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Free Planning Spreadsheet: How Will Do-Not-Mail Impact Your Holiday 2008 Multichannel Results

A small mathematical model to help understand the relationship between never-mails and the bottom line.

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Video: Chris Anderson And Michael Arrington On Charlie Rose

Two really interesting interviews with Chris Anderson and Michael Arrington on Charlie Rose back in March.

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ProQuo, A Ventured-Backed For-Profit Privacy Company

ProQuo is a venture-backed company hoping to profit from consumer opt-outs and opt-ins.

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MIT “Operations Research and the Internet” Talk 30 May 2008

I’m honored to be invited back to MIT to speak on “The Business And Mathematics of Pay-Per-Click Bidding” May 30, 2008, at MIT’s Tang Center.

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Secrets Of Paid Search Success From 1930s Direct Mail Wizards

I have a post on SEL hattipping the titans of direct mail for insight into paid search.

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Video: Customer Centric Paid Search Marketing

Providing searchers what they really want also gets retailers what they really want: more sales.

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Forrester’s Carrie Johnson: Search Is.

Forrester’s Carrie Johnson speaking on the idea, “Search Is.”

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Excellent Fast Company AOL Article: Dead Man Walking

Good FastCompany article on the downfall of the House Of AOL. Worth a read.

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Gooformics?

Anyone else find it strange Google’s keeping the affiliate piece of Performics?

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Gary Varynerchuk on Technology, Transparency, and Goodness

I really like Gary Varynerchuk’s video on technology, goodness, and transparency in life and business.

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March 2008 Google, Yahoo, Microsoft RKG Paid Search Market Share

March was another month where, in aggregate, Google took another tiny slice of the pie away from Yahoo.

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Catalog Choice Executive Director Chuck Teller Talks Opt Outs And Consumer Choice

Chuck Teller is Executive Director of CatalogChoice, a catalog do-not-mail service. In this podcast, Chuck discusses his organization and how it impacts cataloging.

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Retail Mashups at Polyvore

Polyvore lets people make collages of cool products from across the web.

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If Prospecting Was Illegal, Would Your Catalog Survive?

If you’re mailing catalogs, are you watching what is happening over at Catalog Choice?

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Bill Mirabito: What You Must Know Before Selecting Your Next E-commerce Platform

Don’t choose a e-commerce platform; first, choose the type of platform, then choose the right platform of that type.

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NYT: A New Tool From Google Alarms Sites

Some follow-up thoughts on Google’s search-within-the-site.

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Beware Adwords Phishing Email

Several of our clients report receiving fake Adwords phishing emails.

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45 Web Marketing Ideas For Online Retailers (Video)

I recorded my NEMOA presentation and posted video.

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Speed Up Your Site

Linking to a SEL post on site speed, Google quality score, usability, conversion, and reducing your carbon footprint.

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NEMOA: The World Is A’ Changing

NEMOA followup.

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Conference Notes from Spring NEMOA ‘08

I’m in Cambridge at the spring NEMOA Here are some quick notes.

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Google / DoubleClick Acquisition Final Today

Tim Armstrong on the DoubleClick deal: “We are focused on uniting search and display online metrics and on improving the measurement and execution of media campaigns.”

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Kevin Hillstrom: Catalogers Today Face A Big Inflection Point

Here’s a transcript and a podcast of an enjoyable conversation with multichannel expert Kevin Hillstrom.

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WMQA: How Much Should I Spend On PPC Advertising?

What should I be looking for in respects to ROI on keyword spends?

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ComScore Explains Google’s Intentional Changes In Click Monetization

ComScore’s Magid Abraham and James Lamberti explain Google’s “surprising” January PPC results.

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