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Digital Coupon Growth Outpaces Inserts

During 2009, the growth rate of digital coupons outpaced the typical annual growth rate of free standing insert (FSI) coupons by a factor of more than 10-1, according to Coupons.com. Coupons.com annual data indicates that savings US consumers obtained from digital coupons grew 170% in 2009, compared to a typical annual growth rate of 8-16% for FSI coupons. Printed savings from Coupons.com and the  [...]
Posted: Monday, February 15th 2010

Virtual Goods Reap Real Sales

Specialty youth-apparel brand Boy Meets Girl is teaming up with online fashion game/community Fashion Fantasy Game to drive real-world sales with virtual goods. As part of the promotion, all Fashion Fantasy Game members will receive a free virtual version of the Boy Meets Girl  [...]
Posted: Friday, December 4th 2009

Retailers Reach Shoppers with Tweeter Holiday Deals

Major retailers in the US are using Twitter this holiday season to engage in instant, one-on-one conversations with their customers about sales, service and technical issues, shopping news, and other topics. The move represents the growing emergence of Twitter as a medium that can serve a range of previously separate outreach functions - including advertising, customer service, and news. Approximately 59% of online retailers plan to increase their use of Twitter this holiday season,   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, December 1st 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets: 11/30/09

Ad Industry: Ad industry produces ads and logos in response to pending privacy legislation. Holiday Shopping: Amazon tops Black Friday retail web traffic. After 'Black Friday,' industry   [...]
Posted: Monday, November 30th 2009

Industry Buzz & Snippets 11/12/09

Online Ad Spending: IDC: worldwide online ad spending drops slightly in Q3. Online Ad Strategies: IAB, Bain offer roadmap for online publishers. Warner Music   [...]
Posted: Thursday, November 12th 2009

Facebook Invites Charities into Experimental Gift Shop

At the Social Good Conference on Friday, marketing/outreach director Randi Zuckerberg announced Facebook would be opening its new "credits" platform to four non-profits: Project Red, Toms Shoes, Kiva and the Wold Wildlife Fund. The non-profits add to the four online gift and greeting companies that were invited to try the platform last week: American Greetings Interactive, GreetBeatz, Someecards and Real Gifts. "We are exploring ways for developers to use the Gift Shop to offer...virtual,   [...]
Posted: Monday, August 31st 2009

Talbots Restyles Online Customer Experience

Specialty women's apparel retailer The Talbots, Inc. is relaunching its e-commerce site with new functionality, features and personalization. The updates are designed to align its online shopping experience with in-store product offerings and catalog customer service, Retailer Daily reports  [...]
Posted: Monday, August 31st 2009

Dell, Moonfruit Claim Twitter Campaigns Effective

At a Twitter for Brands event hosted by New Media Age in London on Friday, Dell representatives said they have seen tangible uplifts in sales which can be directly attributed to marketing on Twitter. The brand's Twitter account has driven $3 million in sales since it began operation in 2007. Moonfruit, a website builder, also said Twitter campaigns have helped the brand. Moonfruit said it spent around 10,000 pounds ($16,400) on prizes for the campaign  [...]
Posted: Tuesday, August 25th 2009

Twitter to Add Latitude/Longitude Data to Tweets

Twitter is preparing to add an additional detail to each and every tweet published by its users: location, according to co-founder Biz Stone on the Twitter Blog. "A new API will allow developers to add latitude and longitude to any tweet," wrote Stone, adding that with "accurate, tweet-level data" you can immediately toggle to the tweets from users in your neighborhood or city -- even if you do not follow them. It w  [...]
Posted: Friday, August 21st 2009

Jambool Raises $5M for A-La-Carte Micropayments System

Jambool, the parent company of micropayment platform Social Gold, has raised $5 million in a funding round led by Madrona Venture Group, adding to the $1 million it raised in late 2008. Bay Partners reportedly also participated. Social Gold enables developers to easily implement a micropayments system into virtual worlds, social networking games and similar engagement offerings. Its suite includes an in-game payment system with support for credit cards, mobile payments and online transaction   [...]
Posted: Tuesday, August 18th 2009

Can Free e-Books Save Publishing?

They might. Amazon’s hit e-book reader the Kindle has been steadily increasing sales for the online retailer not just by offering a large range of titles, but by offering free content as well. The idea is not new however. For years, the music industry has given out free samples of singles in hopes that people would buy the full CD, or at the very least, be exposed to new acts they might no  [...]
Posted: Monday, August 10th 2009

1-800-Flowers Pings Facebook for eCommerce

1-800-Flowers.com has enabled registered fans of its Facebook page to order floral arrangements right on Facebook. Customers can shop 1-800-Flowers.com and execute transactions without leaving Facebook. Using technology from online ad network Alvenda, the site also lets users gain access to an online product assortment by clicking on a "shop" button. They can browse items, place them in a cart, select a delivery date, and send. Planned upgrades include birthday calendars and group gifting  [...]
Posted: Thursday, July 30th 2009

'Webcam Social Shopper' Brings Dressing Rooms to Computer Monitors

Zugara has launched the Webcam Social Shopper, an app that weds Augmented Reality and Motion Capture technology to yield a private and virtual "trying-on" experiences for retail shoppers -- which can then put items in their shopping carts. E-retailers that implement the Zugara app can encourage clients to use it without downloading extra software; all they need is a printer and a webcam. To virtually try clothes on, a user must print out a Zugara "marker" a  [...]
Posted: Friday, July 17th 2009

Zmags Makes PDF Pitches Socially Shareable

Zmags, which operates an Interactive Collateral Management service that enables traditional marketers to better reach online users, has released an update to its Publicator offering that automatically converts PDF-based marketing collateral into shareable digital material. Dititizable documents can include brochures, magazines, direct mail, and the like. PDFs are digitized and can be spread across networks like Facebook, Twitter,  [...]
Posted: Wednesday, July 8th 2009

Canadian Telecoms Unite for Mobile Cash Exchange System

This week, Canada's three major wireless firms will unveil a service that enables people to exchange money via mobile. Bell Canada, Telus Corp and Rogers Communications united four years ago to form a jointly owned firm called EnStream LP, which now employs about 30 people in Toronto, in addition to outsourcing some customer service and development. The digital cash exchange platform is the first fruit of their labors. "The end vision is you can take your billfold or purse and stick it int  [...]
Posted: Monday, June 15th 2009

Augmented Reality Technology Brings Useful Service to USPS

To strengthen the US Postal Service's position in online brand equity, as well as stimulate more use of the site and e-commerce sales, agency AKQA/DC launched the Virtual Box Simulator. The Virtual Box Simulator is a component of USPS's current campaign, "A Simpler Way to Ship," and its objective is to leverage augmented reality technology in a way that is practical for USPS clients. Users print a little eagle off the website, switc  [...]
Posted: Friday, June 12th 2009

ShopSavvy Updates Barcode-Scanning Technology on Android

ShopSavvy, an app that launched on Google's Android mobile platform in October, has unveiled its 3.5 release. The app enables users to scan barcodes with the Android-powered phone cameras to get pricing information. Users can also comparison shop over the 'net from their handhelds. The 3.5 update, nicknamed "Rodan," provides support for 1,000 new retailers and 750,000 new products. It is also better optimized for battery life, accor  [...]
Posted: Thursday, June 11th 2009

Kumo Demo Reveals Semantic Category Features, Ecommerce Emphasis

Kumo, the new search engine Microsoft plans to release, place a fresh focus on "the right ideas," like "organic results, layout and advertising," according to Director-Emerging Media/Client Strategy David Berkowitz of 360i, which demoed the pending product. "If it's as good as it looks in the demo, this will be the most impressive search experience Microsoft has offered," he vowed. The search engine places emphasis on image and videos; on a more practical level, it filters data and ecommer  [...]
Posted: Friday, May 22nd 2009

iPhone Brings Bounty to Pandora

Online streaming radio services, such as Last.fm and We7, have been hard-pressed to find a profit model that enables them to pass money to artists and record labels while remaining solvent themselves. But Pandora, a company that's profited primarily from advertising deals on its site, has found a new cash cow: the iPhone. According to CTO Tom Conrad (via TechCrunch), users now buy about a mi  [...]
Posted: Monday, May 11th 2009

W3i Renews Partnership with Yahoo

W3i, a Sartell, Minnesota-based company that delivers integrated desktop and browser marketing services, yesterday announced a global partnership with Yahoo. In 2004, W3i began offering key services like the Yahoo Toolbar, sponsored search, and contextual advertising services to W3i’s estimated 16.5 million monthly visitors. A company release confirmed W3i is renewing this distribution deal. W3i launched in 2000 as Freeze.com and changed i  [...]
Posted: Friday, April 10th 2009