Hearst's media services company LocalEdge will adopt Analog Analytic's Bigger Better Deal platform, a white-label daily deal service aimed at supporting local media companies and advertisers. The companies plan to announce the partnership Monday. The deals are tracked and optimized using an analytics platform and other technology. ...Read the whole story
In a move that should lead the way for other consumer product goods companies, Del Monte will adopt an attribution model from Encore Media Metrics it plans to roll out in the coming weeks. The strategy will allow the CPG company to gain better insight into ads and searches on publisher sites, social networks and search engines that lead consumers to purchase its products, Doug Chavez, director of digital marketing at Del Monte, told Online Media Daily. ...Read the whole story
CBS News was named the top media Web site in 2010, followed by Yahoo News and The New York Times, according to an annual report rating sites based on actual Web performance rather than content. ...Read the whole story
While tweens still make up the majority of gamers, this growing group is getting older and is poised for serious growth. According to IGN and Ipsos, a majority -- 51% -- of U.S. consumers now play video games at least 10 hours per week. ...Read the whole story
CheckPoints has quickly emerged as a contender in the location-based marketing space, competing with shopkick, Foursquare, Gowalla and Placecast. One difference: it is not a discount tool. Thus far, it has more than 600,000 users and over 1.5 million in-store product engagements. ...Read the whole story
Modea, a growing digital agency based in Blacksburg, VA, has reached agreement with the state to stay in town and spend $10 million on new corporate headquarters. Governor Bob McDonnell, who made the announcement, said Virginia had competed successfully with Illinois, North Carolina and Texas to retain the agency. ...Read the whole story
An employer who allegedly Tweeted under an employee's name potentially faces liability for violating federal law, a federal judge has ruled. ...Read the whole story
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