Much at Stake for Internet Retailers
Audience

Much at Stake for Internet Retailers

26y Michael Pastore

Much at Stake for Internet Retailers

Online consumers are not a very forgiving lot, according to a study by The Boston Consulting Group, which found e-tailers better get it right the firs...

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Learning About E-business at Your Neighborhood Store
Marketing

Learning About E-business at Your Neighborhood Store

26y Jeffrey Graham

Learning About E-business at Your Neighborhood Sto...

Building any business is about building a relationship with your customers. Anyone involved in building a business online can learn some pretty import...

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Mailing by the Rules
Email

Mailing by the Rules

26y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Mailing by the Rules

The increasing popularity of direct email marketing combined with an escalated war against unsolicited commercial email, or spam, presents greater cha...

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Movement to Develop XML Standards for Ad Industry Picks Up Steam
Media

Movement to Develop XML Standards for Ad Industry Picks Up Steam

26y Pamela Parker

Movement to Develop XML Standards for Ad Industry ...

Have you ever faxed an advertising insertion order or received one in anovernight delivery? If so, it's no surprise. Even though Internet advertising ...

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Search Engine Keyword Buys Are Essential Campaign Element
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Search Engine Keyword Buys Are Essential Campaign Element

26y Pamela Parker

Search Engine Keyword Buys Are Essential Campaign ...

If you're putting together an online advertising campaign, you'd better bebuying keywords on search engines. Read More...

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Online Trading Continues to Catch On
Marketing

Online Trading Continues to Catch On

26y Michael Pastore

Online Trading Continues to Catch On

The number of US households using an online trading service hit 3.5 million in January 2000, according to J.D. Power, and the growth in this market is...

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NBCi Launches E-Mail Direct Marketing Division
Media

NBCi Launches E-Mail Direct Marketing Division

26y Pamela Parker

NBCi Launches E-Mail Direct Marketing Division

NBC Internet, the interactive spin-offfrom NBC, on Wednesday launched NBCi Direct, an e-list management anddatabase marketing division specializing in...

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Loyalty Players Extend Reach with Catalina Marketing Deals
Media

Loyalty Players Extend Reach with Catalina Marketing Deals

26y Pamela Parker

Loyalty Players Extend Reach with Catalina Marketi...

In the latest move by loyalty firms seeking to cross the online/offlinebarrier, FreeRide.com, Cybergold, and Gold Points.com have all madeagreements w...

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Let the E-Mail Marketing Onslaught Begin
Ad Industry Metrics

Let the E-Mail Marketing Onslaught Begin

26y Michael Pastore

Let the E-Mail Marketing Onslaught Begin

Feeling like every e-mail you get is trying to sell you something? You ain't seen nothing yet. By 2004, the average household will receive nine pieces...

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To Protect and Serve: Buying and the Third-Party Ad Server
Media

To Protect and Serve: Buying and the Third-Party Ad Server

26y Jim Meskauskas

To Protect and Serve: Buying and the Third-Party A...

Most web sites use their own proprietary ad-serving technology and software for managing campaign data. They all record data differently and report it...

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European Internet Market Continues Growing
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European Internet Market Continues Growing

26y Michael Pastore

European Internet Market Continues Growing

The consumer Internet industry in Europe is undergoing its fastest growth yet seen, with access via PCs and interactive TV both climbing, according to...

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Affinia Starts Product Placement Ad Network
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Affinia Starts Product Placement Ad Network

26y Pamela Parker

Affinia Starts Product Placement Ad Network

Affinia, which until now has helpedWeb sites set up virtual storefronts offering products from majore-tailers, Monday kicked off its latest effort -- ...

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Selling the Whole Story
Media

Selling the Whole Story

26y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Selling the Whole Story

Interactive sales reps deal exclusively with the interactive media planners and buyers who allocate the interactive budget. These folks never think ab...

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Asia-Pacific E-Commerce Market Reaching Critical Mass
Audience

Asia-Pacific E-Commerce Market Reaching Critical Mass

26y Michael Pastore

Asia-Pacific E-Commerce Market Reaching Critical M...

With more than 10 million consumers having already bought online, and with Internet use surging, the Asia-Pacific online retail market is filling up, ...

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Groups React to DoubleClick Change of Plans
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Groups React to DoubleClick Change of Plans

26y Pamela Parker

Groups React to DoubleClick Change of Plans

DoubleClick said ithad made a mistake by planning to merge names with anonymous Web activity because of a lack of government and industry privacy stan...

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The Web Is Past Its Prime
Marketing

The Web Is Past Its Prime

26y Tom Kuegler

The Web Is Past Its Prime

Some people might think he's crazy, but Tom thinks the web has passed its prime and is on its last leg as a marketing tool. Although the use of the we...

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Spam Wars
Email

Spam Wars

26y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Spam Wars

With the explosive growth of mailing lists and the latest reports showing that we now send 300 million electronic messages a day, email has proven to ...

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Sales Reps Are From Mars, Media Planners Are From Pluto
Media

Sales Reps Are From Mars, Media Planners Are From Pluto

26y Tom Hespos

Sales Reps Are From Mars, Media Planners Are From ...

Place a dozen media planners in a room together, and they'll certainly have a conversation about the sales reps they deal with on a daily basis. Media...

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DoubleClick Drops Controversial Plan
Media

DoubleClick Drops Controversial Plan

26y Pamela Parker

DoubleClick Drops Controversial Plan

After several prominent Internet companies moved to distance themselvesfrom DoubleClick Inc., the advertisingfirm has decided to drop plans to merge o...

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Online Automobile Market Continues Maturation
Audience

Online Automobile Market Continues Maturation

26y Michael Pastore

Online Automobile Market Continues Maturation

The automobile industry and the Internet don't seem like a logical match to many. After all, you can't test drive a car online. But more car dealers a...

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DoubleClick Deals With New Security Flap
Media

DoubleClick Deals With New Security Flap

26y Pamela Parker

DoubleClick Deals With New Security Flap

Financial software maker Intuit Inc. Thursday was moving to plug leaks on its popular Quicken site, after it wasrevealed personal financial informatio...

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What Gives Shoppers the Creeps?
Media

What Gives Shoppers the Creeps?

26y Jeff Moore

What Gives Shoppers the Creeps?

A study released several months before the recent security disasters shows some 46 percent of online shoppers have halted an online purchase out of se...

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E-Commerce Agrees with Young Consumers
Audience

E-Commerce Agrees with Young Consumers

26y Michael Pastore

E-Commerce Agrees with Young Consumers

More than one-third of 16- to 22-year-olds will buy online this year, spending $4.5 billion, according to Forrester Research. Young consumers arm them...

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What to Watch for in an Insertion Order
Media

What to Watch for in an Insertion Order

26y Jim Meskauskas

What to Watch for in an Insertion Order

In early days of online advertising, most sites didn't yet have standardized terms and conditions or billing procedures. So the agency or the site wou...

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Makers of S&H Green Stamps Make a Play for Online Business
Media

Makers of S&H Green Stamps Make a Play for Online Business

26y Pamela Parker

Makers of S&H Green Stamps Make a Play for Online ...

Remember S&H Green Stamps, that venerable loyalty currency introduced in1896? Well, it's making a comeback, if new investors have anything to sayabout...

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Protecting Pictures
Media

Protecting Pictures

26y Dana Blankenhorn

Protecting Pictures

Dana got tons of email on his column about Leslie Kelly, "The Dumbest Lawsuit in Web History." Several asked how he would feel if someone stole his ar...

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Ericsson Unveils Ad Serving Solution for Wireless
Media

Ericsson Unveils Ad Serving Solution for Wireless

26y Pamela Parker

Ericsson Unveils Ad Serving Solution for Wireless

Wireless telecom firm Ericsson onMonday introduced targeted ad serving technology for use on mobile devices,which is slated for commercial release in ...

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Procter & Gamble Executive Elected Chair of FAST
Media

Procter & Gamble Executive Elected Chair of FAST

26y Pamela Parker

Procter & Gamble Executive Elected Chair of FA...

Vivienne Bechtold, Proctor & Gamble director of i-Knowledge, on Mondaytakes the helm of FAST (Future ofAdvertising Stakeholders), an interactive a...

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