Costs of finding new customers- and keeping existing ones
Why do so many businesses treat their customers so badly? How many emails do you receive that say “do not reply to this email, this…
Baidu profits jump as online advertising growth continues
China’s largest internet search engine Baidu, has reported a 70% jump in profits in the second quarter with continued growth in its online advertising revenue.The…
Multi screen approach required for online marketing
The multi device revolution is here and online marketers must ensure they understand consumer behaviour if they are to achieve sales and profits.The days of…
Microsoft in £4 billion online marketing writedown
Microsoft has written down the value of an online advertising firm it bought five years ago by £4 billion ($6.2 billion).Microsoft bought Aquantive for $6.3…
Companies need bold action to grow survey finds
The latest survey from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) finds that while the UK economy remains weak- businesses are growing.Director general John Longworth called…
Waterstones teams up with Amazon’s to sell Kindle book reader
In a surprising development UK bookseller Waterstones is to sell Amazon’s Kindle book reader.Only last week we posted in Digital book sales increase by 54pc…
eBay sales targeted by HMRC tax evasion
Online eBay sales traders are the latest group to be targeted by the HMRC against tax evasion.People who trade on websites such as eBay have…
Digital book sales increase by 54pc in 2011
Digital book sales have risen by 54% in the past year and are now worth £243 million according to the Publishing Association.Figures released by the…
Samsung at the top of the smartphone sales charts
Samsung Electronics has overtaken Nokia to become the world’s largest maker of mobile phones.Nokia took the top spot in 1998 from Motorola, but in the…
UK leads the digital world- is your business winning online sales?
The UK leads the world in most indicators of digital capability- with the internet contributing more to our GDP than to that of any other…