Reweaving the Political Web: E-campaigns and Hard Money

Assuming that President George W. Bush signs the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 into law, political candidates may urgently need to reassess the way they use the Internet. An informal survey conducted by The Bivings Group uncovered a major gap in Internet participation by candidates as less than 25% of incumbent Senators and Representatives had launched a campaign website for the 2002 mid-term elections....

Maximizing ROI for Paid Search Engine Placements

Paid search engine placement programs, such as those offered by Overture, are the quickest, easiest, and one of the most cost effective ways to ensure that your website appears on the first page of results on major search engines. While the concept is straightforward enough, the implementation of such a program requires a certain degree of finesse in order to see the greatest response rates and return on investment (ROI)....

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Taking Advantage of Discounted Online Ad Rates During an Economic Downturn

The great irony of an economic downturn such as the one that we are now experiencing, is that while they provide the greatest opportunity for businesses to invest in future growth, most companies feel that they are in no position to capitalize on that opportunity....

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times

2001 Year in Review and Predictions for 2002 Yet again, Dickens is correct – “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,...