Archive for the ‘Competitive Intelligence’ Category

Today In Online Marketing News – Wednesday May 28, 2008

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Web users 'getting more ruthless' BBC News. Web users are getting more ruthless and selfish when they go online, reveals research. How Big Brands Embrace Analytics By Neil Mason | The ClickZ Network. "I'm just back from the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit in London. It was a busy two ...

Today In Online Marketing News – Wednesday May 21, 2008

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Here are some of the articles that caught my attention today: Wednesday May 21, 2008 Online Search Ads Faring Better Than Expensive Displays By Stephanie Clifford and Miguel Helft | The New York Times. “In the past few years, Web publishers have made a big bet on booming online advertising revenues. ...

Today In Online Marketing News – Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Here are some of the articles that caught my attention today: Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The X Factor: The risky business of ad banners By Sean X Cummings | iMediaConnection. Cummings argues, “The way most agencies conceptualize banner ads is seriously flawed. The internet is a fundamentally different consumption medium than ...

Does Banner Advertising Still Work? A DR Advertisers Perspective

Monday, March 17th, 2008

With the advent of ad networks and the availability of ad exchanges, why is it such a challenge to get banner inventory to convert? There is no easy answer as each site and each advertiser have their own unique challenges. We all measure our returns differently. As a DR advertiser ...

Competitive Intelligence and Online Marketing

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

There are many tools online readily available that can be easily utilized for competitive intelligence gathering. Social networks such as LinkedIn and Facebook offer a plethora of information that your competitors work with and what they are up too. Not only can you find information about your competitors, ...

Pepperjam and Commission Junction Feud Rings A Bell

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Affiliate marketing is a highly competitive business; the key phrase here being “business.” So what happens when you have a larger business that is threatened by the growth of a smaller business? In my experience it generally equates to one business being threatened and turning to protective measures. Take for ...

Frustration With Online Sales Reps

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Now that I am back from Affiliate Summit and am somewhat getting caught up on work, it’s all about follow-ups. When I was in sales, one of my first priorities would be to follow-up with as many new viable business opportunities as I could. I always wanted to ensure that ...

LiveHTTPHeaders: Online Competitive Intelligence And Ad Networks

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

There are many ad networks out there that delivery a ton of inventory. Often times it is the networks that have the best reach which get the most attention. Personally, I could care less what percentage of the population that networks hit, I am interested in inventory that is reasonably ...