Resources and Services for Electronic and Internet Marketing

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ADVERTISING, MARKETING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
MediaPost - Advertising and Media Directory
Portland Advertising Federation - PAF represents, inspires, promotes and educates its members in the advertising industry. These needs are met through clubs, programs and activities, as well as through national resources like the American Advertising Federation
PR Week - PR Week is the first weekly magazine to offer nationwide coverage of the public relations business
PRSA - the world's largest professional organization for public relations practitioners
University of Texas' Marketing - The Ultimate Marketing Communications Directory

Ad Critic - News and information about the advertising industry
AMIC - Advertising Media Internet Center
BallyHoo Magazine - Innovative advertising marketing strategies
'boards Magazine - Creative edge in commercial advertising production
CornerBarPR - The Sassy Source for PR Pros
DIRECT - coverage of the challenges and issues direct marketers face across every aspect of direct marketing
Direct Marketing Association - the largest trade association for businesses interested in direct, database, and interactive global marketing
Direct Marketing News - Newspaper of Record for Direct Marketers
Duke University Ad Archive - presents images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955

The Mediacall Group - View services provided by The MediaCall Group, including marketing, advertising, focus groups & marketing research, business strategizing & planning, branding, advertising development, media planning & placement and public relations. The Mediacall Group has offices in Macomb and Chicago, and is Western Illinois' premier marketing talent serving the needs of clients large and small.

AFFILIATE MARKETING
AffiliateFirst - Directory of affiliate programs
Clickxchange - Create or join an affiliate program
Commission Junction - Performance- based affiliate programs and search marketing
LinkShare - pioneered online affiliate marketing, and today runs the largest pay for performance affiliate marketing network on the Internet
Refer It - the leading search engine for revenue-sharing programs. Refer-it's database includes descriptions and ratings of #count.total# affiliate programs, including Amazon.com, CarPrices.com, and Match.com.

BUSINESS OWNERS
ConstantContact - Do-It-Yourself Email Marketing
Market My Dot Com - Web Site Marketing - E-Mail Marketing - Marketing E-Books - Newsletters - Internet Marketing - Affiliate Programs
MySiteSpindle.com - EASY website builder, your business will be online in just 5 minutes
Pandecta - We get our hands dirty and let you in on what's hype and what works in the real world. This is in-the-trenches Internet business know-how like you will not find anywhere else
Small Business Referral Network - the first true cooperative program of small business owners who'll come together to actively support the network in helping each other grow
ToolKit - TOTAL know-how for small business
Top Seven Lists for Entrepreneurs - Tips, Secrets, Strategies, & Expert Information To Help You Build & Grow Your Business
Yahoo! Small Business - a one-stop success center where you can enhance every aspect of your online operations

1 to 1 - Strategy Consulting Around Customer Relationship Management
1-800-CEO-Read - Resource of book titles for executives, managers and owners
Build Your Home Biz - How to Start a Career at Home
ByOurShoeStrings (BOSS) Marketing - marketing and promotions firm dedicated to small and home-based business
Entrepreneur - Solutions for growing businesses
Inc. - delivers advice, tools, and services, to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses more successfully
Red Herring - a media company whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. Its staff of award-winning journalists tell readers what's first, what matters and most importantly, why
RightNow Technologies - leading provider of customer service and support solutions through uncompromising focus on our customers
WebEx - leading provider of Web communication services that enable greater productivity and cost-efficiency across the enterprise
Web Master Course - easy how-to on making web sites
Writing A Business Plan - Learn how to write effective and successful business plans

COPYWRITING
Marcia Yudkin - creative marketing solutions AND how to reach publishing/writing success
Nick Usborne - Online copywriting articles and tips to help improve your online customer experience - from Nick Usborne, highly respected author, speaker, and customer experience consultant
Pandecta - We get our hands dirty and let you in on what's hype and what works in the real world. This is in-the-trenches Internet business know-how like you will not find anywhere else
Suite101 - an online publishing community of writers, readers, and educators who have come together to share their passion. This popular website is a destination for millions of Internet users who want to learn, express themselves, and share ideas, interests, and expertise with other like-minded individuals
Web Content Style Guide - The essential guide for online writers, editors and managers

Ad Copywriting - Free tutorials on copywriting, web content, advertising, and direct mail
Bull's Eye Business Writing - Index of Business Writing Tips
Communication Arts Network - eZine for Communication Arts Magazine
Copywriting Basics - tips to help you create ads that work
Edit-Work - helps editors make their site's content work as effectively as possible
Self Editing Checklist - How To Edit Your Own Writing (Self-Editing)
Web Page Content - Training online writers in business
Writing A Business Plan - Learn how to write effective and successful business plans

EMAIL
Content Checker - Free anti-spam checker
eROIdelivers - helps its clients generate and capture qualified leads online through email marketing, e-commerce, search engine marketing, and Web site development.
Pexicom Email Services - web based e-mail/fax campaign management tool that enables companies and individuals to manage responsible, permission-based marketing initiatives, with all the features and reporting necessary to conduct in-depth data analysis to measure, monitor and refine program insights and innovations

Cooler Email - Opt-In Email Communication and Marketing
Coollist - Free List Service - Start One or Join One
Digital Cement - We are and will continue to be the best permission marketing services firm in the world
DirectQlick - Lists with an accent on recent activity and behavior that provides users with precise targeting
EmailFactory - A start-to-finish e-mail marketing solution with every tool for your unique marketing
emailLabs - leading provider of email marketing software/ASP solutions and services
FreeLists - a service providing free, commercial-grade Internet mailing lists
i-op - This exceptional team works with you to identify goals and shape compelling website and email campaigns, using proven tactics to build intimacy and trust with your customers.
MailerMailer - email list management service
messagebot - this totally free service keeps track of the emails entered on your website
Spam Laws - This compilation of laws related to unsolicited bulk and commercial e-mail ("spam") is provided solely for educational and informational purposes, and does not constitute legal advice
YourMailingListProvider - A powerful web-based application to manage an electronic newsletter

eMARKETING RESOURCES
B2B Marketing Biz - Case studies, results data, and best practices for marketing, advertising, and PR
Business 2.0 - Magazine and website about insight, tools, and advantage in business
ClickZ - Internet Marketing Solutions for Marketers
CyberAtlas - Trends & Stats: The Web's Richest Source
DMOZ - Open Directory Project - Open Directory provides the means for the Internet to organize itself. As the Internet grows, so do the number of net-citizens. These citizens can each organize a small portion of the web and present it back to the rest of the population, culling out the bad and useless and keeping only the best content.
DoubleClick - develops the tools that advertisers, direct marketers and web publishers use to plan, execute and analyze marketing programs
eMarketer - The first place to look for data, research and analysis on e-business, online marketing and emerging technologies
eROI Blog - Email Marketing News, Articles, and Strategies
Fast Company - chronicles how changing companies create and compete, highlights new business practices, and showcases who is inventing the future and reinventing business
MarketingFind - exclusive resource for Web marketing - combining review of emerging trends, in-depth exploration of industry participants and unique approaches for developing effective marketing strategies
MarketingSherpa - Practical news and Case Studies for business-to-business advertisers and marketers on reaching medium-large businesses effectively online. 100% exclusive news includes offline marketing that drives site traffic
MarketingVOX - Independent e-marketing, internet marketing, and all marketing news
NUA - online internet resource portal providing internet data, metrix, stats, publishing, resources, news, information, metrics and trend report
Opt In News - source for email marketing news and trends
Permission - Seth Godin's web site on Permission based marketing
Seth Godin - Author and Agent of Change
TrendWatching - emerging consumer trends and marketing insights from around the world

AccuTips - Direct marketing news, strategies, resources and more
Ad Age - Advertising Age magazine web site
AdBumb - Newsletter about the online advertising industry
American Marketing Association - Association for marketers
Atom Films - A marketer and distributor of digital entertainment
Avant Marketer - Interactive Advertising Strategy & Intelligence
BtoB Online - Magazine for marketing strategists
The Bivings Report - News, commentary about interactive marketing, promotion, ads, PR
Blogger - Free easy-to-use web site to post thoughts, interact with people, and more
BrandWeek Magazine - Online magazine dedicated to branding
CatchLight - eZine about marketing and business develpment
CommunityB2B - source for evaluating, purchasing & implementing electronic solutions
Google Groups - create your own search engine
IDC Research Group - premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries
IdeaSiteForBusiness - Useful Ideas for Creative Business People - Marketing Ideas, Creative Ideas and More
InsaneJournal - a simple yet very customizable online diary. It is built on open source software from LiveJournal.com
Internet Bone Structure - What Every Internet Employee Should Know about the Internet
InternetBrothers - An escape from the ordinary surfing
Internet Map Project - What Every Internet Employee Should Know about the Internet, II
StatMarket - leading provider of on-demand Web analytics. The company's solutions collect data from Web browsers, process that information and deliver reports about online visitor behavior to its customers on demand
Topix.net - The Internet's largest News site

RESEARCH
Tech Target's "What Is" - the leading computer technical encyclopedia, dictionary and glossary
Zarden - a directory of market research companies

Ipsos-Reid - one of the world's leading survey-based marketing research firms
Quirks - designed to promote the use, understanding and value of marketing research across all industries
StatMarket - leading provider of on-demand Web analytics. The company's solutions collect data from Web browsers, process that information and deliver reports about online visitor behavior to its customers on demand
SurveyMonkey - tool to create and publish custom surveys in minutes, and view results graphically in real time

SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION
Alexa - Web navigation, related links, and tracking rankings
Anvil Media - search engine marketing company specializing in keyword research, search engine optimization (SEO) and pay-per-click (PPC) management
Overture - offers essential marketing services for companies doing business online. The company's full suite of search-based products and tools help businesses connect with highly motivated customers
PayPerClick Search Engines - Cost-effective, highly targeted website traffic
Search Engine Chart - showing syndications, suppliers, and partners
Search Engine Roundtable - A well-rounded view on search engines and search engine marketing by senior members of the major SEO/SEM forums on the Internet.
Search Engine Watch - THE SOURCE for search engine marketing
Spider Food - Over 200 pages of search engine optimization, search engine submission, and web site promotion tutorials plus Discussion Forum
WordTracker - Keywords to improve search engine placement and ranking. Find top internet marketing keywords

Bruce Clay Consultants - Search engine optimization and marketing
Copernic - Software to search, find, and manage information
HighRankings.com - total SEO solutions
IntraPromote - consortium of experts in search engine optimization, online and offline marketing, programming, and publishing
iProspect - the Original® Search Engine Marketing Firm -- credited with pioneering the practice of search engine marketing; our mission is to increase your online market reach, strengthen your brand equity, help you achieve stronger business results and generate greater profitability
Ixquick Metasearch - the fastest growing metasearch engine
More Visibility - Leaders in Search Engine Marketing
Search Engine Marketing - paid placement and inclusion information
Search Engine Tips - search engine tips
Search Trends - thorough business-to-business search
TribalFusion - the leading site representation company, serving 5 billion monthly impressions and reaching 77 million users per month
Web Position - WebPosition is the pioneer in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) software
WebSponsors - a dynamic Web-based advertising network offering primarily the Cost-Per-Action (CPA) revenue model

WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT
HTML Station - demonstrations, tutorials, codes, specification summaries, techniques/technologies descriptions, and supporting information about hypertext markup language (HTML) and related technologies
LinkMensch - Articles and commentary on the art of linking
StickySauce - incorporates all of the webs tools, resources and information that will allow webmasters, developers and designers to further enhance their skills, knowledge and website from one base
Web Monkey - THE web developer's resource
Yahoo! Small Business - a one-stop success center where you can enhance every aspect of your online operations

Emagine Internet Marketing - web consulting and design firm that serves fresh ideas daily; create compelling websites that deliver the digital solutions for their clients
Find What - developer and provider of performance-based marketing and commerce enabling services
GoDaddy - 5.3M domains under management; Web-based email system with spam filtering, Web development tools, sales and marketing software applications, privacy and protection software, SSL certificates and merchant account access
I-Advertising - Lead-Generation, Web Advertising, Email Newsletter Advertising and Strategic Consulting services to achieve any online marketing objectives, combining world-class expertise with next generation technology to drive results in the online channel like no other company
Internet Advertising Guru - optimizing your website for Internet Advertising and Visitor Usability
InternetRetailer - Strategies for multi-channel retailing
Introduction to HTML - VERY resourceful HTML site
iPowerWeb - Internet based end-to-end solutions enable small and medium sized enterprises (SME's) to build, promote, manage and profit from their online presence
LucidBlend - Creates online demos for marketing your products, services and solutions
NetMechanic - an integrated suite of low cost site maintenance services for small and medium sized businesses on the Web
Opt In, Inc. - Email List Brokerage, List Management, eSurveys, Email & Reverse Append, Creative Development, Customer Relationship Management, Advanced Campaign Tracking
Search Engine Tips - search engine tips
Skyscraper Ads - The web's first skyscraper ad network
SurveyMonkey - tool to create and publish custom surveys in minutes, and view results graphically in real time
Webjectives - Webjectives offers a comprehensive suite of web site tools and services, including design, online application development, site and strategy evaluations, search engine optimization and web promotion
Web Master Course - easy how-to on making web sites
Web Page Content - Training online writers in business
WebTrends - The worldwide leader in web analytics, WebTrends makes it easier to get smarter answers and faster results for every web question you have.