AdMonsters News Round-Up – 26 July 2012
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We’ll be updating this page throughout the day but have a peruse of all the news you can use (that’s right – I did it) below. Happy reading!
Is integration the key to Display’s success?
Integrating banner ads with social, search and e-mail is critical to the long-term success of the industry writes eMarketer. Is it the logical next step? Read more here.
Data now key for AOL
AOL CEO talks candidly about the online giant’s approach to the display market amidst market-beating Q2 results and discusses the use of ‘transformational data’ – read the full story here.
As popular as a Zynga step-child
Gaming leader Zynga reports less than stellar performance after Q2 – posting a staggering 37% loss. Amidst the debris CEOMarc Pincus points to two glimmers of hope on the horizon, real-money gaming and the fledgling gaming ad market. Get the full story here.
Location, Location, Location
Foursquare announces ‘promotional updates’ for the location based social networking service. Find out more about the innovative ad push on MediaPost.
Google’s continued growth (UK)
The search giant reported 42% YOY growth with Q2 revenues coming in at over $1.1bn (US). Read the full report on eMarketer.