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HP at National Retail Federation 2012

Saturday, December 15 | HP Press Kits

HP introduced retail products at the 2012 National Retail Federation convention, including a self-checkout system, touch-enabled wall displays and barcode scanners. HP offers a broad portfolio of retail-focused products and services that help retailers create a seamless customer experience across multiple store touch points.

Yahoo to reorganize consumer-commerce division

Friday, May 18 | DMNews

Yahoo's reorganizing under interim CEO Ross Levinsohn will disrupt the company's consumer-commerce division, according to multiple outlets. The reorganization, which will place Yahoo's commerce operations within its global media team, comes after months of changes at the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company.



Facebook IPO goes public, faces new challenges

Friday, May 18 | DMNews

Facebook shares began trading on US stock exchange NASDAQ today at 11:30am EST at $42.25, raising $16 billion and making it one of the largest tech initial public offerings (IPO). The share price was $4.25 higher than the $38 pricing Facebook announced yesterday May 17 for its IPO.



DMA Calls for 2013 Board of Directors Nominations

Friday, May 18 | The-DMA.org Press

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Board of Directors today announced it is now accepting nominations for a limited number of vacancies on its 2013 Board of Directors. The deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, June 20, 2012.

To our readers:

Friday, May 18 | DMNews

Direct Marketing News experienced technological issues with the site beginning Thursday afternoon and lasting into Friday morning. As a result, the site went down during that duration and the newsletter went out later and with errors in its layout.



Hubspot adds ESP functionality, targets larger enterprises

Thursday, May 17 | DMNews

Marketing software provider Hubspot has added functionality that effectively turns the company into an email service provider (ESP), said Laura Fitton, Hubspot's inbound marketing evangelist.



Pinterest lands $100M investment led by Japanese e-commerce giant

Thursday, May 17 | DMNews

Rakuten, Inc., a Japanese conglomerate of internet services that includes e-commerce giant E-Commerce Marketplace, has led a $100 million investment in social media pinboard site Pinterest, said Mike Jaconi, CEO of Rakuten's loyalty software program FreeCause and executive officer at Rakuten. With this financing, Pinterest is now valued at $1.5 billion.



How will Google's Knowledge Graph affect SEM?

Thursday, May 17 | DMNews

Google launched on May 16 its Knowledge Graph, which allows users to search for things, people and places that "Google knows about" and "instantly get information that is relevant to your query," according to a blog post by Amit Singhal, SVP of engineering at Google.



HP Board Declares Regular Dividend

Thursday, May 17 | HP News Releases

The HP board of directors has declared a regular cash dividend of 13.2 cents per share on the company's common stock.

Print Week India launches Awards for 2012

Thursday, May 17 | OutputLinks HVTO News


HP Expands Its Next-generation Data Center Infrastructure with Installation of First HP EcoPOD

Thursday, May 17 | HP News Releases

HP today announced it has completed installation of an HP EcoPOD at its Alpharetta, Ga., next-generation data center (NGDC), extending the company's leadership in energy efficiency.

SuiteWorld 2012 keynote: NetSuite to enhance software, e-commerce, CRM platforms

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

During his May 16 keynote address at SuiteWorld 2012 in San Francisco, NetSuite founder and CTO Evan Goldberg laid out several software improvements to NetSuite's cloud, including enhanced e-commerce capabilities and "revenue as a service," a system intended to help software companies sell online.



SuiteWorld 2012 keynote: NetSuite to enhance software, e-commerce, CRM platforms

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

During his May 16 keynote address at SuiteWorld 2012 in San Francisco, NetSuite founder and CTO Evan Goldberg laid out several software improvements to NetSuite's cloud, including enhanced e-commerce capabilities and "revenue as a service," a system intended to help software companies sell online.



Larry Kimmel resigns as DMA CEO, joins hawkeye

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Larry Kimmel has resigned as CEO of the DMA to join multichannel marketing agency hawkeye, said DMA chairman of the board Matt Blumberg.



Larry Kimmel resigns as DMA CEO, joins hawkeye

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Larry Kimmel has resigned as CEO of the DMA to join multichannel marketing agency hawkeye, said DMA chairman of the board Matt Blumberg.



Land O'Lakes to use NetSuite OneWorld

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Land O'Lakes is using the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution OneWorld, NetSuite announced May 16 at SuiteWorld 2012 in San Francisco, the business software provider's annual conference.



Land O'Lakes to use NetSuite OneWorld

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Land O'Lakes is using the enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution OneWorld, NetSuite announced May 16 at SuiteWorld 2012 in San Francisco, the business software provider's annual conference.



Next up for NetSuite: content management for e-commerce

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

NetSuite plans make content management a major priority for its developers and e-commerce customers, said Andy Lloyd, GM of e-commerce products.



Next up for NetSuite: content management for e-commerce

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

NetSuite plans make content management a major priority for its developers and e-commerce customers, said Andy Lloyd, GM of e-commerce products.



Skechers settles with FTC for $40m

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Skechers USA Inc. has agreed to settle FTC charges that the company made unfounded and deceitful claims about the benefits of its Shape-Ups fitness shoes.



Skechers settles with FTC for $40m

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

Skechers USA Inc. has agreed to settle FTC charges that the company made unfounded and deceitful claims about the benefits of its Shape-Ups fitness shoes.



drupa 2012 Provides Trendsetting Impulses for Print Sector

Wednesday, May 16 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Leading EFI Fiery Technology Drives New Ricoh Aficio MFPs, Bringing Productivity-Boosting Tools and Mobile Printing to the Office

Wednesday, May 16 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Ironsides APT 2.0 Offers Real-Time View to Print & Mail Work-In-Process

Wednesday, May 16 | OutputLinks HVTO News


GM gives Zuck a slap in the Facebook

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

General Motors says its yanking its Facebook ads because they don't work. The announcement came three days before Facebook's scheduled IPO on May 18. Owch.



GM gives Zuck a slap in the Facebook

Wednesday, May 16 | DMNews

General Motors says its yanking its Facebook ads because they don't work. The announcement came three days before Facebook's scheduled IPO on May 18. Owch.



HP Helps T-Mobile Save Time, Money with Converged Infrastructure and Services

Tuesday, May 15 | HP News Releases

HP today announced it has delivered an HP AppSystem for the SAP HANA® database and related services to T-Mobile USA, Inc., helping the wireless provider shorten the time required to analyze information from more than one week to less than a day.

The customer is king

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

If a user doesn't like your e-commerce site, they're not likely to buy. It's that simple. At least that's the buzz at SuiteWorld 2012.



The customer is king

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

If a user doesn't like your e-commerce site, they're not likely to buy. It's that simple. At least that's the buzz at SuiteWorld 2012.



The customer is king

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

If a user doesn't like your e-commerce site, they're not likely to buy. It's that simple. At least that's the buzz at SuiteWorld 2012.



The customer is king

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

If a user doesn't like your e-commerce site, they're not likely to buy. It's that simple. At least that's the buzz at SuiteWorld 2012.



NetSuite announces SuiteCommerce at annual conference

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

NetSuite announced anew platform called SuiteCommerce at their SuiteWorld 2012 conference in San Francisco. The platform, which connects companies' CRM to ERP, is the first of its kind, said CEO Zach Nelson during his May 15 keynote address.



NetSuite announces SuiteCommerce at annual conference

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

NetSuite announced anew platform called SuiteCommerce at their SuiteWorld 2012 conference in San Francisco. The platform, which connects companies' CRM to ERP, is the first of its kind, said CEO Zach Nelson during his May 15 keynote address.



NetSuite announces SuiteCommerce at annual conference

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

NetSuite announced anew platform called SuiteCommerce at their SuiteWorld 2012 conference in San Francisco. The platform, which connects companies' CRM to ERP, is the first of its kind, said CEO Zach Nelson during his May 15 keynote address.



NetSuite announces SuiteCommerce at annual conference

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

NetSuite announced anew platform called SuiteCommerce at their SuiteWorld 2012 conference in San Francisco. The platform, which connects companies' CRM to ERP, is the first of its kind, said CEO Zach Nelson during his May 15 keynote address.



HP selects BBDO Worldwide as AOR for PC business

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

BBDO Worldwide has been appointed agency of record (AOR) for Hewlett-Packard Distribution Co.'s (HP's) personal computer and printing business, said Eric Keshin, SVP of marketing in HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group.



HP selects BBDO Worldwide as AOR for PC business

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

BBDO Worldwide has been appointed agency of record (AOR) for Hewlett-Packard Distribution Co.'s (HP's) personal computer and printing business, said Eric Keshin, SVP of marketing in HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group.



HP selects BBDO Worldwide as AOR for PC business

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

BBDO Worldwide has been appointed agency of record (AOR) for Hewlett-Packard Distribution Co.'s (HP's) personal computer and printing business, said Eric Keshin, SVP of marketing in HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group.



HP selects BBDO Worldwide as AOR for PC business

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

BBDO Worldwide has been appointed agency of record (AOR) for Hewlett-Packard Distribution Co.'s (HP's) personal computer and printing business, said Eric Keshin, SVP of marketing in HP's Printing and Personal Systems Group.



Silverpop launches Social Pull, an online form builder for Facebook

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

Silverpop, the digital marketing technology provider, has released Social Pull, an app that helps marketers build online forms for Facebook Timeline pages, said Adam Steinberg, segment marketing director of social media for Silverpop.



Silverpop launches Social Pull, an online form builder for Facebook

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

Silverpop, the digital marketing technology provider, has released Social Pull, an app that helps marketers build online forms for Facebook Timeline pages, said Adam Steinberg, segment marketing director of social media for Silverpop.



Silverpop launches Social Pull, an online form builder for Facebook

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

Silverpop, the digital marketing technology provider, has released Social Pull, an app that helps marketers build online forms for Facebook Timeline pages, said Adam Steinberg, segment marketing director of social media for Silverpop.



Silverpop launches Social Pull, an online form builder for Facebook

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

Silverpop, the digital marketing technology provider, has released Social Pull, an app that helps marketers build online forms for Facebook Timeline pages, said Adam Steinberg, segment marketing director of social media for Silverpop.



99% of Top U.S. Magazines Feature 2D barcodes

Tuesday, May 15 | Pipes

A survey of the Top 100 U.S. magazines (by circulation) finds the percentage of magazines with at least one mobile barcode was 99% in Q1 2012.

99% of Top U.S. Magazines Feature 2D barcodes

Tuesday, May 15 | Pipes

A survey of the Top 100 U.S. magazines (by circulation) finds the percentage of magazines with at least one mobile barcode was 99% in Q1 2012.

99% of Top U.S. Magazines Feature 2D barcodes

Tuesday, May 15 | Pipes

A survey of the Top 100 U.S. magazines (by circulation) finds the percentage of magazines with at least one mobile barcode was 99% in Q1 2012.

99% of Top U.S. Magazines Feature 2D barcodes

Tuesday, May 15 | Pipes

A survey of the Top 100 U.S. magazines (by circulation) finds the percentage of magazines with at least one mobile barcode was 99% in Q1 2012.

DMA Announces Changes to Leadership Team

Tuesday, May 15 | The-DMA.org Press

The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) today announced that Larry Kimmel has resigned as CEO to join the agency Hawkeye. To help with the transition, Kimmel will continue as President Emeritus of the DMA and will serve in a senior advisory capacity. DMA Executive Vice President of Washington Operations, Linda Woolley, will become the organization's acting President and CEO.

drupa 2012 News & Highlights

Tuesday, May 15 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Xplor International Names New Association Board of Directors for 2012

Tuesday, May 15 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Integration and engagement: insights from Super Bowl XLVI

Tuesday, May 15 | DMNews

The Super Bowl is just one example of how it's not only about great creative, but about using it as a platform for driving intrigue and conversation.



Effective Store Signage Pays Off in Sales

Monday, May 14 | Pipes

A survey examining the attraction and impact of small business store signage on the American consumer finds 68% have purchased a product or service because a sign caught their eye.

HP Names BBDO as Advertising Agency of Record for PC Business

Monday, May 14 | HP News Releases

HP today announced it has named BBDO Worldwide the advertising agency of record (AOR) for its personal computer business.

News Release: HP Opens Technology Renewal Center in Scotland

Monday, May 14 | HP News Releases

HP today announced the opening of a technology renewal center in Erskine, Scotland, enabling commercial HP customers to acquire certified legacy HP products and participate in equipment reuse programs, regardless of equipment type or manufacturer.

Razorfish hires Paul do Forno as SVP of multi-channel commerce

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

Publicis Groupe digital agency Razorfish has named Paul do Forno SVP of multi-channel commerce, a newly created position, said Shannon Denton, executive sponsor of commerce and president of Razorfish's central region. Do Forno, who reports to Denton, joined in March and is based in Chicago.



Razorfish hires Paul do Forno as SVP of multichannel commerce

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

Publicis Groupe digital agency Razorfish has named Paul do Forno SVP of multichannel commerce, a newly created position, said Shannon Denton, executive sponsor of commerce and president of Razorfish's central region. Do Forno, who reports to Denton, joined in March and is based in Chicago.



Razorfish hires Paul do Forno as SVP of multichannel commerce

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

Publicis Groupe digital agency Razorfish has named Paul do Forno SVP of multichannel commerce, a newly created position, said Shannon Denton, executive sponsor of commerce and president of Razorfish's central region. Do Forno, who reports to Denton, joined in March and is based in Chicago.



Razorfish hires Paul do Forno as SVP of multichannel commerce

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

Publicis Groupe digital agency Razorfish has named Paul do Forno SVP of multichannel commerce, a newly created position, said Shannon Denton, executive sponsor of commerce and president of Razorfish's central region. Do Forno, who reports to Denton, joined in March and is based in Chicago.



Razorfish hires Paul do Forno as SVP of multichannel commerce

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

Publicis Groupe digital agency Razorfish has named Paul do Forno SVP of multichannel commerce, a newly created position, said Shannon Denton, executive sponsor of commerce and president of Razorfish's central region. Do Forno, who reports to Denton, joined in March and is based in Chicago.



Yahoo announces big data solution amid CEO departure

Monday, May 14 | DMNews

One day following the news that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down due to controversy over his resume embellishments, the company announced the scheduled debut of a solution called Genome in July.



Atlantic Zeiser Puts Spotlight on Its DIGILINE Sector-specific Solution for Coded and Serialized Print Applications

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Atlantic Zeiser Puts Spotlight on Its DIGILINE Sector-specific Solution for Coded and Serialized Print Applications

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Océ Expands Desktop Printer Lineup with New Canon Color and Black & White Models

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


HP Statement: Court Rejects Oracle's Motion to Dismiss HP's Claims in Itanium Civil Suit

Monday, May 14 | HP News Releases

HP issued the following statement in response to today's ruling in the ongoing litigation with Oracle relating to the Intel® Itanium® platform:

drupa 2012 News & Highlights

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Consumers Welcome and Prefer Offline Restaurant Marketing Offers Most

Monday, May 14 | Pipes

When it comes to receiving promotional communications from restaurants, consumers prefer, and act on, traditional marketing more than online channels.

Present on All Channels

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks White Papers


HP Customers Increase Productivity, Accelerate Workflows with HP Managed Print Services

Monday, May 14 | HP News Releases

HP today announced that a growing list of organizations, including Office Depot, Pace University and Global Experience Specialists Inc., are choosing HP Managed Print Services (MPS) to streamline information workflows and manage their printing infrastructures.

The Services Business is Humming Along

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Bell and Howell to Showcase Criterion APEX Sorting System at drupa 2012

Monday, May 14 | OutputLinks HVTO News


HP Delivers Increased Performance, Automation with New HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

Monday, May 14 | HP News Releases

HP today extended its HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8) portfolio with new servers that deliver increased performance, simplified maintenance and improved data center uptime.

Axel Springer and manroland Web Systems Conclude a Long-term Service Agreement

Saturday, May 12 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Seventh Annual Océ Future Authors Project Writing Workshop to Begin June 11 at Don Estridge Middle School in Boca Raton Robert Forbes and Mary Monroe are Featured Authors

Friday, May 11 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Twitter hires RestEngine team

Friday, May 11 | DMNews

Twitter has hired most of the team of employees at San Francisco-based RestEngine, an email marketing company that describes itself as a "social marketing automation platform," said RestEngine cofounder Joe Waltman.



Twitter hires RestEngine team

Friday, May 11 | DMNews

Twitter has hired most of the team of employees at San Francisco-based RestEngine, an email marketing company that describes itself as a "social marketing automation platform," said RestEngine cofounder Joe Waltman.



Twitter hires RestEngine team

Friday, May 11 | DMNews

Twitter has hired most of the team of employees at San Francisco-based RestEngine, an email marketing company that describes itself as a "social marketing automation platform," said RestEngine cofounder Joe Waltman.



Twitter hires RestEngine team

Friday, May 11 | DMNews

Twitter has hired most of the team of employees at San Francisco-based RestEngine, an email marketing company that describes itself as a "social marketing automation platform," said RestEngine cofounder Joe Waltman.



Bell and Howell Demonstrates Automated Document Factory Software at Drupa 2012

Friday, May 11 | OutputLinks HVTO News


acadami USA Announces First Transaction Document Production Specialist School for 2012

Friday, May 11 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Gap launches digital and social campaign

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Gap launched a digital and social marketing campaign May 10, said Rachel Tipograph, global director of digital and social media at the Gap. The "Be Your Own T" campaign accompanies the launch of a new t-shirt collection and includes several digital experiences, including a Facebook initiative.



Gap launches digital and social campaign

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Gap launched a digital and social marketing campaign May 10, said Rachel Tipograph, global director of digital and social media at the Gap. The "Be Your Own T" campaign accompanies the launch of a new t-shirt collection and includes several digital experiences, including a Facebook initiative.



Gap launches digital and social campaign

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Gap launched a digital and social marketing campaign May 10, said Rachel Tipograph, global director of digital and social media at the Gap. The "Be Your Own T" campaign accompanies the launch of a new t-shirt collection and includes several digital experiences, including a Facebook initiative.



Allied Integrated Marketing to launch African-American division

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Allied Integrated Marketing launched May 10 an African-American marketing division called Allied Moxy, said company president Clint Kendall.



Allied Integrated Marketing to launch African-American division

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Allied Integrated Marketing launched May 10 an African-American marketing division called Allied Moxy, said company president Clint Kendall.



Allied Integrated Marketing to launch African-American division

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Allied Integrated Marketing launched May 10 an African-American marketing division called Allied Moxy, said company president Clint Kendall.



Experian to sell three comparison sites for $175m

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Experian has agreed to sell price comparison site PriceGrabber and two additional comparison sites for $175 million.



Experian to sell three comparison sites for $175m

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Experian has agreed to sell price comparison site PriceGrabber and two additional comparison sites for $175 million.



Experian to sell three comparison sites for $175m

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Experian has agreed to sell price comparison site PriceGrabber and two additional comparison sites for $175 million.



New Facebook App Center highlights importance of mobile

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Facebook's new App Center will go live in the coming weeks, but developers can begin submitting both free and paid apps for consideration now.



New Facebook App Center highlights importance of mobile

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Facebook's new App Center will go live in the coming weeks, but developers can begin submitting both free and paid apps for consideration now.



New Facebook App Center highlights importance of mobile

Thursday, May 10 | DMNews

Facebook's new App Center will go live in the coming weeks, but developers can begin submitting both free and paid apps for consideration now.



drupa 2012 News & Highlights

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


2012 Direct Marketing ROI Forecast

Thursday, May 10 | Pipes

Direct marketing ROI is improving. In general, for 2012, an investment of $1 in direct marketing ad expenditures is up -- it is predicted to return, on average, $12.18 in incremental revenue across all industries. In comparison, non-DM ROI is expected to be $5.26 in 2012.

2012 Direct Marketing ROI Forecast

Thursday, May 10 | Pipes

Direct marketing ROI is improving. In general, for 2012, an investment of $1 in direct marketing ad expenditures is up -- it is predicted to return, on average, $12.18 in incremental revenue across all industries. In comparison, non-DM ROI is expected to be $5.26 in 2012.

2012 Direct Marketing ROI Forecast

Thursday, May 10 | Pipes

Direct marketing ROI is improving. In general, for 2012, an investment of $1 in direct marketing ad expenditures is up -- it is predicted to return, on average, $12.18 in incremental revenue across all industries. In comparison, non-DM ROI is expected to be $5.26 in 2012.

Hira Print Solutions invests in a brand new manroland press at Drupa 2012

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


LITHOMAN: None is More Productive in Austria

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Balkan Print Forum at drupa 2012

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


HP Announces Winners of the Fifth Asia Pacific HP Indigo Digital Print Awards 2012

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


Bell and Howell Sets New Benchmarks for Efficiency and Throughput at Drupa 2012

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


GMC Software Technology Partners with locr For Integration of Personalized Maps

Thursday, May 10 | OutputLinks HVTO News


HP Moves HP Cloud Services to Public Beta

Wednesday, May 09 | HP News Releases

HP today made its first public cloud services available as a public beta.

Study: 42% of Americans use social media to shop

Wednesday, May 09 | DMNews

A new study from Leo Burnett found that 42% of Americans ages 18 to 49 used social media sites like Facebook and YouTube as part of their shopping experience within the past year.



Study: 42% of Americans use social media to shop

Wednesday, May 09 | DMNews

A new study from Leo Burnett found that 42% of Americans ages 18 to 49 used social media sites like Facebook and YouTube as part of their shopping experience within the past year.



Study: 42% of Americans use social media to shop

Wednesday, May 09 | DMNews

A new study from Leo Burnett found that 42% of Americans ages 18 to 49 used social media sites like Facebook and YouTube as part of their shopping experience within the past year.



Study: 42% of Americans use social media to shop

Wednesday, May 09 | DMNews

A new study from Leo Burnett found that 42% of Americans ages 18 to 49 used social media sites like Facebook and YouTube as part of their shopping experience within the past year.