What Percentage of People Use Google Instead of Other Search Engines?
Many companies requesting our SEO services ask why we consider Google to be so important – it’s down to the fact that the vast majority of people prefer to use Google when searching for a product or service. While other search engines do still play a part, the ranking of your website within Google is [...]
Mobile Commerce Set to Grow by 584%
A report has been released which predicts that mobile commerce (M-Commerce) will continue to grow at an exponential rate this year. By the end of 2012, the report predicts that Europe will see a growth in M-Commerce of 584% from 2010. This is exciting news for retailers – in a struggling economy, it is [...]
BT Set to Launch “Ultrafast” Internet in 2012
BT has announced that this year their “ultra fast” broadband will be available to businesses or homes that require the additional speed. This comes as the results from their fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) proved highly successful in the trial area, Cornwall. This means that for those businesses who demand the highest broadband speed will soon be able [...]
3 Tips for Online Retailing 2012
We are already reaching the end of the first month in 2012 and it has absolutely flown by. We are receiving an increasing number of enquiries about our website design, SEO and social media services – which is a sign that retailers have been making plans for their online marketing this year. If you [...]
eBay Predicts Mobile Sales of $8billion in 2012
Mobile spending has been increasing rapidly over the last year and various sources predict that in 2012 mobile and tablet shopping is going to double in growth. In December 2011 alone, IBM reported that mobile shopping grew by 186.5% in the UK. eBay have announced its own prediction for 2012 – saying that it is [...]
Loyalty Schemes can Influence 84% of Purchasing Decisions
A study by ACI Worldwide has found that loyalty schemes are much more powerful than commonly thought. It found that: Nearly all consumers (84%) would be much more likely to purchase from one retailer than another, if they were a part of a loyalty scheme 71% feel the loyalty schemes they are with deliver strong [...]
Wikipedia Goes Black In Protest Against SOPA
The protest against SOPA is picking up pace and this morning Wikipedia, as promised, has gone black and put up a notice warning about the possible effects on the internet if the new laws come into place. Find out more about Wikipedia’s view on SOPA here. The new laws will effect the majority of websites [...]
Over 1 Million Merchants Now Accepting Payments Via ‘Square’
With the new year underway, there are various discussions and predictions as to how shopping in 2012 will be different thanks to new technology. One piece of technology which was gaining popularity in 2011 has now found it’s 1 millionth retail customer and is likely to boom throughout 2012 – called the ‘square’. [...]
E-Commerce Predictions
2011 saw the most successful year for online retailing – thousands of businesses reported yet more online sales growth, and those failing in-store were still able to find success with e-commerce. 2012 is set to be an important year for online retailing and there are predictions over how this is going to play out. [...]
Tablet Sales Double Over Christmas
According to the annual Christmas activity survey from IMRG, sales online completed by tablet users have doubled since the previous year. Derek Eccleston, Head of Research at eDigitalResearch, explains: “Looking at the results, we can see that the internet is now a crucial part of everyday consumer life. Many see logging on during Christmas and [...]
