The goods on Goodmail
Richard Gingras says he suddenly knows what it feels like to be a politician or a celebrity. The cofounder/CEO of Goodmail Systems says he’s only trying
Tim Parry
Lab Safety Supply buys Rand
W.W. Grainger is growing again. The Lab Safety Supply subsidiary of the maintenance, repair, and operation supplies giant announced on Jan. 31 that it
Benchmark Brands Steps Out with New Title
The first bunch of baby boomers are turning 60 this year, and they don’t want to have to wear shoes like their grandmothers’ in order to be comfortable. With that in mind, Benchmark Brands is launching WalkSmart
Borders Launches Loyalty Program for Brick-and-Mortar Customers
Borders launched a loyalty rewards program Feb. 21 for its Borders and Waldenbooks brick-and-mortar customers, but an agreement with online partner Amazon.com will keep it from becoming a multichannel program.
Epsilon Acquires DoubleClick’s E-Mail Division
Epsilon, a business unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp., reached an agreement on Feb. 14 to acquire DoubleClick’s Email Solutions operating unit for approximately $90 million. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the first quarter 2006.
Acorn Media Grows a Branch
From acorns mighty oaks grow
Business Objects Acquires Firstlogic
Business intelligence solution provider Business Objects agreed to acquire privately held data-quality software and services provider Firstlogic on Feb. 8. Business Objects will pay approximately $69 million in an all-cash transaction.
Responsys Acquires INBOX Marketing
Email and lifecycle marketing solution provider Responsys announced Feb. 3 that it acquired INBOX Marketing, a San Francisco-based agency that specializes in the strategic optimization of email marketing platforms.
FreshAddress Adds Opt-In E-mail Appending
FreshAddress has introduced a service, Opt-In E-mail Appending, that it says offers clients guaranteed deliverable e-mail addresses matched to customer databases on an opt-in basis. The service allows end users to send potential subscribers e-mails that …
Lab Safety Supply Acquires Rand Materials Handling Equipment
The Lab Safety Supply subsidiary of maintenance, repair, and operations supplies giant W.W. Grainger announced on Jan. 31 that it is acquiring the assets of Rand Materials Handling Equipment for approximately $16 million.