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- How to create effective landing pages
Users typically spend a fraction of a second deciding whether to spend time on your landing page, making it important to create one that makes them want to stick around, writes Evan Gerber. Pages should be well-designed mixes of art and copy that convey the proper brand message, and simple is always better, he advises. iMedia Connection (5/9)        | New Retail 2.0 eBook: Make Money, Hand Over Flash
Are competitors employing retail concepts like Private Sales, to improve customer loyalty and generate rapid revenue growth? Learn how you can transform your business for today's multi-channel buyers with a FREE eBook, "Retail 2.0: Private Sales." Don't hesitate. Innovate. Download Your eBook Now | - Entrepreneurs find low-cost ways to get on the Web
Social networking sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and new companies that provide virtual business cards and low-cost online listings are providing ways for small businesses to get their businesses online without investing in pricey company websites. "I haven't had a website now for six months and the business is growing," said Frank Bradley, whose 3 Kids Bake House has its online home on Facebook. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model) (5/8) - More consumers move to online shopping as pump prices rise
With average gas prices closing in on $4 per gallon, 28% of U.S. consumers surveyed recently said higher prices at the pump were leading them to do more shopping online, with consumers in the West and Midwest leading the shift. Gas prices rose more than $1 per gallon during the past year, and the average price hit $3.96 last week. InternetRetailer.com (5/6)  | Akamai - The Right Partner with the Right Solution
Are you failing to to satisfy user expectations for an outstanding online shopping experience? Do you need to accelerate your dynamic content? Do you strive to be a retailer that pushes the envelope with site technology and offerings? Learn why the Akamai Dynamic Site Accelerator is the right solution for those issues and more. |
 - How mobile coupons are catching on
The widespread popularity of "printables" -- digital coupons that are printed out by users -- is one of the key elements helping boost the mainstream acceptance of mobile coupons, according to a new Advertising Age white paper. "Mobile Marketing: Couponing" also identifies the advent of paperless or so-called "load to card" coupons and bar code-powered smartphone coupons as the next steps in the platform's evolution. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (5/9)  | FedEx SmartPost Returns is an ideal way for businesses with over 100 daily returns to provide a convenient returns method for low-weight residential packages. It's a cost-effective, reliable solution that utilizes the strength of the FedEx® network and the U.S. Postal Service®. Learn more.
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| Companies in the News | | | | - Robots cut overhead at Von Maur distribution center
Midwest department store chain Von Maur has added a robotic system at the distribution center that fills its online orders. The system has reduced the company's need to hire large numbers of seasonal staffers. Robots now roam the aisles, pull items off shelves and bring them to stationary employees to process. InternetRetailer.com (5/5) | | | Most Popular Headlines from Last Week Results based on number of times each story was clicked by readers. |
| Legislative & Regulatory | | | | - Lawmakers to push 2 more online privacy bills
Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller will introduce a do-not-track bill this week that will require online companies to comply with consumers' requests not to have their online behavior tracked, and two House members are preparing to propose legislation to restrict online data collection from children. The two new bills would bring the total of online tracking measures introduced this session to five. ClickZ (5/6) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - EBags founder: Lessons from 10 years in e-commerce
At Shop.org's Online Merchandising Workshop, July 11-13 in San Diego, hear eBags co-founder Jon Nordmark share what he learned from a decade of e-commerce and his thoughts on how to be an online merchandising leader in today's ultra-competitive environment. This popular event is limited to 300 attendees to keep sessions intimate and tactical. Read more.
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