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February 2006

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About Advertising

and Promotion

 

February 27, 2006

From DM News:

"Internet Sales in 5 Easy Steps"

If your e-mails are perceived as a timely and sincere offering to help the recipient in some way, your sales message is far more likely to be read and responded to...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 27, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"What to Test - and What Not to Test"

Don't use the same exact subject line each time, which you do want to do with the sender line...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 22, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Keywords Have Value at Any Rank"

Keyword campaigns succeed at any level if marketers understand how a rank's behavior fits with strategic goals...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 20, 2006

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Some Retailers Over-Relying on Internet Search"

Three years ago, Internet search was a good value for any retail category, but now it's not always the value it was...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

February 16, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Advertising in My Online Neighborhood"

Assess whether your product offering serves a niche market for which an online presence could expand your market coverage beyond your immediate local community...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 15, 2006

From eMarketer:

"Online Ads Motivate College Students"

98% of college students have made a purchase of a product or service online...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

February 8, 2006

From E-Commerce Times:

"E-Mail Marketing Best Practices"

If you are marketing through e-mail, here are 10 best practices to ensure maximum results...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

February 6, 2006

From iMarketing News:

"Get Beyond Clicks and Conversions"

Six elements any good SEM vendor should provide as a strategic partner interested in your bottom line...

http://www.dmnews.com

About Customer

Service

 

February 27, 2006

From eMarketer:

"Shoppers Show Rising Satisfaction with Web Shopping" 

Customers' standards for e-commerce sites continue to rise, which means that online companies must keep up with both industry leaders and high customer expectations...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

February 24, 2006

From iMarketing News:

"Retailers Commit to Multichannel Integration"

Without integration, Web sites cannot maintain real-time inventory, track orders from when they're placed through to delivery, offer in-store pickup, make relevant suggestions for products based on a customer's history, and provide security...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 24, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Extending the Point of Sale Within Multichannel Companies"

Whether it's post-sales warranties, cross- sells (based on in-store purchases), or notices to restock replenishable goods, the online channel provides the ongoing relationship possibilities traditional stores need...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 21, 2006

From DM News:

"E-Commerce Leads in Customer Satisfaction"

Online retail is figuring out ways to compensate for being a virtual experience by providing a lot more information than you'd be able to find in-store...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 17, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Conversion Funnel Folly"

To conduct analysis on visitor customer data, you require a very deep understanding of consumer behavior...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 16, 2006

From E-Commerce Times:

"Why Your Customers Hate Your Web Site"

Many businesses make the mistake of hitting the visitor with too much complex information too soon...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

February 15, 2006

From iMarketing News:

"Online:  It's Not Your Mother's Branding Medium"

Digital technology has given customers access to a plethora of information and options, making them smarter, more empowered, more demanding and harder to find...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 13, 2006

From DM News:

"Outlook for 2006"

E-commerce will be more about interactions, not transactions...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 2, 2006

From eMarketer:

"Online Retailers Choose Between Everywhere and Nowhere"

Shoppers expect their favorite retailers to offer a satisfying cross-channel shopping experience whether it is to browse print catalogs before buying from e-catalogs, order goods online followed by in-store pickup, or research online prior to making store purchases...

http://www.emarketer.com

About Webstore

Management

 

February 28, 2006

From iMarketing News:

"Online Product Research Drives Offline Purchases"

47 percent of Internet users who researched products online during the 2005 holiday season then bought the same product by phone, in a physical store or by mail...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 28, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"The Value of Site-Side Analytics and Optimization"

Even though a site may receive heavy traffic as a result of online media, most visitors typically arrive via direct or non- paid search rather than via a landing page or campaign...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 23, 2006

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Online Sales Grow 24.6%"

Total online sales in 2005 shot up to $107 billion, which amounts to 4.3% of all retail sales...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

February 21, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Successfully Implementing a Web Analytics System"

Successful system implementation will be determined by whether people use the system and whether they get any value from it...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 20, 2006

From E-Commerce Times:

"Web Content Management Tools Help Seal the Deal"

As content grows increasingly important as a point of differentiation for online retail, content management requirements make their way to the top of retailers' agendas...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

February 17, 2006

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Firms Don't Measure the Business Impact of Web Site Design"

Firms must learn that effective site design is a business imperative, and the first step is to close the gap between designers and business leaders...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

February 15, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"A Look Behind the Page"

Optimizing alternative attributes, title tags, and meta tags can help increase your site's usability and search-referred traffic potential...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 14, 2006

From iMarketing News:

"Competition Will Carve Into E-Commerce Growth"

When looking across all of e-commerce, on-time delivery is one of the best tactics to drive customer retention...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

February 10, 2006

From InternetRetailer.com:

"International Online Orders Pose More Fraud Risk"

Though international markets represent an attractive opportunity, online merchants must make sure that their fraud detection and management systems are robust enough to handle the additional risk involved...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

February 9, 2006

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Dial-up Times Vary Widely Among Top Retailers"

It took visitors an average of 56.8 seconds to access a top site using a modem and dial-up access...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

February 8, 2006

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Does Your Company Suffer From Short-Visit Syndrome?"

If visitors to your site don't stick around, they can't request more information, take the demo, sign up for the newsletter, or do any of the things the site was designed to make them do...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

February 7, 2006

From TechWeb News:

"Internet Expected To Influence Nearly Half Of Total Retail Sales"

This presents an enormous opportunity for retailers that embrace a well-integrated multi-channel strategy...

http://www.techweb.com

 

February 6, 2006

From The Globe and Mail:

"Like a Car, Your Website Needs a Regular Tune-up"

What sort of routine maintenance is required?  And where to begin?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com

 

February 3, 2006

From eMarketer:

"Good Design, Better Sales"

Information overload is a consistent problem.  Web users were more likely to say that a site had too many links as opposed to too few links...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

February 3, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"10 E-Business Proverbs for 2006"

Design and pages should serve a purpose that maps directly back to a visitor's task, goal, and persona.  Designs that balance customer and business purposes are win-win...

http://www.clickz.com

 

February 2, 2006

From E-Commerce Times:

"Holiday Crush Redux:

E-Tailers Fall in Love With Valentine's Day"

Valentine's Day is the second-

biggest holiday season for many retailers...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

February 1, 2006

From ClickZ.com:

"Weaving Relevant Keywords Into Your Site"

By leading with keywords carefully chosen for specific Web pages, you can make each site page more relevant for keywords and keyword phrases used in popular Web searches...

http://www.clickz.com

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