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While Internet advertising may get more attention these days, online marketers also recognize the importance of their own Web sites, according to a SDL Tridion-sponsored study conducted by PK Data.
Nearly six in 10 marketers said that the Web was critical to their global brand and marketing strategies.
The Florida Lottery announced the selection of Machado/Garcia-Serra Communications (MGS) as its new Hispanic-market advertising agency. The selection concludes an agency competitive search, which began in July of this year.
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In the fall of 1621, the religious separatist Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. It eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month to encourage earlier holiday shopping, never on the occasional fifth Thursday.
The bargain-hunters will be out early this year.
The Friday after Thanksgiving has always meant a stack of newspaper inserts to promote sales and get shoppers into stores. Now shoppers are also researching Black Friday sites, which publish advanced copies of retail circulars.
When US consumers say they are interested in a company, more than one-half of them are open to getting an interactive follow-up such as a personalized or generic e-mail, or text message, according to Vertis’ “2007 Customer Focus Tech Savvy” study.
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) announced the results of its third-annual Mobile Attitude and Usage Study. The study provides insights into overall consumer mobile usage by demographic group, awareness and usage of mobile phone features and services, and interest in and concerns about specific applications.
Xoom.com announced the expansion of their Bank Deposit service to Mexico. Consumers with friends and family in Mexico can send money directly to a beneficiary’s bank account at most major banks, including Banamex, Banorte, BBVA Bancomer, HSBC/Bital, Santander Serfin and Scotiabank Inverlat.
Don Coleman, Chairman and CEO of GlobalHue, announced that Linda De Jesús-Cutler will join its team as the President of GlobalHue Latino.
CELEXPRESS announced its official launch as the first company to provide commercial transactions via mobile and virtual platforms. The company will allow stateside consumers to perform commercial transactions, transfer money abroad, and download applications and digital content at any time from any place through any virtual network or mobile handset.
