Internet Marketing and Affiliate Marketing Aggregated News

Gong! YouTube adds skip button for pre-roll

2009-11-12T16:43:00Z

ADOTAS - When I go to watch a video online and the pre-roll video loads up, my eyes roll to the right-hand corner and follow the timer, sighing as every second clicks down and I can view what I set out to view. I accept the pre-roll as part of the trade-off for accessing free content, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. When I see a skip...

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Industry roundup

2009-11-12T15:36:16Z

ADOTAS - Are you still uploading standard definition Twitter vids? Put it in HD, man, with Vidly’s new HD video service for Twitter.Popular Front has hired Catherine Gillis as business development director. Gillis is an industry veteran whose background includes tenures at Larsen Design + Interactive and Azul 7. The Digital Partnership, a United...

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3 Inner Secrets of Success

2009-11-12T18:20:43Z

Yanik Silver shares how – in only a few short months – he achieved the ultimate Internet “fantasy” of making a lot of money from a simple (almost primitive) web site that runs itself virtually on complete autopilot. “…banked over $51,351.94 my first 6 1/2 months online…” In only a few short months I achieved the ultimate [...]

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Localized ads a hit on GPS devices

2009-11-12T15:22:46Z

ADOTAS - I laughed when the drummer of my band installed a GPS in our van before we toured the South and Midwest — a lifelong interpreter of maps, I saw no need for this technological novelty. However, as we looped back to our homebase of NYC, I had been converted — after traveling 5,000 miles and never getting lost, I couldn’t imagine taking a...

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The Flashing Christmas Light Technique for Writing Irresistible Bullet Points

2009-11-12T15:10:00Z

Step into a bookstore, find the business section, and pull out a book. Then flip the book to the back cover. Here’s what you’re sure to find on virtually every business book: A selection of well-chosen fascinating bullets. And there’s a reason why bullets make it to the back cover of a book. It’s because you tend to read the title, then the...

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ComScore to Study Online Impact of Massive's In-Game Ads

2009-11-12T13:45:02Z

Researcher will for the first time combine ad data from Microsoft console games with cookie-measured online behaviors.

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Does Price Impact Which Affiliate Poducts You Promote?

2009-11-12T13:31:50Z

When it comes to affiliate promotions do you tend to promote big ticket items or small ticket items (or both)? I ask the question because while at lunch with a few bloggers recently the topic came up and I discovered that the answers to the question varied quite a lot. On one hand some bloggers exclusively promoted big ticket items which could...

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How Not to Pose With a Tree

2009-11-12T11:00:08Z

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Can't top this

2009-11-12T10:32:00Z

Getting someone to switch is really difficult. Getting someone to switch because you offer more of what they were looking for when they choose the one they have now is essentially impossible. For starters, they're probably not looking for more. And beyond that, they'd need to admit that they were wrong for not choosing you in the first place. So,...

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Google Caffeine preparing for rollout

2009-11-12T07:56:32Z

The sandbox has been taken down and the announcement has been made. Google Caffeine is headed for prime time.. soonish. Caffeine isn’t a fluffy Google app, but a major change to what is under the hood of Google search. I wrote about Google Caffeine back in August and then promptly forgot about it. I visited the [...]

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Worldview Neuralgia (don't call your customers liars)

2009-11-12T05:14:00Z

If I had to pick a book of mine to recommend that you haven't read yet, it would probably be All Marketers are Liars. The reason you haven't read it, I'm guessing, is that it has a terrible title and had a worse cover. Lesson learned. All the details are right here on this little sub-blog. [Two other book updates: Purple Cow now comes with a new...

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Study: Social Media, Mobile Set to Impact Holidays in Big Way

2009-11-12T05:44:21Z

Deloitte finds significant numbers of consumers will use social media sites to shop for gifts.

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Affiliate Benchmarks 2009 Affiliate Research Study

2009-11-12T00:22:13Z

Affiliate Benchmarks just released its 2009 Affiliate Research Study. It is the most comprehensive report of its kind, with participation from 3,500 affiliates. It surveyed publishers on topics ranging from creative and promotional preferences, to business model segmentation. The results affirm that affiliate marketing has exploded over the...

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3 SEO tips you can't afford to miss

2009-11-12T00:44:48Z

In this episode of Marketing Obsessions with Kevin Lee, VP of Econsultancy, Rebecca Lieb, shares some pointers that could help strengthen your website's SEO.

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How to keep pace with changing consumer mindsets

2009-11-12T00:44:48Z

Achieving a deeper understanding of demographic trends can sometimes be the defining line between success and failure. Find out how to deliver your message to exactly the right audience segment.

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Why brand protection often fails in digital

2009-11-12T00:44:48Z

Believe it or not, some of the simple things we do to protect brands in offline media are not easily implemented in the digital realm. Here's what to look for.

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How To Get Ringtones On Your Android Phone – Step By Step Guide With Photos & Video

2009-11-11T23:40:40Z

Just picked up the Motorola Android powered Droid last week. Have had a lot of people ask for a more in depth review from me… First of all… lets get our priorities straight. We need to load up some ring tones. I could not find anywhere that had a good guide on how to do it. There was some information here and there but nothing like step by...

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First Droid Video. My Kids are Going to Kill Me…

2009-11-11T21:59:14Z

Several people have asked me about the camera and video quality on the droid phone. I haven’t done that much with either, but we did manage an impromtu video session last night. Here’s my three year old son Alex who appears to be doing Gilly (from SNL) doing Riverdance. I don’t know why he decided to dance, but hey, that’s what kids do. Is...

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Gannett Site For Moms Gets Viral Lift with Live-Streamed Birth

2009-11-11T21:58:51Z

One advertiser, a Midwest furniture maker, is the lucky beneficiary of traffic upswell.

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Pharma Group Makes Last-Ditch Pitch for FDA-Friendly Logo

2009-11-11T22:19:59Z

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America (PhRMA) is proposing a solution to the industry's online ad woes on the eve of a two-day Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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