The Social Media Mandate for the Hotel Industry

In the early 20th century, Hungarian author Frigyes Karinthy posited the concept of “six degrees of separation,” arguing that any two people in the world, no matter how geographically distant, could contact and be acquainted with each other through a maximum of five intermediate people, or links. A link could include a personal acquaintance with the immediately preceding and succeeding members of the chain. Karinthy believed that the social world had effectively shrunk due to advances in communication and transportation, such as the invention of the telephone and the advent of air travel.

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The Best Google Adsense Alternatives for Publishers

whitePaper | November 15, 2022

AdSense is an ad network that allows publishers to automatically sell their inventory to advertisers. Launched in 2003, it is one of the most popular online advertisement networks for bloggers and webmasters looking to monetize their websites. What kind of inventory can be monetized with AdSense? Officially AdSense is open for all kinds of inventory. However, there are certain inventory types that are getting monetized on AdSense most often.

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TRANSFORMING RETAIL MEDIA THROUGH STANDARDIZATION

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Retail media networks (RMNs) are at a pivotal moment in their growth. In the last two years, advertiser investment in these platforms has surged, and marketing industry analysts predict growth to continue in the near term. While RMNs offer multiple benefits—including the ability to deliver highly targeted messages that connect with consumers at the point of purchase—they also have significant challenges. Among the largest: no industry-wide standardization.

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Getting the Numbers Right

whitePaper | February 3, 2020

How much are you giving away to clients because of the omissions and guesstimates of time spent on the project? Do you question what can be charged back to the client, write off an hour spent on a project because you like your client or don't want to be seen as a penny pincher? Would you like to stop subsidizing clients at a personal expense to your quality of life? This month we discuss what classifies as billable and non-billable and how you can bill for more of your time.

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The rise of digital audio advertising

whitePaper | December 18, 2019

Over the course of a year, the digital audio industry has experienced unprecedented change. This year’s analysis reveals how perceptions of digital audio have developed in the past 12 months and takes a definitive look at the factors driving the industry forward. This year, 86% of advertising agencies and 66% of brand advertisers said that they now see digital audio as a key part of their integrated media strategies.

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Digital out of home: realizing the potential

whitePaper | January 27, 2020

This year, digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising is forecasted to capture 40% of OOH ad spending, representing a global advertising spend of $16 billion and making OOH the only traditional advertising category that’s still growing strong.

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2022 Digital Advertising Trends: A Top 10 List for Publishers

whitePaper | June 2, 2022

The media industry is entering a new phase of evolution yet again as the world begins to reopen, thanks to increasing COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Global advertising spend rose by 24% in 2021, the strongest year-over-year growth on record in 40 years, according to the World Advertising Research Center (WARC). Ad spend is expected to grow by another 12.5% in 2022. This is positive news for publishers. However, new opportunities bring new challenges.

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