Sears Holdings Corp. has said it would cut approximately 200 jobs from its support center locations after a review of the organization. The news comes on the heels of other recent announcements such as CEO Aylwin B. Lewis leaving the company at the beginning of this month and that Sears would revise its organization structure and operational model.

As reputation has become an industry standard for e-mail marketers, more partnerships are being forged in the space. This week e-mail services firm Premiere Global Services Inc. teamed up with e-mail firms Message Systems and Return Path to aid in reputation services.

IAC's Citysearch and AOL announced today that they had struck a deal to share Citysearch's local content and pay-per-performance ad network with AOL's network of sites. "It's a win-win situation," said Chris Spanos, director of search verticals at AOL. "We get to provide a better user experience and improve the monetization of those properties."

Playboy Enterprises Inc. posted a net loss of $1.1 million for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007, and an operating loss of $1.9 million for the same period, with major losses coming out of its publishing arm.

In the midst of uncertain times, Yahoo hosted its fourth annual Searchlight award show in New York City on Tuesday with Outrider leaving the event with the coveted Yahoo Searchlight award. Following presentations by four agencies, the audience voted to award Outrider for its Smirnoff Ice and Smirnoff Raw Tea campaign, which took place last summer.

Focus USA has introduced the Buyer Advantage — Donors by Charity list. These donors have given generously to charities benefiting causes such as AIDS research, foreign disasters, hurricane victims, tsunami relief and hunger.

Prilosec OTC uses NFL and social media for promotion; Bob Bridge Toyota car dealership in Seattle drives ad costs; Shark Euro-Pro uses DRTV and SEM to mop up.

The US has traditionally lagged behind Asia and Europe when it comes to mobile payment and banking. How­ever, with more handheld devices being equipped with near field communica­tion (NFC) technology, using a mobile phone to make small purchases wire­lessly may become common.

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