It takes a while for people to feel comfortable with new ideas, such as buying things over the internet. And although the now comfortable places for e-commerce barely get a blink when they ask for your details, places such as Facebook and mobile phone shops...
Twitter predicts its ad revenue will reach $400million worth a year by 2013. This year revenue is up 210% to $139million. emarketer.com...
Live Nation and Universal records have built a strategic partnership to help Universal enhance its ability to contact fans directly and to direct more traffic to LN, currently in the worlds Top 5 e-commerce sites. musicweek.com...
A print ad from the Carphone Warehouse saying it was the cheapest place to buy an iPod on the High Street has been banned by the advertising watchdog who said it was ‘misleading’. brandrepublic.com...
Another indie label describes Spotify as “not a viable way forward for the music industry” (the goth/drone label Projeckt). With indie labels gaining more and more of a backbone in the new markets, are we likely to start to see a big split between the...
For the 18th week in a row, album sales are up compared to this time last year. With the total gain from last year standing at 11%. With the all important Christmas/fourth quater season season coming up, can it last? digitalmusicnews.com...
BMW is a top tier sponsor of the 2012 Olympics, and as such has launched a campaign with that great British trade mark, the Mini. Their digital campaign involves people recording the ‘roar’ of their mini and sending it off, so that the athletes at next years...
The Nissan Versa has gone all Kerouac, offering a free car to the winners of a competition based around a road trip. Applicants just enter their route, their friends, and then they’re off! No doubt trying to grab the teen market with this youthful endeavor...
David Guetta is a very busy man, and now him and Coca Cola have teamed up to launch a talent search competition. A documentary on the superstar DJ is also in the pipeline. reuters.com...
GMG, who recently acquired Manchester and Glasow Rock Radio, is to re-brand the stations on October 24 to Real Radio XS. musicweek.com...