Wal-Mart Retains Quantum Leap Communications
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Wal-Mart Retains Quantum Leap Communications

27y Beth Cox

Wal-Mart Retains Quantum Leap Communications

Internet development and advertising agency Quantum Leap Communications Inc. saidit has been retained by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to work on asignificant ...

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iWon.com Plans $40 Million Ad Campaign
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iWon.com Plans $40 Million Ad Campaign

27y Beth Cox

iWon.com Plans $40 Million Ad Campaign

Just acquired by CBS, sweepstakes and portal site iWon.com plans a $40 million-plus advertisingcampaign running from Oct. 11 through April 17, 2000. R...

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Media Metrix to Acquire AdRelevance
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Media Metrix to Acquire AdRelevance

27y Beth Cox

Media Metrix to Acquire AdRelevance

Web measurement firm Media Metrix signed a definitiveagreement to acquire closely held AdRelevance, a provider of advertisingmeasurement and intellige...

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OgilvyOne Worldwide Allies with Digital Archaeology
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OgilvyOne Worldwide Allies with Digital Archaeology

27y Beth Cox

OgilvyOne Worldwide Allies with Digital Archaeolog...

OgilvyOne Worldwide formed a strategicalliance with Digital Archaeology, a privately heldsoftware company that provides Web-based analytic application...

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KBkids.com Names Lot21 As Interactive AOR
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KBkids.com Names Lot21 As Interactive AOR

27y Beth Cox

KBkids.com Names Lot21 As Interactive AOR

Online toy retailer KBkids.com selected Lot21 Interactive Advertising as its firstinteractive agency of record. Read More...

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Modem Media Acquires MEX Multimedia Experts GmbH
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Modem Media Acquires MEX Multimedia Experts GmbH

27y Beth Cox

Modem Media Acquires MEX Multimedia Experts GmbH

Modem Media. acquired MEX Multimedia Experts GmbH, a Germandeveloper of interactive business solutions, for about $5.4 million in cashand common stock...

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Swissair Licenses Socketware's Accucast
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Swissair Licenses Socketware's Accucast

27y Beth Cox

Swissair Licenses Socketware's Accucast

Socketware Inc. said that Europeanairline carrier Swissair has licensed Accucast as itsoutbound e-mail marketing and messaging solution. Read More...

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To Test Or Not To Test
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To Test Or Not To Test

27y Jim Meskauskas

To Test Or Not To Test

The moment of truth. A first month media plan for a big- name (or soon to be big-name) client. They're looking for big. They're looking for bad. They'...

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Less Is More
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Less Is More

27y Cliff Allen

Less Is More

Cliff delivered a talk about tailoring web sites to use profile data recently. A question from the audience was: "Do personalized pages take longer to...

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24/7 Europe Names Exec for Digital Channels
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24/7 Europe Names Exec for Digital Channels

27y Beth Cox

24/7 Europe Names Exec for Digital Channels

24/7 Europe named Antti Erdnne, formermanaging director of Finnish online sales company Netbooking, to head itsmobile and digital development and its ...

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An Open Letter To ClickZ
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An Open Letter To ClickZ

27y Jared M. Spool

An Open Letter To ClickZ

In an open letter to ClickZ, Jared Spool challenges a recent ClickZ column which asserts that seeing photographs of happy people enjoying your product...

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Building Advertiser Value
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Building Advertiser Value

27y Janet Ryan and Nancy Whiteman

Building Advertiser Value

Janet and Nancy look at the cornerstone of building advertiser value -- information on your target audience. There are a variety of ways to gather inf...

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The New Sarnoff?
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The New Sarnoff?

27y Dana Blankenhorn

The New Sarnoff?

David Sarnoff didn't invent the radio, nor did he invent television. What his Radio Corp. of America did in the 1920s was demonstrate the true commerc...

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Dealing With Stupid Questions
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Dealing With Stupid Questions

27y Tom Kuegler

Dealing With Stupid Questions

Do you remember being told in school that there are no stupid questions? That every question someone asks is a good question because it helps the unde...

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Welcome To CheeseAndPickle.com
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Welcome To CheeseAndPickle.com

27y Nick Usborne

Welcome To CheeseAndPickle.com

Dig deep to figure out what the Internet is built on and you'll find this: It's built on connections between regular people. One thread, one connectio...

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XOOM.com, United Media Launch Direct Marketing Effort
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XOOM.com, United Media Launch Direct Marketing Effort

27y Beth Cox

XOOM.com, United Media Launch Direct Marketing Eff...

Direct e-commerce company XOOM.com and newspaper syndicate United Media said that XOOM.com'sMightyMail division will provide several of United Media's...

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The Battle Of The Titans
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The Battle Of The Titans

27y Tom Hespos

The Battle Of The Titans

Last week, the phrase that pays was evidently something akin to "Yes, Mr. Wetherell, I do have an ad management system that I'd be willing to sell." F...

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Internet Attracting New Car Buyers in the UK
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Internet Attracting New Car Buyers in the UK

27y Michael Pastore

Internet Attracting New Car Buyers in the UK

Consumer unhappiness with the new car market in the UK may lead more automobile buyers to turn to the Internet, according to a report by Fletcher Rese...

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Can Truth Kill Brands?
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Can Truth Kill Brands?

27y Martin Lindstrom

Can Truth Kill Brands?

A free voice has always been sought-after. Just think about the Second World War and the resistance movements' creation of independent radio. Each tim...

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Home Access Up in US and UK
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Home Access Up in US and UK

27y Michael Pastore

Home Access Up in US and UK

The folks at PricewaterhouseCoopers asked Internet users from the US, UK, France, and Germany why they go online, how they go online, what they do onc...

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InsWeb Launches Consumer Sweepstakes
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InsWeb Launches Consumer Sweepstakes

27y Beth Cox

InsWeb Launches Consumer Sweepstakes

Online insurance marketplace InsWeb launched a national sweepstakesprogram as part of its two-year, $75-million consumer marketing campaign. Read More...

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LendingTree Inc. Chooses Agency Finalists
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LendingTree Inc. Chooses Agency Finalists

27y Beth Cox

LendingTree Inc. Chooses Agency Finalists

Online loan marketplace LendingTree Inc. narrowed its searchfor an agency to three finalists for the estimated $50 million account. Read More...

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CMGI Adds Flycast to its Cache of Online Ad Firms
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CMGI Adds Flycast to its Cache of Online Ad Firms

27y Bob Woods

CMGI Adds Flycast to its Cache of Online Ad Firms

CMGI Inc. continued to display its appetite for Internet advertising companies Thursday spending $690 million on Flycast Communications Corp. The buy ...

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European Executives Rising to E-Commerce Challenge
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European Executives Rising to E-Commerce Challenge

27y Michael Pastore

European Executives Rising to E-Commerce Challenge

Many of Europe's e-commerce leaders are well-established organizations that have seen significant opportunities and are beginning to capitalize on the...

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No Politics Please: We're Doing "Bidness"
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No Politics Please: We're Doing "Bidness"

27y Dana Blankenhorn

No Politics Please: We're Doing "Bidness&#...

When you're trying to do "bidness," as Molly Ivins so quaintly calls it, what you most fear is uncertainty. Politicians, on the other hand, thrive on ...

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Phase2Media Will Rep for NeoPlanet
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Phase2Media Will Rep for NeoPlanet

27y Beth Cox

Phase2Media Will Rep for NeoPlanet

Interactive advertising and sales strategy firm Phase2Media has been named theexclusive ad sales representative for NeoPlanet Inc., developer of a des...

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Opt-In E-Mail As A Service
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Opt-In E-Mail As A Service

27y Jeff Moore

Opt-In E-Mail As A Service

Opt-in e-mail advertising is the most underused form of Internet advertising. Click-through rates are higher, targetability is excellent, and it is co...

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24/7 Media Signs to Use Naviant Precision Marketing
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24/7 Media Signs to Use Naviant Precision Marketing

27y Beth Cox

24/7 Media Signs to Use Naviant Precision Marketin...

Ad network 24/7 Media Inc.signed a deal with Naviant, a precision marketing company,giving 24/7 Media rights to Naviant's data for the purpose of serv...

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