eBay tests same-day delivery with ‘eBay Now’
eBay is testing a same-day delivery service dubbed eBay Now, as the online marketplace looks to rival Amazon.
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Smartphone trends- Samsung extends lead over Apple in Europe
Samsung continues to lead European smartphone market, and the Galaxy manufacturer now has five of Britain’s top 10 best selling handsets.
Google axes 3 more products- Listen, Apps for Teams and Video for Business shut down
Google has continued its summer clean, shutting down three more products as it focuses on its core business to compete with the likes of Apple and Facebook.
Video viral of the week: KLM plays airline matchmaker with ‘Meet and Seat’
KLM’s quirky ‘Meet and Seat’ passenger matchmaking campaign has already drawn many plaudits. Now it’s ramping up awareness with a number celebrity endorsements on YouTube. See why it’s our video viral of the week here…
RollUp Media partners with blog network Handpicked Media
RollUp Media is adding to its network of independent publishers by partnering with Handpicked Media, a premium collective of UK sites and bloggers.
Right to reply- Online retail sales up 25% show high street needs flexibility
Online sales were up a dramatic 25% on the previous July, while the high street slumped, according to new data from BDO. Adam Stewart, Marketing Director at Rakuten’s Play.com argues that figures don’t herald the death of the high street, but retailers need a more flexible supply chain to shift stock.
Never mind the bots? Entrepreneur claims Facebook ads made him $10K in one day
Facebook has had a turbulent few months following its IPO fiasco, tumbling shares and accusations that fake profiles (or bots) are driving up ad prices. But one entrepreneur has come to the social network’s defence, claiming to have made $10,000 in one day via a vinyl records sale advertised on Facebook.
Video report- the growth of the connected TV
While traditional TV is still the major player in most US households, DVRs now appear in 44% of homes, up almost 80% since 2007. This report and video from Nielsen looks at the rise of connected TV, and how it will impact marketing in the future.
Amazon ecommerce sales set to overtake Walmart – Already Kindle books outsell print books in UK
Another tipping point for data about the growth of ecommerce as UK subsidiary of Amazon announces it’s selling more Kindle titles than printed books. This announcement about Amazon ecommerce sales follows expectations that Amazon total sales will overtake Walmart by 2020. Here’s why…
German ad spend 2012: Automotive sector fastest riser (infographic)
In the period from January to April 2012, advertising expenditures in the German advertising market totaled €9.4 billion, an increase of 1.6% or €143.6 million compared to the same period in the previous year, according to new data.