BizReport : February 20, 2007 Archive

February 20, 2007 Archive

E-commerce | February 20, 2007

Flowers, card sales jump for Valentine's Day

All of that early advertising apparently paid off for online flower and card shops. Sales revenue for online flower and gift shops jumped in the week leading up to Valentine's Day. Researchers estimate that 1 in every 6 online users visited a flower or gift site in the week leading up the February 14th. >>

Research | February 20, 2007

The best financial sites on the web

Financial sites are a great place to find upwardly mobile consumers in search of the next big thing. But is it just upwardly mobile consumers who are likely to visit these sites? And which sites will help advertisers garner the most attention? >>

Search Marketing | February 20, 2007

PointRoll warns Yahoo could pull ads

There is a new warning out from rich media firm PointRoll: according to an email from the company, Yahoo may begin pulling rich media ads without warning. >>

E-commerce | February 20, 2007

Consumers find more retail satisfaction online than offline

E-tailers are surpassing offline customer satisfaction, according to latest figures. >>

Advertising | February 20, 2007

Video ads all hype and no action

The rise of internet video and associated advertising opportunities has been promoted as the next big thing for online advertisers, but it’s yet to make its mark. >>

Internet | February 20, 2007

U.S. lags in broadband penetration rankings

Despite having the highest total number of broadband subscribers in the world, the U.S. still comes twelfth in overall percentage penetration rankings. >>