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Salesforce.com Agrees to Acquire ExactTarget for $2.5B

Salesforce.com Agrees to Acquire ExactTarget for $2.5B

The company sounds a clarion call for marketing automation with the $2.5 billion cash deal.

Taking a Proactive Stance on Harris v. comScore Inc.

Taking a Proactive Stance on Harris v. comScore Inc.

DMA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other associations joined forces in filing an amicus brief in the controversial class-action lawsuit likely to impact Internet commerce practices.

IBM Scoops Dannon for Big Data

IBM Scoops Dannon for Big Data

Yogurt purveyor Dannon is using IBM's cloud-based predictive analytics to enhance its forecasting abilities.

Technology Is Changing the Way We Market—and Spend

Technology Is Changing the Way We Market—and Spend

As marketing budgets grow, technologies are getting a bigger slice of the pie, says Gartner's Laura McLellan

The In-store Impact of Customer Analytics

The In-store Impact of Customer Analytics

Levi's, J.Crew, and Williams-Sonoma discuss the impact digital channels and data strategies have on their retail sales.

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Stepping Up to Big Ticket Sales

Stepping Up to Big Ticket Sales

To strategically get the attention of potential customers and coax them down the sales funnel, Carlisle Wide Plank Floors teamed up with digital marketing firm Overdrive Interactive.

Let Data Take the Lead

Let Data Take the Lead

Data and analytics help marketers find their lead generation rhythm.

Word to the Wise: Big Data

Word to the Wise: Big Data

What separates big data from Big Data is that the latter has—as Gartner has noted—volume, velocity, and variety.

Q&A: Gareth Herschel, research director, Gartner

Q&A: Gareth Herschel, research director, Gartner

Gartner's Gareth Herschel talks predictive analytics, social data, and tips for getting ahead of the analytics game.

Q&A: Michael Kildale, VP of integrated marketing, FreshDirect

Q&A: Michael Kildale, VP of integrated marketing, FreshDirect

FreshDirect's Michael Kildale talks direct mail, demographics, and data analytics.

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accepted a finalized settlement with Facebook today Aug. 9 that was proposed last November.

AMA research shows how to cut noise, sharpen trend insights

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Research in the American Marketing Association's (AMA) Aug. 2012 edition of the Journal of Marketing Research provides a template for marketers to better understand trend speed and acceleration while filtering ...

More pencils, more books—and more teacher's dirty looks

More pencils, more books—and more teacher's dirty looks

Retailers have marked down summer-related goods to make room for pens, pencils and backpacks—indicating that it's time to kick-start back-to-school shopping.