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e-RETAILING NEWS & OPINION ARCHIVES

April 2004

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About Advertising

and Promotion

 

April 22, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Who's E-Mailing in Retailing?"

74% of US retailers found e-mail the most successful online ad vehicle to drive shoppers online...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

April 21, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Placing in Top Three Pages of Results Key to Search Marketing Success"

44% of women don't read past the first page of search results...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 20, 2004

From ABC News:

"Web Sites Try New Form of

Online Ads:  Text Links"

Relevant text on the Web page becomes highlighted by a green, double underline that looks similar to an ordinary hyperlink...

http://abcnews.go.com

 

April 19, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Climbing the E-Mail Relevancy Ladder"

Think of marketing message relevancy and the recipient as rungs on a ladder.  Develop a ladder based on what you market, then create a message for each rung...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 8, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"The Newest Online Marketing Tactic:  Tell a Friend Who Tells a Friend"

Have real offers, good products, and be willing to accept the bad reviews along with the good...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 5, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Creativity Offers Low-Tech Solution to Complex Site Problems"

One of the biggest issues in e-commerce is how sites present products online, and creativity can provide improved function for marketers not looking to invest in more technology...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 5, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Overlooking the Teen Market"

What should you keep in mind when marketing to teens via e-mail?  Seven pointers...

http://www.clickz.com

About Customer

Service

 

April 26, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Searching for Behavioral Clues"

Know the linguistic tendencies of browsers versus buyers, and use that knowledge to up-sell, cross-sell and service your customers better...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

April 23, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Multi-Channel Gift Registries Give Boost to Loyalty"

Customers are shopping across all channels, so retailers need to meet their customers wherever they want to experience the brand...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 15, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"The Often-Overlooked Survey"

Serving powerful, short surveys combined with Web site analytics tools provides the opportunity to dramatically improve customer understanding, customize the online experience, increase conversion rates, and boost the lifetime value of online customers...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 2, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"The Customer-Centric Phase"

Take the time to truly know your customers and prospects.  Empathize with their needs.  Articulate what's in it for them...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 2, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Where Customer Self-Service Options Shine Online"

For online product selection retailers should offer a guided version of self-service if the product has technical or functional complexities...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

 

 

About Webstore

Management

 

April 30, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Fix Navigation to Improve Conversions"

Provide a sense of orientation in an environment otherwise lacking in any form of physical orientation...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 30, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Analytics Plus Search Results Automate Online Merchandising"

Enabling site search to rank results according to criteria set by retailers, for example listing best-selling items first...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 29, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Online Forms That Generate Leads"

Offer conspicuous means of contact, including alternatives for people who prefer not to fill out the form or are more likely to respond via other channels...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 28, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Personal Surfing Just Part of the Workday"

Over half of surveyed employees admitted to spending between one and five hours per week using the corporate Internet connection...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 27, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Back-End Product Data Systems Doing Front-End Duty"

Delivering information from product information management systems to an in-store kiosk not only can allow shoppers to compare items in inventory, but also provides access to everything in inventory - even what's not in the store...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 20, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"10 Rules for Corporate Blogs and Wikis"

Use your blog to provide heads-up information unavailable elsewhere, like a forthcoming product or marketing blitz...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

April 19, 2004

From CNET:

"Broadband Use Increases Sharply"

55 percent of Internet users have a broadband connection at home or work...

http://news.com.com

 

April 16, 2004

From The Globe and Mail:

"On-Line Sales in Canada Up 40% in 2003"

Last year, combined private and public sector sales on-line totalled $19.1-billion...

http://www.globeandmail.com

 

April 16, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Fix Navigation to Improve Conversions"

Traditional navigation methods are what's behind embarrassingly average 2 to 3 percent conversion rates...

http://www.clickz.com

 

April 14, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Are 18 to 39 Year-Olds Active Online"

78% of people between the ages of 18 and 27, and 78% of those between the ages of 28 and 39, in the US use the Internet...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

April 13, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Online Retail Sales Break Through $1 Billion Every Week This Year"

In March, online retail sales were up 29.4% to $4.62 billion from $3.57 billion in March 2003...
http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 12, 2004

From DM News:

"Big Jump for Online Catalogs in '03"

Online catalogs are more efficient, flexible, have timely production abilities and are less costly to produce...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

April 9, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"How to Deliver More Relevant Site Search Results"

To the shopper delivered to a site at a high level, such as the home page, site search can be critical...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 7, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Web Measurement:  What You Don't Know Would Make a Great Book"

By measuring how people use your Web site, you can continuously improve it and therefore improve the conversion rate...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

April 7, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Conversion Is Still No. 1 - Although 19% of Retailers Don't Know Theirs"

Also, 47% of retailers do not know their shopping cart abandonment rate...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

April 6, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Making the Most of Multi-Channel Retail"

37% of retailers are selling through a combination of the Internet, stores and catalogs...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

April 1, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"How to Make Links Work for Your Web Site"

Writing quality links within your Web site is very important.  Here are five tips...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

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