Amazon still top choice for Christmas gifts despite return to in-store shopping
While the tide is slowly turning in favour of in-store shopping, the majority of UK consumers are buying Christmas gifts on Amazon this year, according to new research.
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Top SEO tips: 4 search secrets to rank high on Google UK
There are four key considerations that digital marketers should focus on to help their websites achieve and maintain high rankings within Google UK searches, according to a new report.
Right to reply: The problem with Amazon? It needs to grow up
FACT-Finder.com Founder and CEO Carsten Kraus responds to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ comments at the Business Insider Ignition conference and suggests ways to turn around the Fire Phone’s fortunes.
New technology to enhance TV for colour blind people
Colour blind people could soon be able to see things in television programmes that they could never see before, thanks to research from the University of East Anglia.
Image search breakthrough: Google bots learn to describe entire scenes
Searches for images will soon get a lot smarter, with Google unveiling new technology that can understand entire scenes with a high level of accuracy.
Facebook to phase out unpaid ads from brands by 2015
Facebook has continued to squeeze out any free ad opportunities on its social network, with a new privacy policy that reduces the reach of brand’s promotional messages from their fan pages… unless they pay for them.
Top 5 trends that prove the ‘Golden Age of Digital Media’ is at hand
Digital media is still very much in its infancy, but change is in the air. David Lerman, Co-founder and CTO, Say Media explores five industry trends that signal that the ‘Golden Age of Digital Media’ is upon us.
Top retail tips: Being responsive to mobile commerce is not enough
For online retailers, slow loading pages, unmanageable navigation, and tortuous check-out processes, are resulting in bounce rates often in excess of 80%. Retailers are not only missing out on sales but creating an appalling first impression in what has rapidly become the dominant route to market, effectively closing the door to the mobile sales channel. … [Read more…]
Monty the Penguin: John Lewis puts digital first for Christmas ad
The annual John Lewis Christmas ad has become as much a part of a UK Christmas as Mince Pies, Santa Claus and woolly jumpers. This year, the retailer opted to preview its £1m ad on digital channels YouTube and Twitter first, ahead of its TV debut over the weekend.
The ideal length for social media updates (infographic)
When it comes to writing content, the length of each post can vary wildly depending on which platform you use. This infographic from SumAll looks at how long social media updates should be.