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Adenyo to Expand Internationally with New $26.9M
Mobile marketing company Adenyo just announced that it has snagged $26.9 million in new funding to accelerate its international growth. The company offers a one-stop-shop for mobile marketing needs including mobile ad serving and media planning. While the ease of hiring one firm to do all the work for a mobile marketing campaign, Adenyo has […]
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Hearst Tags Tagga Media for Mobile Marketing
As print newspapers die a slow death, their owners are constantly looking for ways to make money through digital publishing. Hearst Media, a division of Hearst Corp. that publishes a dozen or so daily newspapers including the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and the San Francisco Chronicle, is no exception to the trend. Hearst this […]
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Verizon & AT&T Slash Unlimited Voice Plan’s Monthly Bill
When I get my virtual mobile bill each month, I’m reminded how much more it costs me to own a smartphone versus my old flip-phone standby. While I’ll likely never go back to paying $34.99 a month (those were the days), the high monthly cost of owning a smartphone is — slowly — coming down, […]
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Caesars Palace Launches First GPS iPhone App in Hospitality Industry
Mobile marketing works well in Las Vegas because people are usually visiting The Strip to opt in to everything, doubling down on blackjack and going all in at the poker table. It’s smart for casino mobile marketers to grab users while their normal opt-in guards are down. The latest in Vegas-based mobile marketing comes from […]
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InvolveMobile Launches SaaS Small Business Mobile Marketing Platform
Lowering the cost of expensive mobile marketing features for small businesses is key in the growth of the mobile marketing industry in the US. One company looking to do this is InvolveMobile, which late last week launched its integrated mobile marketing platform in the US. Priced at $45 per month for small businesses, the Software-as-a-Service […]
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7-Eleven Tries Out Mobile Marketing with Free Drinks
Want a free Slurpee with that? This month, about 200 7-Eleven stores in San Diego are testing a GMR Marketing campaign where users can get free drinks using UBC bar codes. For customers without Internet access on their mobile phones, the coupon can be redeemed with a numeric code. The test, which will run through […]
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Mobile to Account for 11.7% of Digital Ad Spend in 2014
Around the world, mobile marketing spend is growing. A new report from Sweedish analyst firm Berg Insight predicts that the total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from € 1.0 billion in 2008 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43 percent to € 8.7 billion in 2014. The […]