Category Archives: Marketing Platforms

PebblePost’s updated platform makes direct mail more like digital ads

Instead of the previous limited triggering, marketers can now set unlimited behavioral and rule-based triggers to generate personalized color postcards. Barry Levine on June 22, 2016   PebblePost is dedicated to remaking snail mail into personalized marketing. Since October of last year, the New York City-based company has offered what it describes as the “first … Continue reading PebblePost’s updated platform makes direct mail more like digital ads

Social intelligence platform Unmetric launches Discover feature so marketers can see what other marketers have done

To focus brainstorming in a new campaign, marketers can find paid or organic posts by brands in their industry around popular topics. Barry Levine on June 15, 2016   An image board in Unmetric’s new Discover feature When a brand wants to conduct a social media or other online campaign, the first step is to … Continue reading Social intelligence platform Unmetric launches Discover feature so marketers can see what other marketers have done

Localytics pushes Places notifications as key to personalization, mobile engagement

The range of use cases for location is broader than most marketers recognize. Greg Sterling on June 1, 2016 Even as it takes digital center stage, mobile marketing is arguably in crisis. Mobile ad blocking has doubled in the past year, and most mobile users don’t want push notifications from even their favorite brands. The fix … Continue reading Localytics pushes Places notifications as key to personalization, mobile engagement

Social management system Hootsuite adds new APIs to open up its platform

VP says this is a new phase for the Vancouver-based company, where users can perform Hootsuite functions inside external tools. Barry Levine on April 12, 2016   Hootsuite is acting today to make its social media management platform a more complete citizen of the marketing ecosystem. The Vancouver-based company is announcing three new open APIs … Continue reading Social management system Hootsuite adds new APIs to open up its platform

IAB: Technology Gap Requires Advertising Industry To Build Global Support Network

by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (January 27, 2016), 1:39 PM The Interactive Advertising Bureau pegs Russia’s online advertising marketing at about $2 billion in 2016 compared with $50 billion in the United States, according to Boris Omelnitskiy, president of the IAB in Russia. Omelnitskiy told Search Marketing Daily during the IAB Leadership Meeting in Palm Desert, … Continue reading IAB: Technology Gap Requires Advertising Industry To Build Global Support Network