BizReport : E-commerce

E-commerce

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

Online advertising spend forecasts revised

The estimates for online advertising spending over the next four years are being re-looked at and, according to eMarketer, there’s a downward turn. >>

Thursday, November 08, 2007

US shoppers turn to comparison shopping engines

Rather than solely relying on an online ad campaign, e-tailers may benefit this holiday shopping season from comparison shopping engine results. According to a new report from Hitwise, traffic to comparison shopping engines increased 13% year over year. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

NRF forecasts modest holiday shopping growth

Consumers plan to spend more this holiday season than in 2006, but they won't break any banks. According to the holiday forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF) holiday sales will gain only about 4%. >>

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Growing number of merchants choose PPC

Pay-per-click (PPC) marketing may not be as buzzworthy as mobile or social marketing, but large numbers of merchants continue to push more ad dollars into PPC. According to The 2nd Annual Pay Per Click Stress Survey about 65% of the merchants surveyed have been using PPC ad platforms for three or more years. >>

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Number of American Internet users continues to rise

In the last seven years the number of American adults on the Internet has grown substantially, with a 10 percent increase in the past twelve months. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

MySpace to announce new ad platform

The MySpace business model continues to evolve, and today the social networking site is due to announce a new advertising platform to allow better targeting of MySpace members. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Youth to spend 10% more this holiday season

E-tailers may want to pay a bit more attention to the youth market in this upcoming holiday shopping season, and they shouldn't wait until the last minute. That is because according to a report from Youth Trends, youths will spend about 10% more this holiday season than in 2006. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Facebook to unveil shopping service to its network

Users log on to social networks to make friends. Now those connections could impact how an etailer or product will fair online. That is because Facebook is set to unveil a shopping tab within its social network that would allow users to share product information and where they purchased products within the network. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Channel Intelligence, Shopping.com team for better user experience

For shoppers, finding the right product at the right time online can be an exercise in frustration. Items may be sold out, websites may be hard to navigate and a myriad of other problems may arise. Channel Intelligence and Shopping.com are teaming up to help shoppers better navigate the web, which could lead to better revenues for ecommerce hubs. >>

Monday, November 05, 2007

Surveys put gift cards top of gift lists

A couple of recent surveys indicate that gift cards will be the favorite choice for consumers and retailers alike. >>

Thursday, November 01, 2007

AOL gives users behavioral targeting lesson

AOL expands on Tacoda's existing online campaign to educate their users on the use of behavioral targeting in advertising, and the benefits associated with it. >>

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Online holiday shopping may exceed $33 billion

Marketers may want to get those holiday campaigns ready early. According to a recent Forrester Research report, the online retail shopping spend will reach $33 billion in the US, an increase of more than 20% over 2006 holiday shopping revenue. >>

Monday, October 29, 2007

Catalogs make a comeback

Catalogs are just as valid a marketing tool now as they were pre-Internet, according to a study by Shop.org, and many online retailers plan to use them during this holiday season. >>

Monday, October 29, 2007

Not all countries go gaga for Google

While Google may be the dominant search engine in a majority of countries, many are developing their own search engines, and a few have managed to keep Google at bay. >>

Monday, October 29, 2007

comScore: Ecommerce grows 23% in Q3

Online shopping continued to show strong growth in the US during the third quarter. According to online metrics firm comScore, retail (non-travel) ecommerce showed 23% growth year-over-year (YoY) during Q3 2007 to reach more than $28 billion. >>

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