Satisfaction with online retail sites hits all time high
Online consumer satisfaction with retail sites has reached an all time high in the latest eRetail Benchmark study, with pure-play retailer Javari achieving the top score.
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Online community network for marketers launched
A new website aiming to provide marketing professionals with their first exclusively UK-based community has launched this week.
Online travel booking: Positive reviews ‘nearly as important as price’
User-generated content in the form of positive reviews on sites like Trip Advisor, is increasingly becoming the make or break factor when it comes to online travel booking, with more than one quarter of consumers identifying it as the most important factor, according to new findings released today.
Guest comment: Are display ads better than search ads?
It’s a common budgeting conundrum for advertisers- where do we focus our ad spend? Farhad Divecha, director of AccuraCast, weighs up the relative merits of display versus search advertising, and what factors should inform a decision on where to spend your budget.
Top 10 tips: Offering cloud services to customers
Cloud computing is high on the agenda for all UK businesses, particularly for companies with substantial IT infrastructure – hosting providers, and large enterprises. Ditlev Bredahl, CEO at OnApp explains why hosting companies have a substantial market opportunity selling more flexible, profitable cloud services to traditional dedicated and shared hosting customers – who in turn … [Read more…]
Super injunction dispute: Twitter prepared to hand user ID to authorities
Twitter has warned users that it is prepared to hand over their personal information to authorities if required by law, although it would notify them before they do so, following the recent controversy surrounding multiple breeches of gagging orders on the micro-blogging site.
Most journalists now using social media for scoops- research
More than three quarters of journalists rate social media as an important professional tool, while almost 90% are using social media more than they were a year ago, according to new research from Daryl Willcox Publishing.
Right to reply: High street needs to invest online to survive
High street chains are losing out to Internet retailers for the very reason they rose up in the first place; lower prices, better range and improved convenience, argues Andy Budd, Managing director of Clearleft.
Consumers ‘expecting more from mobile sites’
Overall consumer satisfaction with mobile sites is beginning to fall since the first mCommerce benchmark study 8 months ago as consumer demands and expectations continue to drive the expansion and development of mobile retail sites.
Google debuts first UK TV commercial
Google has broadcast its first advert on Uk TV, during the Champions Leaugue Final last weekend.