CheckFree: Security no longer main barrier to online banking

Security concerns among online Americans are fading and more are willing to go online to perform everyday banking and bill payment activities. In fact, three-quarters of online Americans now do so online, according to a new survey from bill payments technology provider, Checkfree. >>

Research

ANA: Marketers being asked to reduce marketing costs

Marketers across a wide range of industries believe their overall marketing budgets will be cut, and many are already being asked to identify cost savings, according to a new survey from the Association of National Advertisers. >>

Email Marketing

How to get more from email list generation

Every email marketer wants more list subscribers, but the fact is that a huge email list doesn't necessarily mean a huge ROI from any email campaign. Most recipients skim over email marketing messages or delete them without a read. Knowing that, marketers are still trying to find ways to reach more subscribers when they should be trying to reach their existing subscriber base in a better way. Here are a few tips. >>

E-commerce

Study: Advertising networks can accelerate online sales

Online advertising networks could become a boost to etailers heading in to the busy holiday shopping season. According to a recent case study from Channel Intelligence, advertising networks can help to accelerate online sales; sometimes by as much as 50%. >>

Research

Russia's online audience is growing the fastest

If you're thinking of targeting a foreign audience, you may want to check on the Russians. According to the latest ComScore research, Russia has the fastest growing online audience in Europe. Of the more than 240 million European consumers online about 17.4 million are Russian; that is an increase of 27% year over year (YoY). >>

E-commerce

Online leisure travel market grows, bookings drop

While eMarketer forecasts the U.S. online leisure travel market is set to grow over the next four years, the research firm also notes that the number of travelers booking online is dropping. Is this a result of the current economic climate or are online travel agents’ sites to blame? >>

Research

Pew identifies 4 news audience groups

Pew has named four news audience groups, based on their use of traditional and digital media to keep up to date with the news. Which one are you? >>

Trends & Ideas

MuseWorx: Virtual OS for marketers launched

The launch of a new virtual operating system for marketers, that leverages the power of cloud computing, will see millions of professionals joining up over the next six months, according to reports. >>

Research

Report: '08 ad outlook dims, search outlook brightens

There is good news and bad news for online marketers. The bad? Another analytics firm has lowered their online advertising expectations for the year. The good? The outlook for the immediate future, meaning 2009, is brightening. Today, Carat, lowered their expectations for 2008 both globally and in the US; they now expect global ad spending to increase by about 5% and in the US to rise by only about 2%. >>

Research

Report: Consumers trust businesses less

A recent survey from Gallup and the Better Business Bureau should cause most businesses to take a second look at their policies - and their advertising - because consumers are losing trust very quickly. According to the report, in a seven month period trust in thirteen of fifteen industries dropped by nearly 15%. Even more disturbing is that 47% of consumers say they have "very little or no" trust in business. >>