MessageMedia Raises $42 Million in a Private Placement
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MessageMedia Raises $42 Million in a Private Placement

26y Beth Cox

MessageMedia Raises $42 Million in a Private Place...

MessageMedia Inc., a provider ofe-mail-based customer relationship management and direct marketing services,closed on a private placement of approxima...

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Doing the Biz Dev Tango: Part II
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Doing the Biz Dev Tango: Part II

27y Jim Meskauskas

Doing the Biz Dev Tango: Part II

Last week we discussed the move toward more agency involvement in the business development process. As more dotcoms enter the scene with little or no ...

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The Book On First-Mover Advantage
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The Book On First-Mover Advantage

27y Jeff Moore

The Book On First-Mover Advantage

The online book industry is a case study in cornering a market online via first-mover advantage. How can this be? The barriers to entry are low. Books...

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Switchboard Selected by International Newspaper Network
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Switchboard Selected by International Newspaper Network

27y Beth Cox

Switchboard Selected by International Newspaper Ne...

Directory company Switchboard Inc. has been selected by International Newspaper Network (I.N.N.)to provide directory and Internet services to augment ...

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What Media Buyers Say About Online Ad Reps
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What Media Buyers Say About Online Ad Reps

27y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

What Media Buyers Say About Online Ad Reps

Last week Janet and Nancy summarized their research findings on media buyers and sales reps, telling you what media buyers want. This week they spill ...

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Measuring Email Marketing Success
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Measuring Email Marketing Success

27y Jeffrey Graham

Measuring Email Marketing Success

One of the core principles of marketing is efficiency. You can spend money, but you don’t want to waste it. Missing your target with the wrong message...

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E-Commerce Gaining Interest in Latin America
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E-Commerce Gaining Interest in Latin America

27y Michael Pastore

E-Commerce Gaining Interest in Latin America

Nearly 85 percent of companies in Latin America are using or are willing to evaluate e-commerce within the next two years, according to a study by Int...

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On the Internet, Everyone Is a Dog
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On the Internet, Everyone Is a Dog

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

On the Internet, Everyone Is a Dog

In the never-ending quest for stickiness, web sites have implemented a variety of means to attract and retain visitors. None of these means are more u...

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Content Matters
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Content Matters

27y Todd Copilevitz

Content Matters

There's no shortage of people who can tell you how to create a one-to-one relationship with customers out there. But once you've got the customer's at...

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Ad Selling Strategies
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Ad Selling Strategies

27y Michael Aaron

Ad Selling Strategies

Most business plans that we have read recently include a revenue stream from selling advertising space. But just because you have a site that generate...

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Mining The Data Mountain
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Mining The Data Mountain

27y Sean Carton

Mining The Data Mountain

Wanna know the real reason e-commerce is going to change the way we shop? It's not the 24X7 instant access to products - anyone with a telephone and a...

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Sprint Selects AppNet as Consumer Interactive AOR
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Sprint Selects AppNet as Consumer Interactive AOR

27y Beth Cox

Sprint Selects AppNet as Consumer Interactive AOR

AppNet Inc. was named the new consumerinteractive media and marketing agency of record for Sprint's consumer long distance division. Read More...

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Avenue A Acquires Media Company iballs
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Avenue A Acquires Media Company iballs

27y Beth Cox

Avenue A Acquires Media Company iballs

Interactive agency and data marketing company Avenue A Inc. has acquired iballs, an Internet media planning andbuying company in a cash and stock deal...

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Heads Up On The PR Revolution
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Heads Up On The PR Revolution

27y Len Stein

Heads Up On The PR Revolution

A seismic shift is underway as consumers turn from the traditional atoms and ink news world to digital media on the web. While daily newspapers still ...

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XOOM.com Selects yesmail.com as Marketing Partner
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XOOM.com Selects yesmail.com as Marketing Partner

27y Beth Cox

XOOM.com Selects yesmail.com as Marketing Partner

Permission e-mail marketing company yesmail.com signed a partner deal with XOOM.com for e-mail marketing. Read More...

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Flying Carpets
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Flying Carpets

27y Nick Usborne

Flying Carpets

Once upon a time there were two web sites, each selling genuine Turkish carpets. The first site, PatsCarpets.com does everything right, 'forcing the n...

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No Rest For The Weary
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No Rest For The Weary

27y Tom Kuegler

No Rest For The Weary

Remember "Leave it To Beaver"? When Dad used to go to work and come home at 5:00 p.m. to see Wally and the Beve? Well, no one works 9 to 5 now. The In...

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L90 Introduces Enhanced Ad Tracking and Serving
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L90 Introduces Enhanced Ad Tracking and Serving

27y Beth Cox

L90 Introduces Enhanced Ad Tracking and Serving

Online advertising and direct marketing solutions firm L90 launched adMonitor 4.0, an enhanced versionof its proprietary ad tracking and serving techn...

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The Revolution Is Coming...
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The Revolution Is Coming...

27y Tom Hespos

The Revolution Is Coming...

While online advertising suffers from the lingering effects of "banneritis," the smart media planners are searching for new ways to help their clients...

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Surfree.com Signs with Adsmart
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Surfree.com Signs with Adsmart

27y Beth Cox

Surfree.com Signs with Adsmart

Ad-backed ISP Surfree.com signed with Adsmart, an online advertising networkcomprising more than 300 Web sites totaling 2.5 billion monthly impression...

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Friendly Skies For Online Travel Advertising
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Friendly Skies For Online Travel Advertising

27y Jeff Moore

Friendly Skies For Online Travel Advertising

The Travelocity-Preview Travel merger and Microsoft's spinoff of Expedia have refocused attention on the online travel market. Travelocity's sales pro...

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YouDecide.Com Launches $10 Million Campaign
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YouDecide.Com Launches $10 Million Campaign

27y Beth Cox

YouDecide.Com Launches $10 Million Campaign

The Consumer Financial Network, a subsidiary of iXL Enterprises, launchedthe first national advertising campaign for the company's new financialservic...

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Online Gambling Thrives Despite Legal Questions
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Online Gambling Thrives Despite Legal Questions

27y Michael Pastore

Online Gambling Thrives Despite Legal Questions

Improving technologies and an increasing number of Internet users bode well for the future of online gambling, despite debates over its legal status, ...

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Nice Guys Finish Last
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Nice Guys Finish Last

27y Nick Usborne

Nice Guys Finish Last

A couple of weeks back Nick wrote an article under the title, "I'll Kiss You Unless You Tell Me Not To." And he got a bit of feedback on that. A few p...

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What Does Viral Marketing Really Mean?
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What Does Viral Marketing Really Mean?

27y Jeffrey Graham

What Does Viral Marketing Really Mean?

Lately, the term "viral marketing" seems to have infected many conversations about Internet marketing. Most of us realize that it's not about cooties....

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In Praise Of Plain Web Sites
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In Praise Of Plain Web Sites

27y Michael Fischler

In Praise Of Plain Web Sites

After two days in fabulous Fiji on the South Pacific, Mike's tying up two days of client meetings. Yep, he's got it rough. And as he looks out at the ...

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Sandpiper Networks Signs PartnerDeals
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Sandpiper Networks Signs PartnerDeals

27y Beth Cox

Sandpiper Networks Signs PartnerDeals

Content delivery solution company Sandpiper Networks Inc. announcedpartnerships with five Internet firms to develop new services for its ContentDelive...

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Road Runner Selects Webstakes.com for Broadband Promotions
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Road Runner Selects Webstakes.com for Broadband Promotions

27y Beth Cox

Road Runner Selects Webstakes.com for Broadband Pr...

Online sweepstakes promotions company Webstakes.com signed a one-year contractallowing high-speed online service Road Runner to use Webstakes.com's iD...

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