Online advertising revenues breached the $5.8 billion mark for Q1 2008, according to the lastes report by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). The report estimates Internet ad revenue increased by 18.2% in Q4 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.
“The fundamentals of interactive advertising spend continues to be positive, and [...]

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Google has introduced this week a new media planning tool that connects advertisers and publishers: Ad Planner. Ad Planner can help you identify websites most likely to attract an audience that you define by demographics and interests.
As a result, you can make better-informed advertising decisions.
When using Google Ad Planner, simply enter demographics and sites [...]

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We have come a long way in the world of Internet Marketing. From the age of information (think glorified electronic brochure) on the web to the world of snappy online transactions…we’ve now moved into the age of an experiential and social Internet, all great leaps in a relatively short space of time.
Hotel eMarketers can lay [...]

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YuMe, the largest online video advertising network, announced that it has been selected by Microsoft Corp. to complement Microsoft’s existing video advertising services.
Scheduled to begin this summer, YuMe will provide video advertising network management capabilities and sales for unsold inventory on Microsoft’s online properties.
“In working with YuMe, we will further maximize the value of [...]

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The Travel category online is an example of how the Internet has made our lives both easier and more complicated. It very clearly exemplifies “the paradox of choice.” Indeed, there are hundreds of travel sites that provide booking services and travel content of one sort or another. You’re “empowered” with information but also potentially overwhelmed [...]

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This summer hotel sales forecasts are mixed but industry analysts predict that the summer 2008 will not be as successful for hotels as previous ones. About finding opportunities in hospitality industry and tactics to drive business and sales in a ‘Not So Hot’ Summer, writes hospitality industry consultant Carol Verret.
There are markets that will perform [...]

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Microsoft has launched today the latest version of the Search and Give program which allows you to select a charity to receive some cash every time you use Microsoft Live Search to search the web.
The program has been around for over a year and has raised more than $250,000 for 20,000 local schools and non-profit [...]

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Social Media is all about conversation with customers. Online success of any business may rely more than ever on having a voice that people can trust, rely upon and consider it as credible source for information about a company or a product.
Marketers have ratcheted up their use of social media sites, which continue to garner [...]

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Hitwise share some UK data on the popularity of ‘accommodation’ and ‘hotel’ search terms amongst online customers and removes the guesswork around these terms.
Many terms are commonly used in an industry, but are not necessarily used by the consumer. A good example of this from the travel industry is: should you focus on ‘hotels’ as [...]

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