For Dedicated Physicians, a Dedicated Search

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Last fall, the world got a bemused chuckle at the news that a team of doctors used Google to come up with the right diagnosis for a majority of 26 difficult medical cases. But in reality, practicing physicians find Google, or any general search engine, difficult to use for research simply because they do contain…

E-mail: A You-Suck-O-Meter for Your Brand

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

According to a recent survey by e-mail deliverability company Return Path, 55.9% of respondents cited knowing and trusting the sender as the primary reason they’ll open an e-mail, making familiarity and trust their No. 1 consideration.

Searching for the Retail Value of SEM

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Search engine marketing (SEM) does more than deliver immediate online transactions. It generates in-store transactions too. A 2005 research from the Dieringer Research Group revealed that more than 80 million U.S. consumers a year make offline purchases after researching online; most bought more than what they researched once they got into the store. But most…

Stupid PR Watch: Sophos Needs Libel Training

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Online security firm Sophos has a pretty good PR schtick: Find an online scam or security threat, post a press release warning of it, and watch the press pick it up. Last week, though, the company went too far and put out a release that could get it sued.

Listline e-Newsletter 01/31/07

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Statlistics has been selected to manage 509,591 e-mail addresses for Forbes.com LLC. The Forbes.com Business Executives file targets business professionals and corporate level executives.

RedEnvelope In Black Ink After Third Quarter

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RedEnvelope Inc. generated net income of $5.3 million during its fiscal third quarter 2007, up from $4.1 million in third-quarter 2006. The company's revenue rose from $53 million to $57 million during the same period. The quarter ended Dec. 31.