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e-RETAILING NEWS & OPINION ARCHIVES

March 2004

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About Advertising

and Promotion

 

March 31, 2004

From CNET:

"New Wave of Web Ads On the Way"

A new generation of online advertising "lite" that's more effective and less annoying than some current methods...

http://news.com.com

 

March 30, 2004

From DM News:

"Avoid Online Sizzle for Sizzle's Sake"

Here are some classic direct marketing rules and how they can be used to deliver better online creative...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

March 25, 2004

From iMedia Connection:

"Long Live the Banner"

Consumers are more willing to tolerate advertisements when they are perceived to be around or in between content as opposed to feeling that the content is being blocked by the ads...

http://www.imediaconnection.com

 

March 22, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Ass-Backwards SEM"

Online marketers are so busy fiddling with pay-per-click search advertising campaigns, they've lost sight of their bigger problem:  Web sites with low conversion rates...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 17, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Internet Coupons Are Market Research Tools"

Within Internet couponing, different distribution strategies will produce different results...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

March 15, 2004

From DM News:

"Web Won't Drive Paper Catalogs Away"

Though paper catalogs are essential, having a Web copy is worth the effort and will be increasingly profitable in the years ahead...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

March 11, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"8 Affordable Ways to Drive Web Traffic"

Put a limit on how much you spend per day...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

March 9, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"Many Small Businesses Still Cool to Paid Search"

Search engines eagerly looking to tap small-business advertising...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

 

About Customer

Service

 

March 26, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Be Wary of Mixing External and Internal Customer Data"

Take into account what all the data mean to the business issues you're dealing with...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

March 23, 2004

From ABC News:

"Web Shoppers Get Instant Sales Pitch"

Marketers instant message potential consumers as they shop online...

http://abcnews.go.com

 

March 16, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Effects of Poor Privacy Policies"

26% of respondents say they if they are not happy with a site's privacy policy, they will leave that site...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

March 11, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Consumers to Retailers:  You're Fired!"

Do a better job sending more relevant e-mail communications based on interests and past purchase behavior...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 8, 2004

From E-Commerce Times:

"Customer Retention:  The Art of the Follow-Up"

Too many companies try to get the customer to buy something else before they've made sure that the customer is satisfied with what they already have...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

March 2, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"Web Is Major Awareness Builder for Consumers"

A direct link exists between the growth in Internet use for researching purchases and the decline in impact of the salesman...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

March 1, 2004

From iMedia Connection:

"You CAN Tell How You're Selling Offline"

The Internet is the tracking source that enables us to close the loop and see what happened after the visitor left the Web site and went shopping...

http://www.imediaconnection.com

 

 

 

 

About Webstore

Management

 

March 31, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Busy Women Choose the Internet"

The Internet was most cited, compared to other forms of media, as a "very important" source for making retail shopping decisions...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

March 29, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Design Matters"

Search friendliness is an essential component of site design...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 29, 2004

From the New York Times:

"Broad Gains in Online Shopping"

Encouraging the move to online shopping is the additional effort online retailers have put into making the virtual shopping experience a lot more like the real world one...

http://www.nytimes.com

 

March 26, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"End the One-Page Site Visit"

What to do you do with traffic once it lands on your site?  How do you get visitors to take the first action and click deeper?

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 25, 2004

From the New York Times:

"For Some Internet Users, It's Better Late Than Never"

The ranks of Americans over 65 who use the Internet have jumped by 47 percent since 2000, making them the fastest-growing group to embrace the online world...

http://www.nytimes.com

 

March 24, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"The Better to Tease You With"

Many sites forget the art of a good tease in their rush to hit the right keywords and satisfy harried Web users...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 23, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"U.S. Web Usage and Traffic, February 2004"

While there were much fewer at-work users than there were at home, the working Internet population spent more time online and surfing...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 22, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Web Content That Sells"

Using effective "personas" help designers and copywriters focus their efforts on satisfying real customer needs rather than resorting to personal preferences, habit, or a competitor's practices...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

March 19, 2004

From E-Commerce Times:

"Fastest Sites in E-Business"

Web users are accustomed to quick-loading pages - and if a site is sluggish, they often go elsewhere...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

March 19, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Seven Conversion Rate Concepts for the Final Exam"

Each page a prospect visits must help satisfying her needs, answer her questions, and move her one step further in the buying process...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 19, 2004

From CNET:

"U.S. Net Access"

Internet penetration for women aged 35 to 54 is 81.7 percent, compared with 80.2 percent for men in the same age group...

http://news.com.com

 

March 18, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Demand for Multi-Channel Analytics Reporting on the Rise"

Use data gathered online in store merchandising decisions...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

March 17, 2004

From iMedia Connection:

"Increased Profitability Through Innovative Multi-Channel Retail Strategies"

Consumers don't think in terms of one channel versus another.  They think in terms of satisfying their needs...

http://www.imediaconnection.com

 

March 17, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Web Metrics Versus Web Analytics"

Web metrics focuses on all things related to the Internet as a whole.  Web analytics concerns itself with what goes on inside a particular Web site...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

March 12, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"No Such Thing as a Digital Salesperson?"

If you believe a Web site won't make your sales, then I'm sure you'll be right...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 11, 2004

From MediaPost:

"Internet Is the Medium Moms Rely on Most"

Moms now use the Internet almost twice as much as they watch TV...

http://www.mediapost.com

 

March 10, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Page Titles That Attract Readers"

If you want people to find your content easily via search engines, bookmark lists and other common online way-finding tools, it's important to understand what a page title is, how to specify it and what makes a successful page title...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

March 5, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Accurate Analytics Require Cookies"

Options and preferred setups to track visitors and define sessions for your site...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 4, 2004

From DM News:

"Keep Pace With Changes to Tap Into Online Growth"

Here are six key areas for retailers looking to capitalize on online growth...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

March 4, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Beyond Basic URLs, e-Retail Sites Move Toward Transaction Monitoring"

Transaction monitoring looks at a multi-step process that involves visiting a number of URLs on the site, including cookies, tracking information, or session IDs...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

March 4, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"How More Data Can Run You Off Track"

Don't buy expensive analytics tools or CRM solutions before you understand what information you require...

http://www.clickz.com

 

March 2, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Why Is as Vital as What"

Behavioral data can tell you what's happening and where.  Attitudinal data can tell you why...

http://www.clickz.com

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