A Trip to Santa’s Village

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Sure, you know what Santa Claus does in December. But did you ever wonder where he goes in the off-season? You can always find him at Santa's Village, a Jefferson, NH Christmas-themed amusement park.

Dance: 10; Looks: 3

The innovative minds at Canada Post, the Canadian mail system, had a good idea: Take a dozen popular catalogers and feature their wares in a single mailer, which would be sent to homes across the Great White North in time for the holidays.

One Goal, Two Approaches

An interesting bit of news made the rounds the past two days, that of the four-year old Google Answers shutting down. In theory, it made for a nice compliment to the company’s core product - a purely technology based...

Google Still Hogs Search Share

Google is still the king of search, no matter who you listen to. According to figures released by Nielsen//NetRatings, more than 3 billion searches were conducted on Google in October, which was about 49.6% of the total search...

What’s Your Payout? That Depends…

Time and time again I’m asked: “What is the most challenging part of working with Affiliates?” Here is some feedback and insight for those on both the Affiliate and Affiliate management sides. To begin, here’s a phrase we’re all familiar with:...

Captured: Inventory Extension

Sites such as YouTube illustrate the challenges of ad matching well. Some incredible technologies have been developed that help tremendously, behavioral targeting being one. I have always liked what behavioral targeting...

TV Suffers at the Growing Hands of Online Video

According to a study carried out by ICM, a market research company based in the U.K., and commissioned by the BCC, online video sites are taking away from the time people spend watching their television screens. Though this...

Security Fears Were a Big Downer for 2006

According to the research firm Gartner, e-commerce lost almost $2 billion in 2006 thanks to security concerns that consumers feel when they shop online. About half of this figure ($913 million) was due to consumers who avoided...

E-Commerce Sees Big Black Friday

According to numbers released by comScore, spending on online retail sites soared high on Black Friday this year, seeing 42% growth over last year’s post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy.

Walking in a Web Wonderland

|  by Chief Marketer Staff

Tis’ the season to hook your marketing wagon to the holiday star, so this month we decided to check out the online tie-ins – or lack thereof – for several mainstream holiday campaigns.