‘White knuckle bargain hunters’ wait until Christmas Day to buy gifts
Around seven million people in the UK are waiting until Christmas Day to buy friends and family presents this year, according to new research.
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Email overload: Brits spend up to 32 days a year managing inboxes
1 in 5 British workers use up a total of 32 working days a year managing their email, according to a new study.
Sky begins SEO campaign with Greenlight
Sky has appointed search marketing and technology firm, Greenlight, to work on search engine optimisation (SEO) campaigns across its range of products and services.
Online retailers reveal their big-seller predictions for Xmas
This Christmas is set to be another big success for online retailers, with IMRG estimating that £6.4bn will be spent throughout December. In this article, six of the UK’s biggest online retailers make their predictions for the best-selling gifts during the festive season.
Getlost.co.uk? Sedo reveals most bizarre domain name sales of the year
Domain name firm Sedo, has compiled lists of the most eccentric sales that have passed through its books this year.
Fit or Fugly? Mobile app uses maths to determine attractiveness
Fit or Fugly, an app which measures how attractive a face actually is empirically with math and Fibonacci’s Golden Ratio, has releaunched with a new social network attached.
9 in 10 Brits books different travel provider every time
Brits are a fickle bunch when it comes to booking travel, with 9 out of 10 consumers booking their holiday with a different provider each time.
Top tips: Helping confused customers access the Web
Websites are no longer simply the online ‘face’ of a business. Customers expect more from a company’s website than a home page, explains Thomas Vollrath, CEO of Webfusion.
Retailers ‘neglecting loyal customers to pursue new ones’
Retailers are more focused on acquiring new customers than retaining loyal customers, despite acknowledging that the latter are more profitable in the long run, according to a new study.
SMG UK roundtable: Is brand loyalty in decline?
The UK’s high street retailers are spending an increasingly large proportion of time, money and effort on acquiring new customers, but where is the focus on customer retention and is brand loyalty in decline?