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Online advertising survey report

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday December 9, 2009 )

A recent survey of marketers gives some insight into what’s working for them, what isn’t and what forms of advertising are being under-utilized. (more…)


Using popups – survey results

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Tuesday December 8, 2009 )

A recent survey has found what most of us already know – people don’t particularly like popups; also commonly known these days in the industry as hover ads. In my experience, there are some exceptions though. (more…)


Cyber Monday emails MIA

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Monday December 7, 2009 )

It seems that last Monday, Cyber Monday, the “official” kick-off to the online holiday shopping season saw a huge chunk of email marketing campaigns disappear into a black hole. (more…)


The world’s leanest home page?

Posted by Michael Bloch in web development (Saturday December 5, 2009 )

Google is well known for their minimalist home page and it recently became even leaner. (more…)


The online Jekyll and Hyde

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Thursday December 3, 2009 )

It will probably come as no surprise to many online merchants that consumers feel more confident in lashing out at a company due to the anonymity the Internet provides. (more…)


Relevant landing pages boost conversions

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday December 2, 2009 )

A new survey has found that many retailers are not using targeted landing pages linked in with their search ads. (more…)


Survey – Black Friday spending well up

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Tuesday December 1, 2009 )

It’s a weird name for such an important day in ecommerce and commerce generally. Anyway, the good news is Black Friday (November 27) generated big bucks for online merchants. (more…)


Long tail searches gain

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Sunday November 29, 2009 )

Internet users appear to be using more keywords in their search queries – and its a continuing trend according to statistics gathered over the past couple of years. (more…)


Holiday ecommerce update

Posted by Michael Bloch in ecommerce (Friday November 27, 2009 )

comScore’s 2009 holiday season forecast predicts online retail spending for the November – December period will reach USD $28.8 billion, representing a 3 percent gain versus year ago. (more…)


Search engine marketer salary survey

Posted by Michael Bloch in web marketing (Wednesday November 25, 2009 )

A recent survey reveals the salaries of search engine marketers at various levels. It seems it’s still a good game to be involved in. (more…)