BizReport : January 5, 2015 Archive

January 5, 2015 Archive

Ecommerce | January 05, 2015

NRF: Holiday return fraud could cost $3.8b

While the 2014 holiday shopping season was a strong one for retailers across the US, the National Retail Federation is reporting holiday return fraud could cost retailers upwards of $4 billion. Their annual survey indicates fraudulent returns could cost $10.9 billion for the year while return fraud over the holidays could reach as high as $3.8 billion. >>

Ecommerce | January 05, 2015

Cloud trends to watch in 2015

It's the first week in January, do you have a business plan in place? One expert is identifying trends to watch, in the cloud space, that could make 2015 a banner year for brands. >>

Blogs & Content | January 05, 2015

Expert: How video could make brands' 2015

There is more quality video programming hitting the online and mobile spaces each day. Along with that programming come new viewers; according to some experts people are watching as much video online as offline these days, and that is opening up new opportunities for advertisers. >>

Email Marketing | January 05, 2015

Email ranked top tool by online workers

Nearly all workers now use the Internet for work, according to new research from Pew and, of all the digital tools to hand, email is rated the most important. >>

Trends & Ideas | January 05, 2015

Study reveals looking healthy is better than looking intelligent for corporate leaders

If you want to get ahead in business you might want to put looking healthy at the top of your New Year's resolutions as new research suggests looking healthy trumps looking intelligent among corporate leaders. >>

Mobile Marketing | January 05, 2015

57% of Christmas Day online traffic was from mobile

Mobile accounted for more than half of all online traffic on Christmas Day, 2014, and a third of all online sales, according to IBM's holiday benchmark data. >>