Email conversion rates have become the most pressing concern for the UK email marketing sector, research published by the UK Direct Marketing Association (DMA) reveals. 
According to the findings of the DMA Email Marketing Council’s fifth annual National Client Email Report, sponsored by Alchemy Worx, 48 per cent of email marketers say conversion rates are now [...]

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Nearly half of UK marketers say they aren’t confident their efforts to gain consumer consent to place cookies on their devices will meet the new requirements of the ePrivacy Directive, research has revealed.  
The finding comes from a survey of more than 150 of the UK’s top marketing agencies, conducted by the UK Direct Marketing [...]

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Adam Stewart (pictured) charts how commerce has changed in just a few months and discusses ways to reach a borderless 24/7 shopping community.
Over the last 18 months, the e-commerce sector has seen phenomenal growth and, despite tough conditions on the high street, sales online remain buoyant. In fact, research from Forrester has predicted that online retail [...]

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Poor data management and too much contact with supporters is affecting charitable donations. 
That’s the finding of a study for data asset management specialist The REaD Group, which was looking for ways for charities to increase their fundraising. 
Consumer perception of how charities market their services and the way they use and manage supporter data has changed [...]

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The European Letterbox Marketing Association (ELMA) has published the first pan-European census of door drop media, covering 20 markets.  
The research found that the door drop market in Europe was estimated at 108 billion items in 2010, worth an estimated €3.8bn of media spend.  
Where comparative data exists, the research found that the market volume [...]

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Americans and French ‘are more imaginative’, study shows.
When it comes to creativity, Americans and French people take pride in developing creative concepts, while Brits complain they don’t have time.
In fact, there’s a big difference between nationalities when it comes to being creative and willing to be involved in creative tasks – as online international consumer [...]

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With the economic slowdown dragging on, new research shows that companies have made greater efforts to retain customers and stop them shopping around for the cheapest deals.
Retail loyalty specialist GI Insight has found that, over the past few years, companies have increased focus on their customer retention and relationship management strategies, with 74 per cent [...]

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Tim Biddiscombe (pictured) tells how to overcome some of the key challenges surrounding implementation of marketing automation solutions globally.
There are many challenges facing a company looking to undertake or improve their international marketing.
Here, we’ll explore a few key issues, including those encountered when planning the campaign, managing data, deciding on language preferences and communication channels [...]

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Consumers warn brands to tailor personal data into effective insight, or they will shop elsewhere.
The proliferation of marketing channels over the last five years has significantly impacted on the way consumers expect to be treated by brands, reports Experian Marketing Services.
As more and more people embrace the multi-channel environment in their own lives, sharing information [...]

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A global mobile media company is teaming up with academics in the Far East in an initiative to safeguard mobile ad quality and curb ‘click fraud’.
BuzzCity is undertaking a study with computer science researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), to examine CPC (cost per click) – the dominant model driving advertising activity on [...]

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