Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has announced that the search giant will launch its Groupon competitor on Wednesday, starting with Portland. The news that Google is getting into the daily deals space is not a surprise. Google attempted and failed to acquire Groupon for $6 billion last year. A few months later, Mashable exclusively learned …

 Dave Kerpen is the CEO of Likeable, a social media agency that has worked with more than 200 leading brands including 1-800Flowers.com, Verizon and Neutrogena. He is author of .Likeable Social Media Any brand worth their social media salt has a presence on Facebook. But just because a brand is online, doesn’t necessarily mean that …

We made it to the news. Recently, Innity CEO, Phang Chee Leong sat down with The Star to talk about Engaging Consumers in the digital age. From The Star INNITY Corp Bhd, which sells online advertising space on over 10,000 websites in South-East Asia, takes pride in being a trendsetter. The Ace Market-listed company has …

By Christopher Heine (external source) KLM Royal Dutch Airlines wants a collective audience on Facebook (194,000 “likes” currently) and Twitter (122,000 followers) of 1 million by August, while ratcheting up promotions on both sites. An inspirational marketing story is partially responsible for the company setting its sights that high. The national airline was set to launch …

By Christopher Heine (external source) Reebok appears to have increased its commitment to mobile, accented by its first-ever geo-social campaign that’s running on Scvngr. Through June 13, geo-social users on the platform who check in at Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and meet “challenges” can earn $10 off Reebok’s new RealFlex shoe. To get the reward, …

TOP AD NETWORKS IN VIETNAM   Total Unique Visitors (000) % Reach Average Daily Visitors (000) Total Pages Viewed (MM) Total internet audience 6,999 100 3,792 15,261 Innity Network 6,859 98 1,078 239 RockYou 977 14 67 18   TOP AD NETWORKS IN INDONESIA   Total Unique Visitors (000) % Reach Average Daily Visitors (000) …

Social Network Rolls Out Community Site Aimed at Creatives By: Irina Slutsky Bio Facebook today launched a stand-alone community site (facebook-studio.com) where ad agency creatives can share ideas, comment on campaigns and learn what it takes to create a successful page for a brand. The community is called “Facebook Studio” and is a platform aimed …

Neil Mason (this article has been derived from an external source) When is retention not retention? When it’s just reacquisition! More and more companies are paying attention to customer lifetime value and how they can build on their investments in winning new customers. This applies equally to consumer organizations, business to business organizations, and membership organizations. …

  Dave Yarnold is CEO of ServiceMax, a full suite of mobile field service management applications Geolocation services are popping up for consumers everywhere, from Uber, which sends a car service to your door two times faster than a cab, to Bizzy, an app that shows you where your friends have dined lately and offers …

By Pace Lattin (This article has been derived from an external source) I’ve questioned the sanity behind some of the media valuations in my blogs lately, from Twitter’s $1 billion-plus valuation to Groupon’s claims of being worth $15 billion. To many people, including my humble self, these valuations seem downright crazy, especially when faced with …