Media Buying

Digital media buyers today aren't just in the business of negotiating transactions. They are planners, strategists, and sages, ever at the ready to act and react. As digital technologies and media consumption habits change, so do advertising opportunities, creating a minefield of interactive marketing complexities. Through her weekly column, your online sherpa Tessa Wegert can help you navigate it, and prepare for what's next.

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The Best New Ads Tell a Story

May 16, 2013 - If you can tell a story that engages and intrigues, and do it within a simple ad format, consumers will pull up a chair and listen. Comments

Pandora Launches e-Business Ad Integration for Simpler Media Buying

pandora1 May 15, 2013 - Pandora has revealed a new e-Business advertising technology solution that it claims will allow for frictionless planning and buying for media buyers. Comments

Be a Smash: Marketing Lessons From a Failed TV Show

smash May 14, 2013 - Remember: it all starts with a good product, don't forget to tell the story behind the story, and social media and reviews are key to any campaign's success. Comments

5 Social Media Contests to Complement Ad Campaigns

alicia-keys-bb May 9, 2013 - Whether you choose the social site that currently hosts the greatest number of your fans or the one you're most eager to infiltrate next, a social media contest will complement your ad campaigns. Comments

Marketing in 2013 - Ads Are Only the Beginning

pepsi-wheel-of-levy May 2, 2013 - If you really want to connect with the kinds of consumers who'll be brand advocates and lifelong fans, you need to offer more than an ad message. Comments

Tales From the Digital Content NewFronts (DCNF)

newfronts Apr 30, 2013 - Why are we, the forward-thinking, trailblazing, innovative digital creators, retrofitting ourselves into an analog construct? Comments

Google Receives Viewability Accreditation

Google logo Apr 29, 2013 - Google’s Active View viewability measurement solution has been given the nod from the Media Rating Council. Comments

3 Online Video Trends

somersby-cider Apr 25, 2013 - We're seeing some exciting developments in online video advertising that promise to deliver a better online video marketing experience for brands and consumers alike. Comments

Buying Into Blogs

hershey-s-s-mores Apr 18, 2013 - Consumer-generated media may have flipped media buying on its head, but marketers are now in an ideal position to align their brands with this original content and benefit from exposure to online influencers. Comments

If Brands Aren't Experimenting, They Should Be

experiment Apr 16, 2013 - An interview with Selectable Media's Matt Minoff about content innovation, the New York tech scene, and the best country in which to get locked up. Comments

The What and How of Telling a Brand Story Online

artist-stories Apr 11, 2013 - Branded storytelling is becoming so prevalent online that consumers are starting to look for it, and it behooves marketers to meet their expectations. Comments

Pranking Consumers While Preserving Your Brand - Learnings From April Fools' Day

scope-bacon Apr 4, 2013 - Businesses: counterproductive though it may seem, look to your peers' shenanigans to guide your upcoming campaigns. Comments

Digital Advertising Is Now Viewer's Choice

jaguar-video Mar 28, 2013 - Navigating this abundance of viewer's choice ad units requires a smart approach to digital advertising overall. Comments

Marketing Relationship Management: Post-Buy Strategies to Up Consumer Engagement

youtube-got-a-minute Mar 21, 2013 - Social media affords marketers the invaluable ability to connect directly with current and potential customers. Comments

10 Secrets to the Perfect Webinar

webinarboard Mar 19, 2013 - Position your brand as a thought leader and build your funnel and grow your social footprint with the perfect webinar. Comments

Advertisers Go Beyond Blogging With Branded Magazines

adrenalist Mar 14, 2013 - How will the magazine publishing industry fare now that brands are appropriating its format as their own? Comments

Video Ad News, a Harbinger of Change

cnet-got-milk Mar 7, 2013 - Two new developments stand to influence the way brand marketers use and measure online video ads, and both could be game-changers. Comments

The Internet of Everything: Reflections on the 2013 Mobile World Congress

mobile-world-congress Mar 5, 2013 - If ever there was a time to ensure your mobile experiences were optimized for e-commerce, it's yesterday. Comments

How to Win the Oscars (and Your Next Digital Campaign)

samsung-tim-burton Feb 28, 2013 - Take a look at how marketers navigated the new digital paradigm this year, and how you can do the same in your day-to-day campaigns. Comments

3 Add-Ons to Enhance Your Online Ads

thor-media-playlist Feb 21, 2013 - Consumers have come to expect a lot from today's digital ads. It befits advertisers to do all they can to ensure that their messages leave an impression. Comments

Brands Heart Valentine's Online

whose-heart-do-you-love Feb 14, 2013 - For brand marketers, holidays are about utilizing digital media's most desirable technologies to boost interest in their products. Here are a few brands that won't stand you up on Valentine's Day. Comments

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