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Friday, January 04, 2008

ForeSee: Online shopper satisfaction down

Online shoppers on both sides of the pond weren’t as happy with their experiences this year as they were in 2006, according to a couple of surveys recently carried out by ForeSee Results. >>

Friday, January 04, 2008

Online music downloads double

Music downloads in the U.K. doubled in the last week of 2007, a much larger increase than expected, the British Phonographic Industry revealed in a recent press release. >>

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Google Print Ads woo U.K. newspapers

British AdWords clients will soon get the opportunity to bid on ad placements in newspapers as Google enters talks with some of the U.K.’s publishers. >>

Thursday, January 03, 2008

JPMorgan: More display ad growth in '08

In the first of its New Year outlooks, JPMorgan predicts that Internet display advertising has yet to see more growth during 2008. >>

Friday, December 28, 2007

Online spending spikes during final holiday week

Having only a few days left to order gifts to arrive by Christmas day didn't stop shoppers from hitting the 'Net. Rather than hurrying off to the local mall, more shoppers logged on to the Internet to grab those last minute gifts. >>

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Coupons, offers may keep etailers seeing green

With the busy holiday season past and the big return season in full swing, etailers may not be feeling the pinch yet. But that could happen soon. According to a recent study from CoinStar and Kelton Research, many consumers will be feeling the post-holiday pinch in the coming weeks and will be cutting back on many luxuries. >>

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

MerchantCircle offers search to local advertisers

Local advertisers have a new outlet for online advertising. MerchantCircle, a network of local business with an online presence, has developed a suite of advertising platforms designed with local businesses in mind. >>

Friday, December 21, 2007

U.K. traffic to Google Checkout exceeds PayPal

The battle of the payment systems continues to rage in the U.K., as demonstrated by Hitwise’s recently gathered data. While the two major players are competitors, data shows that their traffic comes from rather different sources. >>

Friday, December 21, 2007

Online sales surge as delivery deadlines loom

Bricks and mortar stores may currently be working extra hard to attract shoppers in off the street, but online e-tailers saw a surge in online sales at the start of this week. >>

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Majority of online shoppers very satisfied with service

Online shoppers have, overall, been very happy with the customer support they received during the holiday shopping season this year, finds Nielsen Online. >>

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Rise in search for gift cards

Gift cards are becoming increasingly popular and acceptable which is just as well because, according to recent Hitwise figures, there are a lot of people searching for them online. >>

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Online shoppers turn to departmental sites and share their experiences

More shoppers are turning to online venues in 2007 but you may be surprised who is benefiting the most. Department store websites, according to a recent report from online analytics firm Cormetrics, have seen the largest growth year over year. Department store ecommerce sites grew 37% YoY. >>

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Survey: 89% of consumers prefer online shopping

A recent survey from online retailer Safe Home Products sheds a little light on the increase in online shopping this holiday season. According to survey respondents 89% prefer online shopping over in-store shopping. >>

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

EBay tops e-tailer list in '07 holiday season

Forget about brick-and-mortar stores drawing in the most online shoppers. Most online shoppers are focused on online auctioneer EBay this holiday season, albeit by a slight margin. According to a new report from Nielsen//Netratings, the auction site is the most visited etailing hub for the week ending December 9th. >>

Monday, December 17, 2007

Paramount using transactional banner ads

Back in July, Tailgate launched a fully transactional web 2.0 banner ad system. It enables consumers to make a purchase by entering their credit card details directly into an interactive “transactional banner ad”. >>