InternetNews Staff

Irving, TX-based Michaels Stores Inc., an arts and crafts retailer, signed a site license agreement with Pricer/Intactix to link its advertising, merchandising, and MIS systems using technology from the space and category management provider. The license grants Michaels’ corporate headquarters unlimited access to the Connect3 software solution, which integrates advertising and promotional information into Michaels’ […]

San Francisco-based Electric Classifieds Inc. said it now offers what it called “the most complete solution in the industry for the $6 billion employment advertising category.” The centerpiece of the new ECI solution is a product module that matches resumes with job listings. The job match product enables job seekers and employers to use sophisticated […]

William Lohse, a pioneer in the technology industry and veteran of high-tech publishing, formed NetWeb, a new company that will offer Web site builders a suite of advertising, sales, marketing, and digital commerce services. Lohse said San Francisco-based NetWeb will focus on serving the needs of Web sites rather those of their customers. The successful […]

Wolverine Web Productions, owner and operator of the Website Promoters Resource Center, launched a new consulting arm, Beyond Interactive. Wolverine said it has repositioned itself to better serve the needs of advertising agencies, interactive shops, and other high-end clientele. Beyond Interactive, touting itself as “The On-line Advertising Experts,” has already done work for Fallon McElligott, […]

Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, which includes a new media component, agreed to be acquired by Interpublic Group of Cos. Hill, Holliday is a midsized agency that specializes in clients in fields like financial services, health care, and technology. Hill, Holliday has more than 600 employees at offices in Boston; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Framingham, MA, and […]

Newspapers, some of which have been rather timid about their Web ventures, may be waking up. As evidence, we cite this statement issued by the San Diego Source, the Internet component of the San Diego Daily Transcript, the region’s only business daily newspaper: “Publishers, sales managers and Webmasters for the San Diego Source and its […]

Atlanta-based Grizzard Communications Group reported it has been retained by a group of Christian and church-related Web publishers and opt-in newsletters to represent them for ad sales on the Internet. Under terms of the deal, Grizzard will serve as a full-service sales agent, offering advertisers both placement and server management/support capabilities. According to William Greene, […]

Hot Jobs Inc., an Internet recruiting Web site, said it signed an agreement with Yahoo! that allows Hot Jobs’ member companies to post jobs simultaneously to both Hot Jobs and the Employment section of Yahoo! Classifieds. “The Employment area in Yahoo! Classifieds is one of the most popular places where employers and job seekers meet,” […]

The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced it selected its 1998 officers, established its headquarters in New York City, and filled the newly created post of director. Rich LeFurgy, senior vice president, advertising for ABC News/ESPN Internet Ventures, was reelected chairman. Richy Glassberg, vice president/general manager, Turner Interactive Marketing and Sales, will be vice chairman. Kate […]

An interesting tale of a Web site development deal gone wrong appears in Ad Age, which reports that Avalanche client Rx Remedy, a consumer health mag, claims to have been “left adrift.” Avalanche Solutions, recently acquired by Razorfish, was hired in December 1996 to create a promotional Web site for the mag by May 1997. […]

Yoyodyne, a relationship marketing company based in Irvington, NY, launched Get Rich Click III, an online promotion that guarantees delivery of category-specific, demographically targeted audiences to sponsors’ Web sites. The company said the promotion is expected to attract 1 million participants competing for a chance to win $100,000. Initial sponsors include Columbia House, AdOne Network, […]

El Segundo, CA-based ZULU-tek Inc., which recently acquired a controlling interest in SOFTBANK Interactive Marketing said it posted total 1997 revenues of $39 million. SOFTBANK Interactive Marketing also said that The SOFTBANK Network more than doubled in size, attracting 32 new Web sites as affiliates in its first 120 days of operation, increasing the number […]