.Com: The World's Most Expensive Address
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.Com: The World's Most Expensive Address

25y Martin Lindstrom

.Com: The World's Most Expensive Address

We've got seven new family members to supplement ".com" domain names. So the problem's solved, right? Think again. These new address structures are li...

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Holiday 2000 E-Marketing Insights
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Holiday 2000 E-Marketing Insights

25y Paul Santello

Holiday 2000 E-Marketing Insights

Forrester predicts $10.7 billion in holiday 2000 online sales in the United States; $19.5 billion worldwide. Here are some insights based on a study b...

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Sears, AOL Aim to Boost Signups, Card Use With Promotions
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Sears, AOL Aim to Boost Signups, Card Use With Promotions

25y Christopher Saunders

Sears, AOL Aim to Boost Signups, Card Use With Pro...

Making good on an earlier strategic agreement, the pair aims to promote AOL membershipgift-giving during the holidays with a sweepstakes and incentive...

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Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules
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Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules

25y Michael Pastore

Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules

In the race to capture Internet consumers and their dollars, companies are overlooking the simplest marketing remedies and the most profitable consume...

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marchFIRST Cuts Earnings Forecasts, Will Focus on Marketing, Consulting Business
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marchFIRST Cuts Earnings Forecasts, Will Focus on Marketing, Consulting Bus...

25y Christopher Saunders

marchFIRST Cuts Earnings Forecasts, Will Focus on ...

The company said it will revamp its service offerings after admitting that it will likely post a sizable loss in fourth quarter and 2001. Read More...

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The Problem of Domain Name Hoarding
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The Problem of Domain Name Hoarding

25y Dana Blankenhorn

The Problem of Domain Name Hoarding

If you've got a great new Internet business idea, you could very well end up paying a fee -- perhaps a huge one -- to some hoarder sitting on the name...

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Top Mistakes Made in the Name of Branding
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Top Mistakes Made in the Name of Branding

25y Peter Kaufman

Top Mistakes Made in the Name of Branding

Here's what you don't want to do in your ads. Branding is a wonderful concept, but if you're branding a product with no point of differentiation, you'...

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Free Samples, Via Your Television Set Top Box
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Free Samples, Via Your Television Set Top Box

25y Ryan Naraine

Free Samples, Via Your Television Set Top Box

Interactive TV and product sampling get together. Read More...

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Links: Cheaper and Better Than Banners
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Links: Cheaper and Better Than Banners

25y Marcia Yudkin

Links: Cheaper and Better Than Banners

Though the quest for links is tedious and slow, once you've chosen an appealing topic, filled your piece with meaty content, and kept self-promotion t...

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The Economics of Online Media Pricing
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The Economics of Online Media Pricing

25y Adam Posman

The Economics of Online Media Pricing

In the offline world, audience demographics drive media-buying decisions. But online, pricing usually trumps other considerations. What gives? Simple:...

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Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules
Ad Industry Metrics

Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules

25y Michael Pastore

Online Marketers Forgetting Offline Rules

With B2C e-commerce sites fading faster than a '70s clothing fad, Andersen Consulting and Online Insight conducted a study to examine how best to mark...

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The Homogenization of Web Search
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The Homogenization of Web Search

25y Paul J. Bruemmer

The Homogenization of Web Search

GoTo.com and its partners have homogenized the Internet search experience with paid-for links above the fold. But when people search Yahoo!, LookSmart...

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Getting Optimal Results From Email Marketing
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Getting Optimal Results From Email Marketing

25y Brady Brewer

Getting Optimal Results From Email Marketing

How do you know which elements in a given email marketing campaign drive customers to respond? Brady tells you how to optimize your campaigns by assig...

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Web Helping Patients Make Medical Decisions
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Web Helping Patients Make Medical Decisions

25y Michael Pastore

Web Helping Patients Make Medical Decisions

Half the people who have used the Internet to get health and medical information say the information has improved the way they take care of themselves...

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ReplayTV Drops Consumer Marketing Business in Shift to B2B
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ReplayTV Drops Consumer Marketing Business in Shift to B2B

25y Christopher Saunders

ReplayTV Drops Consumer Marketing Business in Shif...

The firm will cut about half its staff and senior management, and abandon ad deals with Universal, Coca-Cola and others. Read More...

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WAP, There It Is
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WAP, There It Is

25y Susan Solomon

WAP, There It Is

Some admittedly tongue-in-cheek ideas for pushing content to an unsuspecting mobile world, should you opt for the world of wireless. Read More...

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Survey: E-Retailers Increasing Online Ad Spending, Web Marketing Efforts
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Survey: E-Retailers Increasing Online Ad Spending, Web Marketing Efforts

25y Christopher Saunders

Survey: E-Retailers Increasing Online Ad Spending,...

Expect fewer dot-com television ads as online retailers focus on profitability. Read More...

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E-Tail Holiday Survival
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E-Tail Holiday Survival

25y Dana Blankenhorn

E-Tail Holiday Survival

A lot of e-tailers have looked a lot like whiny children most of this year, at least to investors. And the upcoming holiday season is the "one more ch...

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Aptimus To Acquire XMarkstheSpot
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Aptimus To Acquire XMarkstheSpot

25y Christopher Saunders

Aptimus To Acquire XMarkstheSpot

The online direct marketer said the deal will boost the technology that it uses in its coupon- and reward-serving network. Read More...

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How Do You Measure Success?
Email

How Do You Measure Success?

25y Kim MacPherson

How Do You Measure Success?

Is 10 percent click-through from a large email promotion cause for celebration? Maybe not. Kim tells you why it’s important to define your campaign bo...

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Five Important B2B Marketing Concepts for 2001
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Five Important B2B Marketing Concepts for 2001

25y Philip Say

Five Important B2B Marketing Concepts for 2001

With 2001 holding the potential for great advances in e-business, five concepts are important for B2B marketers to consider in the year to come. Read ...

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Email Marketing: What Every PR Pro Needs to Know
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Email Marketing: What Every PR Pro Needs to Know

25y Len Stein

Email Marketing: What Every PR Pro Needs to Know

To make it easier for journalists to write about your company or client, PR pros need only follow some key marketing directives to maximize their emai...

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Voted off the Dot-Com Island
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Voted off the Dot-Com Island

25y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Voted off the Dot-Com Island

Many of this year's dot-com failures were predictable. Since there's more to be learned from failure than from success, here are some lessons from the...

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Affiliate Marketing Is Alive and Very Well
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Affiliate Marketing Is Alive and Very Well

25y Shawn Collins

Affiliate Marketing Is Alive and Very Well

With the closure of several big-name companies has come the closure of several big-name affiliate programs. But don't think the sky is falling on affi...

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Level It Ain't
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Level It Ain't

25y Richard Hoy

Level It Ain't

So the Internet levels the playing field for small businesses, right? Sounds good -- until you consider that successful selling online is tightly tied...

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Do Television Networks Control the Internet?
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Do Television Networks Control the Internet?

25y Gerry McGovern

Do Television Networks Control the Internet?

Working hand in hand with the Internet, television networks are exerting more and more control on our lives. Rather than being the voice of "new media...

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Riding out the Crunch
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Riding out the Crunch

25y Tom Hespos

Riding out the Crunch

Internet advertising shakeout? No doubt about it. Tom tells media planners how to minimize risk and make smart business decisions in hard times. Read ...

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Global Branding Versus Local Marketing
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Global Branding Versus Local Marketing

25y Martin Lindstrom

Global Branding Versus Local Marketing

The exposure of local brand building in the international arena contributes to difficulties in global branding strategies. We know local marketing can...

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