Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Google’s online ad focus; “Lurkers” on social media larger than realized (RBDR–5/8/2014)

Thursday May 8 on RBDR, sponsored by Toluna (http://www.toluna-group.com), bringing people and brands together to improve decision making via the world’s largest social voting community.

1) Google buys Adometry, which SeekingAlpha.com analyzes as part of its ongoing attempt to learn more about online advertising so that it can boost rates and convince marketers to spend more. 2) NBCUniversal said last week it is convinced that social media is not yet a TV viewing influencer based on, among other things, the unimpressive 19% of Winter Olympic viewers who posted about it on social media. Now, a social media expert says the percentage of social media followers who do not post is ASTOUNDINGLY larger than anyone knows. 3) The Mobile Marketing Association elected Dunkin’ Brands President of Global Marketing & Innovation John Costello to Chairman of the Global Board to help with its marketing efforts.

Bob Lederer RFL Communications, Inc.

Ipsos sees giant projects coming at last; NBCU: social media not impacting TV (RBDR–4/30/2014)

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Today on RBDR: 1) Ipsos says clients are readying major projects and shedding concerns about risk after five long years. It can only be seen as something that will impact many quality MR organizations. 2) comScore’s Project BluePrint will launch as a syndicated tracker covering audience consumption on TV, computers, radio, phones and tablets later this year. 3) NBCU head of Research Alan Wurtzel says based on what NBC experienced during its coverage of the Winter Olympics, he is convinced that social media is not yet capable of driving TV viewing.