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DESTINATION ONTARIO - WEWS Cleveland
A Cleveland telecaster claims sizeable convergence dollars with a timely travel promotion. Read more »
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WORST POTHOLE IN MICHIGAN - WDIV Detroit
A Motor City broadcaster turns to User Generated Content to drive online revenue. Read more »
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NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK - KDAF Dallas
The local CW affiliate in Big D made some hay with this imaginitive promotion. Read more »
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CHOPPER RIDES - WBOC Salisbury, MD
A Delaware broadcaster leverages its news chopper for news leads. Read more »
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SOBE LIFE WATER CONTEST - KDRV Medford
A Medford station rakes in the revenue with a user-generate ad contest. Read more »
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EXTENDED COVERAGE - WLTX Columbia, SC
A South Carolina telecaster strikes online gold even in the off-season by streaming the archived news conferences of a legendary football coach. Read more »
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YOUR UNDERSERVED AUDIENCE
Did you catch this survey a few days ago? It describes a group of underserved web users, who sound suspiciously like yours! Read more »
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EASY EATS - KARE Minneapolis
A local Minnesota television station leverages its vast recipe archive to land an online sponsor. Read more »
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DJ WEATHER HITS - WDEF Chattanooga
A cost-conscious Chattanooga channel taps into local DJ talent to promote its local weathercasts. Read more »
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BEST ON THE BLOCK - WWBT Richmond
A Richmond telecaster unearths construction dollars with an on-air/online sales initative. Read more »
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TAX FEST 2008 - KTHV Little Rock
A Little Rock telecaster tenders an Internet initiative as timely as that tax bill you've yet to address. Read more »
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JOHNNY'S - KMTV Omaha
A local Nebraska broadcaster turns to a regional restaurant chain for some quality online content.
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ULTIMATE GIRLS GETAWAY - WSYR Syracuse
A local Syracuse TV station lends its good name to a special promotional offer. Read more »
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WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND - WPRI Providence
Here's an online mall promotion that any local station can embrace. Read more »
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EXPERIENCE BOONE COUNTY - WRTV Indianapolis
An Indianapolis TV station has discovered a lucrative source of local content "just over the county line." Read more »
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BLIND DATE - CKWS Kingston, Ont.
What's the ultimate TV contest prize? For one Canadian telecaster, it's a blind date with a hunk-to-be-named-later!
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POINT PARK U-VIEW - WPCW Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh's CW is the perfect online partner for a local university's recruitment campaign. Read more »
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SVENGOOLIE - WCIU Chicago
A long-running local TV movie host cranks out plenty of original material for the station's website as well.
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THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM - WXIA Atlanta
An Atlanta TV website builds out a Special Section that both entertains and informs. Read more »
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EVERYBLOCK IS HERE AND WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?
Broadcasters take note. EveryBlock is invading your turf.
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BIG BUCKS - WDAM Hattiesburg
A Hattiesburg broadcaster bagged some big bucks with its Big Buck Board campaign. Read more »
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ONLINE TOOLS - Ad Age's Search Fact Pack
Increase your knowledge of search engine marketing with this informative online supplement from the publishers of Ad Age. Read more »
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BIGGEST SMILE CONTEST - KMIZ Columbia
A Missouri broadcaster extracts some Internet only revenue with a "Biggest Smile" promotion. Read more »
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CARS OF FILM - KYW Philadelphia
A Philadelphia telecaster get good mileage from an interactive web contest. Read more »
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ONLINE VIDEO CONTINUES TO GROW
A new study reveals another year of solid growth for online video.
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WHERE’S MY MOVIE – WHDH Boston
A Boston TV website provides a fully fleshed out movie page for its online users. Read more »
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INTERNET SAFETY TOUR – WAAY Huntsville
Online safety is the focus of one Alabama telecaster’s grass roots community campaign. Read more »
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THE CONGREGATION CONNECTION – KCTV Kansas City
Online church directories have proven profitable for many local broadcasters, especially those doing business in the Bible Belt. Read more »
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ONLINE ADS MORE ENGAGING
More good news for your local web sales efforts! Read more »
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HOMETEAM – WAPT Jackson
Local athletics are well-funded in one Mississippi town thanks to the efforts of a community-minded car dealership. Read more »
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THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD
The timing of the writer’s strike is momentous or so believes Diane Mermigas in her latest ON MEDIA blog in MediaPost. Read more »
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YOUR SPECIAL DELIVERY – WLTX Columbia
A South Carolina broadcaster deploys photos of newborn babies to interest online users in a blue chip advertiser’s website. Read more »
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GREETINGS FROM OVERSEAS – WTHI Terre Haute
An Indiana broadcaster taps an institutional advertiser to sponsor a sure-fire on-air/online feature. Read more »
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YOUR ONLINE CONSUMERS
In the December issue of OMMA, author Susan Kuchinskas details the 10 Things You Need to Know about Consumers. Read more »
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WELCOME TO ONLINE TV MARKETING
Spread the word: TV Marketing Weekly is now Online TV Marketing. Read more »
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ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
A New England telecaster taps into the long tail of the Internet to help local homeowners. Read more »
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DTV BLOG
A New York State broadcaster uses blogging tools to spread the word about the impending DTV transition. Read more »
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SPRINGFIELD NIGHTLIFE
Two Illinois telecasters have made video the focal point of their sponsored online directories. Read more »
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SPORTS TRACKER
A Wichita broadcaster is taking it to the streets backed by a unique sports sponsorship. Read more »
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GREEN THUMB
Consumer education is a powerful marketing tool for one Grand Rapids TV advertiser. Read more »
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 2007
It’s September and once again the footballs are flying. Read more »
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Programming/Government Funded
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MINORITY HEALTH TODAY
An Arkansas broadcaster joins hands with a state government agency to telecast an ongoing public affairs series.
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The... Read more »
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Convergence Marketing/Contest - WTAP/Parkersburg
DREAM BIG
A small market TV station challenges its viewers to dream big.
SCENARIO
In small TV markets, broadcasters don’t necessarily need to have a major team to support a... Read more »
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DEER HUNTING – WGAL/Lancaster
A Pennsylvania broadcaster tries to turn a buck or two from timely web content targeted specifically to local deer hunters. Read more »
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GOSSIP GIRL TWITTER - KWBQ Albuquerque
What’s Twitter and why is one New Mexico station making promotional hay with it? Read more »
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LAKERS LOCKER SWEEPSTAKES – KCAL Los Angeles
A Los Angeles TV station supports its NBA franchise with a season long prize giveaway. Read more »
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THE WINE CELLAR – WTVJ Miami
Information about wine is pouring from the web pages of one local Miami TV website. Read more »
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ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
How will media companies fare if the economy turns sour? Diane Mermigas suggests some possibilities. Read more »
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BABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS – KATV Little Rock
Who could resist a promotion involving cute cuddly babies? Certainly not several local Arkansas sponsors! Read more »
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FIVE YEAR PLAN
Where do industry leaders believe our business is heading? A recent Accenture survey provides many clues. Read more »
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RISING STAR OF THE WEST – KEVN Rapid City
Consumer-generated video has opened the floodgates for new and inventive local TV station promotions. Here’s an example from one Rapid City telecaster. Read more »
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DEAL OF THE DAY – Media General
At local TV stations, on-air inventory is generally included in most online sales packages. Here’s one that isn’t. Read more »
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THREE IN TEN VISIT LOCAL TV WEB SITES
Nearly 3 out of every 10 adults have visited a local TV website within the last 30 days. Read more »
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HOG OUR TV COMMERCIAL – WISN/Milwaukee
Commercial production houses beware - a Milwaukee telecaster has teamed with a local radio station to seek out the best user-generated promotional ads. Read more »
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HIGH SCHOOL BAND SPOTLIGHT – WDEF Chattanooga
A Tennessee telecaster does a deep dive into localism with an entertaining on-air/online feature. Read more »
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RADAR’S WEATHER ART CHALLENGE
A Bowling Green broadcaster can differentiate its Radar from any other in the market
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In the never ending battle for TV ratings, local television stations have an assortment... Read more »