The Best Lead Buyers Watch the Consumer Market

Image via Wikipedia Buying leads shouldn’t mean you close down your marketing department. Even more dangerous is turning a deaf ear to the consumer market. Granted lead providers are expert Internet marketers, but like most companies they have … [Read more...]

Lead Marketwatch Launches State Concentration Lead Widget

Kaleidico is always trying to give you better tools and insights into the internet lead market, helping you to make smarter lead buying decisions. Today, we continue that goal by launching the Lead Marketwatch State Concentration lead widget--look to … [Read more...]

What if I Bought Mortgage Leads in the UK?

UK mortgage leads

Recently, I have been following the LeadPointUK blog with great interest. Not all lead markets are built or evolve in the same manner. Here are a few notable differences: The UK lead market did not grow up on the "When Banks Compete, You Win" … [Read more...]

Look for Lead Providers Who Change the Message for the Environment

There is a lot of talk about how the mortgage market has changed. It is certainly obvious that home owners and new home buyers are in a different state of mind. Is your marketing spend and advertising budget reflecting this change? The best mortgage … [Read more...]

Bankrate gobbling up bargain Internet properties?

Bankrate recently completes two acquisitions of InsureMe, Inc. (insureme.com) and Lower Fees, Inc. (feedisclosure.com). It continues a trend of paired acquisitions that included the 4th quarter 2007 purchase of  National Card Services, Inc. and … [Read more...]

OLGA wants more from IAB’s lead generation best practices

Interactive Advertising Bureau's (IAB) recent release of online lead generation best practices for B2C and B2B is an unprecedented step in bringing a benchmark of acceptable practices to lead generation. Those of us involved in lead generation and … [Read more...]

AOL/Advertising.com Looks to Europe for Affiliate Network Platform

Affiliates in the US continue to look for lucrative platforms in an increasingly fiercely competitive landscape. Could the relatively under-developed Internet advertising markets in European be the next fertile entry point? Jay Weintraub's analysis … [Read more...]