Lucent Alliance Aims for Mobile Ads
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Lucent Alliance Aims for Mobile Ads

25y Christopher Saunders

Lucent Alliance Aims for Mobile Ads

Mobile marketer Profilium joins the telecom technology giant in a pact aimed at delivering banners to anonymous, location-based profiles. Read More...

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Fruit Flies Like a Banana: Writing Unambiguously
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Fruit Flies Like a Banana: Writing Unambiguously

25y Kathy Henning

Fruit Flies Like a Banana: Writing Unambiguously

Part of Groucho's appeal -- and Henny Youngman's ("Take my wife, please") -- is that he uses ambiguity humorously ("Outside of a dog, a book is man's ...

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Consumer Privacy: Some Email Marketing Best Practices
Email

Consumer Privacy: Some Email Marketing Best Practices

25y Brady Brewer and Tri Tran

Consumer Privacy: Some Email Marketing Best Practi...

Consumer privacy. It's the No. 1 issue facing email marketers today. What does the law mandate? Well, that depends. Just don't get so involved in dise...

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FTC Ends DoubleClick Privacy Investigation
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FTC Ends DoubleClick Privacy Investigation

25y Christopher Saunders

FTC Ends DoubleClick Privacy Investigation

The New York advertising company passes one major privacy hurdle, effectively clearing it torelease a combined Abacus-DoubleClick product later this y...

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AdForce Taps Net-Mercial
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AdForce Taps Net-Mercial

25y Christopher Saunders

AdForce Taps Net-Mercial

CMGion's ad server AdForce will offer rich media interstitial ads to clients through the deal. Read More...

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Digitalroot Rolls Out Online Media Marketplace Product
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Digitalroot Rolls Out Online Media Marketplace Product

25y Christopher Saunders

Digitalroot Rolls Out Online Media Marketplace Pro...

The Alley-based firm joins a crowded space with hopes of moving from its automated advertising and buying services to a full media exchange. Read More...

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In Case of Economic Slowdown, Spend More
Marketing

In Case of Economic Slowdown, Spend More

25y Neil Cohen

In Case of Economic Slowdown, Spend More

So what if the economic skies are not as bright as they once seemed... and so what if one of the first line items to be cut in tough times is the mark...

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Back to Basics 2001
Email

Back to Basics 2001

25y Kim MacPherson

Back to Basics 2001

With all of the hubbub in our daily work lives, we sometimes lose sight of the core basics critical to our success. Here are five solid standbys for e...

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Compaq, Yahoo! Ink Technology, Marketing Pact
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Compaq, Yahoo! Ink Technology, Marketing Pact

25y Christopher Saunders

Compaq, Yahoo! Ink Technology, Marketing Pact

The Houston-based computer manufacturer lands a "Powered By" deal,while Yahoo! nets another traditional Fusion Marketing advertiser. Read More...

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Sharing Data for Long-Term Success
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Sharing Data for Long-Term Success

25y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Sharing Data for Long-Term Success

When ad buyers don't share performance information, publishers lose. If publishers can't make money with CPA models, advertisers lose. The solution? T...

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PopMail.com Delisted from NASDAQ
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PopMail.com Delisted from NASDAQ

25y Christopher Saunders

PopMail.com Delisted from NASDAQ

Despite a last-minute announcement Friday, the company failed to meet listing requirements. Read More...

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PopMail Says Subsidiary Breaks Even
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PopMail Says Subsidiary Breaks Even

25y Christopher Saunders

PopMail Says Subsidiary Breaks Even

The online marketer said its e-mail unit will begin turning a profit -- as NASDAQ officials eye the firm for delisting. Read More...

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Will Outsourcers Rule?
Marketing

Will Outsourcers Rule?

25y Joel Gehman

Will Outsourcers Rule?

There are roughly 5,000 affiliate programs out there. Maybe 500 merchants are doing really well. And the rest? Well, they might be looking to rev thin...

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Finding the Right Partner
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Finding the Right Partner

25y Ann Handley

Finding the Right Partner

Dr. Ann has a prescription for finding the right person to partner with to build your business. Do her match-making skills match her business skills? ...

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The Verticalization of the Web
Marketing

The Verticalization of the Web

25y Barry Silverstein

The Verticalization of the Web

Barry tells you how increasing verticalization of the web will make life a lot easier for B2B marketers. Read More...

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Our Worst Decisions
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Our Worst Decisions

25y Tig Tillinghast

Our Worst Decisions

Common sense may say that there's safety in numbers, yet is there really any comfort in being part of the wrong pack? You can join the lemmings, or yo...

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The New Battle for Hearts and Minds Begins
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The New Battle for Hearts and Minds Begins

25y Kathy Sharpe

The New Battle for Hearts and Minds Begins

As the debris from the dot-com carnage settles, wireless offers another wave of boundless promise. But don't hail the conquering heroes yet -- not wit...

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12degrees: Going Places With Email Marketing
Email

12degrees: Going Places With Email Marketing

25y Heidi Anderson

12degrees: Going Places With Email Marketing

Numbers, numbers. They're important, but they don't always tell the whole story -- especially in the early stages of a campaign with long-term goals. ...

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MindArrow Looks to Acquire Irish CRM Firm
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MindArrow Looks to Acquire Irish CRM Firm

25y Christopher Saunders

MindArrow Looks to Acquire Irish CRM Firm

The rich media e-mailer hopes to broaden its cross-media CRM capabilities and establish a European presence. Read More...

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DoubleClick Asia Aims To Double 2001 Revenue
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DoubleClick Asia Aims To Double 2001 Revenue

25y Lyndon Cerejo

DoubleClick Asia Aims To Double 2001 Revenue

The online ad network expects its Asian revenue to double during the year, despite some lingering doubts about the region's near-term revenue potentia...

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The Fundamentals of Quality Search
Marketing

The Fundamentals of Quality Search

25y Gerry McGovern

The Fundamentals of Quality Search

The better you structure and classify your content as you create it, the easier it is to design an effective search process. A few simple guidelines c...

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Repositioning the Doorway: Part 1
Search

Repositioning the Doorway: Part 1

25y Sid Herberman

Repositioning the Doorway: Part 1

Just what are doorway pages? And what lies beyond them? Has the search engine optimization (SEO) industry headed out the wrong door and down the wrong...

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LookSmart Looking Up
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LookSmart Looking Up

25y Karen Stuart

LookSmart Looking Up

LookSmart has announced its largest ever listing deal with Amazon.com and the ASX is still celebrating, with shares up 20 percent today. But just last...

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Consumers Continue Online Purchases
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Consumers Continue Online Purchases

25y Michael Pastore

Consumers Continue Online Purchases

Despite the fact that 2000 was a year of devastating defeat for many pure-play e-tailers and caution for the investment community, consumers around th...

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Access Rising, But Ethnic Groups Perceiving Net Differently
Audience

Access Rising, But Ethnic Groups Perceiving Net Differently

25y Michael Pastore

Access Rising, But Ethnic Groups Perceiving Net Di...

Internet access by multicultural audiences has doubled during the past two years, but the technology is stillbeing adopted a slower pace in part becau...

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Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?
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Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?

25y Jim Meskauskas

Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?

Yes, click-through rates have been declining, but they've stabilized over the last 18 months. The industry is maturing, and the first metric to demons...

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Interest High, But Internet Too Costly for Inner City
Audience

Interest High, But Internet Too Costly for Inner City

25y Michael Pastore

Interest High, But Internet Too Costly for Inner C...

A survey sponsored by FleetBoston of inner-city residents in five Northeastern cities cites high interest in using the Internet, but adoption of theme...

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24/7 Media, USA.NET in Distribution Deal
Media

24/7 Media, USA.NET in Distribution Deal

25y Christopher Saunders

24/7 Media, USA.NET in Distribution Deal

24/7 Media is aiming to expand its e-mail and technology business in advance of more difficult quarters for the online ad industry. Read More...

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