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Analytics Startup Mixpanel Says Competitors Missing Metrics Launches platform to put analytics in action, says CEO

Startups often take shots at big established players to position themselves as competition. It’s a way to get noticed. Analytics startup Mixpanel has taken a similar tact since launching in…

October 22, 2012, 12:00 PM EDT

Tumblr Posts Analytics Platform With Union Metrics Social analytics firm promises brands insight by mining 100 million signals daily

Tumblr may be beloved by creative agencies, but good luck giving clients evidence how all those cat GIFs translate into raising brand awareness. Until now. On Thursday Tumblr named Union…

October 4, 2012, 2:30 PM EDT

First Mover: Chris Weil 4A's chairman wants to take advertising from the procurement department to the boardroom

Specs Age 47 Day job Chairman, CEO, Momentum Worldwide New assignment Chairman, 4A’s(two-year term started in June) Why take on the chairman role at the 4A’s? Aren’t you busy enough? Well, I’m a huge believer…

September 17, 2012, 5:57 AM EDT

Microsoft Vet Promises Publishers a Better Deal Rare Crowds aims to make display work—and sell—just like search ads do

Given that performance advertising still tends to dominate the online ad world, and given that banners remain stubbornly cheap, the industry is rife with companies claiming to have just the…

September 10, 2012, 5:38 PM EDT

Proving Web Targeting Actually Works DoubleVerify, Kantar's Compete partner on new viewable ad verification product

The online ad industry often touts its ability to eliminate the sort of waste that is common in traditional media through its ability to provide superior targeting. But in practice,…

September 10, 2012, 12:32 PM EDT

MediaVest's Terkelsen Starts to Make Mark First big hire for new CEO

MediaVest USA has named a new analytics director, Brian Terkelsen's first major hire since becoming CEO in June and a sign of the importance he plans to put on data-driven…

August 1, 2012, 12:01 AM EDT

Data Points: Summer Travel Americans tend to stay close to home in the summer, but come winter, overseas locales beckon

It’s no surprise that travelers depend on the Internet to research and plan vacations. According to data from Google, online query activity peaks in July, when searches for domestic travel-related…

July 11, 2012, 6:05 AM EDT

Fast Chat: Salesforce Radian6's Marcel LeBrun Social analytics exec talks Big Data, Twitter's firehose and Pinterest (of course)

CRM giant Salesforce has kept busy these past couple weeks, particularly its social analytics arm Radian6. First Salesforce announced plans to acquire social marketing software company Buddy Media, and then…

June 22, 2012, 6:04 PM EDT

Twitter Firehose Adds Fuel to Salesforce's Social Play Radian6 analyzing 400 million-plus tweets daily

Salesforce isn't playing around when it comes to social. Just over a week after announcing that it's buying social marketing software company Buddy Media, the CRM giant inked a deal with…

June 14, 2012, 2:09 PM EDT

Yahoo Banks on Its Data With Genome Audience Platform First-party data trumps third party, says panel

Headlining Scott Thompson's legacy at Yahoo will probably be the swirl of events that led to his departure after only four months as CEO (though his resume may say otherwise).…

May 14, 2012, 3:32 PM EDT

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