Dianna Dilworth

Research and analysis firm Gartner's fourth quarter 2011 revenue increased by 12% to $427.7 million, compared with the same quarter in 2010. For the entirety of 2011, total revenue increased by 14% to $1.46 billion, an increase of 14% over 2010. Net income for the year was $136.9 million.

JetBlue Airways redesigned its website and mobile site, and has also launched an iPhone application, all with the intent of personalizing and simplifying the customer experience, the airline said on Feb. 6.

Facebook has hired Rebecca Van Dyck, SVP and CMO at Levi's to join the social network as its first head of global marketing, according to reports.

Amazon claims that the state of Arizona has served the online company a tax bill for $53 million for uncollected sales tax.

Office supply retailer Staples is launching a new e-commerce site that optimized specifically for shopping on tablet computers.

Infogroup won list management responsibilities for Arizona Mail Order Company lists and databases, effective Feb. 1.

Sony Corp. appointed Kazuo Hirai as its new president and CEO, replacing CEO Howard Stringer, effective April 1. Pending approval of the company's board of directors, Stringer will become chairman of the board in June.

Avoiding common email marketing mistakes will ultimately drive better campaign ROI.

At Orbitz, targeting based on demographic and psychographic data is so refined that the company sends out campaigns to as little as 10 people.

Acxiom reported that revenue for its marketing and data services companies for the third quarter of its 2012 fiscal year was $188 million, down from $189 million during the same quarter last fiscal year.