The Future of Mobile Advertising

September 20, 2012 in Research

  Almost $4 billion dollars are being spent on mobile advertising, all across the world. Some of the significant factors that shape its destiny are listed below: Focus on Behavioral aspects Conventionally, ads have been targeted towards demographic context or a device. But this trend is changing, and ads are now being focused more on an individual’s location and behavior. Targeting based on behavior, promises higher returns because by tracing [...]

Using the Google AdWords API

August 6, 2012 in Research

  Ever wondered how adCore, Kenshoo, or Marin Software, are able to generate reports, optimization campaigns, and build ads automatically? Ever wondered how to automatically update your ads with changing prices, quantity, or discount percentage? The answer is the Google AdWords API. API stands for: Application Programming Interface. When a service like AdWords, opens their API to the public, other services can access and change all of the information within [...]

Multiple Web Browser Compatibility

August 17, 2009 in E-commerce optimization, Research

  This post about web browsers was originally published in August 17, 2009, before Chrome gained major market share. While much of the original content is still relevant, we have updated the article to reflect changes in the web browser market. Statistics reflect w3schools.com’s statistics for 10/23/2012.    As online users are now using more different types of internet browsers than ever before, it is more important than ever that your [...]

Back to School Shopping Will Benefit E-tailers

July 6, 2009 in Research

While students enjoy their summer, parents get ready for one of the biggest shopping seasons of the year, the Back to School shopping season beginning next month.  Every year between the months of July and September families spend hundreds of dollars on everything from apparel to electronics which accounts for the second largest amount of shopping dollars spent during the year, the first being the winter Holiday season.  The retail [...]

Tech Savvy Moms Online

June 30, 2009 in Research

As eMarketer reported earlier in the month mothers are one of larger user groups online and are among the most internet savvy.  In the US alone approximately 34 million moms are online per month, as reported by eMarketer, and they are influencing those purchase decisions. So how can ecommerce sites understand how to gear their offerings towards mothers who not only by for themselves, but also their children. Before making [...]