The Winner Takes It All
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The Winner Takes It All

25y Dana Blankenhorn

The Winner Takes It All

If you want to stay in the game, you've got to follow the crowd. Find out what's the next big thing. Read More...

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Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?
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Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?

25y Jim Meskauskas

Are Click-Through Rates Really Declining?

Yes, click-through rates have been declining, but they've stabilized over the last 18 months. The industry is maturing, and the first metric to demons...

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Establishing Trust in the Global E-Marketplace
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Establishing Trust in the Global E-Marketplace

25y Laurel Delaney

Establishing Trust in the Global E-Marketplace

Building trust is crucial to the success of a small online business and even more so when cross-border customers enter the picture. Want to make the w...

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Let Your Creative Juices Flow
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Let Your Creative Juices Flow

25y Kim MacPherson

Let Your Creative Juices Flow

One thing that's sure to make an email message stand out is groundbreaking, eye-popping creative. Kim tells you how to propel your thinking into creat...

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Pay for Performance a Good Choice? Do the Math.
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Pay for Performance a Good Choice? Do the Math.

25y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Pay for Performance a Good Choice? Do the Math.

In many ways, the pay-for-performance model makes good sense for the networks. It's certainly easier to sell these days than a CPM model. But how good...

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Being Specific About Online Branding
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Being Specific About Online Branding

25y Jeffrey Graham

Being Specific About Online Branding

Many e-marketers say their online advertising objective is branding. But there are different kinds of branding objectives that dictate very different ...

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The Dot-Com Is Dead; Long Live the Dot-Com
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The Dot-Com Is Dead; Long Live the Dot-Com

25y Kim Brooks

The Dot-Com Is Dead; Long Live the Dot-Com

The Internet hype may have died, but the Internet is alive and well. The real world and the virtual world now actually intersect, and real-world compa...

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The Last Word on Personalization (for Now)
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The Last Word on Personalization (for Now)

25y Chris McTiernan

The Last Word on Personalization (for Now)

If you've been reading Chris's articles lately, you know he has a thing about data: collecting it, managing it, using it. The payoff for all this brai...

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Governance Issues in Content Management
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Governance Issues in Content Management

25y Stephen Diorio

Governance Issues in Content Management

Your content matters. Your marketing materials -- from online catalogs to web copy and graphics -- are critical for establishing corporate brand and b...

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Molasses.com
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Molasses.com

25y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Molasses.com

For better or worse, the web world is slowing down. Find out the reasons why. Read More...

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Volvo: AOL Car Launch Working Fine
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Volvo: AOL Car Launch Working Fine

25y Christopher Saunders

Volvo: AOL Car Launch Working Fine

While dealer opinion is mixed on the outcome of Volvo's online-only car launch, the company said it is considering additional, heavy online promotion ...

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Partnership Selling for the Long Term
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Partnership Selling for the Long Term

25y Anne Miller

Partnership Selling for the Long Term

In this dot-com fallout period, there is pressure to produce revenues and results now, as well as building broad, long-term partnerships with advertis...

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IXL Brings in New CEO Following Reorganization
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IXL Brings in New CEO Following Reorganization

25y Christopher Saunders

IXL Brings in New CEO Following Reorganization

The besieged i-shop announced a new president and chief executive with experience in the banking world, in the wake of significant layoffs and restruc...

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Cable Subscribers Show Interest in iTV
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Cable Subscribers Show Interest in iTV

25y Michael Pastore

Cable Subscribers Show Interest in iTV

How many consumers are interested in interactive TV? CTAM says the number approaches 80 percent of digital cable TV subscribers, many of whom already ...

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Shhh... The E-Tailing Infant Comes of Age
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Shhh... The E-Tailing Infant Comes of Age

25y Martin Lindstrom

Shhh... The E-Tailing Infant Comes of Age

Remember the turbulent years of e-tailing's infancy? Now it looks as if e-tailing has already weathered its teenage years -- and, showing signs of mat...

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Global Internet Population Moves Away from US
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Global Internet Population Moves Away from US

25y Michael Pastore

Global Internet Population Moves Away from US

Only one-quarter of the global Internet population will reside in the US by 2005, but only one-third of American online businesses are targeting globa...

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Stuck in Traffic?
Analytics

Stuck in Traffic?

25y Michael Hochster

Stuck in Traffic?

Measuring your site's traffic is crucial to assessing where you're going. In this new column Internet analyst and statistician Michael Hochster will g...

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HotJobs Launches Collegiate Marketing Effort
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HotJobs Launches Collegiate Marketing Effort

25y Christopher Saunders

HotJobs Launches Collegiate Marketing Effort

The online recruiting site will start pursuing college students to boostmembership and to promote its newest channel. Read More...

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Ten E-Marketing Ideas for Building Customers Online
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Ten E-Marketing Ideas for Building Customers Online

25y Sean Carton

Ten E-Marketing Ideas for Building Customers Onlin...

The Net is changing people's lives, and online marketers need to understand that building customers means understanding what they want. Sean gives you...

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Top E-Tailers of December 2000
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Top E-Tailers of December 2000

25y Michael Pastore

Top E-Tailers of December 2000

The Top 20 e-tailers of December 2000, according to PC Data Online. Read More...

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eBay Changes Users' "Erroneous" Preferences to "Opt-Out"
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eBay Changes Users' "Erroneous" Preferences to "Opt-Out"

25y Christopher Saunders

eBay Changes Users' "Erroneous" Preferences to "Op...

The online auction giant is raising some eyebrows over an apparent change of heart on its opt-in newsletter policy. Read More...

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The Marketing Challenges of Convergence
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The Marketing Challenges of Convergence

25y Tom Daly and William Smith

The Marketing Challenges of Convergence

Many marketing departments and service providers are still trying to digest the web. Convergence will only add more options to the menu. Are you ready...

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It's 2001: Resolve to Measure Everything
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It's 2001: Resolve to Measure Everything

25y Adam Posman

It's 2001: Resolve to Measure Everything

In a year when accountability has made a comeback, there's no time like the present to start measuring. If you don't, you won't know if you measure up...

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Getting Listed: Doing It Right
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Getting Listed: Doing It Right

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

Getting Listed: Doing It Right

Each search engine and directory has specific requirements for a "request to be listed." Here's why it's important to verify and confirm submissions a...

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Shine Brightly as an Expert
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Shine Brightly as an Expert

25y Marcia Yudkin

Shine Brightly as an Expert

In the continuing quest for free publicity, you can certainly use some more free advice. Marcia obliges, explaining what sites look for in an "expert"...

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Clarity by Design
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Clarity by Design

25y Kathy Henning

Clarity by Design

Ages ago, your high school English teacher told you to make sure your writing is clear. Think this is less important on the web? If so, think again. I...

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B2B Projections Remain High Despite Obstacles
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B2B Projections Remain High Despite Obstacles

25y Michael Pastore

B2B Projections Remain High Despite Obstacles

Electronic business-to-business sales will reach more than $5.2 trillion in 2004 through several different channels, according to Giga Information Gro...

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Winning Over the Softer Sex
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Winning Over the Softer Sex

25y Andrea Learned

Winning Over the Softer Sex

You've got to be subtle, stealthy, and provide more of that "whole body" customer experience if you want to attract your core consuming public -- in m...

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