Rich Media Campaigns: Missing the Mark
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Rich Media Campaigns: Missing the Mark

25y Tig Tillinghast

Rich Media Campaigns: Missing the Mark

Proponents of rich media believe its better production values and greater interactivity result in a higher level of effectiveness. Most studies bear t...

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Rich Media Advertising: Are Those Bugles I Hear?
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Rich Media Advertising: Are Those Bugles I Hear?

25y Rob Graham

Rich Media Advertising: Are Those Bugles I Hear?

Rich media technologies offer solutions for reaching online users that the current click-through-based advertising approaches can't touch. So why hasn...

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Automating Marketing Reaction to Customer Action
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Automating Marketing Reaction to Customer Action

25y Heidi Anderson

Automating Marketing Reaction to Customer Action

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. It's a basic principle of physics. Here's another fundamental truth: For every email prospe...

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Web Navigation Design Principles: Part 1
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Web Navigation Design Principles: Part 1

25y Gerry McGovern

Web Navigation Design Principles: Part 1

The fundamental principle of navigation design is that you should design for the reader -- the person who uses the Web site. Here's how to do just tha...

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Dial-Up Remains ISPs Bread and Butter
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Dial-Up Remains ISPs Bread and Butter

25y Michael Pastore

Dial-Up Remains ISPs Bread and Butter

It has taken less than 10 years for ISP services to become welcome in more than half of U.S. households, but now there's no where to go but down. Acco...

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IAR Bits and Bytes for Thursday
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IAR Bits and Bytes for Thursday

25y Beth Cox

IAR Bits and Bytes for Thursday

Real Media Inc. gets Open AdStream technology integrate into the Lysis Interactive iTV platform; Kyocera bundles AvantGo service with smartphones. Rea...

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Seeding the Engines: Part 2
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Seeding the Engines: Part 2

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

Seeding the Engines: Part 2

A search engine campaign is an ongoing process that goes beyond achieving a favorable position. But by incorporating Paul's key tasks into your overal...

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Using Outsourcers for Your Acquisition Campaign
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Using Outsourcers for Your Acquisition Campaign

25y Debbie Weil

Using Outsourcers for Your Acquisition Campaign

Permission email marketing comes in two distinct flavors: acquisition and retention. When you're talking outsourcers, you're talking two distinct sets...

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IAR Bits and Bytes for Wednesday
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IAR Bits and Bytes for Wednesday

25y Pamela Parker

IAR Bits and Bytes for Wednesday

EBay adds an affiliate program provider; 24/7 Media gets new site to rep; and AskJeeves and L90 team. Read More...

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Consumers Prefer Auto-Based Net Access for Safety
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Consumers Prefer Auto-Based Net Access for Safety

25y Michael Pastore

Consumers Prefer Auto-Based Net Access for Safety

High-tech dreamers may envisage a car that's as wired as any geek's home, but consumers give auto-based Internet access a thumbs down unless it's for ...

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Excite@Home Wants Out of Media Business
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Excite@Home Wants Out of Media Business

25y Dana Blankenhorn

Excite@Home Wants Out of Media Business

Update: The cable broadband provider said it will focus on its core broadband franchise and will look to sell or restructure any media operations that...

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The Future of the E-Wireless Revolution
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The Future of the E-Wireless Revolution

25y Bruno Gralpois

The Future of the E-Wireless Revolution

Where's the future of e-wireless? Though some would put their money on Asia, Europe could well become the leader of this revolution. Here's why. Read ...

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Is Your Content Marketing Dickinsonian?
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Is Your Content Marketing Dickinsonian?

25y Susan Solomon

Is Your Content Marketing Dickinsonian?

Even the best content isn't so great if it's not widely disseminated and read. While Susan admires Emily Dickinson, she recommends ditching Emily's di...

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A Little Good News at 24/7
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A Little Good News at 24/7

25y Beth Cox

A Little Good News at 24/7

Troubled ad network scores a major contract to provide broadband managementto a Verizon video-on-demand unit. Read More...

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Usability Makes a Comeback
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Usability Makes a Comeback

25y Suneet Kheterpal

Usability Makes a Comeback

Once you've lost a customer on your Web site, you've lost that customer for good. Avoid this by testing for usability. Here's a Usability Checklist to...

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SuperPages.com, Partners Sweeten Deal For Small Advertisers
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SuperPages.com, Partners Sweeten Deal For Small Advertisers

25y Beth Cox

SuperPages.com, Partners Sweeten Deal For Small Ad...

SuperPages.com signs partner deals that allow its advertisers to create andtarget banner and coupon campaigns. Read More...

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Canada, U.S. Among Top Countries for E-Government
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Canada, U.S. Among Top Countries for E-Government

25y Michael Pastore

Canada, U.S. Among Top Countries for E-Government

Governments have begun to close the gap between political rhetoric and reality as they bring their e-government visions to life, but they aren't there...

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The Name of the Game
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The Name of the Game

25y Kim MacPherson

The Name of the Game

Sometimes it's called retention marketing. Other times loyalty or database marketing. But no matter what you call it, email's perfect for it. So get o...

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TribalDDB Considering Acquisitions
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TribalDDB Considering Acquisitions

25y Christopher Saunders

TribalDDB Considering Acquisitions

The Omnicom-affiliated interactive shop is restructuring internallyin preparation to buy up one of its troubled competitors. Read More...

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24/7 Media to Sell Third-Party Ad Serving Unit
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24/7 Media to Sell Third-Party Ad Serving Unit

25y Christopher Saunders

24/7 Media to Sell Third-Party Ad Serving Unit

24/7 is in talks to "monetize" its in-house ad serving solution, Sabela. Read More...

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The Job Markets, They Are A-Changin'
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The Job Markets, They Are A-Changin'

25y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

The Job Markets, They Are A-Changin'

As the pendulum swings from left to right with a mighty swoosh, employers once again have the upper hand. Some are even going as far as denying email ...

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AnIntegrated Campaign Pays Off for PropertyFirst.com
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AnIntegrated Campaign Pays Off for PropertyFirst.com

25y Heidi Anderson

AnIntegrated Campaign Pays Off for PropertyFirst.c...

So you've gotten site visitors to register. But what use is a good opt-in list if these visitors don't return regularly? To address just this issue, P...

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Linking Stew
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Linking Stew

25y Eric Ward

Linking Stew

Looking for a hodgepodge of news, odds, ends, and fact versus fiction on building links? You took the time to ask questions and share cool information...

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Blue Collar Occupations Moving Online
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Blue Collar Occupations Moving Online

25y Michael Pastore

Blue Collar Occupations Moving Online

Home Internet access for blue-collar workers is growing faster than any other occupational group, surging 52 percent since March 2000, according to Ni...

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Acquiring Customers With a Cross-Channel Approach
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Acquiring Customers With a Cross-Channel Approach

25y Randy Wootton

Acquiring Customers With a Cross-Channel Approach

When increasing the house list is the goal, many marketers turn to email list brokers. It's a good enough way to get from here to there, sure, but it ...

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Enliven Taps Kliger as CEO
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Enliven Taps Kliger as CEO

25y Christopher Saunders

Enliven Taps Kliger as CEO

A former CTO will oversee one of the first rich media ad players asit tries to limit its exposure to the turbulent Web ad market. Read More...

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Microsoft Promoting Office XP's Usability With Web Campaign
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Microsoft Promoting Office XP's Usability With Web Campaign

25y Christopher Saunders

Microsoft Promoting Office XP's Usability With Web...

An online marketing effort hopes to build buzz around the reduced role of that annoying paperclip in Office XP. Read More...

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Online Financial Services Falling Behind the Phone
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Online Financial Services Falling Behind the Phone

25y Michael Pastore

Online Financial Services Falling Behind the Phone

A survey by Harris Interactive found the telephone is replacing the Net as the most popular channel used by consumers contacting financial services fi...

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