Credit Card Companies Up Online Advertising
Media

Credit Card Companies Up Online Advertising

25y Christopher Saunders

Credit Card Companies Up Online Advertising

Aiming to take advantage of the holidays, consumer credit card companies have been increasing their Web ad buying, to nearly double their first-quarte...

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Thesis -- Antithesis -- Synthesis
Media

Thesis -- Antithesis -- Synthesis

25y Jim Meskauskas

Thesis -- Antithesis -- Synthesis

"What is rational is real and what is real is rational." -- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Read More...

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Consumer Credit Ads Increase as Spending Season Approaches
Ad Industry Metrics

Consumer Credit Ads Increase as Spending Season Approaches

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

Consumer Credit Ads Increase as Spending Season Ap...

A soft economy and an approaching holiday season have combined to trigger an increase in online ads for consumer credit services, a report from Jupite...

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It Sounds Obvious, But Does Your Solution Solve a Problem?
Marketing

It Sounds Obvious, But Does Your Solution Solve a Problem?

25y Philip Say

It Sounds Obvious, But Does Your Solution Solve a ...

I had a good conversation with the supply chain director for a manufacturing company in the Bay Area last week. In giving his assessment on how his co...

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Lump of Coal for E-Commerce Predictions
Audience

Lump of Coal for E-Commerce Predictions

25y Michael Pastore

Lump of Coal for E-Commerce Predictions

Flying in the face of research that has predicted a prosperous holiday season for online retailers, a study by Odyssey found online consumers have bec...

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IAR Bits and Bytes
Media

IAR Bits and Bytes

25y Team ClickZ

IAR Bits and Bytes

MasterCard taps Roving; Perfect Circle Media to use 24/7 Connect; Agency.com cuts staff. Read More...

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Burger King, AOL Fire Up Marketing Deal
Media

Burger King, AOL Fire Up Marketing Deal

25y Christopher Saunders

Burger King, AOL Fire Up Marketing Deal

A troubled fast food player teams up with the media giant -- trading in-store promotions for sponsorships and co-branded online contests. Read More...

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Max Headroom for the 21st Century
Media

Max Headroom for the 21st Century

25y Zachary Rodgers

Max Headroom for the 21st Century

A 'Rock the Vote' campaign breeds advergaming with the celebrity spokesmanship model that has long been used in television, radio and print. Read More...

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Cable Remains Broadband of Choice in U.S.
Data insights

Cable Remains Broadband of Choice in U.S.

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

Cable Remains Broadband of Choice in U.S.

Three-quarters of U.S. households will have the ability to receive high-speed Internet access by the end of 2001, up from the 60 percent that were abl...

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E-Learning Market Expanding Beyond IT Training
Audience

E-Learning Market Expanding Beyond IT Training

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

E-Learning Market Expanding Beyond IT Training

The current economic climate could be good news for firms in the e-learning market, as companies are looking to control costs while at the same time e...

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Personalization Comes Full Circle, Part 2
Analytics

Personalization Comes Full Circle, Part 2

25y Arthur O'Connor

Personalization Comes Full Circle, Part 2

Personalization has made so much progress in the last few years, it seems that we’re nearly back to where we began. In the second of this two-part ser...

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Time Is on Your Side... If You Follow These Simple Guidelines
Email

Time Is on Your Side... If You Follow These Simple Guidelines

25y Jeanne Jennings

Time Is on Your Side... If You Follow These Simple...

A few weeks ago, we asked readers: Does timing play a role in your email campaigns? We know you’re thinking about the copy, the creative, the messagin...

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No One Left to Fight With in the Sandbox?
Media

No One Left to Fight With in the Sandbox?

25y Seana Mulcahy

No One Left to Fight With in the Sandbox?

Seismic shifts in the media measurement business after Nielsen//NetRatings acquisition of Jupiter Media Metrix leave Seana Mulcahy of Mullen speculati...

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European Consumers Left Off the Broadband Wagon
Data insights

European Consumers Left Off the Broadband Wagon

25y Michael Pastore

European Consumers Left Off the Broadband Wagon

The high cost of access and an inability to relay the benefits are deterring European consumers from using broadband technologies to access the Intern...

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SportsLine Scraps Sandbox Acquisition
Media

SportsLine Scraps Sandbox Acquisition

25y Ryan Naraine

SportsLine Scraps Sandbox Acquisition

Allegations of contract breaches fly as the CBS-backed SportsLine.com pulls out of a $2.5 million deal to acquire the fantasy sports provider. Read Mo...

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AOL to Promote Kellogg's, Keebler
Media

AOL to Promote Kellogg's, Keebler

25y Christopher Saunders

AOL to Promote Kellogg's, Keebler

The New York-based media giant lands a consumer staple producer as a major advertiser. Read More...

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Leveraging Your Confirmation Emails
Email

Leveraging Your Confirmation Emails

25y Debbie Weil

Leveraging Your Confirmation Emails

Too many marketers are overlooking the opportunity to send messages to customers when they’re actually waiting to hear from you -- in confirmation ema...

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'ACRA' Defined, Part 2: Conversion
Marketing

'ACRA' Defined, Part 2: Conversion

25y Joseph Jaffe

'ACRA' Defined, Part 2: Conversion

You may think of conversion as getting a consumer to make an initial purchase on your site. But there's much more to it, as Joseph explains. Read More...

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On M&A in the Downturn
Analytics

On M&A in the Downturn

25y Eric Norlin

On M&A in the Downturn

Understanding the right and wrong reasons for making an acquisition, and knowing the best time to do so, could have saved Nortel Networks $1.9 billion...

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Real Media, 24/7 Media Tie The Knot
Media

Real Media, 24/7 Media Tie The Knot

25y Christopher Saunders

Real Media, 24/7 Media Tie The Knot

UPDATE: Weeks of heated speculation draw to a close with the marriage of two players in the troubled online ad serving and network business. Read More...

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MeasureCast Inks Funding, NetRatings Deals
Media

MeasureCast Inks Funding, NetRatings Deals

25y Christopher Saunders

MeasureCast Inks Funding, NetRatings Deals

The online audience measurement space continues to undergo massive alliances and acquisitions, with a niche, streaming media player landing alliances ...

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One-Stop Marketing Machine Trudges on With AOL 7.0
Media

One-Stop Marketing Machine Trudges on With AOL 7.0

25y Beth Cox

One-Stop Marketing Machine Trudges on With AOL 7.0

While a federal judge orders AOL to stop distributing version 6.0 , AOL Time Warner uses the buzz surrounding the first movie installment of The Lord ...

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This Week's Agenda: Ready for the Holidays?
Media

This Week's Agenda: Ready for the Holidays?

25y Dana Blankenhorn

This Week's Agenda: Ready for the Holidays?

The holidays could be a tough sell this year. Experts have been scrutinizing consumers' buying and spending with a view toward what's changed since Se...

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Home Networks Next for Wired Consumers
Audience

Home Networks Next for Wired Consumers

25y ClickZ Stats Staff

Home Networks Next for Wired Consumers

The market for "connected home" equipment -- home networking equipment and software, residential gateways and home control and automation products -- ...

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For the "Good and Welfare"? I Disagree!
Marketing

For the "Good and Welfare"? I Disagree!

25y Jim Gribble

For the "Good and Welfare"? I Disagree!

Are merchants treating affiliates unfairly? Maybe some are,but plenty of good technology out there lets honorable merchants assign credit where it's d...

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E-Commerce Metrics: Drowning in Your Own Data?
Analytics

E-Commerce Metrics: Drowning in Your Own Data?

25y Bryan Eisenberg

E-Commerce Metrics: Drowning in Your Own Data?

Because we can collect, measure, and analyze so much data on the Web, you'd think e-tailing would be a marketer's dream. Too often, it's a nightmare. ...

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E-Commerce Shows No Lasting Effect from Terror Attack
Audience

E-Commerce Shows No Lasting Effect from Terror Attack

25y Michael Pastore

E-Commerce Shows No Lasting Effect from Terror Att...

The events of Sept. 11 have not had a long-lasting negative effect on online shopping, nor have they prompted people to turn to the Internet as an alt...

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Help! They're Taking Over My Computer
Marketing

Help! They're Taking Over My Computer

25y Pamela Parker

Help! They're Taking Over My Computer

The uninvited. Our managing editor's computer is haunted -- by brands. They seep through the Internet, slither through the disk drive with the sole pu...

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