The Joy of Responsible Email Marketing
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The Joy of Responsible Email Marketing

26y Heidi Anderson

The Joy of Responsible Email Marketing

What would you do if you had a database of thousands of email addresses, but no explicit permission to contact the people behind the addresses? If you...

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$13 Billion Spent on Web Promotion
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$13 Billion Spent on Web Promotion

26y Michael Pastore

$13 Billion Spent on Web Promotion

Businesses will spend more than $13 billion to promote their Web businesses in the year 2000, according to a report by ActivMedia Research, that found...

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Saving Webvan
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Saving Webvan

26y Dana Blankenhorn

Saving Webvan

While many of the "me-too" e-tailers of the web boom are going under, the truly innovative ideas are also under threat. And we're not talking about Am...

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Give Site Visitors a Learning Experience
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Give Site Visitors a Learning Experience

26y Trude Diamond

Give Site Visitors a Learning Experience

If you're wondering why you should care about providing a learning experience for your site visitors, here's why: People increasingly feel that they c...

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UK Consumers Wary of Online Security
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UK Consumers Wary of Online Security

26y Michael Pastore

UK Consumers Wary of Online Security

UK consumers' lack of confidence in the strength of Internet security is hindering the expansion of online shopping, according to research commissione...

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Advertising.Com Receives Major Investment
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Advertising.Com Receives Major Investment

26y Josh Schonwald

Advertising.Com Receives Major Investment

A group of big-name investors sinks $57 million into online ad firmAdvertising.com. Read More...

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The Deal with Online Returns
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The Deal with Online Returns

26y Michael Pastore

The Deal with Online Returns

A survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers has found that few shoppers actually return items purchased from online sites, and those that do are not so dissati...

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Brand Crisis Management
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Brand Crisis Management

26y Martin Lindstrom

Brand Crisis Management

Last week Yahoo! got some negative publicity over its online auction site in France offering Nazi paraphernalia for sale, which is against French law....

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Dot-Com Compensation More than Options
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Dot-Com Compensation More than Options

26y Michael Pastore

Dot-Com Compensation More than Options

Dot-com compensation used to mean lower pay with the promise of a payoff in stock options. But with a shortage of high-tech and business professionals...

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Wireless Web: Beyond the Hype
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Wireless Web: Beyond the Hype

26y Sean Carton

Wireless Web: Beyond the Hype

If you've read Sean's columns before, you know he's a big booster of the wireless web. A new way of communicating with people any time, anywhere. And ...

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Despite Service Concerns, Free ISP Market to Triple
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Despite Service Concerns, Free ISP Market to Triple

26y Michael Pastore

Despite Service Concerns, Free ISP Market to Tripl...

Most Internet users are better off paying for an ISP than using a free one, according to report by IDC, but the Strategis Group predicts the free ISP ...

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MUYO: The New Beyond the Banner
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MUYO: The New Beyond the Banner

26y Stefanie Nelson

MUYO: The New Beyond the Banner

Beyond the banner has never been exclusive to rich media and interstitials, and yet we often forget that there are other options. Advertisers simply a...

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Free on the Net
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Free on the Net

26y Cliff Allen

Free on the Net

Have you ever wondered if web merchants will continue to give away free and discounted products and services forever? The idea of giving something awa...

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What's Wrong With a Test Order?
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What's Wrong With a Test Order?

26y Larry Roth

What's Wrong With a Test Order?

There are similarities and differences between direct mail and email marketing. Maybe not so much in methodology, but certainly when it comes to test ...

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Weighing in on Napster
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Weighing in on Napster

26y Jim Meskauskas

Weighing in on Napster

Jim has a few thoughts about the well-known phenomenon Napster. Everyone and his or her next-door-neighbor's best- friend's veterinarian's hairdresser...

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Alternatives to Testing User Experience
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Alternatives to Testing User Experience

26y Jeffrey Graham

Alternatives to Testing User Experience

Jeffrey's last article focused on qualitative one-on-one testing to guide web development, and he's a strong proponent of this methodology. But many r...

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Avenue A Lands Big International Account
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Avenue A Lands Big International Account

26y Pamela Parker

Avenue A Lands Big International Account

Avenue A's recent strategic alliance bears fruit. Read More...

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Profile-Based Ads: Do They Work?
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Profile-Based Ads: Do They Work?

26y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Profile-Based Ads: Do They Work?

The power of profiles is that they enable personalization - the ability of a site to change what a user sees based on previous information about the i...

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EarthLink Creates Marketing Post, Names AOR
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EarthLink Creates Marketing Post, Names AOR

26y Pamela Parker

EarthLink Creates Marketing Post, Names AOR

EarthLink unveils an element of its strategy, in its battle with AOL. Read More...

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Time to Get Back to Basics: the New Basics
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Time to Get Back to Basics: the New Basics

26y Kathy Sharpe

Time to Get Back to Basics: the New Basics

The dot-coms are dead men walking. Everybody knows, but can anyone really claim they're surprised? We've all seen the hundreds of companies with busin...

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Ad Metrics: Where the Rubber Hits the Road
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Ad Metrics: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

26y Tig Tillinghast

Ad Metrics: Where the Rubber Hits the Road

How does your client know that all that money he or she is blowing out the media chute actually has some sort of positive effect on his or her busines...

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A Start-Up Story
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A Start-Up Story

26y Pamela Parker

A Start-Up Story

How and why FaveMail shifted its strategy. Read More

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Euthanizing Internet Content
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Euthanizing Internet Content

26y Greg Sherwin and Emily Avila

Euthanizing Internet Content

Internet content gets no respect. "Stale equals fail" has been the mantra of web publishing. We could all do a better job at regularly updating our we...

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Industry Reacts to FTC Online Profiling Report
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Industry Reacts to FTC Online Profiling Report

26y Pamela Parker

Industry Reacts to FTC Online Profiling Report

The FTC's recommendations to Congress regarding online profiling areprovoking a mixed reaction. Read More...

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The More They Know...
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The More They Know...

26y Trude Diamond

The More They Know...

Did you ever hear the expression "Knowledge is power"? What does this imply for your use of the customer knowledge you gather to make them into better...

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Branding Without a Brand
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Branding Without a Brand

26y Martin Lindstrom

Branding Without a Brand

Most marketing professionals still believe that true branding is based on the logo. But branding is much more than developing a familiar consumer imag...

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AdStar.com, dbusiness.com to Serve Business Advertisers
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AdStar.com, dbusiness.com to Serve Business Advertisers

26y Pamela Parker

AdStar.com, dbusiness.com to Serve Business Advert...

The classified advertising portal and the business content site joinforces. Read More...

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Flooze-Your-Friends: Acquire Customers and Loyalty
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Flooze-Your-Friends: Acquire Customers and Loyalty

26y Heidi Anderson

Flooze-Your-Friends: Acquire Customers and Loyalty

A viral marketing campaign can be used to acquire new customers, but often the underlying goal is simply to learn more about how viral marketing works...

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