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  • Infographic: The State of Online Video in 2012

    SundaySky, a company that helps businesses reach prospects and customers with video, offers an overview of the state of online video in 2012. The company used its own data and pulled stats from various sources, including comScore, eMarketer, Nielsen and Pew Internet, to create this infographic. Among the interesting findings are: –

  • Christmas 2012 Was Huge for Tablets, iPads Still Leading the Way

    According to Flurry, a mobile analytics firm, Dec. 25, 2012, saw more iOS and Android device activations than on any other day

  • Facebook Allows Advertisers to Customize Ad Headlines

    Facebook is giving advertisers the ability to customize the headlines of their sidebar ads for their Facebook pages, apps and events via the API, Power Editor and self-serve ad tool. This ability to tailor headlines was previously available only to advertisers linking off of Facebook. All advertisers are now able to customize their headlines with […]

  • New Year’s Resolutions and Recommendations for Online Marketers in 2013

    The onslaught of Christmas music has relented, TBS is no longer running “A Christmas Story,” and happy teenagers are showing off their new iPads and iPhones at the local Starbucks during normal school hours. Yes, the 2012 holiday season is winding down and it’s time for people to engage in those inner debates about whether […]

  • The Slowing Hype Over ‘SoLoMo’

    “SoLoMo,” the abbreviated name for “social, local and mobile,” has always sounded a lot like “slow mo.” Well, as we head into 2013, slow motion might be exactly how to describe SoLoMo, according to a Wall Street Journal article. With Facebook, Zynga and Groupon seeing their IPOs flounder, the sheen on SoLoMo is a thing […]

  • Lycos to Launch a Revamped Search Engine in 2013

    When you think of “search,” Google, Yahoo and Bing probably come to mind right away, with AOL, Ask.com and even Facebook possibly popping up after a few extra seconds of thinking. Well, Lycos is hoping that in 2013, you’ll recall their name too. Yes, the search engine of the ’90s is still alive and kicking, […]

  • Infographic: Content Marketing vs. Traditional Advertising

    Marketo, a marketing-automation software firm, put together a helpful infographic comparing content marketing and traditional advertising. It addresses why companies should use content marketing, how companies are using it and if budgets are allotting more money for the tactic. Here are some of the tidbits of information included: –

  • The 7 Best Branded Content Campaigns of 2012

    “Though brand-created content is not novel, the practice fully bloomed in social-media-saturated 2012,” writes Shane Snow at Ad Age. He highlights seven shining examples of brands that used content to effectively and creatively build awareness this past year: 1)

  • 55tuan Is the First Chinese Groupon Clone to Be Profitable, According to Its CEO

    The month ending on Dec. 25 was a good one for 55tuan, a Groupon clone in China, according to the company’s CEO. If true, this would make 55tuan the first daily-deals site in the Asian country to turn a profit at a large scale. The group-buying scene hasn’t been an easy one to thrive in: […]

  • Why Your Blog Isn’t Generating Leads and How to Fix It

    If your blog isn’t generating leads, you’ll probably want to diagnose what ails it, and you should find some sort of comfort in knowing that blogging and inbound marketing aren’t working well for many marketing agencies, social media pros and other related businesses. Here are seven possible reasons why this may be the case: 1) […]