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New York Giants Fumble Through Channel Offers

|  by Tim Parry

I felt pretty special on Wednesday. I'm a fan of the (New York) Giants Pro Shop on Facebook. Yesterday they posted an offer for its fans - $25 off a purchase of $75 or more. Then I got an e-mail today from the Pro Shop with not only the same offer, ...

Preschoolers Go Postal — Film at 11!

|  by Beth Negus Viveiros

The press rarely reports happy news regarding the U.S. Postal Service. The news is typically about rate hikes or, often lately, the proposed switch to 5 day delivery. So here's something completely different. I'll be upfront about this post. It ...

Is a Prize Package to Earthquake-Rocked Chile Sensible?

Lapostolle, a Chilean winery, is about to launch a sweepstakes that offers a trip for the winner to spend two weeks as an apprentice at its winery. On the home page of its Web site it offers a letter to visitors that updates the current state of events ...

Hype Backlash in iPad Ultraviolence?

|  by Brian Quinton

As someone who contemplated joining the line outside my local Apple Store at 6:30 a.m. last Saturday, it makes my blood run cold to see newborn tech getting abused. But two videos having been burning up YouTube with depictions of iPad-bashing that give a ...

Webinars You May Have Missed: E-commerce Trends 2010

|  by Tim Parry

Where were you last Tuesday, some time around 2:30 p.m. EDT? I was on a Webinar with Amy Africa, Chief Imagination Officer at Eight by Eight, and Larry Kavanagh, the founder/CEO of D.M.insite, discussing the research Multichannel Merchant did on ...

Ray Schultz Launches Custom Publishing Firm

|  by Beth Negus Viveiros

Here's a story I'm thrilled to be able to share. Veteran editor-journalist Ray Schultz has launched TellAllMarketing, a New York-based creative agency specializing in custom publishing e-newsletters, blogs, white papers and magazines.

Home Depot’s Mobile Site Could Be Better

|  by Tim Parry

Something stood out in my mind Saturday as I stood alone in an aisle at my local Home Depot. Merchants with mobile sites are discovering that customers are actually surfing for product information while they are in the store. So with no one to help me ...