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Richard Kahn: October 18, 2023
Will November bring with it the day of the dead for lead gen? The Federal Trade Commission has had its eye on the lead generation industry since at least 2015, when the commission hosted a public workshop on the industry’s practices and related...
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Richard Kahn: October 11, 2023
Even with the growing number of users on other platforms, Facebook maintains the top spot with nearly three billion monthly active users, as reported earlier this year. By Facebook’s own estimates, as many as 150 million of those users are fake.
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Richard Kahn: October 4, 2023
Last week, we told you about The Knot breaking the rules of engagement with their advertisers in what was likely an attempt to drive up revenue to lure investors. In earlier posts, we’ve talked about choosing your affiliate marketing partners wisely...
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Anura PR Team: September 27, 2023
For advertisers who said “I do” to The Knot, the honeymoon is over. It turns out the wedding planning site made promises it couldn’t keep, entering into local and national advertising contracts with jewelers, photographers, bridal fashion brands,...
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Anura PR Team: September 20, 2023
Marketers don’t have to consult a Magic 8 Ball to learn if they have ad fraud. We can tell if you have ad fraud by asking one simple question: Do you automate the placement of your digital campaigns via programmatic advertising?
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Anura PR Team: September 13, 2023
It’s that time of year again. No, we’re not talking about pumpkin spice everything; we’re talking about budget planning season when marketers often try to figure out how to do more with less. While the process is always challenging, there is good...
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Richard Kahn: September 6, 2023
The Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart has been making news lately. You probably know it better as CAPTCHA: those grids of images where you’re asked to click on certain objects, or key in squiggly and...
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Richard Kahn: August 30, 2023
If you use calls, texts, or messaging in your lead generation efforts—and who doesn’t—you’re likely attending Contact.io this week in Denver. It’s a great opportunity to connect and network with lead generators, performance marketers, contact center...
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Anura PR Team: August 23, 2023
The insurance industry has been hit hard lately. And unlike Dorothy in Oz, they can’t click their ruby red slippers to make it all go away. Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other weather-related damage have led to...
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Richard Kahn: August 16, 2023
Newsflash: Lead generation isn’t easy. Whether you’re running marketing campaigns to generate leads for your own company’s products or services, you’re a lead generator, or you’re buying your leads from one or more lead generators, you’re going to...