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blinkx Founder and CEO Named One of Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives To Watch In Digital Entertainment”

» by Otilia Otlacan January 7th, 2009 at 11:37 am » Comments (0)

Digital Media Wire Recognizes blinkx CEO Suranga Chandratillake as Executive to Watch in the Digital Media and Entertainment Industry SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – January 6, 2008 – blinkx, the world’s largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced that CEO and Founder Suranga Chandratillake has been selected as one of Digital Media Wire’s “25 Executives to Watch in Digital Entertainment.” The annual list recognizes 25 of the most innovative, creative and forward-thinking executives in the digital media and entertainment industry. Honorees are selected by the editorial and executive team at Digital Media Wire and represent companies that are shaping the industry. ...more »

PlayNetwork Takes Top Honors in 2008 Summit International Emerging Media Awards

» by Otilia Otlacan January 7th, 2009 at 9:00 am » Comments (1)

Company’s digital signage installation for Scheels secures “Leader Award” in the “Display Advertising” category REDMOND, Wash. - PlayNetwork, a global leader in providing integrated media experiences for businesses, announced it has been selected as a “Leader Award” winner in the International 2008 Summit Emerging Media Award (EMA) competition for its work with Scheels. The Award is based on PlayNetwork’s extensive digital signage installation for Scheels’ new 295,000 square-foot retail destination at the “Legends at Sparks Marina” complex in Sparks, Nevada. PlayNetwork also provided custom music programming and systems integration as part of its work with Scheels. The Summit EMA competition is based ...more »

Advertising Director/Blue agency Co-Founder Christophe Lambert Keynotes at MIPTV 2009

» by Otilia Otlacan January 6th, 2009 at 9:00 am » Comments (0)

PARIS - Christophe Lambert, advertising director and co-founder of the Blue agency with director/producer Luc Besson, will give the Creative Keynote at MIPTV 2009 on branded entertainment. The 46th MIPTV entertainment content market will take place in Cannes from 30 March to 3 April 2009. “MIPTV is the opportunity to demonstrate to the world’s television creatives, producers and executives that branded entertainment is alive and well in Europe. By offering a strong collaboration between producers, a brand and good screenwriters, you can produce entertaining programmes of prime-time quality and offer a valuable alternative to traditional advertising, which viewers are now rejecting,” ...more »

At CES, Total Immersion to Show Future of Digital Marketing Through Lens of Augmented Reality

» by Otilia Otlacan January 5th, 2009 at 9:30 am » Comments (0)

Company to Demo Dazzling Technology During Lunch@Piero’s 2009 International CES WHO: A disruptive technology that lives between the real and the virtual, augmented reality (AR) is a platform that advertisers, brands, and organizations are increasingly embracing as a magical way to transform passive viewing into active engagement. By integrating real-time interactive 2D or 3D graphics into a live video stream, AR from Total Immersion (www.t-immersion.com) turns the consumer into the star of the show and enables him/her to interact with products, characters, and concepts that come to life vividly. A breakthrough mechanism for pulling the consumer off the proverbial couch, AR is ...more »

Ad Ops Daily Briefs: December 30 2008

» by Otilia Otlacan December 30th, 2008 at 11:30 pm » Comments (0)

- ADRevolution Wins Prestigious Software Award ADRevolution, the Austin-based digital advertising software company, has been awarded the Austin Business Journal’s annual prize for the most innovative software solution. The award, which is highly competitive, recognizes the most creative solution that will transform society. Andrew Westmoreland, the 24-year-old Founder and CEO of ADRevolution created the software solution called The Natural Intelligence Marketing Engine or NIME, which is transforming the way advertisers and publishers relate to consumer in the digital age. - Gannett Names Sally Clurman Vice President, Taxes Sally Clurman has been named vice president, taxes for Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) succeeding Christopher W. Baldwin, ...more »

DialPlus announced as Smaato Winner of Mobile Advertising Award 2008

» by Otilia Otlacan December 29th, 2008 at 9:30 am » Comments (0)

Cool mobile application for ad enabled calls convinced international jury Mobile World Congress 2009 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Smaato Inc., a pioneering provider for mobile advertising solutions announced the winner of the Smaato Mobile Advertising Award 2008. San Diego based DialPlus won over the jury with its application that is showing visual information from the web for a phone number before, during and after a call. “Congratulations to DialPlus for their outstanding product and thanks for the jury to select the winning companies. With more than 100 entrants in its first year we could not ask for more positive feedback. We think this ...more »

Scour.com CEO Dan Yomtobian to Join Panel at Search Engine Strategies Chicago

» by Otilia Otlacan December 11th, 2008 at 9:15 am » Comments (0)

Yomtobian to Address Topic “Is There Life Beyond Google?” SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. - Social search engine Scour.com today announced that CEO Daniel Yomtobian will participate in a panel at the Search Engine Strategies Chicago conference. The panel will explore the topic “Is There Life Beyond Google?” The conference takes place December 8-11, 2008, at the Chicago Hilton. Yomtobian will discuss the promise of human-powered, or social, search as a complement to Google’s primarily algorithmic search. The session is scheduled for Monday, December 8th, at 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The panel will explore a variety of alternative and specialty search engines that provide ...more »

Search Engine Strategies (SES) Training Provides Intensive SEO, SEM Training for Chicago Marketers

» by Otilia Otlacan December 10th, 2008 at 9:00 am » Comments (0)

CHICAGO - Learning new search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) techniques that are cost-effective is at the heart of Search Engine Strategies Training (http://www.SearchEngineStrategies.com/chicago/training.html) slated for December 12, 2008, at the Chicago Hilton. The day of thorough, hands-on training with six sessions to choose from is designed to put theory into practice in a highly interactive environment. The SEM/SEO training immediately follows the Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago conference, running December 8-11, 2008, also at the Hilton. Aimed at consultants, site designers, website owners, in-house marketing professionals, among others, this in-depth training occurs in a small class setting ...more »

LookSmart’s Geo-Conversion Reporting Helps Connect Online Behavior With Offline Location

» by Otilia Otlacan December 9th, 2008 at 10:20 am » Comments (0)

Online Advertisers Focus Budgets Where the Buyers Are Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2008 Booth 410 SAN FRANCISCO - LookSmart, Ltd. (NASDAQ:LOOK), a premier search advertising network and management company, today launched a new geo-conversion reporting tool that enables online advertisers to improve return on investment by focusing their budget on the geographic locations best responding to a campaign. Unveiled today at the Search Engine Strategies conference in Chicago, these geo-conversion tracking reports can be as granular as needed, measuring results at the account, campaign, ad and keyword level, and returning conversion rates by country, designated market area (DMA), state, city and ZIP code. In ...more »

SEO Samba Introduces Its SEO Automation Platform to North American Search Marketers at the Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago Conference

» by Otilia Otlacan December 8th, 2008 at 11:10 am » Comments (0)

Search Engine Strategies Chicago 2008 Booth #424 CHICAGO - SEO Samba, a full-fledged SEO automation platform, unveils the first and only multi-tenants SEO platform for SEM firms and website marketers at 2008 Search Engine Strategies (SES) Chicago. SEO Samba is an exhibitor and sponsor in Chicago, where it will demonstrate its SEO platform in exhibitor booth #424. “While businesses are hard hit by rising pay per click costs, and the search marketing industry relies on hit or miss consulting, SEO Samba has built a system that helps website marketers succeed instantly with search engines instead of following ad hoc trial and error SEO ...more »