Mobile
The Future of the Internet is in Our Hands
If you want to see what the Internet will be like in the next several years the best place to look is on a nearby college campus. Take a look at this recent report about the use of hand held devices to access the Internet. This is good news for local advertising as most of […]
Read MoreBrowser is Better than Apps for Mobile Users?
This might be good news for marketers, mobile users prefer using a browser over using apps for shopping tasks. This is good news because trying to promote a product on mobile apps is going to be a confusing if not impossible task as there are so many to deal with. If, on the other hand, […]
Read MoreQR Codes Need to be Easier or they’ll be Extinct
I was struggling to read a QR Code on a colleagues’ business card recently (after three tries I lost interest) then saw Heidi Tolliver-Nigro’s blog “Ever Tried to Download a QR Code Reader?” today. She struck a chord, judging by the number of comments to the blog. While QR codes are novel, they won’t receive widespread acceptance […]
Read MoreIAB Gives Us Some Good Definitions Around Online Local Advertising
The Internet is a wonderful thing as it brings us new and better ways to advertise in local markets. However, two of the challenges are to stay current with the technology and the terminology. The IAB just released Targeting Local Markets: An IAB Internet Advertising Guide and at the very end they show this chart. […]
Read MoreSave your money on buying in-store kiosks and build out a mobile site instead. First, let’s look at the trend of online research that leads to a retail sale. Ok, this is for all products so if you’re selling anything that’s defined as a considered purchase the percentages are even higher. Most studies conclude that […]
Read MoreSocial Media Still Hard to Evaluate
If you’ve been keeping an eye on social media, knowing that it is something big but not knowing how it will change and what a reasonable ROI is, you’re not alone. First, is it working for anyone yet? Ok, this tell us that some companies think it’s working but still most can’t find a way […]
Read More"Only" 28.1 Billion Vidoes Watched Online in February 2010
We say “only” 28.1 billion videos were watched online in February because in January Americans watched a staggering 32.4 billion according to comScore Video Matrix Service. Here’s the breakdown for February. This dovetails nicely with the articles I’ve been reading and what we are hearing from clients about the need to add videos to their […]
Read MoreMobile Coupons Still Not Ready for Prime Time
According to a recent Harris Interactive study reported by eMarketer, consumers attitudes about mobile coupons are still tepid, even though the projections are for rapid growth in the next few years. I think that consumers interested in shopping go online before they get in the car and head for a store. So, it makes more […]
Read MoreAt this year’s CES, Intel introduced WiDi (Wireless Display Interface) and Netgear launched their receiver called Push2TV. Here’s Netgear’s diagram that explains how if your computer has WiDi, you can push your online video to a TV screen wirelessly. This technology will be available in a few weeks and over time will help revolutionize local […]
Read MoreDealer Microsites Become Local Advertising Network for Brand Managers
As the internet becomes more localized (because of all that is happening with local search, mobile and even local twitter) brands have to keep pace and deliver local information to consumers or risk losing their interest. Here’s one way to deliver regional promotions and promotions for specific dealers economically. Some promotions aren’t national and therefore […]
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