When it comes to effective marketing, the feelings evoked by an ad or special offer may be more important than the offer itself. That’s because most people make decision using an emotional spectrum to distinguish various products and services—often making purchases despite their better judgment.

When it comes to ad buying, the latest trend is programmatic advertising. Media exchanges rave about it on their blogs, and every corporation seems to be swearing by it in light of consumer culture. As customers begin to show ever more reliance on their smartphones for all of their digital needs, businesses appear to be buying up as much programmatic as possible. According to two independent studies by ChoiceStream and the IAB, the opposite may actually be the case.

by Natalia Klishina

Towards the end of 2010, CallFire was invited to try out the beta of Promoted Twitter. I had originally written a blog article explaining the service and reviewing it. Unfortunately, this article has been removed due to Twitter's informing us that "during the beta rollout of [their] Promoted Products services, advertisers can't blog about their experiences using the products."