FRAMINGHAM, MA — (Marketwire) — 09/26/11 — — the media company comprising CFOworld, CIO, CIO Executive Council, Computerworld, CSO, DEMO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network World — expands its digital solutions with new branding, lead gen, mobile, social and video programs, enhancing opportunities to engage IT decision-makers.
In today-s fast paced world of multiple information channels, it is important to connect with IT decision-makers where they are seeking information. IDG Enterprise brands continue to evolve within multiple channels, providing information on IT strategy, new/emerging technologies as well as opinion/analysis of IT news, and allowing IT marketers to become a relevant part of the conversation and engage customers at a new level.
“IT decision-makers are engaging in new technologies. Our iPad-specific traffic has increased by 93% percent in the past 6 months; ITworld is experiencing an average of 45% more comments per month; and more than 42,000 IT executives have joined the CIO Forum on LinkedIn to network with their peers, share best practices and ask questions,” said Michael Friedenberg, president and CEO of IDG Enterprise. “We are continually exploring opportunities to further engagement between our audience and advertisers. Our newest digital innovations provide opportunities for IT solution providers to utilize new mediums to engage and build relationships with clients and prospects through the technologies and information channels they are using.”
IDG Enterprise sites, with more than 8 million combined unique monthly visitors and 26 million page views per month, are focused on combining the educational resources needed by IT decision-makers with the connection and engagement tactics essential for successful marketing solutions. These new programs integrate branding, lead gen, mobile, social and video through Mobile BtoB programs, SmartAds, and Enhanced Lead programs.
Knowledge Vault is focused on providing IT professionals with a combination of highly interactive and easily digestible top-line content formats and drill down resources, served in both traditional online and mobile platforms. With multiple entry points, expanded viewing pane, easily digestible video presentations, and an array of related tools that align to each 3-5 minute video presentation, Knowledge Vault is a comprehensive educational experience. Each Knowledge Vault is a persistent environment, which can be updated on a continual basis. Knowledge Vaults are able to seamlessly integrate interactive tools like benchmark and self-assessment tools and can accommodate a wide array and volume of rich media assets (videos, demos, tools and more). In addition, the Knowledge Vault platform provides tracking and reporting of aggregate session and usage data (downloads, session duration, presentations and resources accessed/viewed) to create an understanding of what content is resonating with the target audience, and is most valued.
Community Works provides a turnkey social program including community platform development, community management, content development and layered social web integration services. Layered social web integration services enhance social media initiatives through Community Threading, Influential Blogger Outreach, Social Network Presence and Amplify social media campaign services. Together, these practices deliver pervasive and persistent community and messaging integration into the most relevant social web communities and broader-based social web awareness. The Community Works program generates a new level of social media impact metrics that no one in the market currently provides and is optimized for both web and mobile platforms.
This new set of ad units integrate branding, lead gen, mobile, social and video together to drive optimal engagement and visibility. Positioned in a standard ad unit, Smart Ads engage visitors using the technology that they rely on. Sample Smart Ads are:
, including the Catfish Ad — which hovers at the bottom of the screen and maintains its position throughout the visit — served to visitors accessing the sites via the iPad. When a visitor scrolls over the ad it expands to provide additional information from the sponsor, including videos, White Papers or other assets.
are social media-based microsites built into a typical ad unit size, showcasing multiple tabs of rich content.
brings a social engagement experience to an ad unit. The initial ad invites the user to respond to a poll or question. Once responded the ad showcases real time results. These results can then be forwarded to the respondent-s social graph through twitter and other social media channels.
: Expanding upon IDG Enterprise-s , Targeted Account Management directs a company-s lead generation initiatives to individuals at their targeted client list. This opportunity allows marketers to leverage IDG Enterprise-s audience of 8.5 million combined monthly unique visitors and engage the multiple decision makers involved in the purchase process.
For more information on any of these products, or to discuss advertising opportunities please contact: Brian Glynn, SVP Digital, IDG Enterprise at , or Sean Weglage, SVP Digital, IDG Enterprise at .
About IDG Enterprise
IDG Enterprise, an International Data Group (IDG) company, brings together unique editorial brands (CFOworld, CIO, CIO Executive Council, Computerworld, CSO, DEMO, InfoWorld, ITworld and Network World) to serve the information needs of our technology and security-focused audiences. As a digital-centric media company we serve our reader and advertiser audiences with award-winning content and community, driving conversation and conversion, across our entire portfolio of awarding-winning, websites, events, magazines, products and services. In addition, the CIO Executive Council, a peer advisory service, brings together the nation-s top CIOs, as well as provides community and leadership development tools for their staffs.
Company information is available at .
Contact:
Lynn Holmlund
Marketing & PR Manager
IDG Enterprise
Office: 508.935.4526
Mobile: 508.254.8336
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