Matrics

Analysis: The Top 10 Most Underappreciated Metrics To Track in 2008

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on December 18, 2007 - 9:05am.

This post is the continuation of a topic I started yesterday all about the right metrics to focus on and how many marketing teams may be using the wrong ones without realizing it. In Part I, I shared 10 meaningless metrics that brands should consider moving away from. Most of those metrics are either based on precedent (what brands have always measured) or ignorance (a lack of knowledge about other metrics to track). As a whole, the single word that defines the old view of metrics is to focus on impressions.

Sanjaya Dominates American Idol Internet Buzz

Authored by Bill Tancer on April 3, 2007 - 3:06pm.
Despite the hunger strike launched by a MySpace user known only as "J," who promised not to eat until Sanjaya was voted off (the hunger strike has ended by doctors orders) Sanjaya continues to dominate contestant searches heading into Tuesday night's show. As of Sunday, Sanjaya searches outnumbered the nearest contestant, Blake Lewis by more than 2-1.

Analysis: Google’s Expansion into Radio, Cable Sales Not Easy

Authored by Peter Krasilovsky on April 1, 2007 - 2:07pm.

Google is pushing hard to jumpstart its radio ad business, leveraging its $1.245 billion acquisition of the DMarc rep business in 2005. The search leader says it is working with 900 stations in 200 markets.