Internet Psychologist
Now don’t get paranoid, but as you sit there reading this, someone, somewhere in the world is probably talking about you. If you are in business – and particularly if you run a big business – there’s little doubt that people are mentioning your name, or your products, in pubs, …
Customers like to look sales people in the eyes. They love to see if they are genuine, or if the sales person is trying to pull a fast one. Few major purchases are completed without personal contact. And even for small things, we often prefer to be physically connected to …
2009 sees the emergence of the age of openness according to new research released today by first direct. The latest research into online behaviour shows that Brits are now catching up with their American counterparts when it comes to using the web – 79 per cent of the population are …
RSR Research’s latest report, “Online Commerce in 2009: The Model Has Changed – Have Retailers?” finds that store-based retailers see the greatest opportunities for mobile, while online pure play retailers place greater value on social networks. Retailers across the board also still see big opportunities for core capabilities around online …
In advance of the Internet Watch Foundation’s Awareness Day (on 14th October 2009), Thinkbroadband.com has surveyed over 400 parents in the UK about their main concerns with children browsing the Internet. The new survey has revealed that almost a third of parents’ worry that their children will be exposed to …
Just been interviewed by BBC Online for a news story due to appear in the BBC News Technology section from midnight tonight…! The article is about the growing importance of social networks in our lives.
Research released today reveals 53% of British online adults say that they are now conducting more transactions online than they did in the past due to the current economic climate, with the ability to compare products and prices cited by 74% of these as the main reason. However, the 2009 …
Internet marketing gurus are fans of the “squeeze page”. This is a device where you are given some basic information and you are enticed into giving your email address to get the rest of the free material. You are then on a series of autoresponder email messages which eventually try …
Just been interviewed on BlogTalk Radio about making more money as a small business using the Internet.
Blogging for Business is the new book by Chris Garrett – a leading UK consultant on blogging and new media. It is, without doubt, the best book on blogging I have seen in ages. Over the years I have bought every book going on blogging and this surpasses even the …
Business leaders in the corporate world are showing double standards as far as social networking is concerned. A new study reveals that half of American companies ban the use of Facebook in the office. Yet at the same time businesses use Facebook to research potential employees. It seems that what’s …
The biggest advantage of including social media in a marketing strategy is that it facilitates conversation between brands and their audiences according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of online community software (http://www.realitydigital.com/online-community-software.html) for brands and businesses. Social networks have numerous uses when it comes to online marketing, providing a …
PRWeb, the online news distribution service (http://www.prweb.com/) of Vocus (NASDAQ: VOCS) today announced the results of a non-scientific survey. Out of the 1,817 respondents, 94 percent see value in including video with news releases but only 12 percent have ever included video in news releases they’ve distributed. “The disparity between …
Leading consumer electronics manufacturers will now publish only genuine customer reviews on their web sites – both good and bad. Hotpoint, Sharp and Toshiba join Brother, Cannon, Indesit, Kodak and Kaspersky as the most recent brands to partner with Reevoo, a trusted shopping advice provider, to supply genuine customer reviews …
The current wave of email scams using Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo! mail are down to two simple psychological factors. And one of these is so common, you are bound to “suffer” from it as well. And thanks to that, many people are innocently helping the scammers do their worst. Cybercriminals …