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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Advertisers Go Beyond Blogging With Branded Magazines

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

CouponFactory Launches Media Multiplyer

gi-96950-mediamultiplyer-logo-rgb-color Feb 8, 2013 - The platform allows brands to engage customers across multiple digital channels and devices from a single self-contained, sharable ad unit. Comments

Set It, Forget It Will Ruin You and 4 More Super Bowl Takeaways

subway-super-bowl Feb 7, 2013 - As consumers, we look forward to being entertained by Super Bowl ads. As marketers, we look for them to inform us. This year's ads did an excellent job of both. Comments

Super Bowl XLVII Ads: Winners and Losers

tide-super-bowl-stain Feb 5, 2013 - Budweiser, Tide and Oreo emerge as winners, while Coke, Lincoln and Calvin Klein languish as losers in the 2013 crop of Super Bowl ads. Comments

Super Bowl 2013 Ads: Budweiser's 'Brotherhood' Wins the Big Game

budweiser-name-the-newest-clydesdale-foal Feb 4, 2013 - Budweiser's 2013 Super Bowl ad featuring their famous Clydesdales - and introducing their newest foal, who was just seven days old during the shoot - was the big winner this year and maybe for all time. Here's a look at the most viewed ads on YouTube. Comments

ClickZ's Live Super Bowl XLVII Coverage

toyota-super-bowl-2013 Feb 3, 2013 - Check here for data and analysis as commercials air throughout the game. Comments

Scripting Your Ad Series Online

green-housewives Jan 31, 2013 - If you haven't considered taking a series approach to advertising, you could be missing out on a lot of fun and the chance to create a memorable series for your consumers. Comments

Navigating Native Ads?

the-atlantic Jan 24, 2013 - The real value of native advertising is in its ability to establish a link between two brands: the publisher's and the marketer's. Comments

Beyond the Buy - 4 Twitter Ad Essentials

twitter-ap Jan 17, 2013 - Remember that Twitter is a unique marketing ecosystem; it warrants a strategy that's as distinctive as the site itself. Comments

Why Your Brand Needs to Become a Content King

coca-cola-polar-bears Jan 10, 2013 - Ads as content are nothing new, but the intensity of the relationship between branded content and consumers is about to change. Comments

3 Critical Strategies for Advertising in the New Year

brighter-life Jan 3, 2013 - Marketers need to build on existing media knowledge, to assess what's already been done, and to make it better still. Comments

Marketing the Mayan Apocalypse

jello-facebook Dec 20, 2012 - A few things to keep in mind when you're developing your next digital marketing campaign about the apocalypse (or whatever buzz-worthy event comes your way). Comments

Holiday Marketing Traditions, Old and New

elf-yourself Dec 13, 2012 - Holiday campaigns like the ones from J. Crew, Gap, and OfficeMax are a surefire way to entertain and engage consumers. Comments

Will the Wall Street Model Hit Ad Tech As Well?

wall-street-exchange Dec 13, 2012 - Who will be working in digital ad tech in the future? And who is being hired right now? Comments

Cyber Monday Secrets Revealed

patagonia Dec 6, 2012 - Nothing speaks to the next wave of digital trends like an event that puts consumer behavior on display. And few online events have more secrets to share than Cyber Monday. Comments

Aggregate Knowledge Lets Advertisers See 'What If?'

whatif Dec 3, 2012 - Aggregate Knowledge has added new features to its Media Intelligence Platform that lets marketers see what the results of media spending adjustments would be before they pull the trigger. Comments

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