Analysten fordern Einzelhändler auf, Web Experience Management in ihre Online-Planungen einzubeziehen

Lexington, USA / Hamburg, 26. August 2008 — Das kommende Weihnachtsgeschäft im Blick warnen Analysten vor den unzureichenden Vorbereitungen des Online-Handels. Laut dem neuesten Benchmark-Bericht des Marktforschungsinstitutes RSR Research investiert der Einzelhandel noch immer zu wenig in die Verbesserung der Web-Erfahrung seiner Konsumenten. So mancher Kunde, der kurz vor Weihnachten noch Einkäufe tätigen will, könnte dann auch im Internet vor geschlossenen Türen stehen.

Die Studie mit dem Titel „Playing Well with Others: eCommerce’s Evolving Role in the Customer Experience“ wurde von Gomez, Inc., einem führenden Anbieter von Web Experience Management-Diensten, unterstützt. Sie stellt fest, dass Einzelhändler sich nur zögerlich an neueste Technologien im eCommerce herantasten und ihre Onlineshops daher oft nur ungenügend auf ihre Aufgaben vorbereitet sind. Die Analysten Nikki Baird und Steve Rowen, Co-Autoren des Berichts, raten daher dringend, sich mit den Auswirkungen der Internettechnologien auf die Kundenerfahrung auseinanderzusetzen. Read more…

Online Workshops to be taught by top SEO/SEM consultants, authors and recognized leaders.

Scotts Valley, CA April 16, 2008 — Internet marketing training provider Market Motive has teamed with Search Engine Strategies to provide online classes for training in search marketing, web analytics, and web conversion techniques.

The workshops are live and interactive, delivered via video screen sharing and live telephone conference. Limited class sizes ensure attendees have time to ask for clarification or deeper explanations. Tuition for each class is $395 and registration opens today at www.marketmotive.com/online-workshops

“Search Engine Strategies has always delivered first-rate conferences and workshops,” said Market Motive CEO Michael Stebbins, “Market Motive leads in online instruction, with many of the same speakers, so this combination brings high quality training to a larger audience.”

Internet marketing expert Andy Beal recently reviewed Market Motive online training. “Market Motive’s media-consulting combination is effective and teaches online marketing in a way that works for the beginner or the experienced practitioner,” said Beal, “I’m impressed, and the guys behind this are the best in the business.”

Read more…

clickTRUE, the Pay Per Performance online advertising services division of Hardware Zone Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPH Magazines Pte Ltd (“SPH Magazines”) is now Advertlets Sdn Bhd (“Advertlets”) sole agency in Singapore promoting and selling ads on its blog network which is hailed as the leading blog network in the Asia region.

Singapore – March 8, 2008 – clickTRUE, the Pay Per Performance online advertising services division of Hardware Zone Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SPH Magazines Pte Ltd (“SPH Magazines”) is now Advertlets Sdn Bhd (“Advertlets”) sole agency in Singapore promoting and selling ads on its blog network which is hailed as the leading blog network in the Asia region. Read more…

Internet marketing specialist Brandon Cornett has recently completed a new book that teaches small business owners how to use the Internet as an “equalizer” to level the playing field with larger competitors.

Austin, TX February 21, 2008 — Internet marketer Brandon Cornett would like to share with you the knowledge he wishes he had ten years ago. In fact, he has gathered all of the lessons learned from his Internet marketing experiences over the years and put them into an e-book that you can read online or download for free. Read more…

Todd Miechiels offers clients efficient way to capture and nurture leads through Internet marketing automation

Atlanta, GA January 29, 2008 — Atlanta-based Internet marketing consultant Todd Miechiels now provides marketing automation solutions to B2B companies through Pardot, an industry-leading provider of on-demand marketing automation solutions. Miechiels’ marketing automation services include strategy, implementation, and ongoing counseling and management.

“For years I’ve been wishing my clients had more efficient and accountable ways to handle the leads our programs generate for them,” explains Todd. “Pardot provides a cost-effective solution that marketing and sales can put to use from the moment they sign on. Since offering this service, it has really changed the way my clients and I think about Internet marketing. It puts much more emphasis on how leads are handled and it makes everyone’s jobs more rewarding as we’re better able to track new leads, all the way through to closed sales.”

One of the most common complaints and challenges among B2B companies is that marketing leads often find their way into an abyss once the marketing team hands them off to the sales team. According to Miechiels, about 78% of B2B leads are mishandled and not followed up on a timely basis. Even worse, close to 90% of those leads end up buying from a competitor within six months. By implementing an automated marketing solution, such as Pardot, sales teams can become more proactive in lead management, minimize dropped leads and maximize their close rates.

Through Pardot’s Prospect Insight tool, sales and marketing teams can score, grade, route, and automatically follow up with new and old leads. The on-demand web marketing automation suite maximizes efficiency for companies with multi-touch sales cycles by showing sales teams exactly where to spend their time and automatically nurturing existing leads. Companies can track all prospect interaction, score prospects based on parameters, prioritize sales reps’ time, send automated drip emails to prospects according to rules, and automatically notify sales reps of online prospect activity.

Since becoming a certified consulting partner with Pardot, Miechiels has brought the solution to several existing and new clients. He is making it a major part of a holistic approach to online lead generation in 2008.
Read more…