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Jones Beach Sponsors Reach 1.2MM Visitors per Month

Traditional beach media can be combined with sponsorships of summer concerts - often free to the public - to increase bang and brand awareness.

USPS Governors Ask for Certain Reconsiderations of Rate Increase

The Governors of the U.S. Postal Service have approved the increase in the price of a first-class stamp to 41 cents today. That increase was among the Postal Regulatory Commission’s proposed 7.6 percent rate increase which the Governors approved. The implementation of these changes will take place May 14.

‘Nasty’ Billboards for ‘Captivity’ to Come Down in LA

A series of “nasty, graphic” (according to one 13-year-old) billboards, erected around the Los Angeles area promoting the May 18 release of the film Captivity, never should have been erected.

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NAHP Pings Alloy Access for All Ad Sales, Placements

Alloy Access will be the sole provider of newspaper advertising and placement services for the National Association of Hispanic Publications‘ member publications.

Google Acquires Adscape, Perhaps for Virtual ‘World Game’

Google has confirmed that it has bought in-game advertising company Adscape for an undisclosed amount. The company has been valued at about $23 million.

VH1 Primes ‘Pod-Buster’ Format

VH1 will soon be offering advertisers ad formats designed to keep viewers from running off for a snack during commercial breaks, and a single test of the format so far looks as though it will be a success.

XM Dances Along with Winter Music Conference

XM will broadcast live from the 2007 Winter Music Conference in Miami, Florida beginning March 22, across XM dance channels The Move (XM 80), BPM (XM 81), and The System (XM 82) .

A&E Open to Other Metrics beyond Program Ratings

Like Scripps, A&E is bringing a variety of metrics to advertisers for possible use during May’s upfront marketplace.

Scatter Market Bodes Well for Sellers, Nets Believe

TV sales executives have begun to believe that they will have the upper hand when it comes to negotiating during this year’s upfront marketplace.

Automakers to Account for 14 Percent of Online Ad Spend

eMarketer predicts that automakers will spend $2.69 billion on online in advertising in 2007 - or 14 percent of the $19.5 billion total that will be spent online by advertisers in 2007, MediaPost reports (via MarketingVox).

J&J, Skipping Upfront Again, Shifts More Budget to Digital

Johnson & Johnson will once again sit out the television upfront marketplace, and in the meantime is quietly shifting larger parts of its marketing budget from traditional to digital media.

‘WaPo’ to Sell Ads on Section Fronts

The Washinton Post is joining the ever-growing ranks of newspapers that are selling ads on the front pages of some of their sections.

Salesforce.com Updates CRM, Offers MySpace-like Web App

Salesforce.com is launching an update to its core on-demand customer relationship management tool, Spring ‘07, which is expected to be unveiled on Monday, writes CNET.

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New WNYC Newscast to Compete with ‘Morning Edition’

NPR’s popular Morning Edition will get some new competition in New York when WNYC begins airing its new national morning radio program.

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In New York, March Madness Might Mean Soccer, Too

An unusual version of March Madness has crept into New York TV circles, and it’s not for NCAA Basketball.

Nissan ‘Loses’ 20,000 Key Rings in 50 Hotspots


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Sets of keys will be left in bars, stadiums, concert halls, parties and other venues in seven large markets in an effort by Nissan to engage consumers and inform them of certain features of the Altima in an unusual way.

MBP Overview: The Coming Conversation on TV Viewer Engagement, Updated 3/19

Among the many topics that will complicate this season’s upfront marketplace is the topic of viewer engagement. While commercial ratings will not be ready to be used as currency during the upfronts, leaving Nielsen’s program ratings to be used as usual, commercial viewer engagement guarantees based on IAG Research data will likely play a role.

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