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Digital Ad Revenue Jumped 21% in Q1

Despite concerns over online fraud and the growing use of ad blockers, internet advertising grew 21% during the first quarter, says IAB and PwC. So reports AdExchanger.

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Facebook Experimenting with Page Layout to Support Commerce

Facebook is experimenting with eliminating right-rail ads from the desktop version of Pages so that it can make buttons that initiate business applications more prominent. So reports Marketing Land.

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Alphabet Planning High Speed Wireless Internet

Alphabet’s Google enterprise is developing wireless internet access that may someday be faster than wired access, says Alphabet Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. So reports The Country Caller.

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Xerox Implementing Communications Automation

Xerox is implementing technology that automates communications by identifying and analyzing the activities of prospects and new customers. So reports CMO.

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Social Media Support Firm Secures $50M in Financing

SpredFast, which provides a variety of technologies that helps firms market through social media websites, has secured $50 million in financing in a deal led by Riverwood Capital. So reports Fortune.

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Private Equity Firm Snatches Up Marketo

Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has agreed to acquire marketing software company Marketo for $1.79 billion, which represents a 64% premium over the stock’s May 9 closing price. So reports CNBC.

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Surge Data Reveals Matters of Most Interest Among CEOs

Lead generation, telemarketing, and dashboards that help visualize CRM and campaign data are among the most popular topics of interest among marketing executives, according to business-to-business data compiled by Bambora and analyzed by the Aberdeen Group. So reports Talking New Media.

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Advertisers Reluctant to Fight Digital Issues: Santander CMO

Santander Chief Marketing Officer Keith Moor in the United Kingdom says trying to get advertisers to work together to fight online fraud, promote brand safety, and enhance viewability has been like pulling teeth. So reports Mediatel Newsline.

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Best Western Joins Other Hotels Offering Virtual Reality Tours

Best Western Hotels & Resorts is working with Google Street View to gather approximately 1.7 million photos needed to create virtual reality tours of all of its North America resorts. So reports Skift.

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Mobile Marketing Firm Secures $1.1M in Seed Financing

Rover, which provides location-based mobile device marketing services with technology such as beacons, has secured $1.1 million in seed money from 500 Startups, BDC Venture Capital and other angel investors. So reports MartechAdvisor.

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