ABM News Archive - Technology
5/15/2013 - On Tuesday, ABM and SIIA hosted their first co-branded event, a roundtable discussing the growth opportunities of cloud and mobile technologies.
5/8/2013 - SIIA and ABM is set to host their first co-branded event, a roundtable focused on how to drive mobile app revenue via new technologies, including advanced cloud capabilities and data integration.
4/24/2013 - Scott Vaughan, CMO of UBM TechWeb, describes how customer modeling is playing a larger role in the company's marketing efforts.
4/17/2013 - Spiceworks is the go-to community for the IT industry with more than 2.5 million professionals and hundreds of vendors willing to pay to join. So what makes Spiceworks so attractive to brands? ABM talked to Co-Founder Jay Hallberg.
4/17/2013 - The company has debuted two new mobile marketing solutions, while consolidating its mobile offerings into single group.
4/3/2013 - ABM talked to Tom Cochran, CTO at Atlantic Media Company, on the biggest tech challenges, how to attract the best developer talent, the role of a CTO and more.
3/27/2013 - If we are entering the “post-PC world,” what does this mean for how are audiences are using these devices and how they want us to serve them?
3/27/2013 - New report finds that b-to-b media generates a bigger portion of total revenue from digital but trade media's rate of growth is falling behind consumer.
3/6/2013 - Two years ago, SGC brought its web development in-house. Now the company says it’s ready to take on popular “dev shops” with the launch of a new affiliate, MediaPress Studios.
2/13/2013 - Mobile is a huge opportunity for brands, but executives were quick to cite dangers during a roundtable at the DeSilva + Phillips Dealmakers Summit last week.
1/23/2013 - Elsevier B.V. announced The Article of The Future, an ongoing initiative that "aims to revolutionize" the way research articles are formatted.
1/2/2013 - In 2013, markets will continue to see the value of b-to-b content, but Cynthia Braddon believes safeguarding our digital assets will be critical.
1/2/2013 - In the guest blog post, Bill Ault writes the only way b-to-b can survive is to "acquire leading and even bleeding-edge technical capabilities."
12/19/2012 - B-to-B launches in 2012 were all about digital and expertise. From apps to social networks to virtualization, ABM recaps the most interesting launches of the year.
12/17/2012 - New research from the Alliance of Audited Media found that 54 percent of AAM business publications are adopting paywalls and 50 percent prefer to offer bundled subscriptions.
12/4/2012 - The events industry posted a 0.9 percent increase for Q3, a slower rate of increase compared to Q1 and Q2.
10/16/2012 - SourceMedia’s Health Data Management premiered the Healthcare Innovation Center, a virtual experience showcasing products and stories on new healthcare technologies.
10/3/2012 - As media companies scramble to identify user behavior on mobile devices, two major reports demonstrate that mobile users put a priority on news.
9/26/2012 - Three years after emerging from bankruptcy protection, Cygnus CEO John French tells ABM about his corporate turnaround strategy, the company’s recent data launch and his vision for the future.
9/19/2012 - After an acquisition and new hires, CEO Bill Carter says he’s focusing on boosting the company’s online services.
8/22/2012 - ABM is partnering with research firm Outsell Inc. to identify the major trends in business-to-business content production for smartphones and tablets.
8/14/2012 - Editor Bill Mickey says the model -- which gives readers complimentary access to eight stories each month -- stresses the website's content value.
8/10/2012 - In an editorial called "The Digital Domain," Ron Matejko, president of MVP Media, makes a case for digital-only publications.
8/8/2012 - Last month, Edgell Communications announced Edgell Mobile Services, a new group that develops apps for live events and trade shows. ABM takes a look at its operations and what's in store for the future.
8/8/2012 - With a wealth of options available for digital media, what should a b-to-b media company invest in, and how do you decide? ABM talked to two digital media industry leaders to get their take.
8/1/2012 - A new report from Gartner, Inc. says the social media opportunity remains enormous.
7/30/2012 - Telvent’s Progressive Farmer rolled out a new localized ag weather service app in June and followed up this month with a combo bundle that includes an actual iPad with a heavy duty case.
7/27/2012 - Professional Farmers of America, a division of Farm Journal Media, has launched a new subscription service to help farmers and retailers manage their margin and risk for crop inputs.
7/25/2012 - B-to-b media sits on a potential goldmine of customer data and business intelligence, but monetizing that data has proven tricky. Companies are now recrafting their approach to lead generation by offering business intelligence with quality, actionable insight into customer behavior.
7/25/2012 - According to a July 20 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, text senders can be sued – because text messages fall under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and may violate the "right of privacy."
7/17/2012 - The acquisition of Northstar Travel Media was one of the largest in the b-to-b media industry this year, with more than 10 companies participating in the management phase, according to Northstar CEO Tom Kemp. Next on the horizon is capitalizing on new opportunities.
7/12/2012 - ABM's legislative lobbyist, Tom Carpenter, attends the first NTIA-hosted meeting in a series of gatherings regarding personal data collection and privacy.
6/12/2012 - ABM webinar speakers from three very different companies, with very different responsibilities, share the keys to why their mobile apps have been successes on the business, content and audience develop fronts.
4/12/2012 - Mark Sableman explains how ABM is working to defeat legislation that could strip database owners of protection from internal IP theft.
4/9/2012 - New division, led by Tracy Samantha Schmidt, will offer training seminars, executive coaching, social media auditing and strategic planning.
4/5/2012 - A new study answers the question, "why managing and monetizing audience data is so hard?"
4/2/2012 - The Association of Magazine Media announced voluntary guidelines to give magazines a better way of measuring their digital editions.
3/14/2012 - Time Warner's CNN is reportedly in talks to acquire Mashable, a social media technology news site.
3/13/2012 - One early opportunity for b-to-b may lie in functional smartphone apps that keep users connected to their marketplace 24/7.
2/28/2012 - A recent survey of 200 ABM members found that while increased tablet usage is meaningful to 82.5% of respondents, just 42.1% say they have the understanding and the resources to charge ahead into tablets on their own.
2/28/2012 - White House Administration laid out plans for a multi-stakeholder process to develop enforceable codes to implement a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights.
2/24/2012 - How to compress big data into centralized and efficient information companies can use is a hot topic among business professionals.
2/24/2012 - Penton Media's technology media group announced that it will cease printing its magazines, which will become entirely digital brands beginning in May.
2/9/2012 - McGraw-Hill Cos. acquired privately held R2 Financial Technologies, a provider of risk and scenario-based analytics for traders and other financial customers.
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2/7/2012 - The Postal Service has proposed rule changes that will allow publishers to report electronic copy distributions as paid and requested circulation.
2/3/2012 - Research quantifies how registered Web site users spend more time on site and are more likely to return to a site than anonymous users.
1/31/2012 - Recent trends in B-to-B transactions suggest ways to use social media for sales conversion, reaching customers and putting actionable info in front of buyers.
1/30/2012 - The new display units can incorporate up to 16 multimedia assets into a single ad.
1/20/2012 - Facing a storm of protest over online piracy legislation, Senate and House leaders said Friday they will put off further action on the measures.
1/18/2012 - American Business Media hosted a call with members of its Information Policy Committee, Digital Media Council, Business Information Council and Editorial Committee to discuss the SOPA and PIPA bills.
1/4/2012 - Technology media company Ziff Davis has acquired Toolbox.com, a networking site for IT professionals.