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December 1, 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 Inside Digital Searching the net for ROI David Ward Search engine marketing has exploded over the past decade into a nearly $10 billion annual business.   Latest News Black Friday sees plenty of shoppers; spending up only slightly Dianna Dilworth Despite a struggling economy, 195 million shoppers visited stores and e-commerce Web sites during the weekend after Thanksgiving, up from 172 million last year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Total retail spending for "Black Friday weekend" hit $41.2 billion - up only slightly from $41 billion spent last year. However, November 27 was the second-busiest online shopping day of 2009.   Hoveround chooses iMarketing for SEM and lead gen Mary Elizabeth Hurn Motorized wheelchair maker Hoveround is working with iMarketing Ltd to increase its online presence through search engine marketing (SEM) and cost per acquisition (CPA) campaigns. Jeffrey Hilton, director of marketing at Hoveround, said the companies launched their first campaign together on October 26.   TiVo and Google partner to measure Google TV Ads Dianna Dilworth TiVo has teamed up with Google to measure the audience reach of Google TV Ads. Terms of the deal, announced November 24, were not disclosed. This agreement will let Google TV Ads gather DVR-viewing data from TiVo's subscribers.   Sears launches interactive holiday Wish Book Frank Washkuch Sears Holdings launched an e-commerce version of its holiday Wish Book, traditionally one of the most notable yearly catalogs, on November 24. The interactive portal allows users to "turn pages" on-site from one list of offerings to the next, as well as to download a PDF copy of the whole catalog or sections of it.   Call for submissions for Essentail Guide to Lists & Databases DMNews is seeking submissions for the 2010 Essential Guide to Lists & Databases, which will be published February 15. Against the backdrop of the lingering recession, marketers are pressed to develop a strategy that leverages customer information for greater insight and understanding of their customers and prospects. Marketing automation technologies are a boost, but process and strategy are equally important.   Buyer's Guide Don't miss the opportunity to ensure that your company is listed in the 2010 DMNews Buyer's Guide. DMNews' Buyer's Guide is a one-stop shop that provides marketers with all the products and services they need right at their fingertips. - 8,000 of the leading direct marketers receive the annual Buyer's Guide in the mail - 117,000 monthly unique visitors of DMNews.com have unlimited access to the Buyer's Guide online Brand your company and generate leads from this elite audience by taking advantage of a variety of options to ensure your company stands out. To find out more and reserve your space today, please contact Tori Truong at 646.638.6176 or at Tori.Truong@haymarketmedia.com Deadline is this Friday! Opinion New Avenues for Acquisition Daniel Stepanic, marketing director, C.TRAC Information Solutions Acquisition today is tougher than ever before, beyond simply building the perfect prospect list. With over 14 states now engaged in some form of do-not-mail legislation, smart b-to-b and consumer marketers are re-thinking the entire concept of engaging leads and acquiring new customers.More than a platform for the exchange of information, the most successful acquisition projects of 2010 will be those that call upon the aid of search engine optimization (SEO) strategies and homepage opt-ins, word of mouth, social networking and blogging tools and strategies.   The DMNews Essential Guide to Search Engine Marketing DMNews Essential Guide to Search Marketing now online The 2009 DMNews Essential Guide to Search Marketing is now available online. Click on the image or headline to read.   Key search marketing tip: Get your keywords organized Successful PPC and SEO starts with keyword discovery, research and organization. In paid search, discovery and research are important, since searches of the keywords you pick are what you're paying for. Organization is an often overlooked, yet critical, task. Intelligent keyword management and organization are important for organic search optimization.   30th Anniversary Celebrate DMNews' 30th anniversary Agency Business Report Click below to view all agency profiles
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