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  • Anti-Spammers Get Personal

    Ralph Penton is one of the angriest people I’ve ever interviewed. And if the story he tells is remotely true, he has every right to be as outraged as

  • Web 2.0 Users Hold the Cards

    Shopping for new Web 2.0 jargon? How about coined by investment bank Piper Jaffray to describe the convergence of communication and entertainment in social

  • Most Maligned Metric?

    The open rate is one of the most cited, and yet derided, metrics in e-mail marketing. And both for good reason: On the surface it seems straightforward

  • Bunny Hunt

    Lindt USA has hit the road in bunny-shaped cars to hand out samples of its iconic foil-wrapped Gold Bunny chocolate candy, just in time for Easter. The

  • Listline

    NEW LISTS NASCAR/Racing Enthusiasts Network Race Attendees This is a list of 376,436 who attended NASCAR events. A typical fan is 42 years old with annual

  • Pod Goes the Con

    Don’t you hate it when you can’t get to an important convention? Reed Exhibitions’ new podcasting venture will bring the con to you year-round.

  • Blender Ad Doesn’t Quite Blend

    Quick. If you were paging through a magazine and came across this Breville blender ad, what would your impression be in the first five or 10 seconds?

  • Click the Vote

    If the 2008 presidential candidates really want to reach voters, they’ll focus their attention online. Sure, TV, radio and newspapers are still important.

  • Running Scared

    They’re here. The new postal rates, debated for almost a year, are scheduled to hit May 14. And they’re reasonable, unless you happen to be a catalog

  • The Softer Side of Marketing Analytics

    Deploying analytics requires fundamental changes in how people think and act. This is especially true within the realms of marketing and customer relationship management