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How powerful has new media advertising become?

Berkonomics

We think of media advertising as either paid or free – placed by paying a fee or by a PR firm or by you at no placement cost, especially when you provide editorial content beneficial to the publisher. One of “my” companies learned and grew to spectacular size. The post How powerful has new media advertising become?

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Branding yourself: A critical decision

Berkonomics

Not advertising, and certainly not an easy grasp for amateur marketers. So how developed is your company’s brand? It starts with “discovery,” the process of finding the strengths of the company in the minds of all stakeholders. Is your message clear, concise, and consistent? What we usually do wrong.

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Social Bluebook was hacked, exposing 217,000 influencers’ accounts

TechCrunch LA

A social media platform used to match advertisers with thousands of influencers has been hacked. Social Bluebook, a Los Angeles-based company, allows advertisers to pay social media “influencers” for posts that promote their products and services. The company claims it has some 300,000 influencers on its books.

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Have you heard? Eyeballs aren’t everything.

Berkonomics

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. I am an investor and advisor to one such “eyeballs” company. Microsoft paid $9.00 per registered user for Hotmail. AOL paid $40.00

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. The next part of the margin mix online video companies must get control of is talent margins. The best companies look at data to know what time to post.

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Hire a consultant; ignore the advice!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] On the final day of our assignment, I was responsible for the “reporting out” to the assembled twenty or so executives in the large conference room of this major corporation. A personal story of ignorance of good advice. The story is true, and the results were as I predicted.

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TikTok Hopes Startups Can Breathe Life Into Its Shopping Struggles

Tech.Co

Currently, TikTok relies heavily on digital advertising to bring in revenue, although this has not been as reliable of a profit stream in recent months as it has previously and is forcing the company to look for alternative ways to make money. Please fill in your email. Get the latest tech news, straight to your inbox.