Search Results for: Marketers on Fire

  • Breaking the Abusive E-mail Habit

    Like junkies and other chronic abusers, even some legitimate businesses can’t seem to stop themselves from abusing their permission-based lists with too frequent, often irrelevant mailings.

  • The Un-network Ad Networks

    Last week’s Trends Report “Thinking outside the Banner” focused on the new type of ad network, one whose inventory wasn’t limited to IAB formats. And, in a break with traditional web site based networks, many of these companies…

  • ChoicePoint Takes Loss Amid Planned Divestitures

    ChoicePoint Inc., the data firm that rose to prominence after it sold consumer information to scam artists, reported a third quarter loss of $72.2 million on revenue of $246.7 million.

  • Mail Stream: A Report on Incoming Direct Mail

    Starlight Starbright’s Appeal has Star Power Two recent mailings from the nonprofit fundraiser Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation include a personal appeal from actress and children’s book author Jamie Lee Curtis. The organization assists …

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  • Hannity, GM Sweeps Draws Fire

    A GM sweepstakes that has garnered 45,000 entries so far has come under fire for its ties to syndicated radio talk show host Sean Hannity.

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  • Box Office Buzz

    Whether it was talking cars, sword-wielding pirates or a red-caped flying superhero, consumers’ love affair with the movies reignited this year, ending

  • Alcohol Marketing Study Under Fire

    The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at Georgetown University released a study last month that found alcohol advertising is common on radio

  • Coupons Take to Third Screen

    Twelve Subway sandwich shop franchises in Buffalo, NY, broke a campaign in mid-August that offers consumers alerts and discount coupons via customers’ cell phones.

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  • Epsilon Restructures, Puts Interactive Group Under Parent Firm

    Epsilon Inc. is killing its Epsilon Interactive brand and bringing it under its corporate umbrella. The same services will be offered by one of four internal units being set up as part of a restructuring.

  • DiGuido Ousted From Epsilon: Sources

    Al DiGuido has been fired from his job as CEO of e-mail service provider Epsilon Interactive, Direct Newsline has learned.