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Leverage Performance-Based Media When Possible

Cost-Per-Action, (CPA), the latest way to buy online media.

In the days of the early Internet, media was purchased similar to the way traditional print and broadcast is still widely purchased — based on the total amount of impressions or potential eyeballs that COULD view your ad.
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Starmark Supports the Arts

At Starmark, we’re inspired by the success of Greater Fort Lauderdale’s creative economy. So we’ve been busy helping four of Broward County’s biggest cultural attractions spread the word about arts and entertainment in our community, in hopes of attracting even more industry professionals to the area.
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Starmark Taps Mickey Espada to run New Business Efforts in Puerto Rico

Fort Lauderdale-based Starmark International names Mickey Espada as VP of Business Development, based in Puerto Rico. Mr. Espada has more than 20 years experience in a variety of industries, including travel and tourism, food and beverage, hospitality, economic development and government affairs.
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Award Winning MSC Fall Foliage Cruise Video

MSC Cruises was honored with a Silver Magellan Award for the promotional video of its inaugural season of Canada/New England cruises. (more…)

Affiliate Marketing: A Virtual Sales Force

Yes, you read correctly. You can now have a virtual sales force without any of the costs of recruiting, training or benefits. Affiliate marketing is loosely defined as a marketer (or company) that pays a pre-determined commission to their affiliate network (or group of website publishers) for each transaction that occurs on your website.
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Introduction to Google Analytics Visitors Flow

Traffic figures alone really don’t reveal much about what is going on with your website. “Flow Visualization” is a Google Analytics tool that allows you to analyze and optimize traffic flow on your website through graphs. This will help you better optimize your visitor experience by showing the ways that visitors use your website. (more…)

Use Foursquare and proximity marketing to drive users to your location

Once upon a time when it came to proximity marketing (sometimes known as Location-based advertising), Bluetooth was the go-to method. Today, the reach and appeal — and potential longevity — of Foursquare (and others) have allowed it to redefine proximity marketing.

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Build your email database with a co-reg campaign

“We interrupt this website to bring you a brief word from our partners.” That’s the gist of a co-reg (“co-registration leads”) campaign. Especially beneficial for retail sites, co-reg offers a great opportunity to reach a wider audience and build your email database. Essentially, co-reg gives you permission to capture consumers’ information while they visit another company’s website.

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Kicking The Tires: Proximity Check-In Apps That Are Not Foursquare

Bright Kite
Brightkite: is a location-based social networking website that is available on any mobile device. Users “check in” at places by using text messaging or one of the mobile applications and they can see who is nearby and who has been there before. The service was created in 2007 by Brady Becker, Martin May and Alan Seideman who previously founded the SMS notification service Loopnote.

Pro’s: Nice interface and it good social features. Group text is intriguing.

Con’s: Less ‘game play’ then I’ve come to expect. Feels like it needs a lot more to stay competitive.

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Reserve your spot for a special higher education 2011 planning event

You are invited to attend a special networking event for higher education professionals to help you plan your 2011 online strategy.

Our line-up of experts will give you the (short and sweet) intel you need to start planning and rolling out your 2011 e-marketing.

2011 Mobile Marketing Trends

Brett Circe
V.P., Interactive Services, Starmark
Online Media testing insights for 2011

Diego Naranjo
V.P., Group Director, Starmark
The hottest social media planning tips

Justice Mitchell
V.P., Interactive Creative Director, Starmark
Schools on Facebook engages students

Special guest Michael Staton
C.E.O. and Co-founder of Inigral

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Translate your website and make the world your marketplace

If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to benefit from the “worldwide” aspect of the worldwide web. By embracing globalization and translating your website into other languages, you will be able to reach customers in other countries and on other continents.

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New talent comes to the Interactive team

Starmark is proud to present a new member of our stellar Interactive team, Esther Lem Tu. As Interactive Developer, Esther built the new Starmark.com website (lovely, isn’t it?), along with redesigning the websites for our clients AccuData and The Boys & Girls Club. She’s been developing flash banners and emails for other clients like HMS National and the Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB.

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