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Overdrives CEO Harry Gold’s ClickZ Columns
  Tips for Marketing on the Social WebOnce you develop friends and fans, don't give them the cold shoulder.
4/29/2008
  Questions to Ask Your ClientsMedia planning doesn't involve traditional sales, but you must get clients to buy into your recommendations. Here are 38 questions to begin with.
4/15/2008
  Boosting Your Media Buy's PerformanceTips and best practices for better banners.
4/1/2008
  Seven Ways to Boost Campaign PerformanceDon't shy away from the little placements that can make a big difference. Here's where to begin.
3/18/2008
  Mapping the Complete Path to SuccessYou cannot measure a campaign's success on clicks and actions if the creative doesn't give people a reason to click or convert.
3/4/2008
  Preparing an RFP for Interactive Media BuyingAn RFP can help reps understand your campaign's goals and success metrics.
2/19/2008
  Playing the Game With MomIn-game advertising for the other online gamer audience.
2/5/2008
  Remote Control as Mouse: TV and Web IntegrationInteractive TV spots are no distant reality. They're here. Now.
1/22/2008
  Playing the Game, Part 2Massive CEO Cory Van Arsdale discusses marketers excelling at advertising in online games and adopting other best practices. Last in a two-part series.
1/8/2008
  Playing the Game, Part 1An interview with Massive CEO Cory Van Arsdale about in-game advertising. First in a two-part series.
12/11/2007
  What Bubble?Why the second coming will be different for online and disastrous for print.
11/27/2007
  Marketing With Podcasts, Part 3Podcasting guru Mark McCrery continues with his outline of advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers. Last in a series.
11/13/2007
  Marketing with Podcasts, Part 2Podcasting guru Mark McCrery outlines advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers. Second in a series.
10/30/2007
  Marketing With Podcasts, Part 1
A podcasting guru outlines advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers.
10/16/2007
  Get Ready for the Good News and a Lot More Work
Online ad spending is set to grow 24 percent in 2008. Here are some tactical tips to be prepared.
10/2/2007
  The Rise of Online Video Ads
Advertisers and traditional ad agencies find it's easy to migrate television ads to the Web, but there's more to learn.
9/18/2007
  Performance Media Planning and Buying, Part 2: Paying for Leads and Actions
Nuts and bolts of performance media: tracking, buying value, creative, and more. Second of a two-part series.
9/4/2007
  Performance Media Planning and Buying, Part 1: Paying for Leads and ActionsGet up to speed on performance based media buys. First of a two-part series.
8/21/2007
  Going Local on the Web
Six steps to launch a successful online local campaign.
8/7/2007
  Pros and Cons of Ad Exchanges
How to determine if ad exchanges are right for your campaign.
7/24/2007
  The Pros and Cons of the Google Network
What's good and what's not about the largest ad network on the planet.
7/10/2007
  Tracking: A Double Edged Sword
You have to take the bad with the good -- and start optimizing.
6/26/2007
  Accessing the Critical Moment
Discovering and saturating the 'when' factor behind your product.
6/12/2007
  Get Value-Added Online Placements From Offline BuysFive ways to make sure you get the most from value-added online placements.
5/29/2007
  Pros and Cons of Google and DoubleClick
What could the Google acquisition of DoubleClick mean for you?
5/1/2007
  Where Are You Spending Your Clients' Money?
Online media buying budgets are growing. Where's all that money being spent?
4/17/2007
  Why Online Must Lead Offline Campaigns
The next online/offline integration wave will occur on the data level.
3/20/2007
  Keep Your Media Reps Close
Two secrets to working with media reps and getting them to make your goals their own.
3/6/2007
  Capitalize on the View
How to make the best of view-based data and prevent double counting.
3/3/2007
  2-D vs. 3-D Campaigns
Five suggestions from the online media side of the house to help offline creatives apply interactive logic to online concepts.
2/20/2007

Overdrives CEO Harry Gold’s ClickZ Columns
  Tips for Marketing on the Social WebOnce you develop friends and fans, don't give them the cold shoulder.
4/29/2008
  Questions to Ask Your ClientsMedia planning doesn't involve traditional sales, but you must get clients to buy into your recommendations. Here are 38 questions to begin with.
4/15/2008
  Boosting Your Media Buy's PerformanceTips and best practices for better banners.
4/1/2008
  Seven Ways to Boost Campaign PerformanceDon't shy away from the little placements that can make a big difference. Here's where to begin.
3/18/2008
  Mapping the Complete Path to SuccessYou cannot measure a campaign's success on clicks and actions if the creative doesn't give people a reason to click or convert.
3/4/2008
  Preparing an RFP for Interactive Media BuyingAn RFP can help reps understand your campaign's goals and success metrics.
2/19/2008
  Playing the Game With MomIn-game advertising for the other online gamer audience.
2/5/2008
  Remote Control as Mouse: TV and Web IntegrationInteractive TV spots are no distant reality. They're here. Now.
1/22/2008
  Playing the Game, Part 2Massive CEO Cory Van Arsdale discusses marketers excelling at advertising in online games and adopting other best practices. Last in a two-part series.
1/8/2008
  Playing the Game, Part 1An interview with Massive CEO Cory Van Arsdale about in-game advertising. First in a two-part series.
12/11/2007
  What Bubble?Why the second coming will be different for online and disastrous for print.
11/27/2007
  Marketing With Podcasts, Part 3Podcasting guru Mark McCrery continues with his outline of advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers. Last in a series.
11/13/2007
  Marketing with Podcasts, Part 2Podcasting guru Mark McCrery outlines advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers. Second in a series.
10/30/2007
  Marketing With Podcasts, Part 1
A podcasting guru outlines advertising and sponsorship opportunities available for marketers.
10/16/2007
  Get Ready for the Good News and a Lot More Work
Online ad spending is set to grow 24 percent in 2008. Here are some tactical tips to be prepared.
10/2/2007
  The Rise of Online Video Ads
Advertisers and traditional ad agencies find it's easy to migrate television ads to the Web, but there's more to learn.
9/18/2007
  Performance Media Planning and Buying, Part 2: Paying for Leads and Actions
Nuts and bolts of performance media: tracking, buying value, creative, and more. Second of a two-part series.
9/4/2007
  Performance Media Planning and Buying, Part 1: Paying for Leads and ActionsGet up to speed on performance based media buys. First of a two-part series.
8/21/2007
  Going Local on the Web
Six steps to launch a successful online local campaign.
8/7/2007
  Pros and Cons of Ad Exchanges
How to determine if ad exchanges are right for your campaign.
7/24/2007
  The Pros and Cons of the Google Network
What's good and what's not about the largest ad network on the planet.
7/10/2007
  Tracking: A Double Edged Sword
You have to take the bad with the good -- and start optimizing.
6/26/2007
  Accessing the Critical Moment
Discovering and saturating the 'when' factor behind your product.
6/12/2007
  Get Value-Added Online Placements From Offline BuysFive ways to make sure you get the most from value-added online placements.
5/29/2007
  Pros and Cons of Google and DoubleClick
What could the Google acquisition of DoubleClick mean for you?
5/1/2007
  Where Are You Spending Your Clients' Money?
Online media buying budgets are growing. Where's all that money being spent?
4/17/2007
  Why Online Must Lead Offline Campaigns
The next online/offline integration wave will occur on the data level.
3/20/2007
  Keep Your Media Reps Close
Two secrets to working with media reps and getting them to make your goals their own.
3/6/2007
  Capitalize on the View
How to make the best of view-based data and prevent double counting.
3/3/2007
  2-D vs. 3-D Campaigns
Five suggestions from the online media side of the house to help offline creatives apply interactive logic to online concepts.
2/20/2007