'Cosmopolitan' launched the Cosmo Karma Project, a social media initiative sponsored by Estee Lauder, to benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, on October 26. The magazine also seeks to grow its subscriber base with the initiative.

Tom Phillips, former director of search analytics at Google, has recently stepped into a new role as President and CEO of Media6Degrees, a venture-backed start up. Two weeks into his new position, Phillips shared his thoughts on how next generation advertising will leverage the best of search, display and the social graph.

Welcome to "Patient Critical: Madison Avenue," where new and legacy media vehicles struggle to capture declining advertising dollars, deliver ROI and answer the question: What marketing media are worth saving? Digital media may have set the bar for sales-attribution reporting, but today, that's not enough. Delivering ROI requires an understanding of how all media work together and how spends should shift holistically to achieve the greatest net impact for a client.

DMNews speaks with Amy Kennedy, VP of marketing at Wine.com, about the evolution of the e-commerce site's product recommendations

Despite plateauing this year, Web banner ads remain a major source of advertising revenue for marketers. However, their creators are working to improve their effectiveness and interactivity with consumers.

Add Toys "R" Us to the list of retailers that recently introduced or reintroduced in-store layaway — a service that had been eliminated by many retailers.

Marketers are finding success building Facebook games and fan pages to engage customers and build loyalty

Ask.com is running video banner ads and a Facebook-integrated microsite to promote its Ask Deals retail price index search engine.

Snack food manufacturer Wise Foods Inc. has debuted a new digital marketing campaign called "Rock the Cheez," that calls teens to create virtual bands online. The campaign is part of an effort to promote a new image of the Cheez Doodles brand.

To introduce its new four-seat sports car, the Panamera, Porsche Cars North America is running an integrated effort designed to expand the company's audience beyond sports car fans and to reach luxury car drivers. The multichannel effort, "Welcome to the Family," was created by Porsche's agency of record Cramer-Krasselt Chicago with the goal of retaining existing customers and acquiring new ones.