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e-RETAILING NEWS & OPINION ARCHIVES

May 2008

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May 8, 2008

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Strains and Gains of Multiple Marketing Methods"

98% of online retailers use more than one method to market online.  Besides a web site, the most popular channels were e-mail (80%), search engine optimization (80%) and paid search ads (73%)...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 8, 2008

From DM News:

"Keys to Trigger-based E-mail Marketing"

Imagine having the power to send your customers a message at the precise moment they are most likely to act on it.  Imagine never again having to play the guessing game of throwing an offer out there and hoping it will stick...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 7, 2008

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Man Bites Giraffe:

Some Awesome (and Awful) Email Subject Lines"

Remember the Golden Rule of email marketing subject lines - tell what's inside, don't sell what's inside...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

May 7, 2008

From eMarketer:

"Discounts, Contests Drive Online Promos"

Online promotions account for 22% of overall interactive marketing spending...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 7, 2008

From ClickZ.com:

"No Need for Speed in Short-Life-Cycle Campaigns"

Three strategies to get you better results without trashing your sender reputation and, ultimately, your deliverability...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 6, 2008

From iMarketing News:

"Comparison Shopping Engines:

Marketing in the Real World"

Use CSE landing pages as extensions of one's own Web site and to ensure that products are appearing when users are searching for desirable terms...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

May 1, 2008

From MarketingVOX:

"Email Opt-in, Opt-out Processes Not Quite There Yet"

Almost 90 percent of email marketers do not survey unsubscribers at the time of opt-out, whereas such surveys can provide invaluable insight about the reasons for opting out...

http://www.marketingvox.com

About Customer

Service

 

May 7, 2008

From ABC News:

"Secrets of Online Shopping Discounts"

Online retailers like online-sharing Web sites because they helps attract people to their brand.  What's difficult is that many online retailers use codes to connect with online customers...

http://abcnews.go.com

 

May 2, 2008

From InternetRetailer.com:

"In-Store Pick-Up of Online Orders Often Falls Short"

The ideal way to manage in-store pick-up of online orders is to channel the online order into a formal fulfillment scheduling system - as if the store were a warehouse...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 2, 2008

From E-Commerce Times:

"The Shopping Cart Experience:  Some E-Tailers Just Don't Get It"

If you deliver a great consumer experience, customers will return.  If they become lost, confused or angry during the checkout process, they will leave, tell two friends and never come back...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

About Webstore

Management

 

May 9, 2008

From InternetRetailer.com:

"E-Retailers Promote Hearts, Flowers, and Workout Programs for Mother's Day"

63% of small businesses anticipate an increase in online purchases over the holiday, 74% are planning promotions and 88% will send special Mother's Day marketing e-mails...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

May 9, 2008

From ClickZ.com:

"How to Get Buy in for Conversion Rate Optimization"

Tips for convincing executives, coworkers, teammates, and anyone else in your company of the importance of investing in marketing optimization, analytics, and conversion improvement efforts...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 8, 2008

From ClickZ.com:

"Content Optimization:

Managing the Gap"

When you manage the gap between what words and phrases searchers use and what contextual themes you can naturally build into the site, you make your site's content optimal for search...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 6, 2008

From eMarketer:

"How Many Moms Are Online?"

86.5% of households consisting of a married couple with children under the age of 18 had Internet access either at home or in some other location...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 6, 2008

From ClickZ.com:

"Web Analytics:  Don't Over-rely on Tech"

Seven questions to ask to ensure your organization is really leveraging Web analytics to drive your business...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 5, 2008

From eMarketer:

"Seniors Are Increasingly Active Online"

Online seniors are better-educated and have better incomes than non-Internet users of the same age.  Are marketers sufficiently focused on consumers after middle age?

http://www.emarketer.com

 

May 5, 2008

From E-Commerce News:

"Testing Out New Concepts to Refurbish the Online Store"

Microsites explore new ideas and brands within their own URL, often only loosely associated or not associated at all, with the main e-commerce site...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

May 2, 2008

From ClickZ.com:

"SERP Position:  Myth vs. Reality"

As personalization by geography spreads to the organic results and combines with prior search behavior, each SERP (search engine results page) could end up being unique to the user...

http://www.clickz.com

 

May 1, 2008

From DM News:

"In Tough Times, Retailers Focus on Teens"

With 73% of teen consumers being cross-channel shoppers, marketing to them across multiple channels is crucial for success...

http://www.dmnews.com

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