Archive for May, 2010

Adneedle Launches Local Online Advertising Marketplace with G.U.T.S.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Adneedle, the new online advertising marketplace, introduces an innovative way for advertisers to create and manage campaigns and target local audiences using its proprietary G.U.T. (Geo User Targeting) technology. Groups as specific as new grandparents, owners of Volkswagens or purchasers of Advil can be pinpointed, targeted and retargeted, ensuring that advertising dollars are spent in the …

Forbes buying online news start-up True/Slant

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Forbes Media is buying the online news start-up True/Slant, marrying two companies with vastly different approaches to journalism and publishing.

The Solution to Online Media’s Advertising Revenue Conundrum

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

So, I’m a couple paragraphs into this Dan Walters’ column on a coalition of education groups filing suit in Alameda County to declare California’s public school system unconstitutional when…

Adneedle Launches Local Online Advertising Marketplace with G.U.T.S.

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Adneedle, the new online advertising marketplace, introduces an innovative way for advertisers to create and manage campaigns and target local audiences using its proprietary G.U.T. (Geo User Targeting) technology. Groups as specific as new grandparents, owners of Volkswagens or purchasers of Advil can be pinpointed, targeted and retargeted, ensuring that advertising dollars are spent in the …

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. Names Mr. George Kai Chu as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CNET) (“ChinaNet” or the “Company”), a leading full-service media development, advertising and communications company for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the People’s Republic of China (“China”), today announced its Board of Directors has elected Mr. Kai Chu as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the Company, effective May 12, 2010. Mr …

New WebVisible Contest Will Award Three Months Free Local Online Advertising to U.S. Small Businesses, Kicks Off with …

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

WebVisible ( www.WebVisible.com ) today launched a nationwide contest and a new original Web video series both calling attention to the still-vast divide that separates consumers looking for local products or services and the very businesses theyre seeking. read more

Combining brand and direct response together online is the key to success

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

It is believed that online advertising is still largely undervalued for branding. The Internet is still disproportionately used for direct-response advertising.

Online now 10pc of all Kiwi media spend

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

The IAB released its numbers yesterday and here are some highlights:Q1 total spend was up 12.31 per cent over Q1 2009 (excellent!) but also “…online advertising is now over 10 per cent of all domestic media spend, with all other…

Forbes buying online news startup True/Slant

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Forbes Media is buying the online news startup True/Slant.

Paper Directories Add Online Function: Bigger, Better, Faster

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

7Mainstreet (http://www.7mainstreet.com), the online directory that connects businesses to consumers, signed a non-exclusive agreement with Anderson Directory Sales, a major seller of national print directory advertising. Under the sales and marketing agreement, Anderson will serve as one of 7Mainstreets sales and marketing arms for the print directory market and as a …