Explore how AI is transforming search engine marketing, what the future of search might look like, and how leaders can adapt and prepare.
Articles, thought leadership, best practices, and advertising industry analysis from the Basis team.
Explore how AI is transforming search engine marketing, what the future of search might look like, and how leaders can adapt and prepare.
For many brands and agencies that have long favored such traditional media as print newspapers, radio and television to carry their advertising messages, navigating the complexity of advertising in the fragmented digital landscape is a daunting proposition.
Nearly half (47.3%) of brands said they plan to invest more in local marketing for 2013 than they did in 2012, and much of that investment will go into mobile local marketing. Half of Americans have mobile connections to the Web through either a smartphone or tablet, according to Pew Research. Nielsen released its new Cross Platform Report yesterday, which reveals that simultaneous usage continues to grow.
In case you missed it here is a great article related to consumer frustrations at the frequency of Apple product releases, by Heather Somerville from the Mercury News. In the article, Heather begins to capture the fatigue associated with maintaining ‘early adopter’ status, as well as the disappointment of consumers who have to pony-up repeatedly to maintain their place at the top of the pyramid.
It’s already November and before we know it we will be ringing in the New Year. Between now and the end of December, shopping becomes most people’s hobby and habit. In the digital media world, we speak frequently about the successes of targeting shoppers on their mobile phones, but there might be another opportunity we are missing out on.
Was 2012 the “Year of Mobile” as many players in the space have preached, promised and prayed it would be? While I’m not thrilled to say it, it probably wasn’t. Mobile advertising remains nestled in a space of spending limbo in the grand scheme of noted brands’ advertising budget.
A recent article on ClickZ spoke to a partnership between publisher Gannett Co., Inc. and comScore. The publishing powerhouse will be using comScore to implement viewable impression measurement across ad campaigns appearing on USATODAY.com.
BIA/Kelsey forecasts U.S. mobile local advertising revenues to grow from $664 million in 2011 to $5.8 billion in 2016, representing a compound annual growth rate of 54.2%. U.S. retailers will earn $54.47 billion online during November and December this year, up 16.8% over online holiday season sales in 2011. Today, cross-channel marketing is imperative.
Watch Tom Sosnoff, host of Get Tasted, a show on the internet-based channel The tastytrade Network, interview Centro CEO Shawn Riegsecker for their regular feature: “Bootstrapping in America.”
One of the top stories on this Election Day is the unprecedented amount of money that has been funneled into campaigns. For marketers the juiciest subplot has been the portion of it that has been allocated to digital versus traditional media.