March 01, 2013
Ineffective measurements and VoC tactics can lead local marketers astray.
October 11, 2012
Bad transactional experiences make people mad—but without a smart brand marketing plan in place it's unlikely consumers will be at the point of transaction at all.
October 01, 2012
OgilvyOne Worldwide chairman and CEO Brian Fetherstonhaugh explains why global marketing required relevant local campaigns.
September 04, 2012
As a marketer, the pressure to more effectively attract customers in a challenging economy while communication channels are exploding makes for a daunting challenge.
July 12, 2012
Cox Digital Solutions, an online advertising solutions firm, is partnering with Gannett, a media and marketing solutions company.
June 14, 2012
Personalized radio service Pandora is launching a platform designed to allow local media companies to sell Pandora inventory combined with their own advertising products.
May 07, 2012
Sears Holdings Corp. launched hyper-local shopping sites for all of their U.S. locations May 7, an initiative that's intended to drive online consumers into Sears stores, said Tom Aiello, division VP of marketing at Sears Holdings Management Corporation.
May 01, 2012
Foursquare is a great way for marketers to offer incentives by implementing a discount for check-ins. I'm continuously surprised by the number of brands that don't take advantage of this easy opportunity.
April 01, 2012
Retail icon Macy's refashions its flagship store and marketing strategy.
Google acquired personalized recommendation company Clever Sense, the company said on Dec. 13. A Google spokesperson declined to disclose terms of the acquisition.
Local business reviews site Yelp filed for a $100 million initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 17. The company plans to go public in 2012, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
U.S. local social media advertising spending will increase from $400 million in 2010 to $2.3 billion by 2015, according to a report released by research firm BIA/Kelsey on Nov. 14.
Eighty-six percent of marketers intend to localize their marketing campaigns, according to a survey conducted by the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council. Only 12% of respondents believe they have highly evolved local campaigns and analytics, and nearly 50% say their local campaigns have underperformed and need new strategic thinking.
Sears Holdings Corp. launched a digital advertising program on Oct. 26 that will offer consumers weekly circulars for hundreds of Sears and Kmart stores nationwide, said Tom Aiello, VP of public relations at Sears Holdings.
October 11, 2011
Wal-Mart Stores launched approximately 3,500 store-specific Facebook pages that enable consumers to receive offers and updates from local Wal-Mart retail locations.
Google acquired restaurant reviews company Zagat on September 8. The Zagat team will continue to work at its New York office and retain its brand, products and services.
September 01, 2011
Two of email's great attributes are its flexibility and ability to deliver dynamically targeted messages in a one-to-one fashion.
Gannett Co. will expand its display advertising partnership with Yahoo to all of its broadcasting division's 19 markets by the first week of next February.
US mobile advertising spending will increase 406% from $790 million in 2010 to $4 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released June 23 from BIA/Kelsey. Local mobile advertising spending, which the advisory firm predicted will increase 600% from $404 million in 2010 to $2.8 billion in 2015, will drive the growth in large part.
Revenue from local online advertising will nearly double in the next four years, climbing to $42.5 billion by 2015 from $21.7 billion in 2010, according to a forecast from advisory firm BIA/Kelsey. Marketers will earn $24.9 billion in revenue from interactive local marketing this year, according to the report.
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What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
