Live From NRF: Bing Building Better Maps
Tim Henderson, a business development manager for Microsoft, said his company has made strides with its map features that he hopes will make Bing Maps a choice of multichannel retailers.
Ecommerce
Live from NRF: 2009 Online Sales Grew 18%
Online sales reported to Forrester grew 11% in the first quarter of 2009, 12% in the second, 16% in the third and 26% in the fourth.
ComScore Says E-Commerce Sales Rose 5% This Holiday
Online purchasing behavior monitoring company comScore said that e-commerce spending from Nov. 1 through Christmas Eve was about $27 million, an increase of 5% over last year.
Study: Consumer Satisfaction Online Grows
Customers of the largest online retailers were more satisfied with their online experience this holiday season than last, according to an annual report on holiday shopping by customer service management firm ForeSee Results.
1-800-Flowers.com to Drop Partnership With Affinion
Multititle mailer 1-800-flowers.com said on Dec. 23 that that it will not renew its contract for third-party administration of its membership program with affinity marketing firm Affinion, and will eliminate data-passing of credit card information.
eBay Sees Surge in M-commerce Sales
E-commerce marketplace eBay said it saw a surge in m-commerce sales this holiday season.
The Myth of SEO, and How to Really Get on the First Page of Google
It was a dark night, as most are. My Internet connection on the phone had said to meet him at the Apollo Diner, a greasy spoon in the Vietnamese section of the Italian neighborhood in the French quarter. “Sit at the table closest to the bathroom in the …
10 Steps to Acquiring More E-mail Subscribers
E-mail marketers can’t rent or buy a list to supplement acquisition activities. What can you do? Here are 10 steps you can take toward improving e-mail subscriber acquisition.
Five Ways to Boost Your Online Holiday Sales
Online retailers must come up with creative and compelling ways to prevent visitors from abandoning their carts
New Year’s resolutions for 2010
Here’s hoping that 2010 will be a better year saleswise than 2009. To help you make sure it’s a good one, we present our fresh round of New Year’s resolutions