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  • Bing's Search Share Up 7% in June

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    Though Google continued to dominate search in June, accounting for 71.65% of all US searches conducted in the four weeks ended June 26, Bing's share of searches reached 9.85%, up 7% from May, according to Experian Hitwise data.

  • AMA Salary Survey: Marketers Cautiously Optimistic

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    Despite the residual signs of the economic recession in 2010, marketers have some reason to be optimistic: 53% of marketing professionals say their salaries have increased in 2010 from a year earlier, according to the annual salary survey from the American Marketing Association (AMA) and Aquent.

  • World Cup Sponsors' Ads Score Big

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    Spain and the Netherlands may be the World Cup final contenders on Sunday, July 11, but official World Cup advertisers in the US and UK also scored big with TV viewers during the first half of the tournament, and their ads outperformed those of non-sponsors, according to Nielsen.

  • 'Facebook Fatigue' Afflicts Teens

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    Most online teens (90%) use at least one social networking site—with Facebook still their top social destination—but nearly one-fifth (19%) of teens who have created a Facebook profile say they no longer visit the social site or are using it less, according to a survey from Roiworld.

  • Consumer Loyalty and Satisfaction Varies by Industry

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    Gamers are as passionate about their gaming consoles as auto buyers are about their cars, according to a survey from Ipsos Loyalty.

  • Industrial Marketers Spending More on Digital, Social Channels

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    The manufacturing sector is showing early signs of recovery: 70% of industrial-sector marketers expect their sales to increase in 2010 over 2009 levels and 31% plan to increase their marketing budgets—with much of those dollars earmarked for online channels, such as video, social media, and search, according to a survey from GlobalSpec.

  • Marketing, Ad Execs Forecast Uptick in Hiring

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    The employment outlook for marketing and advertising is showing signs of improvement: 91% of marketing and advertising executives say they are confident in their firms' growth prospects for the third quarter of 2010, and 18% say they plan to increase staffing levels, up 5 percentage points from the 13% who said so in the previous quarter, according to The Creative Group Hiring Index for Marketing and Advertising Professionals.

  • How to Ruin Your Brand, Your Business, and Your Career: The 13 Worst Marketing Mistakes, Part 1

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    This article originally addressed the seven worst marketing mistakes. But seven wasn't nearly enough. The list grew until it reached unlucky 13. Here are the first four.

  • Five Reasons Virtual Support Will Supplant Human

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    The robots are here to help. Whether in the future you'll be tucked into bed by a robot is uncertain, but what is certain is that sometime in the next five years you're going to interact with a virtual agent on the Web, if you don't do so already.

  • How to Get Your Message Heard in a Crowded Market

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    Many companies in crowded markets continue to go head to head against vendors with similar (or better) products. It's scary to narrow your focus to a smaller set of prospects, but if you address their needs—the "jobs" they want done—before your competitors do, you can boost wins, revenues, and morale.

  • Three Key Investments for Improving Marketing Effectiveness and Accountability

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    Over half of the responding companies to a recent survey indicated that the biggest barrier to an effective measurement strategy is a lack of budget and other resources; fewer than one-third selected any other issue. How can we break out of the vicious circle and improve our effectiveness and accountability?

  • Fashion-Forward Shoppers Spend More, Swayed by Social Media

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    Consumers who describe themselves as "Fashion Forward" are at least twice as likely as other consumers to spend more on a wide range of consumer products, including apparel, and are most likely to refer friends and colleagues to their preferred retailers, according to a survey from Acxiom.

  • Media and Marketing M&A Rebound in 1H10

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    M&A activity for media, information, and marketing services rebounded strongly in the first half of 2010, led by digital and technology-driven companies, according to The Jordan, Edmiston Group Inc. (JEGI).

  • Birthday, Anniversary Emails Generate More Revenue

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    Personalized email campaigns that acknowledge recipients' birthdays or anniversaries are more successful at engaging their target audiences, generating higher open rates, transaction levels, and revenue, according to research by Experian CheetahMail.

  • Display Ads Making a Comeback

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    The US display ad market has made a comeback in the last few months, led by JPEG ads, which accounted for 42.4% of impressions in May, and leaderboard-style banner ads (728 x 90 pixels), among the most commonly viewed display ad sizes, according to data from comScore's Ad Metrix Creative Summary report.

  • Most Email Opens, Transactions Occur on Day 1

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    Highlighting the instantaneous nature of the email channel, nearly one-half (47%) of transactions and over three-quarters (78%) of unique opens and clicks occur within the first day of email receipt, and such response times vary by industry and email offer type, according to research by Experian CheetahMail.

  • Consumer Confidence Tanks in June

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    The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had been on the rise for three consecutive months, declined sharply in June and now stands at 52.9 (1985=100), down from 62.7 in May, the Conference Board reported.

  • Why Do People Write Like That? (And How You Can Avoid Doing the Same)

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    Those who write in corporatese love a paradigm, whether it's new, shifting, or otherwise. And they would never think of simply using something when they can leverage it. But there's a better way.

  • How Scotts Miracle-Gro Uses Its Email Newsletter to Nurture In-Store Sales

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    Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, like many consumer packaged goods companies, has no direct online sales channel—but it finds that email-newsletter subscriptions boost purchases on average 1.5 times annually. Perhaps the reason the Scotts Lawn Care Update email newsletter is so successful is its commitment to the roots of the program—customer service.

  • Your Launch Strategy and Beyond—at Cyberspeed

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    When used systematically, market research is an ongoing two-way communication between your business and its target audience. Treated as such, market research becomes a constant source of information about opportunities for improvement and innovation. And via the Web, you now have a direct round-the-clock link to every potential customer.