MBNA America Bank in $100M Deal With Infoseek
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MBNA America Bank in $100M Deal With Infoseek

27y Beth Cox

MBNA America Bank in $100M Deal With Infoseek

MBNA America Bank, the largest independent credit card lender in the world,signed a marketing deal valued at up to $100 million with Infoseek Corp.,op...

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Catalog Companies Spending on Sites
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Catalog Companies Spending on Sites

27y Michael Pastore

Catalog Companies Spending on Sites

Catalog companies continue to spend money on their Web sites according to the third annual survey by Catalog Age, even though the Web accounts for a s...

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DoubleClick to Market PCQuote.com Inventory
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DoubleClick to Market PCQuote.com Inventory

27y Beth Cox

DoubleClick to Market PCQuote.com Inventory

PC Quote Inc. signed to become a member of the DoubleClick Network and will grantDoubleClick non-exclusive rights to market a percentage of the growin...

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Advertising Federation Launches Privacy Initiative
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Advertising Federation Launches Privacy Initiative

27y Beth Cox

Advertising Federation Launches Privacy Initiative

The American Advertising Federation (AAF) launched what it called "a sweepingconsumer protection initiative" designed to increase the number of smallm...

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Are GIF Banners Dead?
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Are GIF Banners Dead?

27y Tom Hespos

Are GIF Banners Dead?

Tom makes a compelling argument that animated GIFs have gone the way of the dodo. So why are so many agencies still sticking by the standard animated ...

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Web Syndication For The Masses
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Web Syndication For The Masses

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Web Syndication For The Masses

More on the next frontier in online branding: web syndication. Greg and Emily look at some of the advances in the industry, and how they will enable m...

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DoubleClick Declares 2-for-1 Stock Split
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DoubleClick Declares 2-for-1 Stock Split

27y Beth Cox

DoubleClick Declares 2-for-1 Stock Split

New York City-based Internet ad network DoubleClick Inc., which has seen itsstock soar since the first of the year, said that its board of directors h...

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Argent Capital Details Proposed Acquisition of NetVoucher
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Argent Capital Details Proposed Acquisition of NetVoucher

27y Beth Cox

Argent Capital Details Proposed Acquisition of Net...

Huntington Beach, CA-based Argent Capital Corp. said its plan to acquire 100percent of the common stock of NetVoucher Inc. and its NetVoucher.com "e-A...

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24/7 Acquires E-Mail Marketing Firm Sift Inc.
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24/7 Acquires E-Mail Marketing Firm Sift Inc.

27y Beth Cox

24/7 Acquires E-Mail Marketing Firm Sift Inc.

New York City-based 24/7 Media Inc. isacquiring Sunnyvale, CA-based Sift Inc., a provider of e-mail-based directmarketing services, in a $22 million s...

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Cable & Wireless Plans U.S. Marketing Campaign
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Cable & Wireless Plans U.S. Marketing Campaign

27y Beth Cox

Cable & Wireless Plans U.S. Marketing Campaign

Cable & Wireless Plc, thesecond-largest U.K.phone company, said it will boost its U.S. marketing and advertising as itseeks to add phone and Internet ...

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TRUSTe Offers Privacy Statement Generator With MSN LinkExchange
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TRUSTe Offers Privacy Statement Generator With MSN LinkExchange

27y Beth Cox

TRUSTe Offers Privacy Statement Generator With MSN...

Palo Alto, CA-based TRUSTe, an Internetprivacy seal program,said it has developed a new Privacy Statement Wizard tool in collaborationwith MSN LinkExc...

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Almost 80 Million Americans Online
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Almost 80 Million Americans Online

27y Michael Pastore

Almost 80 Million Americans Online

More than 79.4 million adults, or 38 percent of the US population age 16 and older, are online according to the latest findings from IntelliQuest Rese...

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NetGravity Files for Secondary Public Offering
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NetGravity Files for Secondary Public Offering

27y Beth Cox

NetGravity Files for Secondary Public Offering

Online ad software and service company NetGravity Inc. filed a registrationstatement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed second...

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Where the Eyeballs Are
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Where the Eyeballs Are

27y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Where the Eyeballs Are

Instead of trying to make the eyeballs come to you, the alternative approach for site publishers is to go where the eyeballs already are -- or will be...

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DoubleClick Signs 15 Partnerships for DART System
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DoubleClick Signs 15 Partnerships for DART System

27y Beth Cox

DoubleClick Signs 15 Partnerships for DART System

New York City-based DoubleClickInc. said it has signedpartnerships with 15 clients using "DART for Advertisers," including Dell,USWeb/CKS, Travelocity...

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Putting Personalization To The Test
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Putting Personalization To The Test

27y Deborah Kania

Putting Personalization To The Test

Deborah cuts through the hype on web personalization and points to the potential (and significant) economic benefits. But she doesn't give it a perfec...

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NetCreations Releases TrackBot Response Management System
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NetCreations Releases TrackBot Response Management System

27y Beth Cox

NetCreations Releases TrackBot Response Management...

Opt-in e-mail marketing company NetCreations Inc. introduced TrackBot,a real-time e-mail response-tracking system that measures the results of itsPost...

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Top 10 Advertising Banners Ranked
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Top 10 Advertising Banners Ranked

27y Beth Cox

Top 10 Advertising Banners Ranked

Web measurement firm NetRatingssaid that its BannerTrackservices shows that Bonzi Software had the top-rated banner ad for the week ofFeb. 14. Read Mo...

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4Internet Joins @dVENTURE Network
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4Internet Joins @dVENTURE Network

27y Beth Cox

4Internet Joins @dVENTURE Network

4Internet, which describes itself as a vertical portal network, has joined the@dVENTURE Network, VentureDirectWorldwide's online advertising network. ...

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Argent Capital Acquires NetVoucher Ad System
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Argent Capital Acquires NetVoucher Ad System

27y Beth Cox

Argent Capital Acquires NetVoucher Ad System

Argent Capital Corp. said it has acquired theNetVoucher.com Advertising System from Optimize Inc. of Birmingham, AL.Financial details were not disclos...

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HotSocket Launches Direct Response Operation
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HotSocket Launches Direct Response Operation

27y Beth Cox

HotSocket Launches Direct Response Operation

New York City-based HotSocket Inc. launched what it calls Web-Based Direct Response, a set of tools that offers products directly toconsumers in dedic...

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Personal and Relevant: Targeting With Email
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Personal and Relevant: Targeting With Email

27y Deborah Kania

Personal and Relevant: Targeting With Email

There is a powerful tool available to marketers, and its name is email. But targeted email is a far different animalfrom the junk mail known as Spam. ...

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More About Writing Email
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More About Writing Email

27y Nick Usborne

More About Writing Email

Like a good guest, the very best email follows certain expected protocol. Nick underscores the best behavior of email communication, and mixes in a fe...

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ValueClick Unveils Niche Targeting Solution
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ValueClick Unveils Niche Targeting Solution

27y Beth Cox

ValueClick Unveils Niche Targeting Solution

Cost-per-click ad network ValueClick launched a new dynamic Web advertising solution that expands the targeting capabilities of the 10,000member netwo...

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Omnicom Net Income Rises 28 Percent
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Omnicom Net Income Rises 28 Percent

27y Beth Cox

Omnicom Net Income Rises 28 Percent

Giant ad agency holding company Omnicom Group Inc. reported net income for theyear increased 28 percent to $285.1 million in 1998 from $222.4 million ...

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In Search Of A Few Good Etailers
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In Search Of A Few Good Etailers

27y Suzan Nolan

In Search Of A Few Good Etailers

The Internet is gathering steam in Europe, evidenced by scare stories in the local news, easier access, and....surprise!...a greater number of consume...

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It Talks, It Walks: What The Web Will Look Like
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It Talks, It Walks: What The Web Will Look Like

27y Jonn Behrman

It Talks, It Walks: What The Web Will Look Like

Convergence is coming. What will it look like on the web? All audio, all the time? Or something more...uh,quiet? Read More...

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Top 10 Types of Online Brand Abuse Identified
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Top 10 Types of Online Brand Abuse Identified

27y Beth Cox

Top 10 Types of Online Brand Abuse Identified

Unauthorized use of logos and images and use of hidden and visible text topthe list of online brand abuses, according to Alexandria, VA-basedCyveillan...

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