TripAdvisor ProActively Adopts Viewability Standard With “Delayed Ad Call” + MORE

TripAdvisor ProActively Adopts Viewability Standard With “Delayed Ad Call” – marketingland.com TripAdvisor ushered in a big change to their display ad placement platform last week that could have repercussions well beyond the travel industry.  In a proactive response to ad industry initiatives to move from a “served” to a “viewable” impression metric, the company… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » 70 Percent of Mobile Searches Lead to Online Action Within an Hour – marketingpilgrim.com If you received traffic from a search engine today, send a thank you card to Alan Emtage. He built...

Freebie: The Collective Legal Guide For Designers (Contract Samples) + MORE

48 Tweetable Stats To Make You An Online Marketing SmartyPants – unbounce.com/blog (Image source) So you want to become an online marketing smartypants? Or maybe you already are one and want to show-off your marketing knowledge to your thousands of twitter followers? Well looketh no further, here’s your one-stop shop to a giant handful of interesting marketing stats. Learn some rad new marketing facts, take your pick of the best, and tweet away… Continue Reading On unbounce.com/blog » Freebie: The Collective Legal Guide For Designers (Contract Samples) – smashingmagazine.com    Rule number one for designers of all kinds: use a...

Amazon Acquires Goodreads: Boon or Bust for Small Publishers? + MORE

HP Empowers Social Care in Customer-Manned Forums – socialmediaexplorer.com They may not be talked about much, but forums are a driving force in true social media success. Social Media Explorer has experienced the prevalence of forums first hand. When we begin working with a client we create a Conversation Report, which uncovers research on where online conversations are happening around their brand, competitors and industry… Continue Reading On socialmediaexplorer.com » PR and the Airline ‘Fat Tax’: Endless Possibilties – prnewsonline.com/prnewsblog/ Recently, Dr. Bharat P. Bhatta of Sogn og Fjordane University College in Norway, laid out a modest proposal in the...

Marketing Day: March 26, 2013 + MORE

5 Big Brand Landing Page Examples [with Critiques] – unbounce.com/blog The big question here is: “Do the big brands produce better landing pages than the average SMB?” Do they utilize professional designers and take advantage of their status and brand image to design experiences that work in perfect concert with their other brand properties (Website, magazines, advertising)? In this post, I’ll look at 5 company’s landing pages and critique what’s good and bad about each of them – and things they might want to throw into an A/B test for optimization… Continue Reading On unbounce.com/blog » High-Speed Coding: Goodbye, Zen...

Yahoo’s Firefox Toolbar Serving Up Questionable Affiliate Links As Coupons + MORE

Yahoo’s Firefox Toolbar Serving Up Questionable Affiliate Links As Coupons – marketingland.com Yahoo’s partnership with a toolbar provider has led to questionable affiliate links showing up in the latest version of Yahoo’s Firefox toolbar. How questionable? In one case, an affiliate was redirecting traffic from Ticketmaster.com to a competing online ticket seller. In other cases,…. Continue Reading On marketingland.com » The 3 Keys to Success – ducttapemarketing.com/blog/ Enjoy this guest post from Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Joe Costantino. photo credit: seeveeaar via photopin cc What separates the good from the great in any endeavor? What allows one athlete to compete...

Will A Watch or Glasses Be The Norm for Internet Users? + MORE

How a Pro Marketer Would Sell a Used Workout Machine on Craigslist – blog.crazyegg.com It doesn’t matter whether you are writing offers for a Fortune 500 company or Craigslist. To get results, you use the same basic techniques. Let’s take a look at some Craigslist ads to see what works. Then try the same techniques on your own sales pages and see if they don’t make a difference. Start with a compelling title Every offer should start with a strong headline… Continue Reading On blog.crazyegg.com » Business to Business Alternative Marketing – marketingtechblog.com One of the opportunities for Business to...