The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 2
Analytics

The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 2

25y Arthur O'Connor

The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 2

You're in charge of designing and implementing CRM in your organization. You're about to invest thousands, if not millions, of dollars in technology t...

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Yahoo! Is Now All About "Focus"
Media

Yahoo! Is Now All About "Focus"

25y Adam Posman

Yahoo! Is Now All About "Focus"

UPDATE: Company fires 400 employees in restructuring. New strategy includes charging for more services and less "attitude." Read More...

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European Union Eyes Cookie Limits
Media

European Union Eyes Cookie Limits

25y Christopher Saunders

European Union Eyes Cookie Limits

The EU's Parliament could direct member states to legislate 'opt-in.' Read More...

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Ah, You Want Fries With That Auction?
Media

Ah, You Want Fries With That Auction?

25y Beth Cox

Ah, You Want Fries With That Auction?

eBay, Burger King launch an Internet-based loyalty marketing program that's said to be the first in the fast-food business. Read More...

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OPA to Promote "Sessions" Among Members, Buyers
Media

OPA to Promote "Sessions" Among Members, Buyers

25y Christopher Saunders

OPA to Promote "Sessions" Among Members, Buyers

The Online Publishers Association is taking on the role of evangelist, spreading the good word about what it sees as a major remedy for the industry's...

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Terra Lycos Targets Serious Investors
Media

Terra Lycos Targets Serious Investors

25y Kevin Newcomb

Terra Lycos Targets Serious Investors

Looking to increase revenue and protect itself from the weak ad climate, the Waltham, Mass., Internet giant will offer real-time financial market data...

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Selecting a Self-Service HTML E-Newsletter Vendor, Part 1
Email

Selecting a Self-Service HTML E-Newsletter Vendor, Part 1

25y Debbie Weil

Selecting a Self-Service HTML E-Newsletter Vendor,...

All the ingredients of a near-perfect, permission email marketing strategy are wrapped up in a corporate e-newsletter. Why not do it in an elegant, pr...

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Is Online/Offline Integration Important?
Marketing

Is Online/Offline Integration Important?

25y Jeffrey Graham

Is Online/Offline Integration Important?

A certain school of thought holds that Internet advertising, to be successful in wooing traditional marketers, must adopt the language and metrics to ...

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Instant Messaging Has Gone to Work
Marketing

Instant Messaging Has Gone to Work

25y Michael Pastore

Instant Messaging Has Gone to Work

It's not a surprise that a Jupiter Media Metrix study found the time spent using instant messaging applications was up 48 percent at home in the past ...

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Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards
Search

Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standards

25y Danny Sullivan

Desperately Seeking Search Engine Marketing Standa...

What are "good" and "bad" practices in search engine marketing? So far, there are no definitive standards, but that'll change if some activists get th...

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Yahoo! to Try Overture Search Results
Media

Yahoo! to Try Overture Search Results

25y Christopher Saunders

Yahoo! to Try Overture Search Results

It's potentially a win for the-company-formerly-known-as-GoTo, and for Yahoo!, which is struggling to boost its paid services. Read More...

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DoubleClick Sells European Media Unit
Media

DoubleClick Sells European Media Unit

25y Christopher Saunders

DoubleClick Sells European Media Unit

UPDATE: The $27 million deal will create Europe's largest online ad network, as the Alley firm contemplates the fate of its own U.S. media group. Read...

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Ofoto-Genic: A Case Study
Marketing

Ofoto-Genic: A Case Study

25y Joseph Jaffe

Ofoto-Genic: A Case Study

Enough of what everyone's doing wrong on the Web. Here's a company Joe thinks is picture-perfect. This case study looks at ways to keep customers happ...

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Engagement Branding Follow-Up
Media

Engagement Branding Follow-Up

25y Jim Meskauskas

Engagement Branding Follow-Up

Can the direct response and branding concepts be reconciled? Jim discusses how they might be in this further explanation of engagement branding. Read ...

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This Week's Agenda: New Pricing for a New Century
Media

This Week's Agenda: New Pricing for a New Century

25y Dana Blankenhorn

This Week's Agenda: New Pricing for a New Century

The Web isn't a supermarket, it's a bazaar. For all the tech advances, we're back to wheeling, dealing, haggling, and negotiating in a virtual market ...

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How Will They Buy It if They Can't Find It?
Analytics

How Will They Buy It if They Can't Find It?

25y Bryan Eisenberg

How Will They Buy It if They Can't Find It?

Snazzy unique navigation may wow your site visitors, but if it hinders them from finding what they need, they won't be hanging around very long. Read ...

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Web Marketing's Inefficiency Problem
Analytics

Web Marketing's Inefficiency Problem

25y Dev Bhatia

Web Marketing's Inefficiency Problem

Some marketers have made the Web an annoying and obtrusive place to shop. But the people who bring you pop-under ads are not solely to blame for their...

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Life in the Slow Lane is Just Fine
Data insights

Life in the Slow Lane is Just Fine

25y Michael Pastore

Life in the Slow Lane is Just Fine

Nearly three-quarters of the dial-up Internet subscribers in the United States are content with the quality of their Internet service, which is bad ne...

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Caveat Emptor: The Mysterious Frequency Cap Rip-Off
Marketing

Caveat Emptor: The Mysterious Frequency Cap Rip-Off

25y Declan Dunn

Caveat Emptor: The Mysterious Frequency Cap Rip-Of...

When do more impressions deliver less value? If you don't know about frequency caps, you'd better find out. Do the math -- and avoid getting ripped of...

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Palm to Focus on Hardware in New Ads
Media

Palm to Focus on Hardware in New Ads

25y Christopher Saunders

Palm to Focus on Hardware in New Ads

UPDATE: The PDA maker does an about-face in marketing as it struggles to cope with flagging sales and internal turmoil; stock bounces 20%. Read More...

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How Free Content Has Damaged the Content Industry
Marketing

How Free Content Has Damaged the Content Industry

25y Gerry McGovern

How Free Content Has Damaged the Content Industry

The idea that content is cheap and easy to produce is pervading our society, but this misguided mindset is sure to result in a major shakeout. Read Mo...

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The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 1
Analytics

The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 1

25y Arthur O'Connor

The Pledge for CRM Success, Part 1

You're in charge of designing and implementing CRM in your organization. You're about to invest thousands, if not millions, of dollars in technology t...

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AOL, Chrysler Launch HolidayPromotion
Media

AOL, Chrysler Launch HolidayPromotion

25y Christopher Saunders

AOL, Chrysler Launch HolidayPromotion

"Home for the Holidays" seeks to boost the automaker's Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands, using a central America Online site and print and on-air ads. ...

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E-Tail Victim
Media

E-Tail Victim

25y Seana Mulcahy

E-Tail Victim

Seana buys media. Wedding gifts, too. Recently, she endured e-tail hell when she ordered from an online merchant -- one she'd chosen (as a media buyer...

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Rule for the Day: No Surprises!
Marketing

Rule for the Day: No Surprises!

25y Sean Carton

Rule for the Day: No Surprises!

In the past, tricking people into opening your physical mail or email might have been effective, but these altered times require a change in tactics. ...

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Goodby Lands Adobe Account
Media

Goodby Lands Adobe Account

25y Christopher Saunders

Goodby Lands Adobe Account

The estimated $20 million account -- and the task of repositioning one of the country's largest software firms -- goes to the agency behind "Got Milk....

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Selecting a Reputable SEO Provider
Search

Selecting a Reputable SEO Provider

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

Selecting a Reputable SEO Provider

What do you want? What do you need? How much will it cost? This week, Paul suggests how to go about selecting a company to help your business with sea...

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Where's the Real Risk?
Marketing

Where's the Real Risk?

25y Martin Lindstrom

Where's the Real Risk?

Are marketers looking at today's realities or simply following a popular perception of the "right" way to do branding? Read More...

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