Archive for July, 2009
Business Direct: new B2B e-commerce solution of Digital River
Business Direct, the latest business-to-business e-commerce solution of Digital River, enables companies to offer their global resellers, and business customers and partners private online portals for making direct purchases and renewing subscriptions. The login-based portals complete with tailored purchasing plans, custom pricing and financing options, are designed exclusively to help companies strengthen business relationships and [...]
Social commerce: The future of e-commerce
According to Hill & Knowlton’s Future of Commerce report, social commerce is considered the future of e-commerce since online shoppers, particularly younger generations, are heavily influenced by social media and Web 2.0 technologies. The report, which surveyed 600 US adults, found social media is “Word of Mouth 2.0″ for younger generations, with youths predominately influenced [...]
Avisa: Draft EU E-commerce Rules Unclear
Avisa, the Brussels-based lobbyist on Tuesday warned The European Commission draft regulation on E-commerce could spark a wave of litigation between e-commerce companies like eBay and the makers of luxury goods. The European Commission on Tuesday published a draft regulation governing how brand owners and retailers both on and off line do business. Earlier versions [...]
1-800-Flowers.com opened e-commerce store in Facebook
E-commerce has finally arrived to Facebook and its future looks rosy. 1-800-Flowers.com has launched an e-commerce store in Facebook, enabled by a company named Alvenda. Registered users can now order all kinds of floral products from the popular florist and gift shop without ever leaving the social network. The new 1-800-Flowers.com storefront is not very [...]
E-Mail Marketing still growing
eMarketer recently released a report “Q1 2009 Email Trends and Benchmarks” by Epsilon, which shows email marketing represents about as good a way as ever of promoting eCommerce. Click-through rates may or may not quite be at all-time highs, but some progress definitely appears to be taking place. eMarketer published pieces of data collected by [...]
Amazon buys Zappos.com
On Tuesday, Amazon said it has agreed to acquire apparel and footwear retailer Zappos.com for more than $850 million in cash and stock, expanding Amazon’s use of separately branded sites to entice the increasing number of consumers buying from the Web. Under the agreement, Amazon would trade 10 million shares valued at $807 million for [...]
Flash content and Search Engine Optimization
New technology, user demand, and search-engine-optimized design are making it possible for search engines to index, rank and display sites developed completely with the Adobe Flash platform. To be sure, rich Internet applications (RIAs), like those created with Flash and Flex, are a challenge for search engines to index, rank, and link to. But, now, [...]
573,000 Credit, Debit Accounts Compromised in Network Solutions Hack case
Hackers have broken into Web servers owned by domain registrar and hosting provider Network Solutions, planting rogue code that resulted in the compromise of more than 573,000 debit and credit card accounts over the past three months, Security Fix has learned. Herndon, Va. based Network Solutions discovered in early June that attackers had hacked into [...]
How to Create a Marketing Plan for your business
Create a marketing plan that outlines five different categories thoroughly, which are demographics, psychographics, marketing messages, marketing frequency and marketing venues. Find out how to expand on each of these categories in a marketing plan with the help of this free video from the owner of a small business. Expert: FJ Cava. FJ Cava has [...]
How to Organize a Business Plan
An organized business plan has six different categories: executive summary, operations, management, marketing and finance. In the last section of a business plan, include credit reports and addendums with this free video from the owner of a small business. Expert: FJ Cava. FJ Cava has an Master’s of Business Administration from San Francisco State, and [...]