Internet Ad Revenues in the U.S. Top $20 Billion in H1 2013, Mobile Surges 145%

According to the latest figures from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PwC US, Internet ad revenues in the U.S. hit $20.1 billion in the first six months of 2013, an 18 percent increase from the $17.0 billion in Internet ad revenues in the first half of 2012. The latest “IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report”…

Webinar Tech Trends

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

In this Chief Marketer Tech Round-Up, learn how you can leverage social media tools to boost webinar registrations and attendance—and keep the connection going during and after the event. Discover: How to create more effective registration pages Ideas to amplify social sharing Ways to engage participants during events And more! Sponsored by:  

Why Google Is Encrypting Search Keyword Data and How to Work Around It

Late last month, marketers saw a mild headache swell to a full-blown migraine when it was confirmed that Google was, indeed, taking steps toward encrypting all of its search activity. In other words, that already pesky “(not provided)” line in the Google Analytics report for organic search will soon obfuscate just about all of a…

Pinterest logo

Pinterest Ads Are Unleashed Into the Wild

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Pinterest has begun testing promoted pins from a select group of businesses in search results and category feeds on the Web and in its mobile apps. These pins will be labeled as promoted and will display a link to a page where users can learn more about promoted content on Pinterest.