The Marketing Bureau

QR Codes & Social Media Have Little Impact for Shoppers
By Ted Mininni
First Published on www.marketingprofs.com

“As much as people embrace all things digital, they’re much fussier when they turn into actual shoppers. In fact, QR codes and social media have very little impact, according to new research from Catapult Action-Biased Marketing, a Westport Connecticut-based researcher.” Those are the opening lines of a recent Media Post Marketing Daily article, “Shoppers Spurn Social, QR Codes.” Read more >>

Heinz Turns Facebook Flub Into Engagement Flurry
By Christopher Heine 
First Published on www.clickz.com

United States - Heinz has increased its Facebook likes by 40,000 since telling the New York Times three weeks ago that it would exclusively sell a new product for a limited time on the social site. For social media marketers, it seemed like a brilliant play. But then a major hiccup ensued earlier this week. Read more >>

New York—Internet ad revenue reached $14.9 billion in the first, up 23.2% over the first half of last year, according to a new report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau.  Read more >>