A report from GroupM and comScore delves into how search and social media mingle and influence the purchase path of consumers. One of the findings was that when consumers were exposed to both search and social media, click-through rates rose by 94 percent.

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We take our industry for granted. It stresses us. It keeps us up at night. We bitch about it. We hate Google or Facebook. We wonder why a bird game can make one hundred million dollars…

The latest “Mobile Mix” report from Millennial Media shows that Android accounted for 54 percent of smart-phone ad impressions in January. However, Apple iOS ad requests grew the quickest during the month.

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Operation Blasted Out Text Message Spam at a “Mind-Boggling” Rate, Agency Alleges

The other day, we had the chance to meet one of our idols. Unlike most normal human beings this idol works in the online advertising space. They aren’t famous. They do have lots of money, but their wealth has nothing to do with what makes them…

For all its complexities the performance marketing space has only a few major pieces. Starting with the money, we have the advertisers. They pay the bills (most of the time). They come up with offers and more often than not they welcome additional…

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The latest quarter research report from Brightcove and TubeMogul shows that brands saw a “massive” jump in engagement in the fourth quarter of 2010 from the previous quarter, suggesting that “brands are improving the quality of their content and connecting with receptive audiences.”