There was a day not that long ago when companies actually controlled their brands. Their marketing teams decided which messages their consumers were going to see and hear. Companies decided which publications, television shows and Web sites they wanted their ads to appear in, and they limited their ...
How did Seattle become the home for technology companies that want to help you buy or sell ... a home? Sure, it's where Microsoft and Amazon are based, and it's a well-educated, tech-savvy community, and the University of Washington churns out more than its share of software engineers. But why real ...
Personalization -- the purported long-sought Holy Grail of Web content management -- just might have finally arrived via Web applications that make Web sites responsive in real-time to the unique needs of individual visitors. At the heart of recommendation and personalization technologies are active...
"Monetize." This dry semantic substitute for figuring out ways to make money stood out as the Word of the Day for the companies displaying their social media Web sites and Software as a Service offerings at the VentureNet 2008 Conference, produced by the Torrance-based Technology Council of Southern...
Imagine going to Amazon.com, finding the book you want and being asked for your phone number and told to wait for a call from your local bookstore with the price of the book. Sounds ridiculous, right? You want the price in the moment, while you're online, while you're still anonymous. But that's exa...
Frankly speaking, it's time to stop the second-guessing and open-heartedly accept that it's Google's turn now. The next decade clearly belongs to Google, so it's best not to resist and go with the flow. As a company, it's amazing how Google started, what it's done and where it's now headed. There ha...
Online sales lead exchange Reply.com launched a new automotive finance leads marketplace Monday, partnering with the Detroit Trading Company to help create what the company says will be the largest repository of consumers interested in securing car loans. Promising to make the act of buying and sell...
With a third of all lead generation budget dollars allocated to outsourced B2B teleservices providers, how do Best-in-Class organizations most effectively compensate their external vendors? Aberdeen survey respondents provide rich detail regarding their preferences for how they prefer to model the f...
Today's savvy consumers want products from a business they can trust, learn from, relate to and "be friends" with. The two most popular social networking sites on the Internet -- MySpace and Facebook -- are potential springboards for friendly lead generation. These sites give online business owners ...
In a challenging economy, you must find new ways to make marketing work more effectively, get more out of marketing investments, and measure and account for marketing decisions. In short, you must make changes. Doing the same things in an uncertain economic environment and expecting the same results...
While demand generation professionals consistently turn to a wide variety of direct marketing software and e-mail marketing tools in search of sales leads, current research by Aberdeen points to a significant spend associated with a more human element: outsourced B2B teleservices, provided by a larg...
Internet advertising grew by about 35 percent in 2006, according to a new study that suggests companies and their advertising agencies are increasingly embracing the Web as a viable place to build brands and sell goods. Online advertising revenue grew to $16.9 billion last year, according to the lat...
If you're responsible for performance-driven online marketing -- particularly for Web-based sales or lead generation -- then your mission is to optimize a funnel. The online marketing funnel is an upside-down pyramid, sort of like a great, big waffle cone. At the top, you start with everyone who is ...
Social networking site MySpace is suing a high-profile e-mail marketer, claiming that he violated the site's rules and state and federal laws by deluging members with spam. MySpace said Tuesday it had filed a suit alleging that Scott Richter had violated the federal CAN-SPAM Act and California's ant...
Internet advertising revenues reached record levels in the first half of 2006, with sales up some 37 percent over the same period last year, according to an industry group's latest check on the booming sector. Web-based advertising sales reached US$7.9 billion in the first six months of this year, t...
Very - I look forward to the widespread adoption of AI search.
Moderately - AI search is promising, and I'm cautiously optimistic.
Unsure, but I am keeping an open mind.
Not at All - I do not trust AI-powered search results.
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/11/web-team.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/customer-commerce-offers-smbs-an-e-commerce-path-to-better-cx-177820.html
Customer Commerce Offers SMBs an E-Commerce Path to Better CX
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/02/frustrated-computer-user.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/investment-scams-skyrocket-victims-in-us-fleeced-for-4b-in-2022-177544.html
Investment Scams Skyrocket, Victims in US Fleeced for $4B in 2022
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/12/fraud-prevention.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/e-tailers-face-ongoing-dilemmas-of-friendly-fraud-insider-crime-177888.html
E-Tailers Face Ongoing Dilemmas of Friendly Fraud, Insider Crime
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/02/ChatGPT-smartphone.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/the-future-of-ai-in-retail-beyond-the-chatgpt-hype-177681.html
The Future of AI in Retail: Beyond the ChatGPT Hype
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/ecommerce-smb-warehouse.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/optimize-your-amazon-presence-for-maximum-sales-success-177907.html
Optimize Your Amazon Presence for Maximum Sales Success
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/09/ai-brain-1.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/e-commerce-resolution-for-2024-fearlessly-embrace-ai-177898.html
E-Commerce Resolution for 2024: Fearlessly Embrace AI
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/12/gen-z-shopper.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/2024-retail-action-item-satisfy-gen-z-demand-for-payment-options-177886.html
2024 Retail Action Item: Satisfy Gen Z Demand for Payment Options
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/search-engines-smartphone.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/gartner-predicts-25-dip-in-search-volumes-by-2026-177921.html
Gartner Predicts 25% Dip in Search Volumes by 2026
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/02/smartphone-retail-price-check.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/omnichannel-online-consumers-shift-to-mindful-shopping-practices-177915.html
Omnichannel, Online Consumers Shift to Mindful Shopping Practices
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/08/AI-circuit.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/ai-no-longer-curiosity-for-retailers-but-key-to-better-business-report-177857.html
AI No Longer Curiosity for Retailers but Key to Better Business: Report
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/12/drugs-online.jpg
https://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/trendy-drug-demand-escalates-risks-for-e-commerce-payment-providers-177866.html
Trendy Drug Demand Escalates Risks for E-Commerce Payment Providers
Enter your Username and Password to sign in.
Social Media
See all Social Media