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3 key mobile takeaways for marketers this holiday season
December 17, 2013 By

Before your business starts throwing dollars toward mobile campaigns to reel in armies of shoppers at the mall, buyer beware: much of the conventional wisdom about how and where people use their devices is wrong.

Delivering on the promise of privacy for advertisers
December 16, 2013 By

There is an education gap in consumer privacy across online and mobile, so let us set the record straight.

Predictive advertising: Informed efforts for optimized results
December 13, 2013 By

At the end of the day, it is data science that provides the predictive analytics that can drive an uplift in conversion, decreased costs and ultimately delivery of the right ad creative at the right time and place.


Mobile ad measurement: The impediment to mobile ad industry scale
December 12, 2013 By

We all concede that there is a huge gap in traditional mobile advertising measurement. Since the prevailing standard for measurement is clicks, advertisers put all their efforts and confidence in measuring clicks as a barometer for campaign success.

How to predictively target mobile buyers: Evolution of ad targeting
December 11, 2013 By

Targeting involves a lot of guesswork. Just because someone visits a site, dwells on a profile or engages with some content does not necessarily make him or her a prime candidate for your campaign.

Predictive mobile real-time bidding: The killer app for Big Data
December 9, 2013 By

Contrary to industry misperception, real-time bidding does not devalue inventory, bid on remnant inventory, compromise brand safety or hurt the relationship between advertisers and publishers.


Key tips for a mobile-first approach to marketing
December 6, 2013 By

Mobile open rates of email are 48 percent in the U.S. and 55 percent for the retail industry, social sharing on mobile occurs twice as often as shares on the desktop, and redemption rates for mobile coupons are 10 times higher than those of traditional coupons.

3 ways Apple’s iPad is revolutionizing architectural visualization
December 5, 2013 By

With Apple releasing its latest version of the iPad – one that will make it even easier to generate excitement for your projects – it is becoming clear that visual storytelling for a brand is essential for forward-thinking marketers.

Why a mobile strategy is an omnichannel strategy
December 4, 2013 By

Stop looking for data to defend or dismiss one channel over another. Do not accept the silos and turf battles as inevitable.


Can marketers and publishers trust their mobile click-through rates?
December 3, 2013 By

The rise in CTRs on mobile has fueled the proliferation of mobile ads and promotions, and many marketers have celebrated impressive click-throughs for various campaigns. But CTRs do not equal sales leads.

Mobile black swans and turkeys
December 2, 2013 By

On the return flight home for Thanksgiving this past week, I read Nassim Taleb’s book, “The Black Swan,” and decided that ‘tis the season to draw profound parallels between innovation and poultry.

App store SEO is most overlooked user acquisition channel
November 27, 2013 By

How can search engine optimization, one of the most important user acquisition channels for Web marketers, be so overlooked in the mobile sector?


Why social marketing is tailor-made for luxury goods
November 26, 2013 By

When the social media revolution hit, luxury brands hung back, preferring to be fearful angels rather than rushing fools. They saw inherent contradictions between luxury goods and social media.

Reinventing SMS for the holidays
November 25, 2013 By

It is that time again. The Christmas decorations and candy are already out in the chain pharmacy stores, and it will not be long before the traditional holiday music starts playing.

Outdoor Advertising Association of America pushes standards and best practices for mobile and social media
November 20, 2013 By

The Outdoor Advertising Association of America recently established standards and best practices for mobile and social integration with out-of-home media. This paves the way for a consistent mobile integration with OOH ads.


Is your luxury product tomorrow’s commodity?
November 19, 2013 By

While there have always been fads in luxury — remember the giant bird feathers on Victorian ladies’ hats? — most luxury goods have had a permanence to them that made their status and value predictable. That is changing — fast.

The inflection point of omnichannel marketing
November 19, 2013 By

Intel cofounder Andy Grove describes an inflection point as “an event that changes the way we think and act.” Inflection points can be the result of action taken by a company, government or invention. But how do we know when we are truly at an inflection point?

Eye tracking is changing mobile marketing
November 18, 2013 By

What if I told you that the entire system used to measure the impact of mobile advertisements is flawed – and you could do something about it?


How to handle mobile app customer service and support
November 15, 2013 By

As the mobile-application user base grows, so does the volume of trouble tickets: the emails, phone calls, tweets and other messages from users who are confused or upset.

Ring in the holidays with mobile marketing
November 14, 2013 By

Mobile is the media for the moment. Advertisers, retailers and brands simply must have mobile as an integrated part of their holiday marketing plans and budgets. Fortunately, it is not too late to deploy the proper efforts.

The costs of travelling with Apple iOS7 devices overseas
November 13, 2013 By

Apple’s recently launched iOS7 has given iPhones and iPads a whole new look and feel, but the update also raises concerns for consumers who are traveling abroad with these devices.