Grizzard names Broward its first creative chief

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Nonprofit-focused direct response agency Grizzard Communications promoted Douglas Broward to the newly created position of chief creative officer on April 5.

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Creative Age names Statlistics list manager

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Publisher Creative Age awarded Statlistics management of its lists on April 5. The previous list manager was Leon Henry. The files reach professionals in beauty-oriented professions.

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PureCircle names Euro RSCG Chicago its integrated AOR

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PureCircle, a producer of natural sweeteners, has named Euro RSCG Chicago its integrated agency of record.

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Maxus names Kaiser head of digital

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Maxus has hired Jon Kaiser as digital director of Maxus North America. He reports to Louis Jones, CEO of Maxus North America.

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Darden Restaurants names Caron first CMO

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Darden Restaurants, owner of the Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and Capital Grille chains, has promoted John Caron to the newly created role of CMO. He was previously EVP of marketing for the Olive Garden brand.

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Back Yard Burgers names Bohan AOR

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Fast food chain Back Yard Burgers has named Nashville-based Bohan Advertising/Marketing its agency of record for advertising, marketing and promotional services. The company’s previous firm was The Allison Agency in Little Rock, AR.

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Gap names Curtis-McIntyre SVP of marketing for Old Navy

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Gap Inc. has named Amy Curtis-McIntyre SVP of marketing for its Old Navy brand. She most recently served in the same role at Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. She will report to Tom Wyatt, president of Old Navy, and lead all marketing initiatives for the brand, which specifically targets young mothers shopping on a budget for their families.

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‘The Sun’ names Direct Communications list manager

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The Sun, a literary magazine that publishes poetry, fiction and memoirs, has named Direct Communications its list manager, effective April 1. The previous manager was Names in the News.

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Reader’s Digest, Arcadia release South African names through Acton

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Reader’s Digest and Arcadia catalog have made two lists of South African consumers available through manager Acton Direct. The files are new to market.

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Selling Domain Names On Ebay Part Ii

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Analyzing eBay completed listing of domain sales for last two weeks in $1-$1000 price range.The main difficulty is to determine if the actual sales are real, especially at the high end of the range. In fact, the very first reported sale $999 for “Google Nexus One Premier Domain Pack” (the title itself scares me away, suggesting the bad names with trademark violation) is not valid, as this “super domain pack” gets relisted with $350 price tag.  However, the next  “official” sale, make you realize that  “Google Pack” is not that bad… How about biloud123456789.com selling for $799? You do not need to be an eBay or domainer expert to say: “ain’t real “, without wasting the time by checking out  whois history data.   There are many amusing sales in ebay “domain names” category.  Sometimes I think that if you’re starting as a domainer, you just need to check out eBay’s completed at the high range $100+, to learn what domain names should not be bought.

  Back to Earth: let’s categorize what domains names are selling, or pretending to be sold on eBay

 

A small comment for Trademark name lovers who are hoping to make a quick buck of well-known names: do you know what happened to forbes.ru and some Apple related domains about a month ago? No need to click on the link, just read the titles: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/forbes-gets-300000-from-cybersquatter/397561.html Forbes Gets $300,000 From Cybersquatter, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010704421.html Apple Seizes 16 Domain Names From A Guy In One Fell Swoop

Do you think spending $50-$400 on a domain name containing iPad\iPod is a good investment?  Use your own judgment, but I personally would stick to generic names.

In general terms, eBay market place for domains today is a bit twisted reflection of large specific domain name markets.  Yes, I believe, you can make a sale on eBay faster; more patience and additional investments (buying feature listings, appraisals, etc ) are needed when working on a sale with Sedo, AftreNic and GoDaddy auctions.  The common side effect of a quick sale is that the price which you get for your domain might be much lower than you expected.  If you’re ready to accept this, work with good names, do your research: keyword tools, domain history, past sales for similar names, existing in-links, Google ranking, etc. and you will do just fine with the domain sales on any market place.

Expired domains since my last posting, hope these are still available:Establishedwebsite.commacaroni.comanalystlabs.comartworkdomain.comtemporaryarea.comdealsexpert.comsketchmaps.comsportsecret.comThis is the one which makes me smile at first, though the name may not be as bad as it seems at the first sight: toiletdesigner.com