A Linking-Campaign Primer
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A Linking-Campaign Primer

25y Eric Ward

A Linking-Campaign Primer

Who cares more about your Web site than you do? No one. That's why when it comes to inbound linking efforts, Eric believes there's no better expert th...

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Psst! What's the Best Font for Your Newsletter?
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Psst! What's the Best Font for Your Newsletter?

25y Heidi Anderson

Psst! What's the Best Font for Your Newsletter?

If you're like a lot of other email marketers, you send out HTML messages. You labor over the offer, the content, the graphics, the format... but have...

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ASPs to Bring CRM to Small Businesses
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ASPs to Bring CRM to Small Businesses

25y Michael Pastore

ASPs to Bring CRM to Small Businesses

Worldwide customer relationship management spending will reach $76.3 billion in 2005, up from $23 billion in 2000, according to Gartner, Inc. But Data...

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Entrepreneur of the Year
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Entrepreneur of the Year

25y Dana Blankenhorn

Entrepreneur of the Year

Who is Randy Conrads? And why does he have the potential to be your worst nightmare? According to Dana, he might scare you, but his bottom line will c...

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Click With Brand Synergy
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Click With Brand Synergy

25y Martin Lindstrom

Click With Brand Synergy

So you reckon a click-and-mortar strategy is for you? Ask yourself this: Why? In the end it should be about adding value to your customer's relationsh...

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Five Myths About Email Marketing
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Five Myths About Email Marketing

25y Bruno Gralpois

Five Myths About Email Marketing

Email marketing is based on sound concepts from the disciplines of direct marketing and customer relationship management. But where do you draw the li...

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Jackpot.com Snaps Up BigPrizes.com
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Jackpot.com Snaps Up BigPrizes.com

25y Christopher Saunders

Jackpot.com Snaps Up BigPrizes.com

The move by idealab! promotions firm Jackpot.com comes as online promotions are gaining in importance -- as banner ads continue to lose ground. Read M...

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Next Step for Online Brokers: Diversify the Offerings
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Next Step for Online Brokers: Diversify the Offerings

25y Michael Pastore

Next Step for Online Brokers: Diversify the Offeri...

More online brokerages are expected to add banking to their portfolio of services, which should help them retain vital customers, a study by Meridien ...

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Going Up? Vertical Ads Gaining Popularity with Sites, Advertisers
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Going Up? Vertical Ads Gaining Popularity with Sites, Advertisers

25y Michael Pastore

Going Up? Vertical Ads Gaining Popularity with Sit...

Vertical ads are the latest vehicle to carry the hopes of the Internet advertising faithful. According to AdRelevance, the number of vertical ads incr...

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AltaVista: Ready for Takeoff
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AltaVista: Ready for Takeoff

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

AltaVista: Ready for Takeoff

With all the talk about whether or not search engines will be around tomorrow, Paul highlights the changes at AltaVista, focusing on its search capabi...

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CMGI Considering AdForce Sale
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CMGI Considering AdForce Sale

25y Christopher Saunders

CMGI Considering AdForce Sale

CMGI's "other" ad serving firm could go the way of 1stUp.com and iCAST -- falling victim to an effort to cut costs. Read More...

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Small Businesses Provide Opportunities for Service Providers
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Small Businesses Provide Opportunities for Service Providers

25y Michael Pastore

Small Businesses Provide Opportunities for Service...

Specialized providers will find a wealth of opportunities providing small companies with easy-to-use Web site services, according to a report by Cahne...

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Uncertainty
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Uncertainty

25y Dana Blankenhorn

Uncertainty

Markets hate uncertainty. But if we're ever going to get the Internet economy going again, Dana says we'd better lighten up and embrace relativity. Re...

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IAB New Ad Units: What's Next?
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IAB New Ad Units: What's Next?

25y Adam Jackson

IAB New Ad Units: What's Next?

The IAB voluntary guidelines for new ad units bring much-needed changes to the advertising options that keep publishers in business. Adam highlights s...

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Pay For Performance Still Rules
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Pay For Performance Still Rules

25y Jim Meskauskas

Pay For Performance Still Rules

Is CPM a sort of artificial label? Deconstructing the terms of advertising isn't going to get us anywhere. At the end of the day, clients still really...

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Analyze This
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Analyze This

25y Neil Cohen

Analyze This

Working with analysts is a tough, yet critical marketing component of a technology start-up. But with some tips from Neil on how to select the right g...

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The Magnificent U.K. Seven: Part 2
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The Magnificent U.K. Seven: Part 2

25y Laurel Delaney

The Magnificent U.K. Seven: Part 2

What does it take to set up an email marketing campaign for the U.K. market? Laurel's interview with Lycos's Duncan Parry sums it up with a three-word...

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Marketing to All, Great and Small
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Marketing to All, Great and Small

25y Andrea Learned

Marketing to All, Great and Small

Do you take issue with the whole marketing to women idea? Do you think it's just plain old marketing? Well, Andrea agrees -- so long as you market to ...

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Database Marketing 101: Part 1
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Database Marketing 101: Part 1

25y Kim MacPherson

Database Marketing 101: Part 1

Get relevant or get out. Out of Kim’s email inbox, that is. The key? Database marketing. Think of it as your strategy for keeping your marketing messa...

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Vianet Nabs Ogilvy Deal
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Vianet Nabs Ogilvy Deal

25y Christopher Saunders

Vianet Nabs Ogilvy Deal

The network and digital video infrastructure play inks an agreement with Ogilvy's interactive and direct marketing units -- giving the firm needed tra...

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Publishers React to Yahoo! Revenue Cuts
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Publishers React to Yahoo! Revenue Cuts

25y Christopher Saunders

Publishers React to Yahoo! Revenue Cuts

Other top Web publishers say they know what Yahoo! is just now understanding: that online advertising alone won't pay the bills. Read More...

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Surfing the Channel -- Channel Partners, That Is
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Surfing the Channel -- Channel Partners, That Is

25y Chris McTiernan

Surfing the Channel -- Channel Partners, That Is

Selecting channel partnerships online can often be a much riskier gamble than establishing partnerships offline. But when you know what your greatest ...

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Engage Out of the Woods?
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Engage Out of the Woods?

25y Christopher Saunders

Engage Out of the Woods?

The Andover, Mass.-based ad network beat its last quarter performance on a pro-forma basis and thinks it will break even in three quarters. Read More...

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marchFIRST Parts with Bernard
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marchFIRST Parts with Bernard

25y Christopher Saunders

marchFIRST Parts with Bernard

Investors may have pulled the plug on the troubled interactive shop's management. Read More...

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DSL Customers Shrug Off Service Issues
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DSL Customers Shrug Off Service Issues

25y Michael Pastore

DSL Customers Shrug Off Service Issues

Despite a myriad of customer service issues, the number of DSL customers customers in the United States continues to rise, more than doubling from Apr...

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Internet Appliances Next Step for Wired Households
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Internet Appliances Next Step for Wired Households

25y Michael Pastore

Internet Appliances Next Step for Wired Households

Despite a slow start, the Internet appliance market is poised to grow dramatically, with shipments of more than 174 million units expected by 2006, ac...

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The Shape of Killer Apps to Come
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The Shape of Killer Apps to Come

25y Alex Sirota

The Shape of Killer Apps to Come

The hype vacuum: You can feel it in the air, in the email ether. What was once widely present is now weirdly absent. So where's the next killer app wh...

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E-Business Democracies in Europe
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E-Business Democracies in Europe

25y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

E-Business Democracies in Europe

Thankfully, unlike Tocqueville's observations on democracy after his visit to the old New World (America), Greg's observations on e-business globaliza...

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