Google has launched Google Gadget Ads. You can now serve ads within gadget s(also referred to as widgets). Advertisers can now create these branded mini-apps using Flash or HTML and incorporate data feeds, video, images, and more. Essentially, you can create a mini-website within the ads (similar in function to many of the rich media formats available). This has many uses for recruitment. Think jobs database integration, recruiting events, chat, games, etc.
Go-Go-Gadget! Google to Offer Gadget Ads
September 20, 2007
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The One Thing That Isn’t Better With BACN – Email
August 24, 2007There is a new term being used to describe the email you receive that is not SPAM, but is also not something you have time to pay attention to. It is being referred to as “BACN” (for more info go here). BACN is all the email newsletters, announcement lists, social network alerts, etc that make it to your inbox. It’s not that you don’t want them, it’s that you don’t have time for them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Facebook Working on New Ad Targeting System – Yeah!
August 23, 2007This news made my week. According to this WSJ article, Facebook is working on a system that expands their already pretty nifty Flyer program. The Flyer program is a texted based ad that can be targeted by college, location or some limited demographics (age & gender). If they expand to include occupation, industry, interests, ethnicity, and employer – this will be huge for recruitment advertisers. Even some of these targeting options could get it to a “must include” status for recruitment media plans. If the program ends up being self-serve, as the flyer program is now, it will be even better, as there will not be barriers due to minimum buys for companies with smaller budgets.
Clearly it doesn’t take much to get me excited – but this could be an excellent source for recruitment marketing.
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MentosIntern.com – Millenial-focused Advertising
August 7, 2007If you manage college recruitment initiatives, you are probably in the midst of preparing for the fall semester. As you consider your options of how to brand yourself to the millenial generation, take a look at MentosIntern.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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Roll Like Diddy, Use Social Media for Recruitment
July 30, 2007Diddy is using Youtube to find his next personal assistant. Not only is this a great use of social media for recruitment, I think the video is also well designed for the target audience. Diddy does not describe the job in flowing, shiny, happy phrases, he presents as what it is… hard work. Transparency is important, candidates want to hear what it will really be like to work for you. Another note on this… Diddy, as CEO, is doing his own recruiting pitch. It says something that he’s personally involved. Read the rest of this entry »
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My Favorite Rich Media Ad So Far
June 21, 2007I think this is the coolest rich media ad that I’ve ever seen. This campaign is showing a live streaming video feed of an event in Times Square. Accelerade has paid a guy to run on a treadmill for 24 hours and you can see him if you happen to be passing through Times Square or if you happen to be browsing Yahoo. The banner was developed by PointRoll. The banner drives people to the site at: http://www.accelerade.com. Read the rest of this entry »
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Yahoo to Acquire Rivals.com
June 21, 2007I just noticed this press release. Now, if I were Yahoo! Hotjobs, I would turn this into an awesome college recruiting resource. Whether or not they do anything interesting with it – it is a good site to reach college students, alumni and fans of specific universities.
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You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Effective – So Look Into Rich Media
June 20, 2007Although many employers are just barely beginning to experiment with the standard gif banner ad (the ones that just animates – no audio, video, expansion, etc), the rest of the interactive industry has been using a lot of rich media. A rich media ad is a banner ad that incorporates video, audio, expansion, data capture, games, polls, etc. These ads are more engaging for users and can offer a stronger branding experience than a standard gif. Read the rest of this entry »
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Consumers to Advertisers: “It’s Over”
June 12, 2007As a recruitment advertiser, how is your relationship with your target audience? Are you keeping the passion alive, or are you about to get dumped via an awkward email, text message, or Post-it note?
I love the video below because it very clearly illustrates how advertisers have not grown with their consumers. Consumers (read: candidates) want different things now. They want to be part of the conversation, to have a “dialogue”with you. Are you listening? Read the rest of this entry »
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Banner Ads Improve Their Street Cred
May 14, 2007For most of my career, I’ve been challenged and/or heckled by someone asking/stating “Come on, those banners don’t work?!” or “Well, I never click on banners”. And I have steadfastedly stood by my graphic ad friends, because they do add value.
I’m not alone anymore! According to research published in the Journal of Consumer Research and more understandably discussed in an article by Science Daily, banner ads have an effect, even if you don’t notice them. Even when people cannot recall the ad, the repeated exposure to the ad leads to familiarity and that leads to positive feelings. The relationship between exposure and positive feelings is a direct one, with positive feelings increasing as exposure increased. This supports the value of using banner ads as part of your digitial branding strategy. Read the rest of this entry »
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