Amazon has faced a backlash from retailers after a software glitch from a third party site caused hundreds of items to be sold for 1p.
Beyond Facebook – Marketing to Generation Z (infographic)
In the next few years, Generation Z – those born around the year 2000 – will be hitting their upper teens, entering their 20s and then embarking upon their careers. The challenge for businesses is finding a way to market to this new generation – a generation which interacts with society very differently to its … [Read more…]
Most Brits ‘can’t find basic info’ on retailers sites
Retailers risk missing out on sales this Christmas due to a poor online experience, according to new research released today. 55% of consumers say they cannot find basic information (such as around delivery dates) on half of the retailers’ websites they visit, according to the survey of 1,000 UK consumers from customer service software company … [Read more…]
Black Friday – How Retailers Won the Day
Online traffic on Manic Monday (8th December) saw a massive 149 million visits to UK retail websites and consumer spend hit an estimated £666 million following the all-time record breaking figures of Black Friday. Experian and IMRG examine wow data is driving the seasonal online shopping phenomenon.
Social media search trends: Facebook ditches Bing to focus on ‘Graph Search’
Facebook has ended its deal with Microsoft to show Bing web results in its search engine, instead using its own results powered by the social media habits of its users.
Top SEO tips: 4 search secrets to rank high on Google UK
There are four key considerations that digital marketers should focus on to help their websites achieve and maintain high rankings within Google UK searches, according to a new report.
Top 10 media predictions for 2015: The future is ‘choose your own content’
Dresses that block mobile signals, data doctors and choosing how you consume content are all set to be big trends in the coming year, according to new reseacrh.
Microsoft accepts bitcoin payments on Xbox and phones
Microsoft has started accepting payments made using bitcoins to add funds to Microsoft accounts that can then be spent on a variety of Microsoft services.
China now rivalling US dominance of digital media
China accounts for two of the six companies with the highest online media revenues and four of the 10 fastest-growing, according to the latest Digital Media Index from global research and advisory firm Strategy Analytics which analyses revenue trends across 44 public digital media companies.
Google Paid Listings shopping ads ‘doubled during Thanksgiving’
Retail paid search advertisers in the U.S. nearly doubled daily spend on Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs) across the week of Thanksgiving this year compared with 2013.