clickTRUE, the Pay Per Performance online advertising services division of Hardware Zone Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPH Magazines Pte Ltd (”SPH Magazines”) is now Advertlets Sdn Bhd (”Advertlets”) sole agency in Singapore promoting and selling ads on its blog network which is hailed as the leading blog network in the Asia region.

Singapore - March 8, 2008 - clickTRUE, the Pay Per Performance online advertising services division of Hardware Zone Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPH Magazines Pte Ltd (”SPH Magazines”) is now Advertlets Sdn Bhd (”Advertlets”) sole agency in Singapore promoting and selling ads on its blog network which is hailed as the leading blog network in the Asia region. (more…)

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Website Magazine in it’s Feb 2008 issue has an article “Geo targeting countries for SEO”. The article is written by eBrandz CEO, Milind Mody. The article familiarizes readers to the basic logic used by search engines in associating a domain name with a country. The article also has some useful tips on how to rank websites in multiple geographies.

New York, NY February 21, 2008 — Feb 2008 issues of Website Magazine has an interesting article “Geo Targeting Countries For SEO”. This article is written by Milind Mody , CEO of Search Engine Optimization company eBrandz. The article describes basic logic used by search engines to associate a domain name with a country. It also has few tips for readers to rank highly in a particular country/ region. (more…)

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The leading source for Web hosting information offers a video promotion package for hosts and other service providers.

Toronto, ON February 20, 2008 — The Web Host Industry Review, the leading source for Web hosting news and information, announced the availability of a new video feature service, providing production and distribution of promotional videos for hosts and service providers.

The paid service includes the on-site production of a professional video featuring Anastasia Tubanos, host and producer of WHIRtv’s events and industry coverage, and including executive interviews as well as data center, office and campus tours. (more…)

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DeSilva+Phillips, Media Investment Bankers, releases its tenth annual Report on the Media M&A Marketplace, which assesses and analyzes the near-record year of 2007 and predicting trends for 2008. 2007 was the year that the long dormant consumer magazine sector exploded with acquisitions and the long-awaited storming of digital media properties by traditional media companies finally took place. There were 135 transactions in the sector, down slightly from 2006 but more than any other year in the past ten, and deal value was $9.6 billion - less than half of 2006. DeSilva+Phillips is cautiously optimistic for media deals in 2008.

New York, NY January 29, 2008 — DeSilva+Phillips, Media Investment Bankers, releases its tenth annual Report on the Media M&A Marketplace, which assesses and analyzes the near-record year of 2007 and predicting trends for 2008. Here are the highlights.

• 135 transactions - down from the 2006 number but more than any other year in the past ten, with dramatic loss of momentum in the 4th quarter.
• Deal volume: $9.6 billion - less than half of the 2006 total.
• Strategics did 33% of the top 15 deals but 62% of dollar volume.

The Advertising Market
• The ad market lagged the economy, delivering only 0.2% growth.
• An historic event: the consumer magazine sector may overtake the newspaper sector to become the second-largest media sector, after TV.

Public Media Companies
• DeSilva+Phillips’s basket of 11 public companies declined 2.3% - the first time this century publics moved in the opposite direction to the markets.
• 3 of the basket’s companies have disappeared from the public markets.

The Top 15 Deals
• Consumer deals dominated, with 10, including the 2 biggest, Gemstar-TV Guide and Primedia’s Enthusiast Group. Consumer deals were 72% of the $8.06 billion total value of the list.
• Top B2B deals were the sales of Advanstar and ALM. 3rd biggest: Dolan Media’s IPO, 4th best performing out of 90 NYSE IPOs.

Traditional Media Using M&A to Converge with Digital
• Traditional media built digital capability on a big scale.
• Niche rather than platform acquisitions prevailed.
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Share Results is kicking off 2008 with the addition of the Hatley affiliate program. The affiliate program will be exclusive to affiliates generating Canadian traffic and will be advantageous to those working in the niche apparel and gift markets.

Montreal, Canada January 24, 2008 — Share Results is pleased to announce that it has just welcomed another merchant, Hatley, into its affiliate marketing network for the New Year. Hatley’s affiliate program is exclusive to affiliates with Canadian traffic in Share Results and is a welcomed addition to the network’s roster of select merchants. The program is expected to be beneficial to affiliates in the Share Results database who are generating Canadian traffic, as Hatley is looking to garner sales and ship products exclusively throughout Canada.

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Hatley combines great fabric design with clever play on words and popular culture to “bring out the pun in everyone” Whether it is for the “Bearly Sleeping” mum or the slow poke infant “Trailing a Little Behind”, Hatley produces warm, comfortable apparel for children, women and men with a distinct look and feel. Hatley has achieved international exposure and has been featured in a number of high-profile print publications, including Oprah Magazine, In Touch Weekly, Us Weekly, Parents, Babytalk, Italy’s Bambini Vogue and Loulou Magazine.

“We are thrilled about our partnership with the Share Results Affiliate Network. Like Share Results, Hatley has been strategically growing its brand and developing an international reputation for our niche products,” said President of Hatley, Chris Oldland. “It was only natural that we align with a company that is as professional and driven as we are.”

The Hatley affiliate program is specifically seeking Share Results affiliates that generate Canadian traffic. The program offers a wide and colourful variety of banner creative with featured products and customer promotions to help enhance click-to-sale conversions. Hatley also has a variety of text links featuring keywords for affiliates with content-rich websites.

Affiliates who promote Hatley will have the opportunity to earn a 10% commission on all sales that are referred. Moreover, in honour of the launch of this affiliate program, Hatley is offering a 2% bonus commission to affiliates who sign-up to their affiliate program. The 12% commission will be available to all affiliates until February 29, 2008.
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