Online shopping fails: Consumers still frustrated by slow load times (infographic)
Three quarters of consumers that has a bad experience on a shopping site go directly to a competitor, according to new research.
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The 25 best virals of 2014: Ice bucket avalanche, no make-up selfies and World Cup fever
From an avalanche of ice buckets to World Cup fever, 2014 was another big year for video viral marketing case studies. As mobile sharing went mainstream, it was charities that achieved some of the year’s biggest success stories with the ‘No Make Up Selfie’ and the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ hinting at the future power of … [Read more…]
UK’s first smartphone breakdown service goes live
A British start-up has launched the country’s first nationwide same-day callout service for fixing broken smartphones.
Mobile ‘pub crawl’ test: 4G still falling short in Central London
Mobile internet access is still unavailable in many parts of central London, contradicting the recent findings of an Ofcom report, according to new research across many of the capital’s pubs.
Top brands on Pinterest: ASOS leads the way for retailers
For the second year in a row, online fashion retailer, ASOS, is the most popular UK online retail site when it comes to having web content shared on Pinterest, the pin-board style social network, in the run up to Christmas.
Right to reply: Is Google Adwords really a marketing necessity?
John Cheney, CEO, Workbooks, discusses the risks associated with spending money on Google Adwords without any clear understanding or measurement of whether the campaign is working correctly. Whilst the campaign may be driving more traffic to the company’s website, is it driving sales and providing value to the business?
More than half of Christmas purchases to come from mobiles- report
During Christmas 2014, more than half of online purchases in the UK are made on a mobile device, according to the 2015 predictions report from global technology analyst company CCS Insight.
Mobile mishaps: iPhone users ‘most accident prone’ mobile owners
From sitting on them, to dropping them down the toilet, microwaving to washing them, more than one fifth of Britons have damaged their phone so badly it needed to be replaced, according to new research.
Black Friday site crashes: Predictable chaos?
A number of high profile UK retailers crashed this morning as the ‘Black Friday’ shopping frenzy reached record levels.
Guest comment: Black Friday Frenzy Leads To the Question – Should We Be Prepared To Queue Online?
With a raft of high profile retail sites crashing this morning, Mike Austin, CEO of Triggered Messaging looks at what brands can do to prepare for the next online rush as the festive shopping spree starts…