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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Closing Bell: The Gift of Recovery (CMCSA, DOW, SAP, BWLD, AOL)]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cmcsa/" rel="tag">Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/dow/" rel="tag">Dow Chemical (DOW)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/aol/" rel="tag">AOL (AOL)</a></p><img border="1" align="right" vspace="4" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/08/bell-black-white.jpg" alt="" />This was a day which could have gone either way. The markets recovered this morning despite weakness in overseas markets in reaction to yesterday's S&amp;P downgrading of Portugal and Greece credit worthiness. Today came another S&amp;P downgrade of Spain. Then the FOMC kept rates steady and maintained its "extended period" period for that no to low rate policy. <br />
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Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:<br />
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Dow 11,045.27 +53.28 (0.48%) <br />
Nasdaq 2,471.73 +0.26 (0.01%)<br />
S&amp;P 500 1,191.36 +7.65 (0.65%)<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Closing Bell: The Gift of Recovery (CMCSA, DOW, SAP, BWLD, AOL)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/">Closing Bell: The Gift of Recovery (CMCSA, DOW, SAP, BWLD, AOL)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19457884/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/04/28/closing-bell-the-gift-of-recovery-cmcsa-dow-sap-bwld-aol/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Ad sales</category><category>AdSales</category><category>buffalo wild wings</category><category>BuffaloWildWings</category><category>cable tv</category><category>chemicals</category><category>restaurants</category><category>sap</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jon Ogg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super Bowl Ads: Only Three Left!]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/ko/" rel="tag">Coca-Cola (KO)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/pep/" rel="tag">PepsiCo (PEP)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">General Motors (GM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS Corp 'B' (CBS)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/gci/" rel="tag">Gannett Co (GCI)</a></p><p><img border="1" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/01/cbs-logo-240.jpg" />Despite the media slump that's been running alongside the worldwide <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/recession/">recession</a>, CBS (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/cbs-corporation/cbs/nys" target="_blank">CBS</a>) isn't having any trouble moving ad space for the <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/SuperBowl/">Super Bowl</a>. </p>
<p>The event is still more than a month from now, but the network reports having only a few commercial slots left for the big game. In fact, 95% of its 62 slots have moved, even with two of the most committed Super Bowl advertisers -- Pepsi (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/pepsico-inc/pep/nys" target="_blank">PEP</a>) and General Motors (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/general-motors-corp-1-5percent-prf-ser-d/grm/nys" target="_blank">GRM</a>) -- bowing out of the action. The first half is already sold out completely.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Super Bowl Ads: Only Three Left!</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/">Super Bowl Ads: Only Three Left!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19301551/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/04/super-bowl-ads-only-three-left/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Ad sales</category><category>advertising</category><category>anheuser-busch</category><category>careerbuilder.com</category><category>CBS</category><category>coca-cola</category><category>gannett</category><category>GCI</category><category>General Motors Corp.</category><category>gm</category><category>grm</category><category>inthenews</category><category>KO</category><category>media</category><category>PEP</category><category>pepsi</category><category>pepsico</category><category>super bowl ads</category><category>super bowl commercials</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2006 Advertising recap, part 1: Following the money]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/twx/" rel="tag">Time Warner (TWX)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketing-and-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing and Advertising</a></p><p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2007/07/mouthbag.jpg" alt="" />Advertising-supported content has become the dominant business model for the internet, as demonstrated by our (AOL, <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-inc/twx/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">Time Warner</a>, NYSE:<a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/time-warner-inc/twx/nys?tabs=quotesandnews">TWX</a>) recent change from a membership-based model. <a href="http://adage.com/images/random/lna2007.pdf">Advertising Age recently released its study</a> of the 100 top advertisers and how they spend their advertising dollars. For all the brouhaha about the internet, traditional print advertising still dominates the marketing plans of the top corporations. A breakdown of 2006 expenditures by ad distribution platform shows --</p>
<p>1. Magazines -- $29.83 billion<br />2. Newspapers -- $29.80 billion<br />3. Network TV -- $27.16 billion<br />4. Spot TV -- $17.23 billion<br />5. Cable TV networks -- $16.75 billion<br />6. Radio -- $11.06 billion<br />7. Internet -- $9.75 billion<br />8. Syndicated TV -- $4.2 billion<br />9. Outdoor -- $3.83 billion</p>
<br /><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/04/2006-advertising-recap-part-ii-the-high-rollers-hold-for-july/">also see 2006 Advertising recap II- The big rollers</a><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2006 Advertising recap, part 1: Following the money</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/">2006 Advertising recap, part 1: Following the money</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/932100/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/03/2006-advertising-recap-part-1-following-the-money/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>AD SALES</category><category>ADS BY MARKET</category><category>ADS BY TYPE</category><category>AdSales</category><category>AdsByMarket</category><category>AdsByType</category><category>ADVERTISING</category><category>CABLE TV ADS</category><category>CABLE TV ADVERTISING</category><category>CableTvAds</category><category>CableTvAdvertising</category><category>INTERNET ADS</category><category>INTERNET ADVERTISING</category><category>InternetAds</category><category>InternetAdvertising</category><category>MAGAZINE ADS</category><category>MAGAZINE ADVERTISING</category><category>MagazineAds</category><category>MagazineAdvertising</category><category>NEWSPAPER ADS</category><category>NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING</category><category>NewspaperAds</category><category>NewspaperAdvertising</category><category>OUTDOOR ADS</category><category>OUTDOOR ADVERTISING</category><category>OutdoorAds</category><category>OutdoorAdvertising</category><category>RADIO ADS</category><category>RADIO ADVERTISING</category><category>RadioAds</category><category>RadioAdvertising</category><category>TOP ADVERTISERS</category><category>TopAdvertisers</category><category>TV ADS</category><category>TV ADVERTISING</category><category>TvAds</category><category>TvAdvertising</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Barlow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2007 12:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microsoft may have lost $2 billion in ad sales to Google]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/goog/" rel="tag">Google (GOOG)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/msft/" rel="tag">Microsoft (MSFT)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/yhoo/" rel="tag">Yahoo! (YHOO)</a></p>What kind of business has <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">Microsoft Corp.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/microsoft-corporation/msft/nas">MSFT</a>) lost to <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">Google Inc.</a> (NASDAQ: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/google-inc-cl-a/goog/nas">GOOG</a>) in the online advertising business? Plenty, if you go by the estimates. It's that kind of midnight fear that caused Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to give his internet ad sales chief a call from a recent Hawaiian vacation. What prompted the action? No small potato -- Google announced that it was buying DoubleClick for $3.1 billion.<br /><br />Was Microsoft's leader sweating out of desperation based on Google's existing advertising revenue dominance that seems to have <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aoG0KxNlwxbY&amp;refer=home">Microsoft on the defensive</a> like never before? Sure, Microsoft's been on the defensive before, but not when the stakes were this high -- we're talking a level approaching $3 billion a quarter of ad revenue with a cost that is relatively inexpensive (except for partner revenue share Google must pay out).<br /><br />Although the on again / off again talks of <a href="http://www.247wallst.com/2007/05/microsoft_and_y.html">Microsoft buying Yahoo!</a> to try and beat Google have again fallen by the wayside, that does not mean Microsoft and Yahoo! may not partner to fend off the threat of losing all internet ad revenue to their collective largest competitor -- Google. Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi, the internet ad head for the software maker, says that "Really the one and only thing is the volume of search ... but that's a big thing." Yep -- I agree. Google's numbers prove it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/">Microsoft may have lost $2 billion in ad sales to Google</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 07 May 2007 12:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aoG0KxNlwxbY&amp;refer=home>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/890298/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/05/07/microsoft-may-have-lost-2-billion-in-ad-sales-to-google/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Ad sales</category><category>AdSales</category><category>GOOG</category><category>Google</category><category>Google AdWords</category><category>GoogleAdwords</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>Microsoft GOOG</category><category>MicrosoftGoog</category><category>MSFT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian White]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 12:25:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
