Article: Marketing campaigns go digital

Advertisers that may not be able to walk the cyberwalk are nevertheless talking the cybertalk.

Marketers of products far afield from computer hardware and software or interactive media are avidly adopting the language and imagery of high technology for brand names, advertising campaigns and marketing promotions. Such efforts range from calling a line of cosmetics Virtual Violet to offering a peek into the wallet of "Netman" to chiding consumers who socialize on the Internet rather than going out.

"Emerging technology is a factor in every function and aspect of our lives that cannot be overlooked," said Pam Gill Alabaster, the vice president for marketing at L'Oreal in New York who is ...

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