Month: October 2009

• Quad/Graphics Buys Stake in Yudu Media

  Quad/Graphics, the printing gisnt, has bought a minority share in Yudu Media, a British online marketing services company for an undisclosed sum.

• EBay Net Income Falls

  EBay Inc. posted net income of $349.7 million for the third quarter, a decrease from $492.2 million in the prior year.

• Agencies

  Select Comfort Income Surges

  Select Comfort Corp., a bedding direct marketer and retailer, posted net income of $6.9 million for the third quarter, a surge over net income of $1.million in the prior year.

• MSC Industrial Names Jones EVP

  MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. has named Douglas Jones executive vice president, global supply chain operations.

• Agencies

  7-Eleven Joins Pink Ribbon Efforts

  At 7-Eleven stores customers can purchase for $6.99 a pink 16-ounce coffee mug sporting pink-ribbon art

• Retail Sales Show Signs of Life

  Sales increased 4.1% for the week ending Oct. 3 compared to the previous week. When looking at year-over-year revenue, sales declined 3% for the same week, according to ShopperTrak’s National Retail Sales Estimate

• Dim Outlook for Holiday Gift Cards Sales

  The outlook for spending on gift cards is going the way of forecasts for the upcoming holiday season: not great

• Agencies

  Zumbox Hires Peter O. Price

  Zumbox, which runs a Web-based paperless postal system, has hired Peter O. Price. Price will lead the company

• Australian Tourist Campaign Takes DMA’s Diamond Echo
• Email

  Lock and Load: The Basics of Triggered E-mail Campaigns

  Event-based and behavioral triggers are a great way to continuously communicate with your prospects and customers and extend the lifecycle of any campaign, traditional or interactive.