CURRENT NEWS: E-COMMERCE

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09/02/2010 Most popular search terms
How will you use this report to further your search engine optimisation? (Catherine Ferguson)

29/01/2010 Shift in demongraphic of online shoppers
Did you see any change in shopping trends during the festive period?
27/01/2010 Ethical behaviour essential when marketing to youngsters
What steps are needed to ensure your marketing is appropriate for children? (Mark Richards)
22/01/2010 Current impact of low cost offers
Will you introduce these on your website? (Mark Richards)
15/01/2010 Internet marketing consultants 'should consider smartphones'
Research has revealed that US consumers are using these increasingly. (Steve Swallow)
11/01/2010 Marketing Sherpa says ask questions
How do you keep visitors on your webpage? (Mark Richards)
07/01/2010 eBay move to help advertisers' conversion rates
Internet consultants helped by eBay collaboration? (Sarah Adie)

05/01/2010 Factors impacting ecommerce site performance
Website abandonment rates (Catherine Ferguson)

29/12/2009 High website ranking for electronics firms?
Top search trends for Christmas have been revealed (John Burns)
11/12/2009 Big businesses 'taking advantage' of Christmas shopping season
Have you maintained your marketing budgets during this period? (Sarah Adie)
05/12/2009 Website promotion 'important' this Christmas
Did you increase advertising to take advantage of Super Sunday? (Catherine Ferguson)

24/11/2009 Online retailers 'to focus on website maintenance'
Mark Richards wrote: Where will you direct your budget for 2010?

21/11/2009 Figures highlight Christmas ecommerce intentions
And Carter wrote: The results suggest ecommerce will be popular with Christmas shoppers

19/11/2009 New search tool launched by Google
Craig Nicholson wrote: Retailers may benefit from a new Google tool designed to enhance search

13/11/2009 High street retailers 'better at ecommerce'
Tom Musk wrote: The survey shows customer service is one reason why high street stores perform well online

29/10/2009 Advice issued to UK's online retailers
Craig Nicolson wrote: Are you looking to open up your ecommerce operations to overseas customers?

29/10/2009 Ecommerce sites 'need to focus on social media'
John Burns wrote: Businesses have been advised to tap into sites such as Facebook

26/10/2009 Ecommerce Christmas strategies unveiled
Mark Richards wrote: Promotion codes are one way of improving sales over Christmas

12/10/2009 Christmas 'to boost ecommerce activity'
Mark Richards wrote: Are you anticipating an increase in sales over the festive season?

09/09/2009 Analytics data reveals increasing ecommerce conversions
Catherine Ferguson wrote: Do you use analytics to measure your ecommerce conversions?
04/09/2009 Mobile ecommerce sites should be "seamless"
Mark Richards wrote: Do you feel some mobile shopping sites could be improved?

18/08/2009 More web users making online purchases, figures show
Mark Richards wrote: Have you seen an increase in the number of people buying online in the past year?

07/08/2009 Online stores 'should focus on customer service'
Catherine Ferguson wrote: Is customer service the key factor in e-commerce?

18/07/2009 More time being spent online, study suggests
Steve Swallow wrote: Is the UK now a society of surfers?

17/07/2009 E-commerce sites 'improving checkout experience'
Kate Billinghurst wrote: Will online retailers be able to attract more shoppers?

25/06/2009 Survey offers insight into improving e-commerce conversions
Andy Carter wrote: Is transparency the key to reducing shopping cart abandonment rates?

20/06/2009 Google ramps up Flash indexing
Catherine Ferguson wrote: Can Google make Flash content as indexable as HTML?

19/06/2009 E-commerce sector still growing
Andy Carter wrote: Can online retailers capitalise on changing consumer habits as the recession wears on?
13/06/2009 Questions raised over mobile commerce
John Burns wrote: Can the mobile commerce sector realise the growth predicted for it by analysts?

02/06/2009 Boom predicted for e-commerce sector
Steve Swallow wrote: Online spending in the UK will reach £31.2 billion by 2013, it has been predicted.

22/05/2009 Social media 'to boost' online retail
Mark Richards wrote: Online retail companies could benefit from the massive popularity of social media networks in the future, provided firms are able to develop ways to harness the medium's opportunities.

21/05/2009 E-commerce sites 'can take steps to boost conversions'
John Burns wrote: An Econsultancy writer has suggested a number of pitfalls to avoid when seeking to boost customer conversions.

19/05/2009 UK web users spending more online
Dipika Patel wrote: British internet users spent more on purchases from e-commerce sites in April compared with a year ago, new research has shown.

14/05/2009 Perpetual shopping carts 'effective' in e-commerce
Craig Nicholson wrote: Most e-commerce marketers view perpetual shopping carts as being very effective in enhancing conversions, new research has found.
12/05/2009 Timing "critical" to rescuing e-commerce conversions
Andy Carter wrote: A new whitepaper has advised e-commerce firms to ensure they follow up cases of shopping cart abandonment sooner rather than later.

22/04/2009 E-commerce spending up in March, says IMRG by Dipika Patel
British shoppers upped their spending on online purchases in March, according to the latest IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index figures.
25/03/2009 Google invests in e-commerce photo service by Steve Swallow
Google has made an investment in e-commerce photo service provider Pixazza.

06/03/2009 UK e-commerce sector 'to see steady growth' by Mark Richards
The UK e-commerce industry will see steady growth of six per cent a year until 2014, according to a new report from Forrester Research.
01/03/2009 Internet marketers 'should take note of new survey' by Catherine Ferguson
Retailers and internet consultants may find the latest Juniper Research survey on ecommerce patterns of interest.
28/02/2009 Offering numerous payment options 'can increase conversions' by John Burns
Online marketers could see an increase in conversions if they make a number of different payment methods available to customers, according to Practical eCommerce.
01/09/2008 Microsoft acquires Ciao to boost search, e-commerce
The move strengthens its e-commerce business in Europe - by using shopping comparison to add value to its Live Search platform.
18/08/2008 E-retailers 'focusing on products in website design'
Availability and extra product information are a focus for retailers' website enhancement.
15/08/2008 Report reveals online retail search trends
Internet users searching for products via search engines and now including brand names roughly 50% of the time.
06/08/2008 High street retailers overtaking online-only stores on web
Is this the start of a new trend ?
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