WebWatch Scores Search for Mixing Paid, Natural Results

| Brian Quinton

A new report by WebWatch, the Internet watchdog arm of the non-profit Consumers Union, says that many of the most frequently used search engines on the Web are doing a poor job of separating the organic sheep from the fee-paid goats in their search results.

Live from DMDNY: Political Bedfellows

| Heather Retzlaff

Direct marketing generates $165 billion a year in revenue in New York State. So having Gov. George Pataki kick off DM Days New York on Tuesday morning with a proclamation declaring June 26-July 2 Direct Marketing Week in the Empire State made a certain sense.

Integration: The Multichannel Marketer’s Byword

| Sherry Chiger

“No man is an island,” as the saying goes–and for marketing professionals it goes double. Such was the underlying theme of Monday’s Multichannel Marketing Day event, sponsored by MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT, sister publication “Direct,” and marketing services provider Experian.

Gardening sales wilt

| John Fischer

As of mid-June, when most gardening products catalogers were winding down their peak season, few were reporting an abundance of sales. While some catalogers,

Will Chinese quotas pinch?

| John Fischer

To slow imports from China, the U.S. in May reimposed quotas on several categories of Chinese textiles, including cotton knit shirts and blouses, cotton