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December 17, 2009 Check out DMNews on your smartphone Advertisement iContact Enterprise & Email Marketing Campaigns iContact Enterprise is for companies that want creative, strategic, and deliverability assistance. Customers are assigned a dedicated Client Success Manager. Each Manager is a certified Email Marketing Professional who uses email marketing best practices to increase results over all of your email marketing campaigns. > Learn More News Zavers, Didmo form partnership for mobile coupons Mary Elizabeth Hurn Kansas City, KS-based Zave Networks, an online and mobile marketing platform, has partnered with Stockholm-based Didmo, a mobile content creator and distributor, to enhance mobile advertising and increase digital coupon usage for clients.   InfoGroup rebrands in bid to unify disparate businesses Carol Krol Data giant InfoGroup is rebranding its various companies with a common name and logo designed to eliminate confusion in the marketplace over its many direct marketing businesses, according to an internal video message from Bill Fairfield, company CEO. The official rollout occurs January 4, but InfoGroup is introducing the new logo to employees across its businesses and geographies over the next several days.   Kroger applies grocery rewards to its wireless division Nathan Golia Supermarket chain owner The Kroger Co. announced December 15 that customers of its mobile phone service, i wireless, can convert rewards accumulated when purchasing groceries into wireless airtime. The initiative's goal is to increase loyalty for both of the company's arms.   Goodmail debuts CertifiedDomain whitelist Dianna Dilworth E-mail delivery firm Goodmail Systems has published its CertifiedDomain list, a whitelist of e-mail senders based on domain reputation. Travelocity, Kmart and The New York Times Co. are among the approximately 500 marketers on the list.   Hilton, Virgin America partner on loyalty effort Nathan Golia, Kevin McKeefery Hilton HHonors, Hilton Hotels' loyalty program, has partnered with airline Virgin America on a program that allows members to earn Virgin rewards points for stays at Hilton-owned hotels. Customers can earn one point in Virgin's Elevate loyalty program for every $2 spent at a Hilton property, or a fixed number of points per night spent at a hotel with the point value varying according to the franchise.   AmEx's new division displays value of data Chantal Todé The data and analytics market has seen considerable action this year, from Merkle's deal for CognitiveData to Adobe's acquisition of Omniture. Even credit card giant American Express launched an analytics and consulting division last month that promises to help marketers make their campaigns and research more relevant.   Gap looks to grow e-mail list with Casting Call contest Mary Elizabeth Hurn Gap has narrowed the list of entrants in its "Casting Call" contest to 20 finalists. The retailer is using the initiative to grow its e-mail database. Consumers can vote online for their favorite baby boy or girl to appear in a Baby Gap ad and a Gap Kids in-store ad. Gap is partnering with DisneyFamily.com on the effort, which mainly targets parents.   Advertisement EVERY 3 SECONDS, A VIABLE LEAD IS KILLED. Don't be a victim of data decay. No matter how good your leads are they have a definite shelf life. Contact info decays at a rate of 70.8% in a 12-month period. Titles change, people get married, and businesses merge, move, or close. That doesn't mean your leads have to die. ZoomInfo can help. JOIN THE FIGHT. SAVE THE LEADS. Column Get the most out of your data Beatriz Santin, marketing director at Experian QAS While we can all appreciate the vast amount of information within our company's customer relationship management (CRM) system, many of us still find it difficult to get the most out of our database. Marketing departments in particular struggle to harness this valuable asset as we, like the business as a whole, lack trust in our data.   DMNews' Essential Guide to Lists, Database Marketing & Data Services The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Lists & Databases is now online The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Lists and Databases is now available as a PDF file. Click on the image or headline to download it.   32nd Caples awards finalists announced Click here to view 2010 ESSENTIAL GUIDE DMNews is seeking submissions for the 2010 Essential Guide to Lists & Databases, which will be published February 15. Click here for more information. 30th Anniversary Click to read DMNews' 30th anniversary issue DMNews Data Management Survey
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