Nike should see margin compression begin to ease as price hikes, coupled with continuing strength, take effect, though marketing efforts in the coming Olympics and Euro Cup could pressure margins in the short term.

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Yahoo Inc. has been struggling to attract more advertisers in recent years, even though more marketing budgets have been shifting to the Internet.

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And even though mobile marketing is still clearly the elephant in the room for marketers, Twitter is not sitting idly by as more and more consumers and brands jump on the Instagram bandwagon.

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