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		<title>Marketing News Headlines &#8211; 06/03/2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bawden</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>News headlines for June 3, 2010 from MediaPost&#8217;s MediaDaily, The Daily Dog and mediabistro.com.  (Updated throughout the day.)</p>
<p>(<em>MediaPost&#8217;s MediaDaily News</em>)<br />
<a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129368&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129368_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>ABC May Start Online TV Subs<br />
</strong></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129402&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129402_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>Social, Mobile Sparking Heavier Use Of Media, Especially TV/Internet</strong></a><strong><br />
</strong><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129332&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129332_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>Berwick Upped To Bravo President<br />
</strong></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129399&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129399_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>B2B Ad Revenues Drop Again in 1Q<br />
</strong></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129398&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129398_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>Triton Offers Free Apps to Media Companies<br />
</strong></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129378&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129378_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>NBC Rings AT&amp;T, Gets &#8216;Dial *&#8217; Tone</strong></a><strong><br />
</strong><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129199&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129199_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>Ad Firm TRA Gets Cash Infusion From Intel, WPP<br />
</strong></a><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&amp;art_aid=129387&amp;nid=115030" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle_amp_art_aid=129387_amp_nid=115030&amp;referer=');"><strong>Road Trip: &#8216;Spin,&#8217; Midas &#8216;Rock The Highway&#8217;</strong></a></p>
<p>(<em>The Daily Dog</em>)<br />
<strong><a href="http://bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24&amp;nm=&amp;type=Publishing&amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02&amp;AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68&amp;tier=4&amp;id=CA940CC5E5B14430A644DCE99971619C" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24_amp_nm=_amp_type=Publishing_amp_mod=Publications_3A_3AArticle_amp_mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02_amp_AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68_amp_tier=4_amp_id=CA940CC5E5B14430A644DCE99971619C&amp;referer=');">BP Attempts to Reassure Investors that Gulf Clean-Up Won&#8217;t Affect Dividends &#8230;</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24&amp;nm=&amp;type=Publishing&amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02&amp;AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68&amp;tier=4&amp;id=F9EEC98CFD674075A663127FEBECDA2F" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24_amp_nm=_amp_type=Publishing_amp_mod=Publications_3A_3AArticle_amp_mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02_amp_AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68_amp_tier=4_amp_id=F9EEC98CFD674075A663127FEBECDA2F&amp;referer=');">Lawsuits have Hooters&#8217; PR Scrambling to Defend Its Image &#8230;</a></strong><br />
<strong><a href="http://bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24&amp;nm=&amp;type=Publishing&amp;mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&amp;mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02&amp;AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68&amp;tier=4&amp;id=A8C9F525C07545879D48EF5741A5584F" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bulldogreporter.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=2436B6EB9392483ABB0A373E8B823A24_amp_nm=_amp_type=Publishing_amp_mod=Publications_3A_3AArticle_amp_mid=53D88D74A99849C185183B336A3F3B02_amp_AudID=213D92F8BE0D4A1BB62EB3DF18FCCC68_amp_tier=4_amp_id=A8C9F525C07545879D48EF5741A5584F&amp;referer=');">Steve Jobs Defends Apple&#8217;s Image as iPhone-Factory Suicides Mount in China &#8230;</a></strong></p>
<p>(<em>from mediabistro.com</em>)<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');">Bids Submitted For </a><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');">Newsweek</a></em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');"> Sale</a><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');"> (</a><em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');">NYT</a></em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/business/media/03mag.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');">)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.foliomag.com/2010/b-b-revenues-down-q1-not-much-last-year" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.foliomag.com/2010/b-b-revenues-down-q1-not-much-last-year?referer=');"><strong>B-To-B Revs Down But Not As Much As Last Year</strong> (<em>Folio:</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/books/03under.html?partner=rss&amp;emc=rss" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.nytimes.com/2010/06/03/books/03under.html?partner=rss_amp_emc=rss&amp;referer=');"><strong>20 Young Writers Earn The Envy Of Many Others</strong> (<em>NYT</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://paidcontent.org/article/419-nielsen-files-for-a-possible-1.75-billion-ipo/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/paidcontent.org/article/419-nielsen-files-for-a-possible-1.75-billion-ipo/?referer=');"><strong>Nielsen Files For A Possible $1.75 Billion IPO </strong>(paidContent)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/step-aside-brand-loyalty-were-loyal-to-information-now/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.niemanlab.org/2010/06/step-aside-brand-loyalty-were-loyal-to-information-now/?referer=');"><strong>Step Aside, Brand Loyalty; We&#8217;re Loyal To Information Now</strong> (Nieman Journalism Lab)</a><br />
<a href="http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=144151" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=144151&amp;referer=');"><strong>How To Make Over A Magazine For The iPad</strong> (AdAge)</a><br />
<a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/06/media_moves_ann.php" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/06/media_moves_ann.php?referer=');"><strong>Anna Holmes Leaving Editor In Chief Position At Jezebel</strong> (<em>Village Voice</em> / Runnin&#8217; Scared)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/revolving_door/ebony_magazine_names_amy_dubois_barnett_editor_in_chief_163374.asp" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/revolving_door/ebony_magazine_names_amy_dubois_barnett_editor_in_chief_163374.asp?referer=');"><strong><em>Ebony</em> Magazine Names Amy DuBois Barnett Editor In Chief</strong> (FishbowlNY)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.minonline.com/news/Hearst-Acquires-Marketing-Services-Firm-iCrossing_14436.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.minonline.com/news/Hearst-Acquires-Marketing-Services-Firm-iCrossing_14436.html?referer=');"><strong>Hearst Acquires Marketing Services Firm iCrossing</strong> (minOnline)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia-20100602,0,7452854.column" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-onthemedia-20100602_0_7452854.column?referer=');"><strong>Publisher Sara Miller McCune Has Serious Goals For Journalism</strong> (<em>LA Times</em>)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/06/why-journalists-should-learn-computer-programming153.html" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/06/why-journalists-should-learn-computer-programming153.html?referer=');"><strong>Why Journalists Should Learn Computer Programming</strong> (PBS / MediaShift)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/mark_bittman_debuts_a_new_column_in_parents_magazine_163431.asp" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/magazines/mark_bittman_debuts_a_new_column_in_parents_magazine_163431.asp?referer=');"><strong>Mark Bittman Debuts A New Column In <em>Parents</em> Magazine</strong> (FishbowlNY)</a><br />
<a href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/in-may-lower-ratings-for-larry-king/" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/02/in-may-lower-ratings-for-larry-king/?referer=');"><strong>In May, Lower Ratings For Larry King</strong> (<em>NYT</em> / Media Decoder)</a><br />
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100602/pl_ynews/ynews_pl2361" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100602/pl_ynews/ynews_pl2361?referer=');"><strong>ABC&#8217;s Jake Tapper Tries To Lure Palin To &#8216;This Week&#8217; Via Twitter</strong> (Yahoo)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.foliomag.com/2010/management-changes-canon" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.foliomag.com/2010/management-changes-canon?referer=');"><strong>Management Changes At Canon Communications</strong> (<em>Folio:</em>)</a></p>
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		<title>Upcoming Webinar: The Crawl, Walk and Run of Lead Scoring (from Chief! Marketer)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bawden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to turn more prospects into profits? Attend the webinar “The Crawl, Walk, and Run of Lead Scoring" presented by Chief! Marketer on Wednesday, June 9 at 2pm EDT.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>(from Chief Marketer)</em><br />
When:    Wednesday, June 9, 2010 at 2pm EDT</p>
<p>Do you want to turn more prospects into profits? Attend the webinar “The Crawl, Walk, and Run of Lead Scoring” and discover how you can make smart business decisions about your leads by identifying your best prospects &#8211; boosting conversion rates, speeding sales cycles, increasing customer lifetime values and reducing marketing waste.</p>
<p><strong>You will learn:</strong></p>
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<li>How lead scoring and analytics can&#8230;
<ul>
<li>Improve call handling in a contact center</li>
<li>Optimize lead handling by a sales team</li>
<li>Refine and target follow-up marketing</li>
<li>Identify prospects with laser-like precision</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>How the real-time application of analytics and scoring is helping companies change the way they do business—giving them a competitive edge</li>
<li>Ways to quickly gain institutional buy-in with immediate results showing the full value of your analytics</li>
<li>Best practices from our current lead scoring clients</li>
<li>How to get more revenue out of your leads</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&amp;eventid=211667&amp;sessionid=1&amp;key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8&amp;partnerref=cm3&amp;sourcepage=register" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp_amp_eventid=211667_amp_sessionid=1_amp_key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8_amp_partnerref=cm3_amp_sourcepage=register&amp;referer=');">Click here to register through </a><strong><a href="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&amp;eventid=211667&amp;sessionid=1&amp;key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8&amp;partnerref=cm3&amp;sourcepage=register" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp_amp_eventid=211667_amp_sessionid=1_amp_key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8_amp_partnerref=cm3_amp_sourcepage=register&amp;referer=');">Chief! Marketer</a></strong><a href="https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp&amp;eventid=211667&amp;sessionid=1&amp;key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8&amp;partnerref=cm3&amp;sourcepage=register" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=registration.jsp_amp_eventid=211667_amp_sessionid=1_amp_key=6B8E1184E5D128358777A8CB8FEBD7E8_amp_partnerref=cm3_amp_sourcepage=register&amp;referer=');">.</a></p>
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		<title>Are you &#8220;sales&#8221; or &#8220;marketing&#8221;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Bawden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you Mary or Rhoda?  Jan or Marsha? Jeannie or Samantha? Romey or Michelle? I suppose the real question should be: Are you &#8220;Sales&#8221; or &#8220;Marketing&#8221;?  Check out our handy guide below and find out for yourself.   Hat tip to the Funnelholic blog.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/mary-and-rhoda121.jpg" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/mary-and-rhoda121.jpg?referer=');"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1554" style="border:black 1px solid;margin:5px;" title="mary-and-rhoda121" src="http://bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/mary-and-rhoda121.jpg" alt="mary-and-rhoda121" width="167" height="173" /></a>Are you Mary or Rhoda? <br />
Jan or Marsha?<br />
Jeannie or Samantha?<br />
Romey or Michelle?</p>
<p>I suppose the real question should be: Are you &#8220;Sales&#8221; or &#8220;Marketing&#8221;?  Check out our handy guide below and find out for yourself.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/sales-marketing.gif" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/sales-marketing.gif?referer=');"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1556" title="sales-marketing" src="http://bawden.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/sales-marketing.gif" alt="sales-marketing" width="426" height="686" /></a></p>
<p>Hat tip to the <a href="http://www.funnelholic.com" target="_blank" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.funnelholic.com?referer=');">Funnelholic blog</a>.</p>
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