Category Archives: Online Retailing

Bricks-and click retailing and online-only retailing are covered here. There are lots of posts on multi-channel retailing.

How to Better Measure Online ROI

Many companies find it difficult to measure the ROI (return on investment) of various activities, including those activities conducted via the Web. Marketo has recently published an E-book titled: Solved Mysteries: Tracking Your Content Marketing ROI: “Is your content’s ROI … Continue reading

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Price Shopping Online Before Visiting the Store

As we have reported before (click here, for example), even when consumers shop in a store, most U.S. Internet users use the Internet for pre-store shopping — especially to see what the best prices are. eMarketer sums up the situation … Continue reading

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Video Tips: How to Be Safer Online

Although it’s nearly possible to totally protect ourselves (whether a person or a business) against identity theft and an invasion of our online privacy by hackers, there are several things that we can do to make it tougher for hackers … Continue reading

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