A look at the underdog and talk of ad:tech: WhaleShark Media's RetailMeNot
Posted by: Francis Bea
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2012-11-12 14:18:13 -0800 | business-news
Slowly but surely shoppers are turning to digital aids like smartphones as an auxiliary guide or medium for purchasing decisions or transactions. One company that's facilitating consumer interest through discounts is WhaleShark Media, and while few have even heard of...
Drop in gold Price
Posted by: kiranriz
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-04-18 12:49:23 -0700 | business-news
The slump in gold prices has surprised traders and bankers as well as investors. What was the trigger? Here is what you need to know now about the gold market. Gold had already lost its high price over the last...
Burger King hack shows how online marketers can avoid indigestion
Posted by: Joe Kukura
Miami :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-02-21 09:34:35 -0800 | business-news
The official Twitter account for Burger King suffered a hostile takeover at the hands of pranksters early Monday morning. Unfortunately, whoever manages Burger King's digital presence was still enjoying their Presidents Day holiday -- making a bad situation much worse,...
Short sale in the suburbs: A cautionary tale
Posted by:
juliebryant
Mill Valley :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-01-29 13:53:22 -0800 | business-news
On a hilltop in beautiful Marin County in California sits an exuberantly colored house known as “Moonstone” by the people welcomed there for 29 years. It was a house open to orphans of the storm, and most beloved. Due to...
Learning from Hostess
Posted by: Barry Eitel
Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2012-11-28 11:54:15 -0800 | business-news
It turns out one of the most infamous fatalities of 2012 will be the Twinkie. After struggling for the last decade, Hostess Brands closed Friday, an absence that will be felt in grocery stores across the nation. Twinkie and Ding...
Five speakers to watch at Under the Influence 2013
Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-02-14 06:41:17 -0800 | business-news
Two is always better than one, and so the coming together of the ad:tech and Under the Influence conferences in San Francisco this April makes ad:tech San Francisco 2013 the event to watch for the marketing community. While ad:tech has...
Top five ways small businesses can attract corporate talent
Posted by: Joseph Thomas
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-12-07 08:47:54 -0800 | business-news
Often, one of the biggest issues small businesses face when growing their entity is the inability to attract top corporate talent. Think beyond traditional compensation packages and “vanity” benefits and dive deeper. Don’t forget, your small business has a ton...
Five must-have mobile apps for entrepreneurs
Posted by: kathrynhawkins
Scarborough :: ME :: USA | updated 2012-11-30 11:42:30 -0800 | business-news
In the past few years, smartphones have gone from luxuries to near-essentials: According to a recent Pew Report, 49 percent of Americans say that their phones operate on smartphone platforms, an increase of 10 percent from the previous year. Chances...
Four tips for building a Gen Y-friendly workplace
Posted by: kathrynhawkins
Scarborough :: ME :: USA | updated 2012-12-07 07:59:06 -0800 | business-news
If you’re ready to hire employees, there’s a good chance you’ll be drawing from the 70 million-plus youths who make up Generation Y. Half of Gen Y workers have already entered the workforce with more streaming in every day: They’ll...
DISH CEO claims we can all get along on commercial skipping
Posted by: Joe Kukura
Englewood :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-02-13 13:50:26 -0800 | business-news
Commercial brands and marketing agencies see DVR ad-skipping as the moral equivalent of Old Testament baby-killing. Devices like DISH Network's Hopper will skip the commercials when replaying a television show, and networks are furious. The television networks feel that ad-skipping...
Boost your sales this holiday season
Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2012-12-03 11:35:07 -0800 | business-news
The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the shopping extravaganza that has become part of the annual tradition. Every small business wants to see that boost in their accounts at the end of the year and so,...
Facebook’s new News Feed looks eerily similar to Google+
Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-03-09 20:27:15 -0800 | business-news
Feeling a sense of deja vu on seeing the redesigned News Feed on Facebook? Well, you’re not alone—there are many who think Facebook’s revamped News Feed looks a lot like a Google+ homepage. That’s right—the “clutter-free” feed with bigger images,...
HSBC fined record $1.9 billion for laundering Mexican drug cartel money (Video)
Posted by: Nina Rai
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2012-12-31 21:55:35 -0800 | business-news
Report By: Nina Rai Washington, Dec. 11, 2012 UK-based banking giant HSBC Holdings Plc has confirmed it will pay more than $1.9 billion to US authorities - the largest fine ever paid by a bank – as settlement in a...
Finding hidden value in online video advertising with OpenSlate
Posted by: Michael Foster
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2012-11-07 05:21:22 -0800 | business-news
When looking to buy ads on online video content, many advertisers perceive a huge gap between professional, premium content on Hulu or major network sites like NBC and CBS and the user-generated content that has made YouTube so massive. In...
How your small business can avoid its own ‘fiscal cliff’
Posted by: JohnJEgan
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2012-11-28 10:32:54 -0800 | business-news
The nation’s capital is buzzing about the looming “fiscal cliff.” If President Obama and Congress can’t agree on a budget deal by Jan. 1, billions of dollars in federal tax hikes and spending cuts will kick in. Advocates warn that...
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