuing to increase its focus on mobile
American superstore-chain Home Depot is focusing much of its efforts on increasing mobile spending, its chief marketing officer Trish Mueller announced at the recent mobile...
Publicis Omnicom Isn’t About Helping Clients
Jenny Biggam is the founder of the7stars, an independent media agency based in the U.K. It used to be that advertising and media were all...
Foursquare Selling Its Location Data Through Ad Targeting Firm Turn
As part of its efforts to generate new sources of revenue, Foursquare is working with ad-tech company Turn to allow advertisers to use its treasure-trove...
Eric Schmidt’s Venture Cash Funds Data Startup
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt’s venture capital fund is part of a $3 million investment in a very young data startup. Israel-based Datorama just brought...
The (Social) Life Of A Media Buyer
Life as a media buyer can be far from glamorous. The hours are long, the spreadsheets are boring, and the entry-level pay is meager. But...
Hill Holliday’s Ilya Vedrashko on the Trouble With Social Listening
Ilya Vedrashko is fascinated by digital interactions and what they tell us about people. Though his work heading a team of consumer-intelligence analysts at Hill...
Facebook Stock, Fueled by Mobile, Rises to Highest Price Since IPO
Facebook shares on Monday rose to their highest closing price since the day after its initial public offering amid optimism that the world’s largest social...
