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Yahoo Says Our Biggest Competitor is TV? No Kidding?!?

September 29th, 2010

Well, Carol Bartz got one thing right when she told a crowd recently that their biggest competition was TV. But that hardly seems like a revelation. There has never been a question, as far as I can tell, that the big competition for ad dollars was TV.But I have to disagree with the reason why [...]

Lessons from the Outlook Report

May 25th, 2010

I had the good fortune this year to participate in the creation of the Razorfish Outlook Report, and it was a very enlightening experience. In fact, I was asked to take on the article that probably gets the most scrutiny from the outside, and can raise the most controversial of topics. And this year was [...]

The Click-Through Rate Must Die

May 10th, 2010

I’ll never forget one of the first conversations I had with a publisher in my early days as an Account Manager.  We called one of the publishers - and to this day I can’t remember who it was - to tell them that we were going to optimize out of their site due to poor [...]

Some Suggestions for Publishers and Media Companies

November 18th, 2009

A recent IAB and Bain study announced last week offers publishers a view into why the digital medium is still struggling to be widely considered a branding medium rather than a direct response medium. It is an excellent study, and outlines a few key areas where media companies need to improve.

Rather than trying to recap [...]

Is Anyone STILL Using Click-Through Rate?

June 21st, 2009

Are advertisers still measuring success by click-through rate?  Apparently so.  The fact that there is ANOTHER report out that there is a measure beyond click-throughs solidifies it.  OPA, comScore Teamed to Tout Banner Ad Value
And I thought we put that to bed in 2001.  Seriously.  But I guess we shouldn’t be surprised when the New [...]

Shocking! The last ad click may not be the most valuable!

February 23rd, 2009

Here it is again - something we have been saying for years: if you are measuring the success of your campaigns based on the last ad clicked, it’s time to re-evaluate your ROI calculations.

Link: click here
Article excerpt: The great paradox of the web is that it’s an interactive medium and everything can be measured. And that’s [...]

Week of 12.15.08/Top Stories

December 15th, 2008

DigitalInStore/WhyAppsFail/Search&Display/CyberMonday
Physical store are changing because of digital interventions
Mobile applications, connected screens are all changing the physical retail business. More and more, stores are becoming showrooms. How does this change the way we market and sell?

business week
 
Why most marketing-driven widgets and apps are doomed to fail - they are not ads!
It’s all about utility. [...]

As “measurable” media grows, be careful not to sub-optimize your digital

December 15th, 2008

We have been telling our clients this for years, but measuring your search separately from your display advertising is a mistake if you are trying to drive sales.

Atlas
 
Article links:
Downturn Likely to Curb Auto Ad Experiments Online
Online Will Continue To Expand Amid ‘09 Global Ad Recession
Display Boosts Search Performance
 
Musing:
I have posted about this recently (see posting [...]

Kellogg: Digital ROI Surpasses That of TV

September 11th, 2008

The ability to deeply target online is key to the shift in Kellogg’s spend.

Picture: AdAge.com
Article excerpt:  After Success With Special K, Marketer to Shift More Spending Online. The digital divide is narrowing for Kellogg Co., which today said its return on online investment for the Special K brand has surpassed that of broadcast TV over [...]

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