Posts Tagged ‘ retail and ecommerce ’

Holiday retail predictions revealed at Reuters Retail Summit

Retailers will be more cautious as expected growth is estimated at 3 percent, according to experts speaking at the Reuters Retail Summit in New York City. The majority of this growth will likely occur early in the season as greater numbers of consumers search for deals earlier than years past. [ READ MORE ]

Loyalty programs need accurate data

Experian Marketing Services found 63 percent of organizations track the lifetme value of each customer. Retailers can ensure data accuracy by using verification tools at the point of capture. Quality data yields better segmentation and intelligence.[ READ MORE ]

Domino’s – Yes, That Domino’s – Sets Gold Standard For Online Checkout Process

Regardless of your feelings about the taste of Domino’s Pizza, you have to hand it to these guys – they do online checkout processes better than just about any company on the planet. We could all learn something from their CRM and online marketing initiatives. A few months ago, I had an eye-opening experience when [...][ READ MORE ]

Sometimes, Rules Were Meant to Be Broken

Less than 4 days after our Creative Director, Steve Sharp, explained how to design emails to be width-compliant on this very site, something very strange began happening to my email inbox. Every so often I would open my new messages, just minding my own business, when the strangest, most eerie feeling would come over me. [...][ READ MORE ]

Craigslist Top Search Term Last Week

For the first time in three years, searches for ‘craigslist’ surpassed ‘myspace,’ highlighting the increasing popularity of online classifieds during the economic downturn.U.S. searches on the term “craigslist” have increased 105 percent for the week ending March 14, 2009, compared with the same week last year. This is the first time that the query has [...][ READ MORE ]

The Season of Online Coupons

We all knew heading into the holiday season that consumers were going to be highly sensitive to price due to the economic conditions, paving the way for an increase in online deal seeking. Coupon websites experienced growth in visits throughout the holiday season as shoppers searched for promotional codes to use online and printable coupons [...][ READ MORE ]