Digital

Marketers often think of advertising as a tradeoff for consumers: People watch ads in exchange for free or subsidized content. Consumers may understand this, but still sometimes feel annoyed or bored by ads they encounter each time they turn on the TV or launch their web browser.

Users searching on the Internet exhibit three distinct human behavior search patterns according to proprietary research conducted by About.com in collaboration with Latitude. The behaviors identified by the “Three Mindsets of Search” study include “Answer Me”, “Educate Me” and “Inspire Me.”

The Yahoo! Advertising blog recently asked 10 agency leaders one question: “How will the tablet revolution change the advertising landscape and your business?” Here is the response from Alejandro Ruelas, Managing Partner and CMO, LatinWorks.

Marla Skiko heads the interactive division of SMG Multicultural, a division of Starcom MediaVest Group that articulates strategies for marketing to multicultural consumers. In her role, Skiko develops digital strategies on behalf of clients such as Allstate, Burger King, Kraft, Procter & Gamble and Wal-Mart. She shared insights and best practices for targeting Hispanic consumers with eMarketer’s Tobi Elkin.