Black Friday Boasts $595 Million in U.S. Online Holiday Spending, Up 11 Percent Versus Year Ago comScore (NASDAQ : SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 27 days of the November – December 2009 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $10.57 billion has been […]

Retail: 7 new profit opportunities for Mobile FutureLab are starting to experiment with something new which should make Chris Anderson proud. In the past, they have occasionally published reports on the things that were wrong in an industry or situation. But they got frustrated because they felt like we were telling the patient that he […]

Sorry you were out: your Christmas shopping is in the bin It was meant to be the ultimate 21st century way to shop, the fast and efficient way to buy without the hassle of braving the High Street crowds. (tags: shopping ecommerce delivery)

Microsoft in Relation to Digital / Interactive Marketing An interesting piece of Microsoft Advertorial, that nevertheless highlights Microsoft Corp's product portfolio to help retailers embrace digital and interactive marketing (tags: Microsoft digital interactive internet marketing TellMe MicrosoftTag LookingGlass SharePoint Commerce Server eCommerce SilverLight Bing BizTalk Atlas) Tellme combines voice and data – It seems particularly […]

Pets At Home Relaunches Website Pets at Home, which has 246 stores across the UK, has replaced its existing ecommerce platform with a new solution from systems integrator Salmon that is designed to increase its multi-channel capabilities. (tags: Pets at home Salmon IBM Websphere Commerce SAFE ecommerce multichannel cross channel cross-channel)

Dave Chaffey's Econsultancy Online Marketing Masterclass liveblogging summary – Nov 2009 The notes cover sessions on; ACQUIRE: Social media, viral marketing, creativity… ACQUIRE: Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) ACQUIRE: Display advertising and multi-channel acquisition marketing CONVERT: Optimising site conversion – the best tools and techniques CONVERT: Increasing conversion rates – tips on what works best (tags: […]

I Want to Trip With this Wondrous 3D Etch-a-Sketch Sketch-3D is an interactive, integrated software/hardware system that enables users to create their own anaglyphic 3D drawings. By using a ubiquitous interface metaphor (the "Etch-A-Sketch "), Sketch-3D allows anyone to participate in generating stereoscopic imagery in a way that is simple and engaging. (tags: design art […]

Most people miss out on life because they don’t have a strategy around personal goals. Most Lack a Personal Goal Strategy. Jeremiah Owyang lays out some the observations he's noticed from some of the smartest folks who have achieved success in their lives. Often they have told him about the challenge, that most people don’t […]

A New Model for Cross-Channel Commerce Nikki Baird of Retail Systems Research has developed a new “Assembled Commerce” model to help online retailers better evaluate the true impact of cross-channel consumers on their business – and to better organize to deliver an effective cross-channel experience. She shared this new model in a recent ATG-hosted webinar […]

A-Z of online persuasion Written by Theo Papadakis of cScape, this informal guide gives you the lowdown on the key ideas in Persuasion, from Aristole to Ziegelmueller, via goodwill, kairos, motivation and reciprocity. (tags: pursuasion online website development marketing theory Copywriting)

Free .pdfs from wunderman, a response driven agency (tags: marketing design research advertising resources digital planning PR book books wunderman) WebSphere Commerce Version 7.0: Multi Channel Precision Marketing Overview Multi-channel precision marketing is an integrated solution to handle on-going dialogs with customers, over time, across channels as customers’ behaviors change. By presenting targeted offers and […]

First review of pets at homes new website Pets at Home is the UK-based retailer of pet goods, most well known for their large out of town superstores, packed to the rafters with pet products. The company is embarking on a mission to make its presence felt in the online space and this commitment is […]