New Media's New Role
Media

New Media's New Role

25y Tom Hespos

New Media's New Role

No tips on cutting deals with an Internet portal, nor a discussion of rich media or ad serving. This week, we are all fearful for the future, and Tom'...

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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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ADexact Lands $5.5 Million
Media

ADexact Lands $5.5 Million

25y Christopher Saunders

ADexact Lands $5.5 Million

An investment from Canadian VCs will help fuel the firm's launch of its iTV ad product. Read More...

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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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Coping with Catastrophe: Email From the Front
Media

Coping with Catastrophe: Email From the Front

25y Rebecca Lieb

Coping with Catastrophe: Email From the Front

Greetings from New York. What remains of it, physically and emotionally. We're stunned, shocked into almost catatonic incredulity. We've witnessed the...

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Conversion Is the Name of the Affiliate Game
Marketing

Conversion Is the Name of the Affiliate Game

25y Declan Dunn

Conversion Is the Name of the Affiliate Game

Buy this, do that, learn information, always more, more, more... Guess what? Your customers want less; they want specific choices. They want you to fo...

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News Publishers Cope with Advertiser Concerns, Amid Disaster Coverage
Media

News Publishers Cope with Advertiser Concerns, Amid Disaster Coverage

25y Christopher Saunders

News Publishers Cope with Advertiser Concerns, Ami...

Just days after major news organizations pulled advertising from their Web sites to counter booming traffic, they're again rethinking ad policy as cli...

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Most Media Failed in the Disaster
Media

Most Media Failed in the Disaster

25y Tig Tillinghast

Most Media Failed in the Disaster

Those having to do with media need to realize that we play an important role. For better or worse, we are the interface between terror and the public....

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Bluestreak Buys Engage AdKnowledge
Media

Bluestreak Buys Engage AdKnowledge

25y Christopher Saunders

Bluestreak Buys Engage AdKnowledge

The effort comes as the rich media firm expands its online ad services -- while CMGI's Engage retreats. Read More...

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The Ultimate Irony
Analytics

The Ultimate Irony

25y Arthur O'Connor

The Ultimate Irony

Too often, some so-called "CRM guru" denounces hidebound, greedy, stupid corporate executives who refuse to realign their organizations' management re...

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Companies Lack Sound Search Engine Strategies
Ad Industry Metrics

Companies Lack Sound Search Engine Strategies

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

Companies Lack Sound Search Engine Strategies

Companies who spend millions of dollars developing corporate Web sites are unintentionally damaging their Web site visibility in search engines, accor...

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Gator: Fair Game?
Media

Gator: Fair Game?

25y Adam Posman

Gator: Fair Game?

How far can the industry push the limits to make Web advertising a sustainable medium without overstepping its bounds? We never really seem to get an ...

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E-Mail Coalition Aims for Relief Effort
Media

E-Mail Coalition Aims for Relief Effort

25y Christopher Saunders

E-Mail Coalition Aims for Relief Effort

Several e-mail marketers are putting aside their differences to boost the relief effort. Read More...

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Business-Critical Applications Driving Wireless Initiatives
Data insights

Business-Critical Applications Driving Wireless Initiatives

25y Michael Pastore

Business-Critical Applications Driving Wireless In...

Wireless and mobile transactions will account for nearly 20 percent of business-to-business transaction volume and 25 percent of business-to-consumer ...

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Advice to Tech Companies: 10 Ways to Sell to Me
Marketing

Advice to Tech Companies: 10 Ways to Sell to Me

25y Sean Carton

Advice to Tech Companies: 10 Ways to Sell to Me

Sean and his colleagues were ready, willing, and able prospects, eager to hear what the technology company had to say. That is, until the CEO opened h...

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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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The Elements of Good Online Customer Service
Marketing

The Elements of Good Online Customer Service

25y Blake Rohrbacher

The Elements of Good Online Customer Service

Most of us need customer service at some time or another. Online, where the customer is alone, good service is vital; and good online customer service...

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Tragedy Results In Web News Gridlock
Media

Tragedy Results In Web News Gridlock

25y Christopher Saunders

Tragedy Results In Web News Gridlock

UPDATE: News sites across the Internet struggle to shift server loads and strip out images, in an effort to provide information about Tuesday's traged...

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Metrics Organization
Analytics

Metrics Organization

25y Janet Ryan

Metrics Organization

The continuing saga of the great metrics challenge... continues. This week, one of our neighbors from the North (where they've actually adopted the me...

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Accidental Marketing
Analytics

Accidental Marketing

25y Bryan Eisenberg

Accidental Marketing

You and I decide to get into showbiz -- maybe movies, where the money is. We find investors, buy great real estate for the studio, buy the latest equi...

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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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Online Banking Continues to Disappoint
Marketing

Online Banking Continues to Disappoint

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

Online Banking Continues to Disappoint

Banks offering online services report that only 5 to 10 percent of their customer base use such services, eMarketer found. This means that, for many f...

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CMR: Web Ad Revenues Down 10 Percent From Year-Ago
Media

CMR: Web Ad Revenues Down 10 Percent From Year-Ago

25y Christopher Saunders

CMR: Web Ad Revenues Down 10 Percent From Year-Ago

The medium fared worse than most traditional media, and recovery might be further than anticipated, according to the New York-based research group. Re...

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Something Stinks When Media Sellers Go Directly to Clients
Media

Something Stinks When Media Sellers Go Directly to Clients

25y Tig Tillinghast

Something Stinks When Media Sellers Go Directly to...

When sellers start calling a company that has an agency, the marketing people have to ask themselves, "Is this because our agency is failing or becaus...

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Tough Times? Time to Partner
Marketing

Tough Times? Time to Partner

25y Barry Silverstein

Tough Times? Time to Partner

You've likely noticed the reports about partnerships and strategic alliances amid the all the news of stocks plummeting and layoffs. That's because wh...

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DoubleClick to Offer Media Buying Automation
Media

DoubleClick to Offer Media Buying Automation

25y Christopher Saunders

DoubleClick to Offer Media Buying Automation

Through a deal with San Francisco-based Adgility, the industry leader is poised to offer an all-in-one product for online ad planning, buying, serving...

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Precluding Plausible Deniability
Media

Precluding Plausible Deniability

25y Tom Hespos

Precluding Plausible Deniability

Many online planners have experienced that sinking feeling when they call the client and find out that a meeting took place between a media vendor and...

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No Pat on the Back in a Buyer's Market?
Media

No Pat on the Back in a Buyer's Market?

25y Seana Mulcahy

No Pat on the Back in a Buyer's Market?

With declining CPM rates and a large amount of ad space unsold, we are officially in a buyer's market. All the sellers are cringing as they read... an...

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