New mobile FT site goes back to basics

Extract: “But, the insight into how this new investment will be paid for is also interesting. First, there’s no apparent room made available for served banner advertising. So, while Grimshaw says clients are expressing interest in “sponsorship opportunities” it seems that is indeed what they’ll get, the fixed period ‘tenancies’ of web 0.5. “Also, there [...]

Brand v response – the false debate

Extract: “Through mechanisms like click-to-call and click-to-SMS, we can enable potential customers to do something fast and easy that, for us, generates a valuable lead and, for them, is just a step further in a journey they’ve already started. Why hold them up?” Full post at Mediaweek.co.uk

[Twitter] is Google’s missing link

Extract: “But, as in everything, Google’s greatest strength is its greatest flaw: it delivers search rankings that are most relevant for the majority of users. The trouble is that, often, the results we seek are not what the majority would associate with a search term, including – apparently – ‘globe internet executive newspaper web’. “Here’s [...]

Mobile will have to take yet another ad break

Extract: ‘Trying to view mobile [phones] as an ad channel in the first place is of course a mistake. In fact, the internet (whether web, email, IPTV, whatever) in general isn’t much cop at ‘advertising’. As a marketing channel it’s the absolute business. But, because of its on-demand nature, its real strength is in only [...]

Top five New Year’s resolutions… for digital

Extract: “1.       Get into shape For digital, that means redundancies. No digital media owner, agency or advertiser, particularly if they have US paymasters, is likely to end the year with more staff than it started. But, it’s an opportunity for those businesses to assess the parts of their business that deliver real value. The worry is [...]

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