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Making The Most of Mobile Advertising

Mobile marketing increased by 75% between 2009 and 2010, the highest marketing jump of any platform – social media marketing increased by 32% and internet marketing by 14%. What does that mean for advertisers? It means that they have to start becoming active and creative with their mobile marketing campaigns and that will involve a strong understanding of how consumers interact with their mobile – when they use them most, how long they spend on them, and what they are using them for. Research indicates that the average mobile app session is 4.3 times longer than the average website session, this is likely due to the fact that people using mobile apps are doing so while they’re waiting in lines, sitting on the bus, or dottling until it’s time for their next appointment. Moreover, the average number of apps per smartphone device is almost one hundredth of the total number of apps available for IOS and Android devices and less choice means more focus. How can brands take advantage of consumers in these instances? Some suggestions are: 1. Personalised experiences for shoppers: By tracking down consumers once they visited a retailer’s site, brands can show them products according to the parts of the site they clicked on. It is of significant importance that all products and offers are relevant to each consumer since mobile shopping sites display little information

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Making The Most of Mobile Advertising

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Beyond Expectations – Getting the Most out of Facebook Like and Share

People long have loved to find new and innovative uses for the most innocuous technologies and advances. In the late 19th century, “moving pictures” were a nickel-arcade novelty. Today films such as Avatar are made on budgets comparable to military-grade hardware investments. Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone could barely call from one room to another; now the average iPhone has more uses and computing power than all the computers used in World War II combined. This trend is repeating itself with the rise of social media network marketing practices. What started as socialization programs only slightly more complex than the average e-mail client has grown into one of the newest and most promising marketing niches in the entire world

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When Paid Search May Be Losing You Money and You Don’t Know It

Using a PPC strategy was a good idea. From your perspective, it’s worked and it’s making you money. The figures tell the story. The click through rate is above average. The keywords and ads are working well. And you’re getting a satisfactory conversion rate and ROI. But simply taking your results at face value can give you a false picture. Because you can be making a big mistake when looking at these. The criterion of success for PPC search is whether it can meet your goals profitably through conversions.

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When Paid Search May Be Losing You Money and You Don’t Know It

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The Power of Online Video for Your Company – A SPN Exclusive Article

Using video to promote your website, services, or products has become an integral component of online advertising. With the explosive popularity of sites such as YouTube (now considered the number two search engine online), Vimeo, and others – it’s time to embrace video and make it work on behalf of your company and your website. Here are some amazing statistics about online video from 2010: * 172 million U.S. viewers watched an average of 14.6 hours of video. * Over 40% of consumers watch online videos on a weekly basis – Over 70% watch monthly. * YouTube serves over 1 billion videos per day.

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Third-Quarter Online Ad Revenues Estimated at Almost $6 Billion

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is below 8,000 and unemployment claims are at a 16-year high, but the current economic crisis appears to be having little impact on Internet advertising revenues.

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Third-Quarter Online Ad Revenues Estimated at Almost $6 Billion