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Mar 10th 2010
Google Analytics - Advanced Segments

Analytics information can be crucial to knowing what’s going on with your website. Google’s own analytics suite is an excellent entry level package that every website o ...

TAGS: Analytics | eCommerce
Feb 10th 2010
Customer experience stats roundup

Here's a selection of recent customer experience related stats, taken from a range of sources: UK customer satisfaction with online retailers (ForeSee) According to the Chr ...

TAGS: Christmas | eCommerce
Nov 11th 2009
Free delivery: a christmas cracker

There was a prominent effort from online retailers to offer free delivery during Christmas 2008. John Ryder looks at last years figures in an effort to see what we can learn and ap ...

TAGS: Christmas | eCommerce |
Nov 10th 2009
Online retailers set to thrive @ Christmas

Despite Royal Mail making it more difficult for online retailers to get purchases to their customers all of the indications are that online shopping is set to thrive in the next 8 ...

TAGS: Affiliate marketing | Amazon | Christmas | eCommerce
Aug 18th 2009
Your retail affiliate program needs an agency?

With so many online retailers operating affiliate programs Neil Robbins, Managing Director at Silverbean, asks whether your company could benefit from working with a specialist aff ...

TAGS: Affiliate marketing | eCommerce
May 08th 2009
The advantages of providing multiple payment options

Research suggest that online retailers could be missing out on £’000s in lost sales and revenue by not offering enough choice when it comes to payment methods. John Ryd ...

TAGS: eCommerce | Payment methods
May 01st 2009
The big checkout registration debate

The debate over whether online retailers should make customer registration compulsory before purchasing has gone on for some years now. John Ryder picks sides and takes a look at s ...

TAGS: eCommerce | Usability