Differentiation: It's in the Detail
Marketing

Differentiation: It's in the Detail

25y Martin Lindstrom

Differentiation: It's in the Detail

Just because navigation conventions have become quite conventional, there are still plenty of opportunities for your site to distinguish itself -- and...

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Yahoo Hires Ad Sales Chief
Media

Yahoo Hires Ad Sales Chief

25y Pamela Parker

Yahoo Hires Ad Sales Chief

The Internet bellwether fills a critical leadership position with a veteran of the online media business. Read More...

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Ray of Light
Media

Ray of Light

25y Dana Blankenhorn

Ray of Light

PayPal is going public. This is the first Internet IPO in I don't know how long. So let's both celebrate it and analyze it. Read More...

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Consumers Prefer Local Telco for Bundling
Audience

Consumers Prefer Local Telco for Bundling

25y Michael Pastore

Consumers Prefer Local Telco for Bundling

There is a strong interest among consumers for receiving multiple communications services from a single provider, according to research by the Yankee ...

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How Many Holes Are in Your Bucket?
Analytics

How Many Holes Are in Your Bucket?

25y Bryan Eisenberg

How Many Holes Are in Your Bucket?

At each step of the sales process, a site loses some users. We use the leaky bucket metaphor for a site that doesn't successfully convert visitors int...

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Publishing Your Own Newsletter: Part 2
Email

Publishing Your Own Newsletter: Part 2

25y Tom Hespos

Publishing Your Own Newsletter: Part 2

In the second of a multi-part series on how to publish your own newsletter, Alexis Gutzman discusses how to clean up and perfect your email list. Read...

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ASPs Making Positive Impact
Marketing

ASPs Making Positive Impact

25y Tom Hespos

ASPs Making Positive Impact

Not only do companies that use ASP services benefit from a hefty return on investment, they enjoy peace of mind, clearer focus and a better work envir...

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Must Haves Versus Nice to Haves for CRM Projects, Part 1
Analytics

Must Haves Versus Nice to Haves for CRM Projects, Part 1

25y Arthur O'Connor

Must Haves Versus Nice to Haves for CRM Projects, ...

What's make or break and what's icing on the cake? Since you can't get everything you want, learning what's critical helps you pick your battles. Read...

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Cutting Back Without Cutting Yourself Off
Marketing

Cutting Back Without Cutting Yourself Off

25y Martin Lindstrom

Cutting Back Without Cutting Yourself Off

In these difficult times of belt-tightening, you may think you know the tried-and-true ways to slash costs -- but the most obvious ways may be fraught...

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IAR Bits and Bytes
Media

IAR Bits and Bytes

25y rumo

IAR Bits and Bytes

MSN, First USA Promote co-branded Visa Card; Catalog Marketing Services acquires Prefer Network; Cybereps to represent AccuWeather.com. Read More...

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This Week’s Agenda: Email Arms Race
Email

This Week’s Agenda: Email Arms Race

25y Dana Blankenhorn

This Week’s Agenda: Email Arms Race

New whiz-bang rich media email technology simply isn’t as exciting anymore, and it just takes one look into a typical inbox to figure out why. Read Mo...

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The Artful Science of Conversion
Analytics

The Artful Science of Conversion

25y Bryan Eisenberg

The Artful Science of Conversion

Could there be a manual -- laying out steps one by one -- to teach marketers how to lead consumers down the path to conversion? Well, it's not so simp...

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HP Launches Online Infrastructure Pitch
Media

HP Launches Online Infrastructure Pitch

25y Christopher Saunders

HP Launches Online Infrastructure Pitch

Amulti-million dollar push to promote Hewlett-Packard's infrastructure business debuts in the wake of its announced acquisition of Compaq. Read More...

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Fast-Downloading, Information-Rich Web Sites
Marketing

Fast-Downloading, Information-Rich Web Sites

25y Gerry McGovern

Fast-Downloading, Information-Rich Web Sites

When people come to a Web site, they are invariably looking for information. They don't want to hang around. They don't want to be left waiting. The b...

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The Silver Lining to the Economic Slowdown
Analytics

The Silver Lining to the Economic Slowdown

25y Arthur O'Connor

The Silver Lining to the Economic Slowdown

CRM software and specialty consulting practices have announced earning downturns and layoffs as corporate clients postpone, re-scope, and cancel CRM i...

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A New 'New Deal' for the Old 'New Economy'?
Marketing

A New 'New Deal' for the Old 'New Economy'?

25y Rebecca Lieb

A New 'New Deal' for the Old 'New Economy'?

If any good came out of the recent terrorist attacks on this country, it was the galvanization of America. Imagine what could happen if that collectiv...

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The Best of the Web
Marketing

The Best of the Web

25y Blake Rohrbacher

The Best of the Web

Even in the worst of times, the Internet displayed the best of what it can do. The utilization of online services in the service of good is what conne...

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Buy.com Returns to Its Roots
Media

Buy.com Returns to Its Roots

25y Beth Cox

Buy.com Returns to Its Roots

The troubled e-commerce company, bought out by its founder, launches a new marketing campaign aimed at competing on the price front. Read More...

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NetCreations, Parent Acquire Stake in Database Marketing Firm
Media

NetCreations, Parent Acquire Stake in Database Marketing Firm

25y Christopher Saunders

NetCreations, Parent Acquire Stake in Database Mar...

Italian marketer SEAT Pagine Gialle appends a leading CPG database marketing firm to its New York-based e-mail player. Read More...

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Who Are You? Building Instant Credibility
Marketing

Who Are You? Building Instant Credibility

25y Jason Ciment

Who Are You? Building Instant Credibility

We face a challenge from all the visitors and affiliates who find their way onto our sites: Who are we to deserve their attention -- not to mention th...

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Add More Value to That Automated Email
Email

Add More Value to That Automated Email

25y Nick Usborne

Add More Value to That Automated Email

Certain emails, we take a great deal of trouble over. We write them carefully and with a clear purpose in mind. But what about those automated ones --...

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Connecting With the Reader
Marketing

Connecting With the Reader

25y Joseph Jaffe

Connecting With the Reader

New ClickZ writer Joseph Jaffe introduces himself and sets out in what direction he'll be setting out as he alternates with Blake Rohrbacher to help u...

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Conversion Is Music to My Ears
Analytics

Conversion Is Music to My Ears

25y Bryan Eisenberg

Conversion Is Music to My Ears

Let's step back and take a broader look at the nature of conversion, both as an idea that shapes the exchanges between you and your prospects and more...

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Consumer-Facing Drug Sites Coming Up Short
Audience

Consumer-Facing Drug Sites Coming Up Short

25y Michael Pastore

Consumer-Facing Drug Sites Coming Up Short

A study of several major pharmaceutical industry direct-to-consumer Web sites byElectronic Ink has found that poor user experience has likely had a ne...

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Consumers Turn Backs to Bells and Whistles
Audience

Consumers Turn Backs to Bells and Whistles

25y Michael Pastore

Consumers Turn Backs to Bells and Whistles

U.S. consumers are more likely to revisit Web sites that are fast loading, customizable and more informative than those that offer rich media or conte...

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Agenda 2002
Marketing

Agenda 2002

25y Philip Say

Agenda 2002

All things, even down cycles, must come to an end. It's now time to consider where you should be putting your technology and business-improvement doll...

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Sites Might Be Off-Track With Rich Media, Studies Suggest
Media

Sites Might Be Off-Track With Rich Media, Studies Suggest

25y Christopher Saunders

Sites Might Be Off-Track With Rich Media, Studies ...

Consumers are seeking fast-loading sites, not necessarily elaborate Web experiences -- and ignoring that desire can even hurt Web sales and marketing,...

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The E-Season’s Must-Have Email Marketing Accessories
Email

The E-Season’s Must-Have Email Marketing Accessories

25y Al DiGuido

The E-Season’s Must-Have Email Marketing Accessori...

You’ve been searching for that perfect email marketing technology, and you’ve finally found it. It’s a beauty, with sophisticated segmentation, dynami...

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