Social media is jumping into real time, Adobe Digital Index

Live From The Web, It’s Social Media! Social media is jumping into real time in a big-time way, according to Adobe Digital Index’s (ADI) new “Q1 Digital Advertising Benchmark Report,” which finds consumers are increasingly live-streaming video via social networks always piÃ1 l’activities and research of our companyin the case …

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Influicity celebrates the opening of its LA office with 100 billboards across town  

The fast-growing influencer marketing platform is making its presence known, with billboards across West Hollywood, Sunset, Melrose, and Beverly Hills, following the opening of its LA office in March. Influicity (http://influicity.com) has officially opened its Los Angeles office to be closer to agencies, studios, and other clients who are increasingly …

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gShift Survey Reveals Industry Sentiment and Readiness for Google’s New Mobile-Friendly Algorithm Update

Google’s new mobile-friendly algorithm update, which is expected to prioritize mobile-friendly websites in search results, goes into effect on April 21 and digital marketers have mixed views on whether this change will impact their business. To gauge marketer sentiment and gather opinions on this significant change, gShift conducted a survey …

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DM Wrap-up: week of April 6

StoryTeller Streamlines User-Generated Content Integration for Easy, Effective Local TV News Presentations  AccuWeather, Inc., the global leader in weather information and digital media, announces the complete integration of user-generated content (UGC) in StoryTeller®. StoryTeller Interactive Touchscreen Solution by AccuWeather is the revolutionary interactive solution for the entire news presentation with new …

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Consumer Satisfaction Rates in Canada Decline amid Market Disruption and Today’s “Always On” Customer

Despite heavy investment, only 11 percent of consumers strongly agree companies are effectively converging digital, mobile, social, and traditional channels Canadian companies are struggling to keep pace with the increasingly “always on” nature of their customers, their greater use of digital channels, and their growing acceptance of non-traditional providers, according …

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DM Wrap-up: week of March 30

Customer, Serve Thy Self: New Study Reveals Millennials’ Desire for Self Service, Digital Interaction to Change Customer Service Forever Fifty-five percent of Millennials say that their customer service expectations have increased over the last three years, more than half have stopped doing business with at least one company because of …

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DM Wrap-up: week of March 23

Environics Analytics releases new PRIZM5 segmentation system Environics Analytics (EA) today announced the upcoming launch of the third generation of its popular segmentation system, PRIZM5, reflecting the latest evolution in Canada’s lifestyles and values. The new system, to be released on March 30, classifies Canadians into 68 distinct lifestyle types …

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Digital Divergence: Opportunities for Marketers to Leverage Social Networking to Engage with Younger Adult Consumers

Social Networking Behaviours Vary Across Generations with Trailing Millennials Demonstrating Highest Levels of Brand Engagement FOMO, YOLO, ‘Shipping’ – with the introduction of newer technologies, media platforms, and a younger generation of consumers keen to use them, comes a new lexicon of language and the total of the population.Evil survey.preferences, …

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DM Wrap-up: news from the week of March 16

Air Canada Named Top Airline in Customer Loyalty Toronto, ON —  Air Canada has been named the leading airline in customer loyalty, according to Brand Keys 2015 Customer Loyalty Engagement Index® (CLEI). The 19th annual survey, conducted by independent marketing research firm, Brand Keys, measures a brand’s ability to meet …

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DM WRAP-UP: NEWS FROM THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 9

Interactive Intelligence Expands Presence in Canada New Toronto office and Montreal-based data center latest in company’s Canadian expansion Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ININ), a global provider of software and services for communications, collaboration and customer engagement, has expanded its presence in Canadawith the opening of an office in Toronto and a data center in Montreal. This expansion …

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