Canadian retailer Golf Town plans to buy Golfsmith
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by admin in Internet Retailer
Canadian multichannel retailer Golf Town is acquiring Golfsmith International Holdings Inc., the companies have announced. Golf Town is a specialty golf retailer based in Canada, where it operates more than 50 stores and an e-commerce site. Golfsmith, No. 209 in Internet Retailer’s Top 500 Guide, sells online at Golfsmith.com, through 78 Golfsmith stores and a [...]
ESPN’s Upfront Presentation Goes Long on Digital
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin in Adage
Was than an upfront or a NewFront? ESPN’s pitch to advertisers and media buyers Tuesday morning took place during TV’s annual upfront week, when the biggest TV networks present their schedules to advertisers and media buyers. But its digital properties played such a big role that the event could have easily fit into the online [...]
Facebook Could Shift Mobile Apps Landscape
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin in Clickz
Facebook’s new App Center should make branded mobile apps more discoverable and therefore more lucrative to build, according to industry players. The Menlo Park, CA-based digital giant last week unveiled a platform where its 900 million users can search for mobile and web apps while also seeing recommendations based on their social graphs. “People will [...]
Groupon’s revenue jumps 89%
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by admin in Internet Retailer
For the first time ever, Groupon Inc.’s operations didn’t cause the daily deal operator to post a quarterly operating loss. The daily deal operator today announced it had a $39.6 million operating income in the first quarter. For the first quarter ended March 31, Groupon reported: Revenue increased 89.3% to $559.3 million, compared with $295.5 [...]
With Scott Thompson Out at Yahoo, Former PayPal Colleague Heads for Exit
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by admin in Adage
In his short time at Yahoo, former CEO Scott Thompson flanked himself with a couple of his allies from PayPal. At least one of them is following him out the door: PR head Amanda Pires. Ms. Pires joined her former boss in mid-April, replacing former communications chief Eric Brown. She’s now leaving, according to a [...]
Yahoo’s Scott Thompson Resigns
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by admin in Clickz
Yahoo announced on Sunday that CEO Scott Thompson stepped down, only four months into a tenure that appeared dedicated to improving the Internet company’s stature as an ad platform. While the company cited “personal reasons,” a resume discrepancy that emerged late last week seemed to be at the center of his abrupt departure. Thompson’s resume, [...]
A two-step e-mail campaign helps Folica lift sales
Posted on 14. May, 2012 by admin in Internet Retailer
Hair and beauty product e-retailer Folica Inc. this spring spurred sales using a one-two marketing punch comprised of a targeted e-mail message reinforced with a message on Folica.com viewable only to those recipients that clicked through from the e-mail. Folica segmented its e-mail database and sent a free shipping offer to “elite members.” Folica invites [...]
Virgin Produces First In-Flight Film, Shot at 35,000 Feet
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by admin in Adage
Creativity Pick of the Day custom_html We’ve all seen airline movies, but have we seen any that were filmed aloft? The Virgin Airlines trifecta — America, Atlantic and Australia — have teamed up for the first time on a multiplatform branded-entertainment campaign out of Eleven centered on a short film, “Departure Date.” The film, shot [...]
Wealthy Affiliate University Scam!
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by GuestPoster in Affiliate Marketing, Blogging, eMail Marketing, PPC, Resources, SEO
Wealthy Affiliate is an Affiliate training center for Web Marketers. If you are trying to find an simple method to make $100,000 in one month or something related then don’t join the Wealthy Affiliate Scam. If you’re seeking to place inside the function that’s needed from you day in and day out then you might [...]
Will Facebook Users Pony Up For Post Position?
Posted on 13. May, 2012 by admin in Clickz
Facebook is testing a feature to see if users will pay a couple bucks to have their posts more prominently featured on the social site. First reported by InsideFacebook.com on Friday morning, a Facebook rep later confirmed the development with ClickZ. “This particular test is simply to gauge people’s interest in this method of sharing [...]
