33pc of consumers have made a cross-border ecommerce purchase: report

Published: December 10, 2015

Retailers frequently focus on logistical concerns when expanding their ecommerce availability to a new market, but they should also be focused on tailoring their online shopping experience to the local preferences of consumers, according to a new report by Pitney Bowes.

Beacons to deliver 1.6B coupons annually by 2020: report

Published: December 10, 2015

Coupons are quickly growing as a significant component of beacon-enabled proximity marketing thanks to strong redemption rates, with brands and retailers forecast to deliver 1.6 billion coupons a year by 2020, according to a new report from Juniper Research.

Turning holiday slowdown into treasure

Published: December 10, 2015

For service-based businesses, the holiday season can mean a winter slowdown, as the normally steady stream of customers reduces to a trickle.

Why Facebook still rules for engaging US online youth: Forrester

Published: December 9, 2015

While teenagers insist just about any social media site is cooler than Facebook, these consumers still use the latter most and savvy marketers continue to boost their youth strategies with it, according to a new report from Forrester.