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e-RETAILING NEWS & OPINION ARCHIVES

May 2004

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About Advertising

and Promotion

 

May 24, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Small Businesses Keen on Big Net"

Small business owners favor many online marketing methods, with 69% denoting Web sites as essential to their marketing plans...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 19, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Striking at the Achilles Heel of Integrated Marketing"

Most integrated marketing plans have few built-in contingencies to accommodate change...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 17, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"The Great Internet Time Machine"

Who do you market to, time wasters or time savers?

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 17, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"Marketing in the Age of the User"

In online marketing being clever isn't the top priority, being relevant is...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 13, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Online Marketing Tips for Catalog Retailers"

If you're trying to quickly close the gap with leading catalog retailers and boost your online sales, here are some of the best techniques these players are using...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 5, 2004

From DM News:

"Most Users Click on Unpaid Results"

Survey highlights the importance of coupling search engine optimization with paid search advertising...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 3, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Consumers to Advertisers:

Go Away!"

Five ideas for online marketing that may fit more closely with the lives of the consumers we're trying to reach...

http://www.clickz.com

About Customer

Service

 

May 31, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"The Three Core Principles of Great Web Design"

The essence of a Web site is self-service, and there are three core things that self-service needs to get right...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 21, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Two Trends Drive Live Chat"

As people have become more comfortable dealing with the online real-time environment, we are also now more comfortable communicating in real-time...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 12, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"E-Catalogs Help Woo Customers New to Web Shopping"

90% of retailers surveyed offer an online catalog-request form...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 11, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Beginner's Guide to Segmentation Analysis"

Optimize site performance by customizing the experience for different slices of your audience...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 7, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Cross Channel Integration Progresses"

Among cross-channel issues still to resolve: giving call center reps more visibility into the online customer's shopping basket during a live session, assigning credit for a sale to the correct channel, marketing strategically across channels...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 4, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"The Secret of Managing a Successful Web Site"

You cannot design and manage a successful Web site without understanding your visitors inside-out.  This is the heart of self-service design...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

 

 

About Webstore

Management

 

May 28, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Handling Errors When Things Go Wrong"

Error handling involves not just the visitor, but also the Web site's response to the visitor's input...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 28, 2004

From eMarketer:

"Payment Choices Lead to More Sales Online"

Web sites offering four or more payment methods get, on average, sales conversion rates of 72%...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 27, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Maximize Your Web Exposure"

When was the last time you updated your site to achieve better search engine rankings?  Are you getting the most out of your paid search placements?

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 26, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Excluding Travel, Online Retail Sales Grew 34% in 2003"

In 2004, online sales are projected to account for 6.6% of total retail sales...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 25, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Think Globally, Act Locally"

Learning to use the Internet to reach your local community will help you be their best choice for products and services...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 25, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Meaningful Metrics:  Collect What Counts"

The data you analyze must be accurate, action-oriented, and relevant to your site objectives...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 25, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"2003 Online Sales Up 51%"

E-commerce transactions accounted for 5.4 percent of total U.S. retail sales, up from 3.6 percent in 2002...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 20, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Online Retail Spending Grows 19%"

Retail spending continued its unbroken string of $1 billion weeks this year, hitting $1.07 billion for the week ending May 2...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 18, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Writing Web Copy That Works"

Review these 10 fundamentals of great copy...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 14, 2004

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Success of Search Engine Marketing Changes Web Page Design"

If you want your users to be able to find a product from any page, you have to make it available from every page with some form of navigation...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 14, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"Do Your Web Forms Show Good Form?"

There's a direct correlation between forms that fit above the fold on the screen and conversion rates...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 12, 2004

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Natural Search:  The Great Equalizer"

Smaller companies are typically more willing to devote resources to natural search optimization...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 10, 2004

From DM News:

"9 Things to Know Before Selecting a Web Host"

What makes a good web host for a business website?

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 7, 2004

From eMarketer:

"A Mother's Work is Sometimes Done Online"

Mothers who use the Internet spend an average of seven hours per week online, not including at-work usage...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 6, 2004

From iMarketing News:

"Don't Ask Your Customers to Assume the Risk of Data Security"

Smart companies will not limit their liability for security breaches.  Smart companies will use privacy and security as brand differentiators...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 6, 2004

From clickZ.com:

"A Little TLC"

As it pertains to e-mail communications, TLC is test, learn, and communicate...

http://www.clickz.com

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