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Comment - Ecommerce revenue shares: more than money
Philippe Muheim, Head of Business Development, Real TSP was so stirred up about our recent piece on ecommerce solutions that charged on a revenue share basis that he penned this comment which we thought was worth sharing
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Retailers fail to prevent Internet teenage kicks
Young people are using the internet to buy inappropriate material, such as explicit video games, adult DVDs, alcohol and even weapons, because it's easier than buying it on the high street, according to new research
Fingerprint? That’ll do nicely
The first global study into the future of retailing reveals that the future for buying online is in our hands, quite literally
Ad Networks to grow by 60% in 2008
Media spend on online advertising networks will grow by 60% in 2008 to an estimated £385 million, according to a new report published by E-consultancy
Royal Mail delivers on its promises
Royal Mail has launched a new consultancy tool to help online retailers make sure they offer consumers the best possible experience and reduce the 40+% shopping basket abandonment
TV and online does mix
Thinkbox and IAB research reveals 50% of the ‘tech-savvy’ population regularly go online while they are watching TV, enabling instant online response to TV ads
Does your site get a tick or a cross?
A new feature in anti-virus software and on search engines may have negative effects on your businesses web credibility, but you won't know until it's too late.
Opinion – You have to optimise to evolve
Mark Simpson, Managing Director at Maxymiser argues that ultimately to succeed online organisations need to be able to convert browsers into customers using content optimisation, not search
Fall in offline retail activity hits plateau
Encouraging news from SPSL as April's Retail Traffic Index shows a fall over last April's figures but a growth over March's abysmal results
You looking at me?
Over two thirds of British business owners (67%) admit to having concerns that how they appear online could have a negative effect their business
Opening up Europe
The key to opening up Europe is the ability to sell in the correct currency for the consumer, and using the system the users are happiest with, but until now this has been a logistical nightmare.
Comment - Retailers take the Oldie
UK entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on older worker to fill the skills gap and are concerned by the lack of work-readiness amongst graduates.
Tealeaf launches new behaviour software
Tealeaf has introduced Tealeaf cxResults, a new product that extends Tealeaf’s Customer Behaviour Analysis Suite.
Social Media on the up
Universal McCann’s third wave of global research into social media shows the majority of users are producing content and there is an ongoing shift towards participation. While the role for advertisers and brands have never had so much potential.
Keep your Google Quality Score high
Amongst the new releases at last week’s Internet World show was a new service from Keynote that analyses the speed of Google ad landing pages, in order to keep your Google Quality Score high.
Doing e-commerce in Europe
Internet Retailing is going to Paris in a joint initiative with ACSEL (association pour le commerce et les services en ligne) for the launch of one of the first books to look at e-commerce in Europe.
Mobile increases Internet usage by 15% and more
Mobile Internet users are using their mobiles to confirm prices and data to most retail sites, but in the games and music sectors mobile internet users can account for 15% increase in visitors to websites in the US, according to research published last week by Nielsen.
Numero automate Lakelands email responses
Lakeland’s average email response time is reduced from 18 hours to 3.9 hours by introducing numero's SmartAgent customer interaction management software
Retailers are a social bunch
Major travel and financial brands fail to capitalise on consumer passion through social media, but retailers are doing a great job at adapting to the new social web.
