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Bing to Launch UK Advertising Campaign

Microsoft's Bing plans to run TV advertising campaign in the UK to compete for search engine market share
Posted: 08 Mar 2010 Tags : Industry News

Online clothing sales continue to outstrip high street retailers

Ecommerce fashion sites are still succeeding. Read the latest industry round up
Posted: 02 Mar 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

Microsoft knocks Google from top business brand spot

Google drops to 5th position in the most recognised business brands
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News

Google faces antitrust investigation in Europe

Google under probe as three European competitors allege Google filters out their results
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News

Majority of Europeans (77%) go online daily

Internet use is ingrained in all of us with the majority of Europeans accessing the internet on a daily basis
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce | Media

Google bosses convicted in Italy

Three Google bosses have been convicted for defamation in Italy over the content of a video posted in 2006 on Google Video
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News

Yahoo! integrates real time search

Yahoo! adds real time search functionality to search results
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Facebook threatens Google’s ad spend dominance

Facebook opens up direct response advertising opportunities challenging Google's ad dominance
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google admits Google Buzz has issues and should have been better tested

Google failed to test Google Buzz thoroughly and upsets users over privacy issues
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Windows Phone 7 previews. Could it raise Bing’s market share?

Windows Phone 7 was shown to the world yesterday and the reviews are good. Could this herald the growth of Bing?
Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News

Google Buzz – less buzz more drone

Google launches into social media but has Google Buzz got what it takes to beat Facebook an Twitter
Posted: 12 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google TV Advertising Succeeds in Social Media

Google's TV advertising succeeds in social media receiving the most mentions and positive sentiment. Traditional media and social media working hand in hand
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google to break into social media through Gmail

Speculation rises as to Google's break into social media through Gmail in an attempt to take on Twitter and Facebook
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

Online sales triumph again as high street has worst January in 15 years

Online sales still outperforming high street as weather impacts on sales
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

UK mobile users favour Facebook

Mobile internet use is rising daily and Facebook and Google remain the favourite destinations
Posted: 09 Feb 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google places TV Ad on Super Bowl night

In an unusual move, Google places TV advert as many leading brands migrate to social media
Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Tags : SEO

Vodafone UK Joins List of Brands to Mess up Social Media?

A disgruntled employee rants on Twitter but the number of followers increase
Posted: 08 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

Using behavioural targeting to boost sales

Waterstone's - another brand launches into multivariate analysis to increase conversion rates and improve web marketing
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 Tags : SEO | Ecommerce

UK online shopping population reaches all time high

Online shopping is blooming reaching all time high and as the demographic studied matures so will the reach of online shopping
Posted: 02 Feb 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

Email Marketing still “most popular” direct marketing technique

Email marketing is hugely important as a direct marketing tool but make sure you concentrate on quality of data
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Tags : Email Marketing

Email Marketing - Building Relationships and Trust is Key

Email marketing flourishing but building relationships and trust key to ultimate success
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Tags : Email Marketing

Social media adoption rises but who takes responsibility?

Social media thrives but online marketing succeeds where an agency can combine all online marketing initiatives including search and social media optimisation
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 Tags : Social Media

Google’s annual profit rise by 54%

Google revenues and profit increase year on year with both search and non-search revenues continuing to grow
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

Yahoo! makes profit while revenue declines

Yahoo! turned previous losses into profits but overall revenue down
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

Google launches Google Xistence to manage social media life

Google has launched Xistence to take the strain out of your social media demands. Sit back and let Google take control
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Bill Gates gets SEO advice

Bill Gates' blog gets free SEO advice and after makeover is performing much better with increased visibility
Posted: 26 Jan 2010 Tags : SEO

Directing marketing losing out to social media marketing

More and more direct marketers are turning online and diverting marketing spend to social media
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Search market grows by 46% in 2009

More and more people are searching the internet. Add to this an exponential growth in the number of websites and search engine optimisation (SEO) is key to online success
Posted: 25 Jan 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

Digital Media Sector experiences income growth - WMG do even better

The top 30 digital agencies had great results in 2009 - The WebMarketing Group had excellent results and 2010 promises to be even better
Posted: 22 Jan 2010 Tags : Industry News | Media

Pepsi drops traditional advertising in favour of social media

Pepsi is the lates brand to fully embrace social media marketing and looks to engagement as a means to promote brands
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Football Clubs Stop Players Engaging in Social Media

Man Utd & Man City want players to stop using social media networking. Would best practice guide and usage policy be better than exclusion?
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Brands joining social media rather than promote corporate sites

Leading brands are going where the consumers are - social media - rather than traditional marketing
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 Tags : Social Media

Bing continues to steal market share from Yahoo

Bing is creeping up in search engine market share taking from Yahoo but most importantly growing search volumes over Google
Posted: 20 Jan 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

Google may pull out of China after Gmail cyber attack

Google to end censorship in China and may potentially stop operations in China
Posted: 14 Jan 2010 Tags : Industry News

Google Launches Nexus One?

Speculation is rife that Google may be ready to launch Nexus One as journalist are invited to press gathering
Posted: 04 Jan 2010 Tags : Industry News

Ecommerce sites succeed at Christmas

Online sales end and start the year strongly as shoppers flock online for bargains
Posted: 04 Jan 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

Thousands of ecommerce websites ‘could be breaking the law’

Many thousands of ecommerce sites are failing to comply with Distance Selling regulations
Posted: 21 Dec 2009 Tags : Ecommerce

Twitter Taken Over by Iranian Cyber Army

Twitter was hacked and taken down by a group calling themselved the Iranian Cyber Guard
Posted: 18 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Flyglobespan Collapse: Scotland’s Largest Airline Leaves Thousands Stranded

Flyglobespan collapse creates havoc as thousands are left stranded in the UK and abroad
Posted: 17 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Media

Online Ad Spending To Grow in 2010

Online ad spending will grow cautiously in 2010 with greater confidence in second half
Posted: 16 Dec 2009 Tags : Ecommerce | Media

Almost Half of Online Shoppers Spend More Than Last Year

Consumer confidence online growing as more and more turn to ecommerce
Posted: 10 Dec 2009 Tags : Ecommerce

Superbrands not making the most of Twitter

Many brands in the UK are not engaging in Twitter due to various reasons
Posted: 09 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

UK LinkedIn Population Reaches 3 million

LinkedIn continues to be an invaluable online marketing and business networking site in the UK and worldwide
Posted: 09 Dec 2009 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Cyber Monday breaks online sales record

Cyber Monday, the first Monday in December, proved to be a highly successful day for online retails
Posted: 08 Dec 2009 Tags : SEO | Ecommerce

More Changes Ahoy at The WebMarketing Group

Meet our latest recruits here at The WebMarketing Group
Posted: 04 Dec 2009 Tags : Company News

E-Commerce Still Outperforming High Street Retail - October Stats Revealed

Latest figures show that online sales are still growing despite postal strike fears
Posted: 26 Nov 2009 Tags : Ecommerce

Christmas Online Shopping Expected to Rise Significantly

Shoppers flock online for Christmas gifts - help build consumer confidence
Posted: 26 Nov 2009 Tags : Ecommerce

Another Highly Successful Financial Year Here at The WebMarketing Group

The WebMarketing Group are pleased to announce another very successful financial year with revenue growth of 28%
Posted: 26 Nov 2009 Tags : Company News | Industry News

BBC turns to SEO – Headlines to Become Longer

The BBC is using SEO to ensure high search engine rankings as competition grows
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 Tags : SEO | Media

Microsoft’s Bing and News Corp look to shake up the internet

Murdoch's empire is holding talks with Bing to push for exclusive right to sites. Google may be forced to de-index content
Posted: 24 Nov 2009 Tags : SEO | Industry News | Media