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Consolidation of mobile advertising firms

It would appear that the effects of the recession are causing some consolidation in the mobile advertising industry. One of the latest examples of this can be found in the buyout of mSnap by SmartReply. The latter company creates custom marketing campaigns for clients that can be used over the telephone and through email. There [...]

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Traditional newspapers are disappearing rapidly

It is hardly a surprise anymore when another newspaper announces that they will no longer exist in print format. Instead these newspapers are heading online and not a whole lot of people seem to be upset about it. One of the biggest reasons for the new trend is related to advertising Over the last three [...]

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Interactive marketing is still growing while online ads spending decline

Many smaller companies find it difficult to determine what makes the most sense in terms of advertising. As these companies all have a limited marketing budget, it is important that the money is spent in the best possible way to promote the company. A new report indicates that many smaller companies are spending their marketing [...]

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Google invests in digital advertising research

In an effort to better understand the impact of digital advertising, Google will be investing money to research the trend. Google will not be conducting the research alone. Instead, the Internet giant will join ranks with WPP, which is an advertising company based in the United Kingdom. Together these two companies will contribute around $4.6 [...]

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Mobile web advertising growing rapidly

Over the last year, the number of people in the US who turn to their mobile devices to search the web on a daily basis has doubled. In January nearly 22 million people were taking advantage of the mobile web. This means that companies like Google have probably not been able to fully capitalize on [...]

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Bill focused on web advertising meets its demise

The State Senate in Utah killed a bill which was attempting to regulate the way in which web advertisers used trademarks. This particular bill would have made it illegal for a company to use the trademark of another company as a trigger for one of its own web advertisements. This was not the first time [...]

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Behavioral web advertising sparks concerns about privacy

A new survey published by TRUSTe shows that Americans view their privacy on the internet as a primary concern. Over 90% of the people that responded to the survey commented that privacy was at least somewhat of a concern to them. One form of web advertising called behavioral targeting, which produces advertisements based on a [...]

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The end of Microsoft’s adCenter Analytics is quickly approaching

For those of you that are familiar with Microsoft’s adCenter Analytics, it is time to say farewell. The software giant has announced that it will be ending the program which is currently in a beta phase and being tested by a number of people. Those who were participating in the beta phase will be able [...]

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