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Nearly One-Fourth of Companies Now Provide Customer Service via Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO — A new study released by MarketTools, Inc., the leader in software and services for enterprise feedback management (EFM) and market research, revealed that 23 percent of companies provide customer service and support on Facebook, with 12 percent...
Survey: Small Business’ Increase Use of Social Media Marketing
WALTHAM, Mass. - Small businesses are becoming more comfortable with social media marketing and are using it more when engaging with customers, according to new survey data from Constant Contact®, Inc. The Fall 2011 Attitudes and Outlook Survey, released in...
U.S. Social Local Advertising Revenues to Reach $2.3 Billion in 2015
CHANTILLY, Va. - BIA/Kelsey’s first forecast of geotargeted social media projects the local segment of U.S. social media advertising revenues will grow from $400 million in 2010 to $2.3 billion in 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate of 33.3 percent....
NADA: Can Consumers Afford the Upfront Costs of Fuel Economy Hikes?
WASHINGTON -- In response to the public release of the Model Year 2017-2025 proposal, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) issues the following statement: "America's auto dealers support continuous improvement in the fuel economy of the fleet of vehicles...
Obama Administration Proposes Historic Fuel Economy Standards
WASHINGTON – Building on President Obama's historic national program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today formally unveiled their joint proposal to set stronger fuel economy and greenhouse gas pollution...
Too Many Ads May Spell Trouble on Google
According to a story on AdWeek.com, Google is developing an algorithm to penalize website pages that have tons of advertisements on them. The story said a Google executive said during a keynote speech that the company is looking into a way to determine what is content...
Could This Happen To You? NAD Review “Like-Gated” Facebook Campaign
New York, New York – The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Coastal Contacts, Inc., discontinue an “up to 70 percent” savings claims and modify advertising that promoted “free” products. Further, in a case of...
Q3 Online Advertising Growth Gives Rise to Cautious Optimism for Q4
NEW YORK – Online advertising saw strong spend growth globally in the third quarter, with spend up 10% YOY, excluding Asia. This represents strong growth in spite of global economic challenges worldwide. Paid search advertising grew 7% and display grew 21%...
Chrysler Mid-Atlantic Business Center and its Dealers Bring Joy to Families This Holiday Season by Teaming Up with Toys for Tots
ELKRIDGE, Md. -- Chrysler Group LLC's Mid-Atlantic Business Center (MABC) and 254 of its dealers are joining forces with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to make this holiday season brighter for many families. Each Minivan and Dodge Journey sold generates donation...
Fortune 500’s Reach a Social Media Plateau: Annual Benchmarking Study
Dartmouth, MA – The adoption of the most popular social media tools by the Fortune 500 appears to be leveling off, with little or no change in the past year. Close to one third of these corporate giants are without either a Twitter or Facebook account. While the...
Chrysler Announces $1.7 Billion Investment for Next Generation Jeep® SUV
Toledo, Ohio - Chrysler Group LLC announced today that it will invest $1.7 billion to support the development and production of the next generation Jeep® SUV in 2013, including $500 million at the Toledo Assembly Complex (Ohio). As a result, the Company will add a...
October 2011 U.S. Search Engine Rankings
RESTON, VA – comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its monthly comScore qSearch analysis of the U.S. search marketplace. Google Sites led the explicit core search market in October with 65.6 percent of search queries conducted. U.S....
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