What Makes a Site Link-Worthy?
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What Makes a Site Link-Worthy?

25y Eric Ward

What Makes a Site Link-Worthy?

If we think of the word "useful" as a continuum, then the most useful sites (link-worthy sites) are those that provide rich, quality content on a spec...

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Two Simple Retention Strategies
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Two Simple Retention Strategies

25y Tom Hespos

Two Simple Retention Strategies

E-commerce sites seem to favor new customer acquisition strategies. But retention-based advertising is relatively simple to implement. Here's how to s...

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The New Economy Grows Old
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The New Economy Grows Old

25y Gerry McGovern

The New Economy Grows Old

The new economy is suffering some growing pains. The dot- com revolution has hit the inflexible iceberg of reality, and stock options have become like...

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Small Businesses Still Shy Away from E-Commerce
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Small Businesses Still Shy Away from E-Commerce

25y Michael Pastore

Small Businesses Still Shy Away from E-Commerce

Small businesses are establishing Web sites primarily to advertise and promote their business, rather than to conduct e-commerce, according to a surve...

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Where Are Your Ads Running?
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Where Are Your Ads Running?

25y Adam Posman

Where Are Your Ads Running?

Imagine you go into a department store to buy a sweater. You're told you can buy one at 30 percent off, but you can't see it or try it on. That's a to...

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Paid Search Links Push for a Piece of the Pie
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Paid Search Links Push for a Piece of the Pie

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

Paid Search Links Push for a Piece of the Pie

What's in it for the buyers of paid links on search engines? Paul shares the pros and cons from ClickZ readers and discusses the future of search engi...

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24/7 Media Expands Wireless Messaging Capabilities
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24/7 Media Expands Wireless Messaging Capabilities

25y Christopher Saunders

24/7 Media Expands Wireless Messaging Capabilities

The company will offer Alerts.com's multi-platform opt-in messaging to its clients as a CRM tool. Read More...

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PR Agencies: Join the Viral Messaging Business
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PR Agencies: Join the Viral Messaging Business

25y Michael Grover

PR Agencies: Join the Viral Messaging Business

If you're in PR and you think you're in the "contacting editors" business (a.k.a. getting ink), then you're doomed. The future of PR lies in the "vira...

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Are Keywords Still Key?
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Are Keywords Still Key?

25y Jim Meskauskas

Are Keywords Still Key?

Search engine keywords are now getting one percent CTR. In a world of ever-decreasing response rates, does this level of performance justify the rates...

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Segmenting Your Product and Market
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Segmenting Your Product and Market

25y Laurel Delaney

Segmenting Your Product and Market

You've identified a product you'd like to sell overseas. Now you've got to do the research. Who are your likely customers? How can you reach them? Wha...

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24/7 Media Pegs Q4 Charges at $150 Million
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24/7 Media Pegs Q4 Charges at $150 Million

25y Ryan Naraine

24/7 Media Pegs Q4 Charges at $150 Million

Despite 4Q charges, 24/7 Media says it will meet its own earnings estimates. Read More...

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TheDial Tracks, Verifies Streaming Ads
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TheDial Tracks, Verifies Streaming Ads

25y John Townley

TheDial Tracks, Verifies Streaming Ads

Content player TheDial aims to spur adoption of streaming ads, by creating technology to measure them. Read More...

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FreeRide.com Slashes Staff, Spins Off New Company
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FreeRide.com Slashes Staff, Spins Off New Company

25y Pamela Parker

FreeRide.com Slashes Staff, Spins Off New Company

The loyalty marketing firm hopes two separate companies will each have stronger focus. Read More...

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Mobile Marketing: New Era, New Questions
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Mobile Marketing: New Era, New Questions

25y Jeffrey Graham

Mobile Marketing: New Era, New Questions

Nobody knows yet what marketing on devices like Palms or cell phones will look like. Many rules of e-marketing might not apply because a handheld is m...

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Words: The Last, Best Way to Differentiate Yourself Online
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Words: The Last, Best Way to Differentiate Yourself Online

25y Nick Usborne

Words: The Last, Best Way to Differentiate Yoursel...

While everyone is so busy mortgaging their futures to raise the cash to buy the technology to look the same, nobody is investing in the words that wil...

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Give WAP a Chance
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Give WAP a Chance

25y Nick Mayhew and Mark Smith

Give WAP a Chance

WAP hasn't really lived up to everyone in the industry's expectations. However, there are some types of WAP services and sites that are genuinely usef...

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Excite@Home's MatchLogic Forges Alliance with Dynamics Direct
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Excite@Home's MatchLogic Forges Alliance with Dynamics Direct

25y Pamela Parker

Excite@Home's MatchLogic Forges Alliance with Dyna...

MatchLogic's database marketing division will give a boost to the rich media e-mail start-up. Read More...

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What Tool to Choose?
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What Tool to Choose?

25y Tom Kuegler

What Tool to Choose?

There are about a million types of toolsfor establishing the all-powerful opt-in email list, but breaking down the options into three price categories...

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Working With E-Builders
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Working With E-Builders

25y Colin Strasser

Working With E-Builders

It's been a tough couple of months for big web service firms, but following some hiring guidelines can help you avoid being affected by the troubles. ...

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The Best Is Yet to Come
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The Best Is Yet to Come

25y Joel Gehman

The Best Is Yet to Come

While a few dot-coms are closing up shop, affiliate marketing looks to be well established among the Top 100 web sites. Take a look at how the web's t...

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A Day in the Life of a Good Media Planner
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A Day in the Life of a Good Media Planner

25y Tig Tillinghast

A Day in the Life of a Good Media Planner

How does a good media planner spend her day? To find out, one has to go into the field and observe the planner in her natural habitat. This week's foc...

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Electronic Procurement Not Catching on with Fortune 500
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Electronic Procurement Not Catching on with Fortune 500

25y Michael Pastore

Electronic Procurement Not Catching on with Fortun...

Less than one-third of Fortune 500 businesses order strategic goods from online suppliers, according to a study by Hurwitz Group, which also found tha...

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ACTV Inks Deals with SeaChange, Microsoft, Qpass
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ACTV Inks Deals with SeaChange, Microsoft, Qpass

25y Christopher Saunders

ACTV Inks Deals with SeaChange, Microsoft, Qpass

A player in the interactive TV advertising space gained some sizableground this week, solidifying deals with several major firms. Read More...

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Snowball.com Finds That Sometimes Less ISNT More
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Snowball.com Finds That Sometimes Less ISNT More

25y Heidi Anderson

Snowball.com Finds That Sometimes Less ISNT More

If you publish an email newsletter, you know the conventional wisdom about delivery: Once a week is the maximum an audience can handle. But sometimes ...

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How to Deal With Underdelivery
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How to Deal With Underdelivery

25y Tom Hespos

How to Deal With Underdelivery

Many agency media planners face the problem of underdelivery. Publishers overpromise on volumes, traffic stats aren't valid predictors, and it's not a...

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Switchboard Launches Self-Service Ad Program
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Switchboard Launches Self-Service Ad Program

25y Christopher Saunders

Switchboard Launches Self-Service Ad Program

CBS Switchboard.com joins the growing number of firms launchingautomated ad creation and sales program. Read More...

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The Revenge of the Brick-and-Mortar Middlemen
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The Revenge of the Brick-and-Mortar Middlemen

25y David Gumpert

The Revenge of the Brick-and-Mortar Middlemen

Even though the Internet businesses promised lower-cost sales than through conventional means, the brick-and- mortars are increasingly discovering tha...

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Information Overload: Challenge of the Future
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Information Overload: Challenge of the Future

25y Gerry McGovern

Information Overload: Challenge of the Future

What are the challenges of an information society? Technology companies say it's all about bandwidth, fast computers, and cheap Internet access. But t...

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