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Microsoft making a move on Facebook?

News The aim of that proposal was to build an online advertising powerhouse to rival Google. Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo!

Tags: facebook, yahoo, microsoft

[08 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: i'm Campaign

whitepaper Every time a user registered with the i'm campaign has conversations using Windows Live Messenger, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes.

Tags: bridges

[06 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: Cingular (the New AT&T)

whitepaper The approach was quick and hard-hitting: Create a one-day "Roadblock," or a complete buyout of all Windows Live Hotmail advertising, including the "Today" page, the sent-mail page, and the run-of-site banner to promote the Motorola L2.

Tags: voice - data integration

[04 May 2008]

Target Study Measures Online Advertising Spend Impact on Offline Sales ROI

whitepaper By studying the impact that online advertising has on offline sales and Return On Investment (ROI) compared to the traditional media frontrunners, Target gained insight to more profitable and cost-efficient ways to leverage their ad spend.

Tags: sales - marketing

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: 1-800-FLOWERS

whitepaper With Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions and research-industry frontrunner Marketing Evolution, it conducted a groundbreaking study to determine the proper role of online within a media mix. So how big of a role should Internet advertising play...

Tags: web content management

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: AG Interactive

whitepaper Microsoft adCenter was created not only as an advertising vehicle, but as a tool to help companies determine their target audience, analyze campaign performance, and use those results to improve campaign performance.

Tags: email

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Jeep

whitepaper That was the landscape that faced automaker Jeep, market researcher Millward Brown, and the Microsoft teams that came together to explore the effectiveness of in-game advertising in the Microsoft Xbox title, Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species.

Tags: sales - marketing

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Staples, Inc

whitepaper Between February 2 and April 15, 2007, Staples ran display advertising on MSNBC, MSN Money, and the MSN Tech & Gadgets site that delivered a substantial return on investment for Staples. Staples, Inc.invented the office superstore concept in 1986...

Tags: web content management

[03 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Sony

whitepaper To accomplish this goal, Sony turned to Microsoft and the Windows Live Messenger Tab, a mini advertising window within the Messenger environment. Sony wanted to forge a connection between film fans and current information on upcoming releases, so...

Tags: streaming media

[03 May 2008]

Ballmer on Yahoo!: Price in mind and not "a dime" more

News But Ballmer has not been able to come up with another alternative that would enhance Microsoft's online advertising business the way Yahoo! I'd like to have a better position relative to the guy who sells the most advertising.

Tags: bid, microsoft, yahoo

[02 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Customer Story: Nissan

whitepaper That notion sparked a collaboration between Nissan and Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. Nissan is the third largest japanese automobile manufacturer. It's hard to deny the allure of visually immersive video games.

Tags: gps - gis

[02 May 2008]

Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: NBC the Biggest Loser

whitepaper For NBC, it was time to test the boundaries of quick-turnaround Internet advertising vs.a big-budget multimedia campaigns just before the live season finale of The Biggest Loser. That's why it decided to collaborate with Microsoft Digital...

Tags: multimedia

[02 May 2008]

Legal Eye: Google declares trademark open season

Comment Already industry bodies such as the Industry of Practitioners in Advertising have called for a delay in the introduction of the changes and an explanation of their rationale. UK Ltd, in which the judge ruled that search engines had no...

Tags: keywords, google, search engines, trademarks

[30 Apr 2008]

Kids flocking to Blyk to bag free calls and texts

News It said the average cost to advertisers per response rate is 53p - which makes Blyk a more efficient form of advertising than online (£1.50), email (£2.00), direct mail (£12.50) and unprofiled mobile SMS (£2.22).

Tags: mobile advertising, blyk, mvno

[25 Apr 2008]

Cool tech gets down with the kids

News Everyone using an iPod is advertising Apple. Technology businesses need to monitor and be aware of such social trends if they hope to succeed - taking advantage of blogs, virtual worlds and online search summaries to help keep up with the kids - he...

Tags: ipod, apple, virtual worlds

[23 Apr 2008]

Yahoo! reports positive profits - Microsoft unconcerned

News stuck to its forecast for sluggish 2008 revenue growth of between three and 15 per cent in the face of weaker online-advertising demand in sectors such as finance, retail and travel. Yahoo! posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit yesterday...

Tags: profit, microsoft, yahoo

[23 Apr 2008]

Google reports sterling quarter

News Internet leader Google said yesterday it saw no impact from a weakening US economy as it posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit and waved off fears of an online advertising slump. and Microsoft in the market for online brand advertising...

Tags: profits, google

[18 Apr 2008]

Phorm defends 'traffic-analysis' methods

News The company behind an ISP-based web advertising user-tracking system has denied claims what it is doing is illegal. Ertugrul said: "We're delighted to have a dialogue with FIPR but it has to be in the context of how today's online world actually...

Tags: ripa, phorm

[11 Apr 2008]

Call to increase online data protection for teens

News According to a copy of the letter seen by silicon.com sister site CNET News.com "We ask that the FTC.recommend adoption of voluntary industry guidelines that define 'sensitive data' to include the online activities of all persons under the age of...

Tags: myspace, facebook

[10 Apr 2008]

Who's king of advertising? Web set to overtake TV

News The UK has the most developed online-advertising market in the world. According to the report by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), PricewaterhouseCoopers and the World Advertising Research Center, the UK online-ad market was worth £2.8bn in 2007.

Tags: tv, 4od, online ads

[09 Apr 2008]

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