DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10262012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Microsoft Surface debuts

Apple misses earnings

Samsung ships twice as many phones as Apple in Q3

Bing launches election site allowing you to filter stories by POV

Apple streaming audio to launch in 2013

START UPS

Pinbooster launches pay-to-pin ad platform for Pinterest

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Sprint posts loss as subs decline

Publicis growth slows

Interpublic posts disappoint quarter

RESEARCH

Half of UK shoppers will buy most holiday gifts online

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-25-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Q3 loss at Zynga. Company puts hopes on real money gaming

Yahoo homepage redesign in the works

STARTUP

Online guidance company WalkMe raises $5.5Mil

Pinterest makes the top 50 sites!

AGENCIES AND BRANDS

Ad revenue falls again at NYT

GAP moves away from AOR model       

As Cadillac goes global, it is shifting dollars to digital

Holding company growth slows    

RESEARCH

SMBs shift share of spend toward digital

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-23-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

iPad Mini debuts today

Y! revenue up 11%

Earnings call boosts Y! stock           

Analysts adjust expectations for FB

START UPS

Important new hires at Centro

Read about Chirpify the in stream commerce platform for Twitter and now Instagram

Info Army raises $17.3Mil for crowdsourced competitive intel platform

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Aeropostale uses iPad displays to attract customers

RESEARCH

The state of mobile video

Digital movies gaining in popularity

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-19-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

GOOG drops 8% as earnings disappoint

Interesting review of WIN 8

AOL launches cool web based email app

AMD misses earnings, plans 15% layoff

The “business” that is BING

STARTUPS

Check out Ubislate, the tablet for the 3^rd world - $40!

Best name ever “Appy Couple” raises $1.2Mil

AppsBuilder raises Euro1.5 Mil for cross platform dev tool

Small biz DSP SiteScout up to $20Mil in revenue

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

SONY to fire 10,000

RESEARCH

Mobile video viewing now averages 7 mins a day

ABI Research: NFC payments to hit $100Bil by 2016

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-18-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Analysts think FB is making headway in monetizing Mobile

Apple must publicly apologize to Samsung in the UK        

Rumor: Apple to acquire Color

Rumor: IBM to acquire Red Bend

FB opens up app install ads

START UPS

Selectable raises $2Mil

Check out Flit, the app that lets you shop 1000+online stores

BRANDS AND AGENCIES
Yowza: Newsweek eliminates Print

MasterCard rolls out new analytics offering

RESEARCH

Mobile Payments to explode by 2016

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-17-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Apple schedules announcement for 10-23, likely for iPad Mini

Apple buys Particle

Best Buy tablet on the way.

Google to launch $99 tablet for holz

Microsoft builds in IE internet access into Xbox – yet another browsing device

TV ads for Surface debut

START UPS

Babyzilla app debuts -= private soc net

Payments platform Braintree scores $35 Mil

AirPR a new PR pro marketplace for start ups

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

All about Showrooming, Amazon, and Best Buy

Nike drops Armstrong, Armstrong quits LiveStrong

RESEARCH

See how PC sales have plunged with arrival of tablets

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-15-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Softbank buys 70% of Sprint

New Y! page design – the first from the Mayer era

New MSFT music service

Analyst says WIN 8 expectations are low

Zynga alleges theft in suit against former employee

START UPS

Mojiva debuts tablet ad network

20 under 20 fellowships are back

Tvinci raises $4.5Mil to help cablecos build streaming video apps

BRANDS AMD AGENCIES

Ford uses social to change launch rules

The transformation of Hasbro

RESEARCH
Mobile Video set to explode

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-11-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Softbank in talks to buy Sprint

Groupon shares tumble as eBay enters daily deals biz

Woz dings Apple

Groupon searching for an agency

START UPS

AppSurfer out to be the YT of apps

Personalized shopping site Frank and Oak gets $5Mil

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Senator opens investigation into data brokers

ABC, SHO dominate social TV viewing/discussion

A Kindle clone for $13?

RESEARCH

Internet Ad Revenue up 14% in Q1

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-10-12

MAJOR COMPANIES

Office hits iOS an Android in Q1                      

FB battled SEC to keep mobile risks hidden before IPO

eBay pursues Pinterest style redesign

START UPS

VC majors get behind LendUp a payday loan start up.

Ridesharing app Sidecar raises $10Mil

MyEdu launches tools to help college students connect with employers

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Brands likely to ignore IE do not track

Walmart testing same day delivery                                 

RESEARCH

Forrester estimates programmatic buying to hit $27B in 2017

DIGITAL MARKETING NEWS FOR 10-9-2012

MAJOR COMPANIES

Rumors creating morale problem at Zynga

FB takes on Pinterest with Collections

FB “Want” button in test

Video interview: Carol Bartz

BRANDS AND AGENCIES

Pepsico 10: Where are they now?

Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2012 is out

Oreo holds jump ball for Superbowl spot between Wieden and Draft FCB

Translation says it is the new model agency

RESEARCH

Forrester reduces online ad forecast