"We can now literally target the household"

by Emily

Political campaigns have long been slow to adopt the "latest" in Madison Avenue advertising tactics. It is a common joke (truth) that we are operating "10 years behind" commercial advertisers. The latest trend--micro-targeted online ads that can literally be served on the household level--is poised to change that as political campaigns, PACs and other interest groups match data on how consumers (AKA voters) behave both online and off and what charitable donations they make with voter registration records. 

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   posted at 3:53pm on February 21, 2012

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What Are Quality Scores and Do They Matter?

by Cameron

If you've spent much time in Google's Adwords, you've probably seen a column for "Quality Score" -- but what is it?

In essence, Google runs a given keyword, it's ad, and the landing page through an algorithm. On the other side, the algorithm spits out the quality score.

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   posted at 11:59am on February 15, 2012

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A Valentine for Pinterest

by Annette

Dear Pinterest,

You are the hottest thing on the Internet right now.

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   posted at 6:23pm on February 14, 2012

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    Iceland / Pinterest / Valentine's Day

   

Superbowl Ads + Shazam

by Nick

Yup, its that time of the year. Superbowl ads! And this year, there is a new player in the game.

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   posted at 6:53pm on February 2, 2012

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    ads / football / shazam / superbowl / television

   

Internet Blackout Day: By the Numbers

by Amy

Internet Blackout day generated impressive online engagement, earned and social media.  And the impact was dramatic.

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   posted at 10:22am on January 31, 2012

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    advocacy / campaign / congress / Internet / internet blackout / pipa / social media / sopa