Archive for June, 2008

MIVA Announces Restructuring Plan

| June 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

Announcement coincides with continued growth of MIVA’s ALOT toolbar and homepage brand NEW YORK – June 30, 2008. MIVA, Inc., (NASDAQ:MIVA), a digital media company, announced a restructuring plan on June 23, 2008 designed to maximize efficiencies within the company, eliminate certain unprofitable operations, and better position the company for the future. Under the current [...]

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AzoogleAds Announces Expanded Strategic Relationship with TRUE.com

| June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

Online Advertising Network Enters into Agreement to Manage Leading Online Dating Site’s Affiliate Network and New Publisher Applications. New York, NY – AzoogleAds (www.AzoogleAds.com), a division of Epic Advertising, announced today an expanded strategic relationship with TRUE.com, making it the online dating giant’s affiliate marketing Agency of Record. This announcement follows an already prosperous relationship [...]

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NIKE, AKQA and MindShare Partner to Change Widget Advertising For Good

| June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

New York, New York (June 30, 2008)—Eyeblaster, home of the world’s most innovative integrated digital marketing solutions has been selected by global advertising agency AKQA and worldwide media agency network MindShare to serve and measure innovative branding video widgets for NIKE across 10 countries. As part of a multi-faceted campaign that crosses multiple borders, the [...]

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AOL’s Platform-A Offers Guaranteed CPM for Bebo and Facebook Application Developers

| June 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

By offering one of the industry’s highest CPM rates for Bebo and Facebook applications, Platform-A signals its commitment to social network advertising New York, NY – June 30, 2008 – AOL’s Platform-A announces that it will offer Bebo and Facebook application developers a guaranteed CPM for U.S. traffic to their applications. The CPM is one [...]

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In-game Ads: Xbox (Always Sunny) and EA Skate Game (The Simpsons, Ford, Verizon, Subway, BIC)

| June 30, 2008 | 0 Comments

In 2005, spending on in-game advertising was USD$56 million, and this figure is estimated to grow to $1.8 billion by 2010 according to Massive Incorporated, although Yankee Group gives a lower estimate at $732 million. Check out the two videos below to see how in-game advertising (product placement, in fact) currently looks like – you’ll [...]

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Publicis Groupe Partners with Yahoo Through VivaKi, Targeting the Mobile Advertising Market

| June 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

The ink barely dried on Publicis’ previous press release announcing the launch of VivaKi (their new media platform) that more news kick in from the giant communications group: they’ve already partnered the newly-launched VivaKI with Yahoo, with the goal of seizing advertising opportunities across mobile content. The move plans to allow VivaKi and Yahoo’s mobile [...]

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Publicis Groupe Launches VivaKi, a New Growth Engine for the New Media and Digital Environment

| June 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

Paris, June 25, 2008 — Publicis Groupe today announced the launch of VivaKi, a new strategic initiative designed to significantly improve the performance of advertisers’ marketing investments as well as boost Publicis Groupe’s growth in the context of rapidly expanding digital markets. VivaKi will be led by Managing Partners Jack Klues and David Kenny, both [...]

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Interview with Dharmesh Shah, Co-Founder and CSA of HubSpot

| June 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

It’s been quite some time since I posted anything on search marketing matters – which is, in fact, my main specialty. Sarah Worsham (Sazbean Consulting) has recently published her interview with interview with Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CSA of HubSpot and there were some interesting things worth chewing on. HubSpot provides a marketing application and [...]

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Smart AdServer Optimises Its Advertisement Campaign Management and Broadcasting Tool

| June 27, 2008 | 0 Comments

Launch of Smart AdServer version 2.1 Paris, June 27, 2008 – Only two months after having launched a new version of its new advertisement campaign management interface, Smart AdServer, a major role player in adserving and digital marketing in Europe, announced the implementation of its new version, Smart 2.1. It is enriched by the addition [...]

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Specific Media to Host Political Targeting Symposium in Washington D.C. on July 8

| June 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Largest Independent Online Advertising Network Teams with Esteemed Political Consultant Matthew Dowd to Discuss the Expanding Role of Online Advertising in Political Campaigns Irvine, Calif. — June 26, 2008 — Specific Media, the largest independent online advertising network, announced today that it will host an insightful evening of political discussion surrounding emerging interactive marketing trends. [...]

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Aegis Media Moves into Ad Serving by Acquiring Bluestreak

| June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Aegis Group made a short announcement that they acquired Bluestreak, a small but innovative ad serving platform, thus entering the ad serving business. The move is the most recent in a series of digital acquisitions and deals from Aegis Group, and will provide Aegis Media with the means to manage, optimise and measure all forms [...]

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Brightcove Announced Beta of New Online Video Platform

| June 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

Brightcove Inc. announced last week the beta of its next-generation online video platform, Brightcove 3. The beta program provides access to a completely new version of the Brightcove service, which is already used in its current form by major media companies, businesses and organizations worldwide to reach more than 135 million unique Internet users every [...]

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