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Report: Web Still Growing Despite Recession

November 20, 2008

Online ad spending approached $5.9 billion during the third quarter, an increase of 11 percent versus the same quarter in 2007 and up 2 percent versus...

Domestic Auto Spend Stalls in '08

U.S. automakers are making little headway in their efforts to secure a federal aid package of $25 billion, and as the threat of bankruptcy looms for G...

NBC News Launches 'iCue' Facebook App

NBC News has launched a new online trivia game application on Facebook called What's Your iCue?

NAB Turns to Gas Pumps for DTV Education

The National Association of Broadcasters turned to an emerging out-of-home ad platform to remind consumers about the pending transition to digital TV:...


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NFL Asks Fans to Vote on Super Bowl Ads

The National Football League will unleash a TV spot this weekend to encourage online voting on its Web site dedicated to the Super Bowl, NFL.com/SuperAd.

The CW to Resume Programming on Sunday

Just two months after unsuccessfully leasing is Sunday lineup to Media Rights Capital, the CW will regain control of the evening beginning on Nov. 30.

Off-Net Rights Acquired for E!'s 'True Hollywood Story'

Debmar-Mercury, home of South Park and recent entry Trivial Pursuit: America Pla...

WGA: AMPTP Failed to Comply With Contract

The WGA strike may be over, but according to an arbitration filing by the guild ...


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The Mediaweek Magazine Monitor chart provides continually updated current and year-to-date ad page data by magazine category. See Mediaweek magazine's accompanying analysis for the stories behind the numbers.

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Rapid Report: October 27, 2008

Drawing from topline circulation estimates filed to the Audit Bureau of Circulations’ Rapid Report service, this monthly feature provides a snapshot of the circulation performance of a given magazine category based on the latest available figures.

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Nielsen IAG: Politics as Usual

Which cable series are the most engaging among self-identified Democrats and Republicans?
Nielsen IAG generated its latest engagement study over 12 months. The research firm looked into the series attaining the highest scores, by cable network, that often received “bipartisan support.”

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CBS Dominates the Wednesday Overnights; ABC and NBC Continue to Struggle

2008-11-20

Led by old faithfuls Criminal Minds and the 100th episode of CSI: NY, CBS has a lock on the Wednesday overnights.  But ABC and NBC continue to lag in midweek.

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Mr. TV: Army of One

Since it isn’t every day I have the chance to interview a megastar (and impress my two teenage children in the process), this week’s column is devoted to the one—and only—Gene Simmons, with whom I spoke on camera during our Mediaweek All-Stars luncheon last week.

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The SRDS 100:
Consumer & Business Titles


1. People
2. Sports Illustrated
3. Better Homes and Gardens
4. ESPN the Magazine
5. Us Weekly


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SRDS Analytics: 100 most-viewed online listings in SRDS Consumer Magazine Advertising Source & SRDS Business Publication Advertising Source, which includes over 12,000+ total listings. January - June, 2008.


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Television Trend Index

Top 10 TV Programs in U.S. using Product Placement

January 2008 - June 2008

Rank Program Network Total # of Times that Brands Appeared in Program
1 AMERICAN IDOLFOX 4,636
2 BIGGEST LOSER (NBC)NBC 4,364
3 DEAL OR NO DEALNBC 2,122
4 EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITIONABC 1,776
5 APPRENTICENBC 1,646
6 HELL'S KITCHENFOX 1,596
7 BIG BROTHER 9CBS 1,514
8 ONE TREE HILLCW 1,308
9 AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL (CW)CW 1,259
10 LAST COMIC STANDING (NBC)NBC 1,206
Source: Nielsen Product Placement
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Academia Meets Social Marketing

—By Shiv Singh

Marketing has always had an uneasy relationship with academia. However, with the rise of social media and its transformative impact on digital marketing, there's a new imperative to look towards academia -- to understand how people form networks, influence each other and organize into online communities.

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Save Your Career, Start a Blog

—By Joseph Jaffe

Layoffs. Layoffs. Layoffs. Those three words seem to be more certain these days than death, taxes and change.I lived through several rounds of layoffs during the infamous bursting of the Internet bubble.

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MARKETER OF THE YEAR 2008


This year, we focused less on the 'Big Idea' and more on what it really takes to make a marketing campaign a success. Read and watch Brandweek's winners discuss their brand strategies.

SUPERBRANDS


Brandweek's annual roundup of advertising's heavyweights ranks the brands spending the most money on advertising, and also includes category rankings across multiple industries.