Archive for January 2008
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AT&T Looking at Internet Filtering
AT&T Looking at How to Monitor Internet Traffic to Prevent Sharing of Copyrighted Content
Luxury Labels Hit in the Pocketbook
After four years of galloping growth, the good times for high-end brands -- long considered the most resilient retail segment -- have abruptly ground to a halt.
Bidding Set to Begin for Wireless Spectrum
AT&T Inc., Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are among the companies expected to begin bidding today for prized radio-airwave licenses in an auction federal regulators hope will give consumers more freedom to choose what wireless services they buy and how they use them.
'Good,' 'Quiet' Are Marketing Keys Now, Says Analyst
Doing well by doing good is no longer just a smart strategy--it's becoming an imperative for corporate survival. But hyping good works isn't going to cut it.
Customer Affinity Is New B2B Marketing Measure
Backed by a major new study, the CMO Council is urging B2B companies to create marketing performance models based on "customer affinity," a concept that the Council concludes is far more meaningful than "soft metrics" such as brand awareness/satisfaction or response rates to marketing campaigns.
Measuring A Social Network Campaign
The goal isn't to connect advertisers to metrics; the goal is to connect advertisers to people.
Growing a New Niche in Retail Banking
How some top performers are adapting to target the lucrative mass affluent market.
Who's Afraid Of UGC?
As online video becomes ubiquitous in '08, look for a shift in attitude about user-generated content from savvy content owners and publishers. A few thoughts for content owners and publishers considering taking the plunge.
