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  • UK Internet Audience Makes a Comeback

    According to Nielsen Online, of the 10 countries it tracks, the U.K. experienced the biggest month-to-month boost in its Internet audience in March, while Australia experienced the only decline.

  • What is Data Management?

    Each day advertisers in our industry are generating leads/sales with their offers.

  • Why Are We Here?

    So often we talk about our industry as though our existence makes complete sense, as though we have some inalienable right and unspoken reason for being. The truth is that for many of us, we found ourselves operating in a…

  • Will We Survive

    When thinking about the performance marketing sector, it amazes us that we have only used Charles Dickens’ famous line “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times,” only once before in the past five years. For at no point in our…

  • Great American Cookies Offers Dad a Room of his Own

    Baked-goods retailer Great American Cookies has kicked off a summer search for the “Great American Dad” and is holding out a male dream den as the reward

  • U.S. Travel Loyalty Slips below Credit-Card Rewards in 2008: Colloquy

    For the first time, airline frequent-flier clubs are no longer the most highly subscribed category in the U.S. loyalty industry

  • Godiva Offers Loyalty Members a Monthly Taste of the Good Stuff

    Luxury candy maker Godiva Chocolatier is launching its first loyalty program this spring, the Godiva Chocolate Rewards Club, offering fans of the confection free gifts and chocolate monthly for spending in Godiva retail stores, and free standard shipping for online orders

  • E-Commerce Satisfaction Drops

    According to a recent report released by ForeSee Results and FGI Research, consumer satisfaction with the top 100 e-commerce sites declined 2.7 percent in Spring 2009 compared to Spring 2008.

  • Display Advertising Benefits from Synergy with Search Marketing

    Earlier this week, iProspect released a report titled, “Search Engine Marketing and Online Display Advertising Integration Study,” which concluded that while online display advertising is effective on its own, search engine marketing enhances its value.

  • Alternative Online Advertising to Grow 9%

    Online display advertising will be the only online advertising channel to see cutbacks in 2009 and 2010, while all other channels will see major growth, according to the Jack Myers Publishing in a recent forecast.