Author

  • Facebook, by the Numbers

    In the midst of so much talk about Facebook and its ever-shifting privacy policies, it’s a bit refreshing to take a step back and take a look at the social networking giant’s statistics. According to Inside Facebook, the Web giant experienced solid growth in April after a sluggish March.

  • Top Retailers Send More E-Mail as Mother’s Day Takes Center Stage

    According to The Retail Email Blog, for the week ending Friday, April 30, top online retailers sent more e-mail than they did in the previous week, four weeks ago and in the same week last year.

  • Don’t Hate the Player

    Any talk of privacy and appropriate advertising leads us to ponder one of online direct marketing’s greatest vehicles, our long-lost friend the flog. We wish we had insight into the current size of the…

  • I Fought The Law

    It’s easy to have a cynical view of legislation. Listening to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s recent hearing on “The Debt Settlement Industry: The Consumer’s…

  • Week in Review

    Week in Review. Headlines for the week. Get Daily headlines from our facebook fan page (digital moses)

  • P&I Postscript-IMA

    THE INCENTIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATION: has added a new category to its Circle of Excellence Awards: the Social Responsibility Award, which recognizes incentive suppliers in three key areas

  • Blogs, More Than Social Networks, are Go-To Source for Advice for Women

    Social networks are getting all the buzz these days, but don’t forget about blogs. According to a recent study, they still hold plenty of sway of female consumers.

  • Grocery Shoppers are Influenced by Online Ads

    Grocery shoppers are heavily influenced by online ads, regardless of whether they shop for their goods online or offline, according to Burst Media.

  • Location-Based Ads, Please

    According to a recent survey conducted by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and Luth Research, consumers respond much better to location-based ads than to SMS and mobile Web ads.

  • Online Product Reviews Gain Credibility, Biases Still in Question

    Online product reviews are gaining the trust of consumers, but there is still a good chunk who have reservations about how reliable they are, according to a study from PowerReviews.