15 Jan 2010
| by Alasdair Reid
as the commercial director of
Microsoft Advertising, with responsibilities for all commercial
operations ...
to see the rain
forest and, having taken stock, decided not to come back. To Microsoft
that is: he ...
, is not without significance. Because 2010 will almost
certainly be a make-or-break year for Microsoft's ambitions ...
27 Nov 2009
Microsoft and News Corp are in talks over a plan that could see the computer giant pay Rupert...The deal, reported by the Financial Times, could spark a search engine
battle and offer hope to newspapers struggling to monetise online
content. News Corp said that it was considering pulling its news content
from Google, and Microsoft has approached other online publishers to
convince them to "de ...
27 Nov 2009
Microsoft Advertising began the year with a simple but rather ambitious aim: to become the trusted...by competing against or partnering with offline
media; and to become "One Microsoft Advertising". This last goal meant
combining all of Microsoft's advertising and technology platforms, with
the goal of delivering real business solutions for clients. Over a 12-month period, Microsoft demonstrated ...
06 Nov 2009
Chris Ward, Microsoft's commercial director, has left the company after 13 years. Ward, who had
06 Nov 2009
Microsoft has withdrawn its sponsorship of an upcoming Family Guy-themed variety show, after...as incest and deaf people, Microsoft withdrew its sponsorship,
stating that the content "was not a fit ...
02 Oct 2009
Publicis Groupe has strengthened its relationship with Microsoft, via a strategic partnership...The joint venture will result in customised mobile advertising,
technology and metrics to run across Microsoft's mobile and web
properties. Phonevalley, which is part of the Publicis-owned VivaKi Nerve Media
Center, will work with Microsoft properties such as the Microsoft Media
Network, Bing ...
31 Jul 2009
Microsoft has reported a 17 per cent fall in revenues as it was hit by greater competition from
31 Jul 2009
Microsoft and Yahoo! have reached a ten-year revenue-sharing agreement on a search and advertising
03 Jul 2009
Publicis Groupe has announced a tie-up with Microsoft that will involve the development of targeted
12 Jun 2009
| by Anne Cassidy
Is the Microsoft chief executive, Steve Ballmer, a shameless fan of the
saccharine US comedy ...
for Microsoft's new search engine
(some reports say it was the Friends character Chandler Bing) is
debatable ...
population before it can
sneak up on Microsoft's nemesis, Google. Many attempts at wresting Google ...