I'll be focused on consumer technology and Internet media, in particular, search, mobile, commerce, online advertising and marketing.

Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing but nobody else does.

For Active Explorers, 52% say internet advertising and 49% say email advertising are the most influential media for making a purchase of a car, whereas Independents say that word of mouth, reading an article about the product or TV are the most influential. Active Explorers also use media in different day parts and engage in simultaneous media use differently than Independents.

It's important for local businesses to have technology-enabled marketing solutions like this available to them. With the Internet becoming an increasingly popular medium to find products and services, local businesses need to harness that power in order to grow.

It's a perfectly natural deal for these two companies. WPP wants to be the biggest marketing and advertising agency in the world, so from their perspective, it's a natural deal by a lot.

It's a perfectly natural deal for these two companies, ... WPP wants to be the biggest marketing and advertising agency in the world, so from their perspective, it's a natural deal by a lot.