Ecommerce News

Home Depot hammers out deal to acquire Red Beacon

January 25, 2012

I’m not afraid to tackle home-improvement projects myself. And I like the satisfaction of doing things on my own. But because of my skill level, confidence or limited time, there are times when I need to call a professional. Home Depot is about to make that easier with their acquisition of Red Beacon. Red Beacon [...]

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Blog round-up

December 12, 2011

Caught up on my blog reading this morning, and wanted to pass along a few interesting articles: # # # Econsultancy: 10 Great Google Analytics walk-throughs Over the past 12 months, our guest bloggers have written some excellent step-by-step guides to help marketers make the most of Google Analytics. Here are ten of the best, [...]

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Worth reading

November 29, 2011

Here is a round-up of some recent stories we found interesting: Internet Retailer: Cyber Monday spending jumps 33% Online sales yesterday increased 33% compared with a year ago, according to  IBM Corp.’s SmarterCommerce unit that tracks data from 500 retailers. (more) # # # Washington Post: Cyber Monday continues as sales figures roll in It [...]

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Increase your visibility in mobile search

November 17, 2011

In a previous post we established that if you are an online retailer, you also need a mobile site. They go together like burgers and fries … Homer and Marge … Kim Kardashian and controversy. The mobile site is important because many shoppers in brick-and-mortar stores use smart phones for product research. You don’t want [...]

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