Christopher Saunders

New York-based I-shop Razorfish continued the seemingly unending litany of bad news in the sector, announcing that it would not see an expected profit this quarter, and will miss estimates by a sizable amount. Wall Street estimates had anticipated a profit of $0.02 for the Silicon Alley-based firm. Now, the company expects a pro forma […]

New York-based Internet consultant Siegelgale continued the string of design and technology shops announcing reorganizations Tuesday, with news that it would cut posts from its New York office. Twenty-three positions, or 7 percent of the workforce, are being eliminated, according to a company spokesperson who did not wish to be identified. Among those leaving will […]

Boston-based I-shop Digitas announced a management shakeup Monday that includes the immediate resignation of two of its top executives. In a new structure the company said is designed to support its “continuing strong growth, global expansion and thought leadership,” Digitas’ chief operating officer, Michael Ward, will assume the position of president — nudging aside the […]

In a move that gives it access to a host of potential new clients, online couponer CoolSavings.com Tuesday announced an agreement with a major technology and marketing firm that serves the grocery and consumer packaged goods industries. That deal with Asset Solutions, the promotions subsidiary of Acosta Sales and Marketing, will enable CoolSavings to introduce […]

Online advertising giant DoubleClick slashed its earnings predictions for fourth quarter 2000 during a conference call with analysts Monday. The announcement wasn’t unexpected; for the past week, Wall Street analysts have been backtracking on their earlier predictions for the company. At the start of the quarter, analysts had predicted the New York-based company would make […]

In a move aimed at bolstering the visibility of its sports channel, online content giant Yahoo! has inked a sponsorship deal with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard team. Through the agreement, Yahoo!’s Sports channel will receive title sponsorship of the “Yahoo! Sports Big Air & Style” series, a set of three nationally televised competitions on […]

Ad network and technology company 24/7 Media Monday will offer its clients the ability to target ads geographically, through a deal announced Monday with Digital Envoy. The agreement effectively makes 24/7 one of the first ad networks to offer targeting by region. Using Atlanta-based Digital Envoy’s patent-pending technology NetAcuity, the company can offer its network […]

Walt Disney Internet Group will bolster revenue coming into one of its lesser-known properties, Family.com, with an exclusive advertiser agreement with Pillsbury. As part of Monday’s deal, the consumer packaged food giant will serve as the exclusive advertiser on the home page of Family.com’s recipe section. In addition, there will be links from Family.com’s recipe […]

In revealing regulatory filings earlier this week, e-mail marketer inChorus.com said that it has cut twelve non-executive positions — raising questions about the company’s near-term viability. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm, which creates tools for marketers to embed animation and sound into e-mail messages, cited a “continued severe capital shortfall” as the reasons behind the […]

Delano has landed Middleberg Euro RSCG’s new interactive agency as a partner, enabling the Canadian marketing and e-business technology firm to market to the agency’s clients. I-shop Middleberg 1.2.1 will offer Toronto-based Delano’s online customer retention product, Consumer Velocity, to clients as a result of the deal. The software includes e-mail marketing, surveys, newsletters and […]

Alley-based Internet entertainment network Uproar said it plans to acquire online ad brokerage service TrafficMarketplace.com, in a deal valued at about $5.85 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Uproar will acquire all outstanding shares of Trafficmarketplace.com in a stock-for-stock transaction, in which Trafficmarketplace.com stockholders will receive an aggregate of about 3.6 million shares of […]

Scient Wednesday joined the bevy of Internet service firms cutting staff and restructuring in the face of waning revenues. The company also lowered its revenue and earnings expectations for its third fiscal quarter, ending in December. In a statement released Wednesday, Scient officers blamed a shortfall in expected quarterly revenue on a “broad-based economic slowdown,” […]