http://www.rossboardman.com Survival Tips For A Ginger-Hating World Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/mail-strike-%e2%80%94-75-of-businesses-plan-to-drop-royal-mail http://www.rossboardman.com/google/mail-strike-%e2%80%94-75-of-businesses-plan-to-drop-royal-mail#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:04 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15774 With the threat of a strike by Royal Mail workers set to
disrupt Christmas deliveries, 75% of UK businesses say they are
considering dropping Royal Mail altogether— what are you planning to do?

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/mail-strike-%e2%80%94-75-of-businesses-plan-to-drop-royal-mail/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/hmv-adds-endeca-search-engine-to-its-website http://www.rossboardman.com/google/hmv-adds-endeca-search-engine-to-its-website#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15776 The addition of the new search engine is the first step in
HMV’s move towards a new ecommerce solution being developed by
marketing and technology agency LBi.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/hmv-adds-endeca-search-engine-to-its-website/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/ms-launches-online-deliveries-to-73-more-countries http://www.rossboardman.com/google/ms-launches-online-deliveries-to-73-more-countries#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15775 Orders for international delivery to a total of 80 countries can now be placed online, by telephone or in-store, says M&S.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/ms-launches-online-deliveries-to-73-more-countries/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/70-of-businesses-say-their-online-conversion-rate-has-improved-this-year http://www.rossboardman.com/google/70-of-businesses-say-their-online-conversion-rate-has-improved-this-year#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15777 But 39% are still dissatisfied with their conversion rate, according to new research from Econsultancy and RedEye.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/70-of-businesses-say-their-online-conversion-rate-has-improved-this-year/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/phones-4u-picks-communicator-for-segmented-email-marketing-solution http://www.rossboardman.com/google/phones-4u-picks-communicator-for-segmented-email-marketing-solution#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15778 The new system will be integrated with Phones 4u’s CRM system so
that email marketing can be tailored around each customer’s contract
terms and what stage they are at in their contract.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/phones-4u-picks-communicator-for-segmented-email-marketing-solution/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/sales-up-47-at-asos-new-delivery-options-to-be-added http://www.rossboardman.com/google/sales-up-47-at-asos-new-delivery-options-to-be-added#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15779 Asos has reported a 47% increase in sales for the six months to 30 September and says it will add two new delivery options.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/sales-up-47-at-asos-new-delivery-options-to-be-added/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/lego-picks-atg-for-new-global-ecommerce-site http://www.rossboardman.com/google/lego-picks-atg-for-new-global-ecommerce-site#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15780 The toy manufacturer is revamping its international
ecommerce operations and will use ATG’s Commerce platform to deliver a
personalised online shopping experience.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/lego-picks-atg-for-new-global-ecommerce-site/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/online-sales-increase-at-marks-spencer http://www.rossboardman.com/google/online-sales-increase-at-marks-spencer#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15781 Online sales have increased 30% in the last three months,
M&S has reported, whilst overall group sales are down 0.5% on a
like-for-like basis.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/online-sales-increase-at-marks-spencer/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/asda-direct-launches-online-christmas-gift-shop http://www.rossboardman.com/google/asda-direct-launches-online-christmas-gift-shop#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:03 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15782 48% of shoppers are buying gifts in September, in order to
spread the cost of Christmas, and a third of shoppers are planning to
spend less than last year, says Asda as it adds a dedicated Christmas
gift shop.

]]> http://www.rossboardman.com/google/asda-direct-launches-online-christmas-gift-shop/feed/ 0 http://www.rossboardman.com/google/email-now-accounts-for-14-of-digital-marketing-spend http://www.rossboardman.com/google/email-now-accounts-for-14-of-digital-marketing-spend#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 09:11:02 +0000 rossboardman http://www.rossboardman.com/?p=15783 The UK market for email marketing platforms and services will
grow by an estimated 15% in 2009 to £292 million, according to new
research from Econsultancy.

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