Beth Cox

Internet banking applications are quickly becoming the panacea for banks hoping to increase their market share and retain customers, says a new report from International Data Corp. The report shows that sales of these applications topped $93 million in 1998 and will jump to over $326 million in 1999. IDC said it attributes the strong […]

New York City-based Fox Market Wire, an investor and business news site, and Lincoln Mercury announced a cross-media advertising campaign promoting the new Lincoln LS. The partnership goes beyond traditional online buttons and banners to create a mini-site, featuring a Lincoln Mercury-sponsored contest that asks consumers to take the “Fox Investment Challenge.” Spending details on […]

Stamford, CT-based Thomson Interactive Media (TIM), a provider of online advertising solutions, was selected by The Atlanta Journal- Constitution, a Cox Newspaper, to provide the technology to support its online classifieds. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will use the latest version of TIM’s Classified IQ product, v5.1, which offers such features as searching by specific areas, streaming […]

Carpinteria, CA-based MetaCreations Corp. said it plans to deliver “dynamic new software for Web design professionals who want to create animated, broadcast-quality Web advertising banners.” The product, called Headline Studio, will contain all the tools needed to quickly create animated GIF banner ads for the Web that can be viewed on any browser at multiple […]

BT (British Telecommunications plc) and USWeb/CKS are launching a consulting service for online shopping initiatives in the United Kingdom. The new service signed home shopping brand NEXT as its first customer. BT’s Internet & Multimedia Services division and USWeb/CKS in the UK, an Internet technology and marketing communications firm, will offer a range of online […]

Andover, MA-based CMGI Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire 2CAN Media Inc., a large, site-focused online advertising representation firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. 2CAN will join the ADSmart organization under the direction of Chairman and CEO John Federman. Ryan Steelberg, currently president and CEO of 2CAN Media, will remain as president of the […]

AdKnowledge said that New York-based interactive direct marketing agency i-traffic signed a contract making AdKnowledge its preferred ad serving technology partner. AdKnowledge also said nearly 20 new customers have signed on in the past two months. AdKnowledge provides tools that measure, optimize and execute Web advertising programs. Under the terms of the agreement, i-traffic will […]

IBM launched its latest e-business integrated marketing campaign–“e-business people”–with new creative work and the slogan: “People who think. People who do. People who get it.” Extending IBM’s initial e-business campaign, the new print, online and airport advertising is part of a $75 million campaign spotlighting the “e-business people” of IBM Global Services. Global Services is […]

New York City-based DVD Holding Corp. has launched MusicHQ.com, an interactive music shopping experience that offers discounts, wide selection of titles, information on the music scene and a variety of browsing and search options. “We did a thorough analysis of the online music shopping opportunities for consumers and felt none offered the ideal shopping experience […]

Banking companies need to aggressively pursue the electronic bill presentment business or risk losing the opportunity to portals that already are consolidating many utility functions for online users, a new study says. With more than 15 million US households expected to receive their bills online by 2002, banks and other financial portals are faced with […]

Online trading companies logged an average of 340,000 stock and mutual fund trades a day in the fourth quarter of 1998, up 34 percent from the second quarter, according to published reports. Toronto-Dominion Bank’s Waterhouse Investor Services had the biggest increase in market share for the second consecutive quarter, according to a report from Credit […]

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, which just backed off its surcharge for tickets not sold on the Web, said it will expand its electronic ticketing program to include flights to and from many destinations in Europe over the next few months, beginning on Feb. 1 with Amsterdam. “With the addition of these European destinations, Delta will […]