A survival guide for startup agencies

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A survival guide for startup agencies By Michael Estrin Thinking of starting your own shop? Find out what these agencies really learned in their first year of business, and how you can use that information to make your startup succeed. The new, high-tech way to optimize your ads By Mark Torrance Real-time bidding has become a crucial part of display advertising. Find out how to edge out the competition. 7 success strategies for "always on" marketing By Cameron Bruns Today's 24/7 marketplace demands that brands continually re-invent themselves to stay relevant. Consider these tactical moves that will help you keep your customers engaged in the ever-changing marketing game. LATEST BLOG POSTS More posts Do you "Like" me? Should I care? By Julie Roehm This week, I was in LA with the super smart people at iOTX and Ipsos talking about new media, research tools and dashboards with, gasp, actionable insights for CMOs. As a former marketing chief, I can tell you that there are very few CMOs that lack... How Ready is Your Organization for the New Social Buyer Persona? By Tony Zambito Image by daniel_iversen via FlickrAs we continue to experience the evolution of the social age, one thing we can be sure about is the march of progression will pick up its steady beat. The evolution or as some may call it the revolution will... Will Groupon Survive? By Daniel Flamberg Groupon has demonstrated that group discounting can be successfully translated into digital and social memes at scale. To some extend Groupon, Living Social, which recently took in a big investment from Amazon, and its growing ranks of competitors... The royal wedding was an ace in the social media hole By Jennifer Marlo I confess: I am obsessed with the royal wedding and I am not alone.Thank goodness, because I was starting to feel like the only sucker mesmerized by the promise of grotesque spectacle. For days, I've been listening to interviews with people who...  blog More posts Start-Up Watch COD: Prezi makes engaging presentations that go zoooom By Jim Nichols People that know me know that I make an insane number of presentations. Like 2-10 a week. Lemme tell you, I know my .pptx better than anyone. I’m not going to claim that the PowerPoint developers... Learn more about ad:tech » Register for the next event » LATEST COMMENT I agree on that frustration will play a role for Facebook email to succeed. As I've learned with FB though there will be a subset of users who will flock to this kind of service. So still something to watch. Scott Scanlon on: The serious shortcomings of Facebook Messages MOST READ ARTICLES 1. Top social media platforms for businesses 2. The shortcomings of Facebook "likes" 3. Why DSPs need to open up, or shut up 4. 5 new online media-planning rules 5. The serious shortcomings of Facebook Messages SUMMIT COVERAGE More photos Marcus Pratt, Associate Director, Insights & Technology, Mediasmith, Inc. Mort Greenberg, Director of Advertising, Americas, NAVTEQ Media Solutions See who else went...   Join us at these upcoming events Full calendar »   iMoms Summit May 1-4, 2011 Amelia Island, FL Summit info Agency Summit May 21-25, 2011 Bonita Springs, FL Summit info Brand Summit Jun 12-15, 2011 Albuquerque, NM Summit info   Advertisement     LATEST JOBS More jobs Regional Sales Director Digital Media Strategist Sr Analyst, Paid Search Marketing Associate Director (Site Analytics) Strategist, OMD Latino Post a job   People Connection. Not a member yet?  Meet people, network, reconnect  Join the industry's most popular networking    platform Featured member: Michael Rosen Vice President, Internet & Mobile Sales, AT&T Advanced Ad Solutions See full profile, photos and more! Or sign in here   We're always eager to hear what you have to say about our website and how to better serve you. Give us your feedback!

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