Topic

Digital

  • People in the News

    Nikki H.M. Jackson has been appointed search engine optimization manager at Brilliant Blue. Jackson will be responsible developing Internet marketing and SEO strategies for the agency’s clients.

  • 3 in 5 Merchants Say Holiday Sales Up: DMA Survey

    (Multichannel Merchant) People are spending more of their holiday dollars this year through catalogs and the Internet, according to a survey conducted by the New York-based Direct Marketing Association.

  • Search in 2007: The Year of Integration

    Increasingly marketers have come to view search as more than just a direct marketing vehicle. In 2007, expect this view to continue gaining momentum, bringing with it several changes,

  • Taking Work and Waste out of B-to-B Search Marketing

    The great basic advantage of search marketing directed at consumers is that users self-qualify: If they put into that query box the keyword that brings up your ad or the organic link to your page, then chances are strong that they

  • GenieKnows Vertical Search Is Where It’s At

    If you listen to industry observers, vertical search is a tool with a lot of appeal for users, many of whom are reportedly growing weary of getting back 10 pages of results on a single-word query. Of course, it can also be an effective strategy for the engines taking that vertical approach: It means they

  • Watch Your Rep on Social Networks

    Last month I planned a trip to Italy to visit a friend in Florence. Snagging a cheap fare to London proved painless; all I needed to complete the junket was a frugal flight from London to Italy. My friend told me there were inexpensive fares via Ryanair. But before booking my ticket, I did a little research on this unfamiliar airline. My first stop: the Yahoo! Answers community site. Boy, did this community have a lot to say about Ryanair.

  • Atlas Expands in Ad Tech Market Through Acquisition

    Atlas, a Seattle-based digital marketing technology firm, has acquired for $30 million Accipiter, an online advertising technology firm located in Raleigh, NC.

  • Partnership to Target Pay Per Call Ads to Cell Phones

    Ingenio Inc., a San Francisco-based provider of pay per call advertising services, has formed a partnership with JumpTap Inc., a mobile search and advertising services firm located in Cambridge, MA.

  • Google Ads on the Air

    Google has begun beta testing selling radio spots through the AdWords platform that marketers use to bid on pay-per-click search ad placements.

  • Patriots’ Quarterback Brady Sues Yahoo Over Ads

    New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is suing Yahoo alleging that the Web portal used his likeness in ads touting its fantasy football service without his permission.