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October 2005

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October 31, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Successful E-Mail Tactics:  Entrance and Exit Strategies"

How many times have you not opened, read, or clicked on an e-mail for months, yet the messages keep coming to your inbox?

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 27, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"Death to the E-Blast"

If you tailor messages to reflect a customer's relationship with your company, you could reap up to nine times the return on investment versus a basic e-mail broadcast campaign...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 20, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"The Power of Now in E-Mail Marketing"

What can be done now to infuse your email marketing strategy with a sense of enthusiasm and viability?

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 18, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"How to Craft Effective E-Mail"

Keep the subject line short and direct.  Get the message across in the first 35 characters...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 17, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Brand's Power in E-Mail"

10 quick questions to ensure your messages deliver on the brand promise...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 17, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"Search Is for Acquisition, E-Mail Is for Retention"

Keep it short.  A typical reader spends 15-20 seconds on an e-mail.  This means using short paragraphs, even shorter sentences, putting the call to action way-y-y up in the e-mail, and using the subject line to its fullest...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 11, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"Safe Bets Are Risky"

SEM campaigns need to do not one, but at least two separate things...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 7, 2005

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Online Promotions Best Approach to Word-of-Mouth-Driven Consumers" 

To attract word-of-mouth-driven consumers, employ e-mail campaigns that allow consumers to send offers for free samples to friends...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

October 6, 2005

From BURST! Media:

"Consumers Use Internet First and Most Among All Media for Shopping Information"

The vast mosaic of specialty content online provides advertisers with the opportunity to integrate their message into editorial environments that are highly meaningful and engaging to Internet users...

http://burstmedia.com

 

October 6, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"Preference for Online Coupons"

Sixty-six percent of consumers said they would use online coupons for in-store purchases...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 3, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"What Happens When You Remove the E-Mail Blinders?"

E-mail that integrates with other channels drives five times the results of single-channel programs...

http://www.clickz.com

About Customer

Service

 

October 28, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"What Have You Done for Your Customers Lately?"

Four ways to ensure you're maximizing post-transaction customer retention opportunities...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 26, 2005

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Usability Testing: 

Ask Me If I Care"

How do teenage shoppers respond to your site compared with those between the ages of 35 and 45 who have platinum credit cards without spending limits?

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

October 14, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Does Your Web Site Stink?"

The search terms a customer keys in follows reveal her intent.  The more specific the term, the more transparent the intent.  Your site must serve the content, pages, and path that match the intent if you want to convert her...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 12, 2005

From E-Commerce Times:

"When Is Your Web Site Fast Enough?"

Web users' tolerance for delays depends on several factors, including their expectations, site feedback, the complexity of a task, its importance, and the relevance of the information being provided by the site...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

October 5, 2005

From The McKinsey Quarterly:

"Retailing:  What's Working Online"

Multichannel retailers must coordinate their online, catalog, and store activities to convert customers and encourage them to spend more, develop efficient processes for capturing and fulfilling orders, and ensure that consumer insights are shared across all parts of the organization...

http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com

About Webstore

Management

 

October 31, 2005

From iMarketing News:

"Holiday Shoppers Prefer Online Research"

71 percent of consumers intend to use the Internet to research and compare products and prices...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 27, 2005

From MarketingProfs.com:

"The Sound of Business"

Does your site speak with a human voice?  Does your site connect in a human way to your customers?

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

October 27, 2005

From E-Commerce Times:

"Online Retailers Cashing in on Halloween"

It's the convenience factor and just being able to find what you want...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

October 25, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Holiday Online Shoppers Expected"

Gift cards are the present of choice outside immediate family...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 25, 2005

From DM News:

"Newsletters Build Small Business Relationship Networks"

Email newsletters must do more than promote your company; they should offer value to the reader, illustrating your expertise and depth...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

October 24, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Web Positioning Metrics and SEO"

Web positioning software doesn't provide information about target audience search behavior.  Web analytics software and usability test results offer the most valuable information...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 21, 2005

From Internet News:

"Saw It Online, Paid For It Off"

People do research online to narrow the parameters around the decision they make.  They still want to go into store and experience the products, but they're not as wide open to influences over their decisions...

http://www.internetnews.com

 

October 21, 2005

From InternetRetailer.com:

"Sticker Shock Major

Cause of Shopping Cart Abandonment" 

Cart-abandoning web buyers purchase products in whichever channel has the lowest prices...

http://www.internetretailer.com

 

October 19, 2005

From MarketingProfs.com:

"How Web Content Can Shorten a Complex Sale"

Segment prospects by using "self-select paths" right from the home page.  A prospect is much more likely to enter the sales cycle by clicking a link that is designed especially for her...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

October 13, 2005

From Internet News:

"Search is Key to Online Shopping"

88 percent of respondents conduct at least a bit of online research before clicking the Buy button...

http://www.internetnews.com

 

October 13, 2005

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Web Page Testing and the Myth of Assumed Expertise"

Why isn't every page tested?

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

October 12, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Web Site Success Doesn't Mean Web Site Optimization"

While paid search offers benefits, it's no substitute for optimization...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 11, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Combining Web Analytics and Qualitative Insight"

Don't value the opinion of customers who say they will buy as much as the ones that did buy...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 10, 2005

From the New York Times:

"The High Price of Gasoline Sends Shoppers to the Web"

79 percent of Internet retailers will offer some form of free shipping this year...

http://news.com.com

 

October 7, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Brand-Centric vs. User-Centric Navigation"

Users don't always think about brand or product line first...

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 6, 2005

From ClickZ.com:

"Managing Up:

Six Steps Towards Success"

If you don't know how well your Web channel's doing, then how can you gauge the overall success of your company?

http://www.clickz.com

 

October 4, 2005

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Improving Conversions From the Home Pages You Don't Know About"

Once the Web site's main entry points, or alternate homepages, have been identified, the rate at which you successfully drive site visitors to other pages within your site can be calculated...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

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