If You Don't Have Anything Good to Say...
Marketing

If You Don't Have Anything Good to Say...

26y Michael Fischler

If You Don't Have Anything Good to Say...

Mike has decided to write something good about the web for a change. What has occasioned this new direction and spared you his grousing about the web ...

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Is Content King for the Advertiser?
Marketing

Is Content King for the Advertiser?

26y Dom Elfer

Is Content King for the Advertiser?

Online advertising remains a numbers game founded on the premise that the more Internet users you lure to your site, the higher your chances of shifti...

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The Need for Speed
Analytics

The Need for Speed

26y Jeff Moore

The Need for Speed

Internet advertising makes up only about one percent of the total U.S. advertising market. The good news is that high- speed access will cause online ...

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November Webcast Rankings
Audience

November Webcast Rankings

26y Michael Pastore

November Webcast Rankings

The November Webcast rankings by Arbitron were largely consistent with October's results, as the majority of the Top 25 occupying similar slots in the...

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Super Bowl Ads Spur Traffic Gains
Media

Super Bowl Ads Spur Traffic Gains

26y Pamela Parker

Super Bowl Ads Spur Traffic Gains

Those dot-coms that anted up the $2.2 million plus per Super Bowl spot arereaping increased traffic in the aftermath of the highly-rated game. Read Mo...

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Developing a Lead Qualification System
Media

Developing a Lead Qualification System

26y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Developing a Lead Qualification System

Hot leads, qualified prospects, warm bodies ready to buy. Every salesperson wants those leads. Few of us like to spend our selling time talking to tir...

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Setting up a Campaign for Success
Email

Setting up a Campaign for Success

26y Kim MacPherson

Setting up a Campaign for Success

Say you've sent out a large email promotion and are reading your preliminary results. You got a ten-percent click- through response. Is that cause for...

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Best Practices for Building Web Surveys
Marketing

Best Practices for Building Web Surveys

26y Jeffrey Graham

Best Practices for Building Web Surveys

Surveys are everywhere on the web. Fact is, however, many surveys on the web are lousy. From the respondent's point of view, they can be annoying, cum...

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Web Changes Finance Habits of Canadians
Audience

Web Changes Finance Habits of Canadians

27y Michael Pastore

Web Changes Finance Habits of Canadians

A survey of financial Web site users has found Canadian investors are changing their financial habits as a result of access to online investment infor...

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The Price That's Right
Media

The Price That's Right

27y Dana Blankenhorn

The Price That's Right

The direct marketing experts at the "Billion Dollar Internet Strategy Setting Super Summit" knocked Dana on his tokhes last week. Martin Chenard of Ad...

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Say It Ain't So, Levi Strauss, Say It Ain't So
Marketing

Say It Ain't So, Levi Strauss, Say It Ain't So

27y David Gumpert

Say It Ain't So, Levi Strauss, Say It Ain'...

When David heard Levi Strauss was abandoning the Internet as a distribution outlet, he thought it was a mistake. Sales were above predictions, yet Lev...

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To HTML... or Not to HTML?
Email

To HTML... or Not to HTML?

27y Kim MacPherson

To HTML... or Not to HTML?

THAT is the question. There truly are no hard and fast rules when it comes to this topic because things are changing too rapidly. While it's true that...

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Embracing the Promise of Interactive Advertising
Marketing

Embracing the Promise of Interactive Advertising

27y Eric Picard

Embracing the Promise of Interactive Advertising

The explosion of rich media advertising in 1999 was just that, and it forced many traditional advertising agencies to evaluate how they could offer th...

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Context Is King
Media

Context Is King

27y Tom Hespos

Context Is King

Tom's not a tremendous fan of media plans that are put together solely on the basis of what syndicated research companies say about sites' demographic...

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Customization: Does It Really Fit?
Marketing

Customization: Does It Really Fit?

27y Martin Lindstrom

Customization: Does It Really Fit?

Finally Nike has done what many observers expected the company to do last year. Nike Retail Services, Inc. introduced Nike iD, an interactive site tha...

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Internet Changing Financial Service Brand Perceptions
Marketing

Internet Changing Financial Service Brand Perceptions

27y Michael Pastore

Internet Changing Financial Service Brand Percepti...

An estimated 10.3 million Americans have changed their opinions aboutfinancial service brands as a result of information retrieved online,according to...

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Feedback, Manure and a Book
Marketing

Feedback, Manure and a Book

27y Nick Usborne

Feedback, Manure and a Book

Feedback about your site is a key component in building a relationship with your customers. If you're inclined to say, "We don't need no stinking feed...

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Database Marketing 101: Part 2
Email

Database Marketing 101: Part 2

27y Kim MacPherson

Database Marketing 101: Part 2

In the offline world, most seasoned direct marketers are also database marketers. They segment the customer file... mail it... analyze the results. Th...

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Building a Cost-Effective Sales Force
Media

Building a Cost-Effective Sales Force

27y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Building a Cost-Effective Sales Force

Last week, Janet wrote about putting together a sales leads pipeline. "Preaching to the choir!" one frustrated reader responded. "How do I get stubbor...

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No, They're Not Stupid
Media

No, They're Not Stupid

27y Nick Usborne

No, They're Not Stupid

It's a hard thing for a proud small-biz web site owner to do, but Nick wants you to get a total stranger to come and look at your site. Find a friend ...

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B2B Healthcare Spending Shifting Online
Audience

B2B Healthcare Spending Shifting Online

27y Michael Pastore

B2B Healthcare Spending Shifting Online

The healthcare industry will reach $370 billion in online transactions by 2004, according to a report from Forrester Research. Read More...

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The Keyword Shuffle
Media

The Keyword Shuffle

27y Jim Meskauskas

The Keyword Shuffle

It's the middle of 1995, and Jim and his media counterparts are sitting in a small conference room in Wired's original San Francisco office. Some craz...

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Orb Digital Markets Wireless Ad Tracking
Media

Orb Digital Markets Wireless Ad Tracking

27y Pamela Parker

Orb Digital Markets Wireless Ad Tracking

Ever thought about checking the results of your online ad campaign whileyou're in a meeting or out at lunch? Read More...

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Partnership Marketing Goes Beyond Permission
Marketing

Partnership Marketing Goes Beyond Permission

27y Sandeep Krishnamurthy

Partnership Marketing Goes Beyond Permission

Seth Godin's permission marketing has become one of the most powerful ideas to shape the way advertising and promotions are conducted on the web. The ...

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EarthLink Launches First National Ad Campaign
Media

EarthLink Launches First National Ad Campaign

27y Pamela Parker

EarthLink Launches First National Ad Campaign

Internet service provider EarthLinkon Monday kicked off its first national advertising effort, starting with atwo-week blitz of television, radio and ...

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The Sales Pipeline: Screening Leads
Media

The Sales Pipeline: Screening Leads

27y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

The Sales Pipeline: Screening Leads

A lot of folks are deeply engaged in the sales planning process as we move into the new budget year. Janet and Nancy take a look at some of the assump...

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Introducing... Rich Media
Media

Introducing... Rich Media

27y Ann Handley

Introducing... Rich Media

Time was when rich media was like runway fashion: a lot of funk, not a lot of practical application. Well, folks, those times are history. Rich media ...

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ZDNet Taps Net Perceptions for Ad Targeting Technology
Media

ZDNet Taps Net Perceptions for Ad Targeting Technology

27y Pamela Parker

ZDNet Taps Net Perceptions for Ad Targeting Techno...

Technology network ZDNet Tuesday chose Net Perceptions'solution to help it more effectively target advertisements. Read More...

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