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Trends – Spitzer In The Face Of AdWare

More than annoyance, most users find adware and spyware insidious, and now these users can count Elliot Spitzer, the famed New York State Attorney General, on their side. Late last week, Mr. Spitzer filed suit against Los Angeles based Intermix Media...

Efficiently Managing A Pay Per Click Campaign

Search terms and listings are the building blocks of a pay per click campaign. When performing a search, they are the words, terms or phrases that an Internet user types in to find a specific product or service.

Digital Thoughts – Acquisition and Retention

Sometimes, certain acts in the “real” world unfold in a way that lead a person in our line of work to wonder how those same events would have transpired were the equivalent levels of measurability and accountability used to run our business also used by others.

Putting It All Together

I recant my statement from last week. I love this industry. This industry is full of characters and I am definitely one of them. Usually I play the cynical character of Daniel Starr, Performance Marketing Director, in the Gorilla Nation Media headquarters in Los Angeles, but....

AD:TECH Ramblings

After a 12 hour post-AD:TECH day and still catching up on messages and emails, the show already feels like ages ago. The exhibit was once again-- encouragingly for the space-- “bigger and better” than the last time.

Dwindle Quila DesponCorrespondence

A break from Direct marketing talk, The column may be about politics, or sex, religion, lost youth, lost love, or lost lives, but it will be something that relates to you. It will be something that relates to us all.

Well Timed Releases

As many as 6000 people converged in San Francisco this week for Ad:Tech - an event known for its busy exhibit hall, conference sessions, and copious night life attended by almost all in the online advertising industry.

Tchotchkes

While a great event, Ad:Tech often feels mandatory rather than an event we elect to do. In the past, the show has felt more like a pause from getting work done rather than a chance to expand business. Not so this year.

Stored Karma: Better Than

Simply put, stored Karma is exactly as it sounds. I helped out a bunch of reporters. Why? Because I could. What did it get me? Nothing, right away. Or did it…? In fact, it got me a TON.

ADVO Brings in Matthew Spahn as CMO

ADVO, Inc. has named Matthew Spahn as senior VP and chief marketing officer. The position takes effect May 1. Spahn will lead the development of strategies to support the firms marketing approach and strengthen product development, research, targeting ...