Archive for April, 2007

CIQ Headlines for April 27, 2007

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Joost Out with a Bang– (MediaPost) The YouTube competitor has lined up 32 heavy-hitter advertisers for its launch. It is providing innovative ad units and, “unlike video-sharing sites like YouTube, which are dominated by short clips, Joost specializes in long-form, high-quality content provided by the likes of Viacom, Warner Music, National Geographic, and Endemol.” CIQ: […]

CIQ Headlines for April 26, 2007

Friday, April 27th, 2007

CPGs to Increase Online Spending 37%–(eMarketer) While CPGs have cut every other category in 2007, online is growing. They are seeing performance and realizing consumers are looking for healthy food choices online. CIQ: CPGs traditionally have been slow to the party, with J&J and P&G as notable exceptions. More internal and agency expertise is necessary […]

CIQ Headlines for April 25, 2007

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Create Your Own Wiki–(WSJ) A review of a new product, Wetpaint, that allows average users to create wikis. It also is easier for contributers to figure out how to post. CIQ: Further democratization of publishing. Lots of spaces could use wikis. Especially travel.
Agency to Buy Real Media? –(NY Post) Ad agency WPP is sniffing around […]

CIQ Headlines for April 19, 2007

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Crackberry Withdrawl–(NYT) Five million of the 8 million Blackberry users were left without service for 10 hours yesterday. Said one of the affected, “I quit smoking 28 years ago, and that was easier than being without my BlackBerry.” RIM, maker of the device, did not disclose the cause of the problem. But speculation is that […]

Of Blackberries, Pond Crossings, and the Life-Work Divide

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Yesterday, I saw a New York City bus carrying a full-length ad for Continental Airlines. It had a description of the new flat-bed seats business class travelers can enjoy on long-haul trips. The slogan, “Work Hard. Fly Right.”
 
Having just returned from Europe myself, I thought: Most Europeans, and certainly Mediterraneans, would think the ad firm […]

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Anna Murray is President of the e*media division of tmg-e*media. She is the author of articles and books on content & media.