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Facebook Mobile Reach 150 Million Users

Facebook Mobile breaks 150 million user mark - hot after breaking 500 million user high
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : SEO | Ecommerce | Social Media

Online Shopping Hits Record High in June

Online commerce continues to excel with online sales rising consistently for the 5th consecutive year
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce

Where Google Wave Has Failed Others Excel

The plug has been pulled on Google Wave but the company continues to invest in social media acquisitions
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google Ads to Allow Advertisers to Use Trademarked Keywords in Europe

Google will allow advertisers to use trademarks as keywords - Google wins case and no doubt greater revenue in future
Posted: 16 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

The WMG Monthly Newsletter

Take the Google Rankings quiz to test your knowledge!
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Adwords versus SEO – a typical online retailer’s story

We picked up on this fascinating account of an online retailer, Michelle Wood,  and her experiences trying different marketing tactics to get her business off the ground. Now, it was published just ...
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Facebook levelling off – albeit at stratospheric levels

Latest stats from Experian-Hitwise show that Facebook is levelling off in the UK
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Google – should we be worrying about life after Google?

There’s been a lot of press about the various failures of Google recently
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Search Update - Google Algorithm Change – Caffeine

In June, shortly after the roll out of Mayday, the algorithm tweak that took into account long-tail phrases and page-load speed, we had Caffeine.
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Search Update - Google Algorithm Change - Mayday

Our clients are still asking us about the recent algorithm changes, and there have been a couple of important ones in the last few months that have affected online retailers.
Posted: 13 Aug 2010 Tags : Industry News

Domino’s Pizza – a Glowing Showcase for Social Media

Domino's Pizza makes full use of social media as marketing tool
Posted: 12 Jul 2010 Tags : Ecommerce | Social Media

Online Sales Rise by 22% - Best Rise in Two Years

Online sales continue to rise - boosted by World Cup
Posted: 21 Jun 2010 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce

Social networks continue to grow in popularity

Traffic to social networks in the UK beat traffic to search engines in May
Posted: 08 Jun 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News | Social Media

The Future is Ecommerce - Online Sales Growing

More than half of the UK population shops online and this keeps growing. 2010 to be the year of continued online success
Posted: 08 Jun 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News | Ecommerce

SEO Approved Status from The WebMarketing Group

Get your website fully optimised and SEO Approved
Posted: 02 Jun 2010 Tags : Company News

Brits spending more time online than ever

Breaking research shows that on average we spend a staggering one day a month online
Posted: 19 May 2010 Tags : Industry News

Ecommerce seen as the ‘green’ way to shop

Consumers believe online shopping has great green credentials and cuts down on carbon footprint
Posted: 18 May 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

Creative Use of Google Ads Lands Creative Dream Job

New York based creative uses PPC to land advertising job when industry gurus Googled themselves
Posted: 14 May 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

The WebMarketing Group Announce Launch of SearchStart

SearchStart - our unique entry level SEO package is launched allowing customers to publish their company and product news
Posted: 12 May 2010 Tags : Company News

Google Revenues Rise as Brands Turn Online

Google sees a 23% rise in revenues as more brands turn online to develop their marketing reach
Posted: 19 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News

Online Sales Continue to Grow

Online Sales Continue to Grow with year on year growth of 13% in February. Average basket value up 19%
Posted: 15 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News | Ecommerce

Twitter Launches “Promoted Tweets”

Twitter opens up to advertising and allows brands to use "Promoted Tweets". UK Brands react with interest.
Posted: 14 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

General Election makes most of social media as UK parties harness Web 2.0

PPC battles, Twitter feuds - political banter takes to the social media channels but traditional marketing such as email still important
Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Tags : SEO | Media | Social Media | Email Marketing

Social Media not a Threat to Email

Email is still a preferred means of communication despite growth of social media
Posted: 12 Apr 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media | Email Marketing

Conservative Party bid and win Gordon Brown

The Tories lead the way in effective PPC management and steal top search results
Posted: 23 Mar 2010 Tags : SEO | Industry News

Facebook overtakes Google as most popular site in the US

Google loses top position in traffic volumes as Facebook becomes the most popular site in the United States
Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Tags : Industry News | Social Media

Google to announce withdrawal from China

Google is expected to make formal announcement shortly and conclude withdrawal from China
Posted: 22 Mar 2010 Tags : Industry News

Online commerce still strong - consumer confidence

Consumer confidence in online commerce increasing as delivery confidence grows. Ecommerce recruitment high and to grow
Posted: 17 Mar 2010 Tags : Ecommerce

Social media optimisation – not whether but how and where

Social media is the new marketing tool and marketers no longer consider whether but, how and where to launch into social media
Posted: 16 Mar 2010 Tags : Social Media

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