http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ Web Marketing Group - Read all the latest news from The WebMarketing Group, keep up-to-date with WMG news online or via a newsletter direct to your inbox. http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/future-reaches-digital-tipping-point-1710.aspx Stevie Spring speaks of 'big story' as digital growth outstrips print decline for first time. 24 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-predicts-online-display-advertising-growth-1711.aspx 24 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-buys-skype-for-85bn-in-its-biggest-purchase-and-gamble-yet-1712.aspx 24 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/sunday-times-launches-social-rich-list-1713.aspx 24 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/creating-the-uks-own-silicon-valley-could-be-camerons-big-bang-1708.aspx 23 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/linkedin-shares-double-on-debut-1709.aspx 23 May 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-advertising-breaks-through-4bn-barrier-1701.aspx 12 Apr 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-+1-to-rival-facebooks-like-button-1702.aspx 12 Apr 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/foursquare-users-double-since-launch-of-facebook-places-1703.aspx 12 Apr 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/traffic-to-sites-halved-after-google-search-algorithm-change-1704.aspx 12 Apr 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-media-drives-12-of-all-uk-traffic-1697.aspx 24 Mar 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-is-the-most-searched-for-brand-in-the-uk-1698.aspx 24 Mar 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/eu-taking-the-biscuit-uk-responds-to-new-cookie-legislation-1699.aspx 24 Mar 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-places-deals-social-commerce-goes-mainstream-1691.aspx Facebook is expanding the frontiers of social commerce into restaurants and shops with a new app for mobile phones. 10 Feb 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/apple-could-become-biggest-firm-in-world-by-next-year-analysts-claim-1692.aspx Apple, the technology firm, is on the way to becoming the most valuable firm in the world by 2012, according to analysts. 10 Feb 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-in-early-talks-with-potential-buyers-facebook-and-google-1693.aspx Loss-making micro-blogging site now valued at $10bn 10 Feb 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-revenue-falls-12pc-1694.aspx Yahoo!, the most-visited US web portal, reported that net income in the fourth quarter doubled to $312m from $153m a year ago, but revenue fell. 10 Feb 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/first-internet-marketing-company-to-publish-actual-client-results-from-seo-1690.aspx WMG announces results of a client audit to assess the ROI gained from SEO services 02 Feb 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-and-google-under-pressure-over-wikileaks-1686.aspx Facebook and Google under growing pressure over WikiLeaks 10 Jan 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/mobile-marketing-on-the-rise-1687.aspx Mobile marketing is set to be the biggest growth marketing channel in 2011 10 Jan 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-search-marketing-services-see-click-to-call-growth-1688.aspx More and more are using Google's click to call features to include a phone number in their ads. 10 Jan 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ipad-2-set-for-april-launch-1689.aspx Apple is expected to release a new version of its touch-screen, tablet-style computer, the iPad, in the spring. 10 Jan 2011 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-in-strictly-victory-1685.aspx WMG employee Tom Mcloughlin tangoed his way to a Strictly Come Dancing victory at a charity event in Leeds recently. 22 Dec 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/team-wmg-cross-the-great-north-run-finishing-line-1681.aspx 19th September 2010 saw two of the Harrogate WMG’ers don their running shoes and take to the streets of Newcastle to take part in Bupa Great North Runs 30th Anniversary Race 08 Oct 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/an-influx-of-new-talent-at-wmg-1680.aspx WMG is proud to announce the permanent employment of former interns Brook Chalmers and Rochelle Royal. 05 Oct 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-mobile-reach-150-million-users-1671.aspx Facebook Mobile breaks 150 million user mark - hot after breaking 500 million user high 16 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-shopping-hits-record-high-in-june-1672.aspx Online commerce continues to excel with online sales rising consistently for the 5th consecutive year 16 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/where-google-wave-has-failed-others-excel-1673.aspx The plug has been pulled on Google Wave but the company continues to invest in social media acquisitions 16 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-ads-to-allow-advertisers-to-use-trademarked-keywords-in-europe-1674.aspx Google will allow advertisers to use trademarks as keywords - Google wins case and no doubt greater revenue in future 16 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-wmg-monthly-newsletter-1665.aspx Take the Google Rankings quiz to test your knowledge! 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/adwords-versus-seo-a-typical-online-retailers-story-1666.aspx 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-levelling-off-albeit-at-stratospheric-levels-1667.aspx Latest stats from Experian-Hitwise show that Facebook is levelling off in the UK 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-should-we-be-worrying-about-life-after-google-1668.aspx There’s been a lot of press about the various failures of Google recently 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/search-update-google-algorithm-change-caffeine-1669.aspx 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. 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/search-update-google-algorithm-change-mayday-1670.aspx 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. 13 Aug 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/dominos-pizza-a-glowing-showcase-for-social-media-1664.aspx Domino's Pizza makes full use of social media as marketing tool 12 Jul 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-sales-rise-by-22-best-rise-in-two-years-1663.aspx Online sales continue to rise - boosted by World Cup 21 Jun 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-networks-continue-to-grow-in-popularity-1661.aspx Traffic to social networks in the UK beat traffic to search engines in May 08 Jun 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-future-is-ecommerce-online-sales-growing-1662.aspx More than half of the UK population shops online and this keeps growing. 2010 to be the year of continued online success 08 Jun 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/seo-approved-status-from-the-webmarketing-group-1660.aspx Get your website fully optimised and SEO Approved 02 Jun 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/brits-spending-more-time-online-than-ever-1658.aspx Breaking research shows that on average we spend a staggering one day a month online 19 May 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ecommerce-seen-as-the-green-way-to-shop-1657.aspx Consumers believe online shopping has great green credentials and cuts down on carbon footprint 18 May 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/creative-use-of-google-ads-lands-creative-dream-job-1656.aspx New York based creative uses PPC to land advertising job when industry gurus Googled themselves 14 May 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-webmarketing-group-announce-launch-of-searchstart-1655.aspx SearchStart - our unique entry level SEO package is launched allowing customers to publish their company and product news 12 May 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-revenues-rise-as-brands-turn-online-1654.aspx Google sees a 23% rise in revenues as more brands turn online to develop their marketing reach 19 Apr 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-sales-continue-to-grow-1653.aspx Online Sales Continue to Grow with year on year growth of 13% in February. Average basket value up 19% 15 Apr 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-launches-promoted-tweets-1652.aspx Twitter opens up to advertising and allows brands to use "Promoted Tweets". UK Brands react with interest. 14 Apr 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/general-election-makes-most-of-social-media-as-uk-parties-harness-web-20-1649.aspx PPC battles, Twitter feuds - political banter takes to the social media channels but traditional marketing such as email still important 12 Apr 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-media-not-a-threat-to-email-1650.aspx Email is still a preferred means of communication despite growth of social media 12 Apr 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/conservative-party-bid-and-win-gordon-brown-1647.aspx The Tories lead the way in effective PPC management and steal top search results 23 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-overtakes-google-as-most-popular-site-in-the-us-1645.aspx Google loses top position in traffic volumes as Facebook becomes the most popular site in the United States 22 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-to-announce-withdrawal-from-china-1646.aspx Google is expected to make formal announcement shortly and conclude withdrawal from China 22 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-commerce-still-strong-consumer-confidence-1644.aspx Consumer confidence in online commerce increasing as delivery confidence grows. Ecommerce recruitment high and to grow 17 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-media-optimisation-not-whether-but-how-and-where-1643.aspx Social media is the new marketing tool and marketers no longer consider whether but, how and where to launch into social media 16 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-to-launch-uk-advertising-campaign-1642.aspx Microsoft's Bing plans to run TV advertising campaign in the UK to compete for search engine market share 08 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-clothing-sales-continue-to-outstrip-high-street-retailers-1641.aspx Ecommerce fashion sites are still succeeding. Read the latest industry round up 02 Mar 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-knocks-google-from-top-business-brand-spot-1635.aspx Google drops to 5th position in the most recognised business brands 24 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-faces-antitrust-investigation-in-europe-1636.aspx Google under probe as three European competitors allege Google filters out their results 24 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/majority-of-europeans-77-go-online-daily-1637.aspx Internet use is ingrained in all of us with the majority of Europeans accessing the internet on a daily basis 24 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-bosses-convicted-in-italy-1638.aspx Three Google bosses have been convicted for defamation in Italy over the content of a video posted in 2006 on Google Video 24 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-integrates-real-time-search-1639.aspx Yahoo! adds real time search functionality to search results 24 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-threatens-googles-ad-spend-dominance-1633.aspx Facebook opens up direct response advertising opportunities challenging Google's ad dominance 17 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-admits-google-buzz-has-issues-and-should-have-been-better-tested-1631.aspx Google failed to test Google Buzz thoroughly and upsets users over privacy issues 16 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/windows-phone-7-previews-could-it-raise-bings-market-share-1632.aspx Windows Phone 7 was shown to the world yesterday and the reviews are good. Could this herald the growth of Bing? 16 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-buzz-less-buzz-more-drone-1630.aspx Google launches into social media but has Google Buzz got what it takes to beat Facebook an Twitter 12 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-tv-advertising-succeeds-in-social-media-1625.aspx Google's TV advertising succeeds in social media receiving the most mentions and positive sentiment. Traditional media and social media working hand in hand 09 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-to-break-into-social-media-through-gmail-1626.aspx Speculation rises as to Google's break into social media through Gmail in an attempt to take on Twitter and Facebook 09 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-sales-triumph-again-as-high-street-has-worst-january-in-15-years-1627.aspx Online sales still outperforming high street as weather impacts on sales 09 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-mobile-users-favour-facebook-1628.aspx Mobile internet use is rising daily and Facebook and Google remain the favourite destinations 09 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-places-tv-ad-on-super-bowl-night-1622.aspx In an unusual move, Google places TV advert as many leading brands migrate to social media 08 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/vodafone-uk-joins-list-of-brands-to-mess-up-social-media-1624.aspx A disgruntled employee rants on Twitter but the number of followers increase 08 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/using-behavioural-targeting-to-boost-sales-1621.aspx Waterstone's - another brand launches into multivariate analysis to increase conversion rates and improve web marketing 03 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-online-shopping-population-reaches-all-time-high-1619.aspx Online shopping is blooming reaching all time high and as the demographic studied matures so will the reach of online shopping 02 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-media-adoption-rises-but-who-takes-responsibility-1617.aspx Social media thrives but online marketing succeeds where an agency can combine all online marketing initiatives including search and social media optimisation 01 Feb 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-annual-profit-rise-by-54-1611.aspx Google revenues and profit increase year on year with both search and non-search revenues continuing to grow 27 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-makes-profit-while-revenue-declines-1612.aspx Yahoo! turned previous losses into profits but overall revenue down 27 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-google-xistence-to-manage-social-media-life-1613.aspx Google has launched Xistence to take the strain out of your social media demands. Sit back and let Google take control 27 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bill-gates-gets-seo-advice-1610.aspx Bill Gates' blog gets free SEO advice and after makeover is performing much better with increased visibility 26 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/directing-marketing-losing-out-to-social-media-marketing-1607.aspx More and more direct marketers are turning online and diverting marketing spend to social media 25 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/search-market-grows-by-46-in-2009-1609.aspx 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 25 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/digital-media-sector-experiences-income-growth-wmg-do-even-better-1606.aspx The top 30 digital agencies had great results in 2009 - The WebMarketing Group had excellent results and 2010 promises to be even better 22 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/pepsi-drops-traditional-advertising-in-favour-of-social-media-1603.aspx Pepsi is the lates brand to fully embrace social media marketing and looks to engagement as a means to promote brands 21 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/football-clubs-stop-players-engaging-in-social-media-1604.aspx Man Utd & Man City want players to stop using social media networking. Would best practice guide and usage policy be better than exclusion? 21 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/brands-joining-social-media-rather-than-promote-corporate-sites-1605.aspx Leading brands are going where the consumers are - social media - rather than traditional marketing 21 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-continues-to-steal-market-share-from-yahoo-1601.aspx Bing is creeping up in search engine market share taking from Yahoo but most importantly growing search volumes over Google 20 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-may-pull-out-of-china-after-gmail-cyber-attack-1596.aspx Google to end censorship in China and may potentially stop operations in China 14 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-nexus-one-1587.aspx Speculation is rife that Google may be ready to launch Nexus One as journalist are invited to press gathering 04 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ecommerce-sites-succeed-at-christmas-1588.aspx Online sales end and start the year strongly as shoppers flock online for bargains 04 Jan 2010 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/thousands-of-ecommerce-websites-could-be-breaking-the-law-1585.aspx Many thousands of ecommerce sites are failing to comply with Distance Selling regulations 21 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-taken-over-by-iranian-cyber-army-1584.aspx Twitter was hacked and taken down by a group calling themselved the Iranian Cyber Guard 18 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/flyglobespan-collapse-scotlands-largest-airline-leaves-thousands-stranded-1583.aspx Flyglobespan collapse creates havoc as thousands are left stranded in the UK and abroad 17 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-ad-spending-to-grow-in-2010-1581.aspx Online ad spending will grow cautiously in 2010 with greater confidence in second half 16 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/almost-half-of-online-shoppers-spend-more-than-last-year-1579.aspx Consumer confidence online growing as more and more turn to ecommerce 10 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/superbrands-not-making-the-most-of-twitter-1577.aspx Many brands in the UK are not engaging in Twitter due to various reasons 09 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-linkedin-population-reaches-3-million-1578.aspx LinkedIn continues to be an invaluable online marketing and business networking site in the UK and worldwide 09 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/cyber-monday-breaks-online-sales-record-1576.aspx Cyber Monday, the first Monday in December, proved to be a highly successful day for online retails 08 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/more-changes-ahoy-at-the-webmarketing-group-1575.aspx Meet our latest recruits here at The WebMarketing Group 04 Dec 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ecommerce-still-outperforming-high-street-retail-october-stats-revealed-1569.aspx Latest figures show that online sales are still growing despite postal strike fears 26 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/christmas-online-shopping-expected-to-rise-significantly-1570.aspx Shoppers flock online for Christmas gifts - help build consumer confidence 26 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/another-highly-successful-financial-year-here-at-the-webmarketing-group-1572.aspx The WebMarketing Group are pleased to announce another very successful financial year with revenue growth of 28% 26 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bbc-turns-to-seo-headlines-to-become-longer-1566.aspx The BBC is using SEO to ensure high search engine rankings as competition grows 24 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsofts-bing-and-news-corp-look-to-shake-up-the-internet-1567.aspx Murdoch's empire is holding talks with Bing to push for exclusive right to sites. Google may be forced to de-index content 24 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/linkedin-opens-up-to-developer-input-1568.aspx LinkedIn plans to integrate more with other social networks by opening API to developers 24 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/email-marketing-spend-to-grow-in-2010-1564.aspx Email marketing will grow in 2010 but make sure you follow email marketing best practices and measure ROI 23 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-new-image-search-1561.aspx Google has launched a new image search functionality called Image Swirl. Hard to explain, have a go for yourself 18 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/burberry-adds-200000-to-its-social-network-1562.aspx "The Art of The Trench" - Burberry develops online presence through social networks 18 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/asos-online-sales-success-during-first-half-1560.aspx ASOS continues to succeed and online sales outperform high street retail 17 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-retailers-investing-ahead-of-recovery-1557.aspx Online retailers are planning ahead to be well positioned when recovery comes 16 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/travel-online-searchers-still-travelling-but-looking-for-alternatives-1558.aspx Online travel seachers show increasing search for deals, staycations and all-inclusive holidays. Improve online marketing through search engine optimisation (SEO) 16 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-launches-full-uk-version-1556.aspx Bing has moved from beta to full UK Bing launch 13 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-caffeine-to-go-live-after-the-holidays-1554.aspx Google Caffeine - now tested will begin to roll out in the New Year. How will Caffeine affect rankings? 12 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-webmarketing-group-receives-further-investment-from-the-south-yorkshire-investment-fund-1550.aspx Having met expansion targets, The WebMarketing Group receives further investment by SYIF 04 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-online-shopping-to-account-for-20-of-christmas-sales-1549.aspx Online sales continue to outperform high street retail. If projected growth continues, online sales will account for almost half of all sales in the future 03 Nov 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-signs-deal-with-twitter-and-facebook-1543.aspx Bing seals deal with Twitter and Facebook to provide real time social media search facility. Deal non-exclusive so keep an eye on Google 22 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-signs-deal-with-twitter-1544.aspx Google joins Bing in signing deal with Twitter. Google to show real time tweet feeds shortly 22 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-ad-spend-drops-seosmo-provides-most-sustainable-path-1539.aspx Online advertising drops as marketers look for more sustainable growth - SEO and SMO offers more sustainable development 20 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-uk-advertising-campaign-1540.aspx In another rare move, Google launches UK advertising campaign to compete for software market share 20 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/email-marketing-increasing-still-recipients-preferred-marketing-channel-1537.aspx Email marketing is still very popular but opt-in and permission based is key 15 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-and-twitter-close-to-deal-1527.aspx Rumour abounds that Bing and Twitter are close to making a major search deal - truth or speculation 09 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/increasing-online-sales-supermarkets-performing-well-1525.aspx Supermarket sales growing well as online sales increase 08 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/audi-drops-sky-tv-advertising-and-goes-online-1524.aspx Audi drives away from TV advertising and parks interests online 07 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/conservative-party-launch-new-website-1520.aspx It seems everyone is going digital. Tories launch new campaigning website, meanwhile the Labour Party have also been getting geared up on the internet 06 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/gmail-victim-of-phishing-attack-1522.aspx Gmail latest victim of phishing attack - check your account 06 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/display-ad-clickthrough-rates-halved-over-last-two-years-1513.aspx People are clicking less and less on display ads - SEO and natural search ever more important 02 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/has-bing-lost-its-badda-bing-1514.aspx Bing lost market share for the first time - is it all over or will Bing re-emerge 02 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-broadband-not-fit-for-the-future-1509.aspx UK broadband is coping with today's demands but look unfit for the future 01 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/dominos-sales-up-after-marketing-activity-1510.aspx Domino's pizza performing well and online orders providing large slice of revenue 01 Oct 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-advertising-overtakes-tv-1508.aspx Marketers are increasingly turning to online advertising as this channel overtakes TV advertising spend 30 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-launches-tv-advertising-campaign-1503.aspx Yahoo wants Y!ou and starts TV advertising to gain back market share 29 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-turns-11-years-old-1498.aspx Seems like only yesterday but Google has turned eleven years old 28 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/august-uk-online-sales-hit-38bn-1499.aspx E-commerce sales continue to rise, online sales outstripping high street retail 28 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-launches-new-search-format-1500.aspx Yahoo has recently updated their search format. Update rolled out to US, UK, France, Spain, Mexico, and India 28 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-search-add-sublink-rich-snippets-1501.aspx Google has added search function to allow sublinking and greater indexing of long pages 28 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-shares-cause-investor-feeding-frenzy-1493.aspx Twitter has doubled the number of shares available in the latest round of fundraising 25 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/get-new-facebook-friends-drop-the-humans-and-get-a-gorilla-1494.aspx Social media campaigning at its best. Effective use of Facebook for social media optimisation 25 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/moon-is-leaking-water-and-its-all-down-to-twitter-1495.aspx Leaked moon water news is blamed on Twitter, no way of controlling Twitter so start joining the conversation 25 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-media-spend-to-rise-to-31bn-in-2014-1496.aspx Social media spend to rise most aggresively by 2014. Advertising spend to drop as social media is cheaper 25 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-loses-market-share-and-is-not-the-top-search-engine-1492.aspx Okay, we're talking about not leading in China but imagine if Google was not the leader anymore 24 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/make-your-website-work-advice-straight-from-google-1489.aspx Google releases pageflip presentation on how to convert visitors into customers 23 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/official-google-ignores-keywords-meta-tag-1490.aspx Speculation over - we now know Google does not use keywords meta tag in page ranking 23 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-launches-branding-campaign-1491.aspx Yahoo rolls out brand awareness campaign and introduces changes to search 23 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/seo-for-bing-should-we-optimise-for-bing-1482.aspx Bing is growing, should we carry out dedicated search engine optimisation (SEO) campaigns for Bing? 21 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/asda-hits-back-at-chicken-licking-employee-1478.aspx Asda show good reputation management skills and use social media effectively 18 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/habitat-starts-tweeting-again-valuable-lessons-learnt-1472.aspx Having committed a serious social media mistake by jumping on the Iranian elections, Habitat makes a return to Twitter 16 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-breaks-into-double-digits-1473.aspx Bing's market share grows but Google is still the king 16 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-online-shopping-population-growing-1468.aspx The United Kingdom's online shoppers growing but still concerned about security 14 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-internet-stats-1462.aspx Google launches new statistics resource - good resource for current and future internet trends 11 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-changes-terms-to-allow-advertising-1463.aspx Twitter looks to add targeted advertising to its microblogging service 11 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-increases-font-size-of-google-search-1464.aspx Rare move by Google to make changes to homepage font size 11 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/gap-launches-uk-ecommerce-site-1461.aspx Gap e-commerce site to be launched soon in the UK 10 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ecommerce-websites-breaking-consumer-laws-1459.aspx EU report shows many electrical websites are breaking the law. Other sectors also need to pay attention to guidelines 09 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-still-king-with-67-of-global-search-market-share-1447.aspx Global search volume grows and Google still leading 02 Sep 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-and-bing-still-competitors-despite-microsoft-deal-1444.aspx Competition for search engine market share still high, Yahoo to continue battling for exposure 25 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/continued-online-sales-growth-in-july-consumer-confidence-improves-1445.aspx Clothing and electricals are the biggest winners. Online sales still outperforming high street 25 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-and-wolfram-alpha-reach-licensing-deal-1439.aspx Bing rumoured to be adding Wolfram Alpha to its search technology 24 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-news-soon-to-become-paid-subscription-1442.aspx Growing momentum for news to become subscription based - but is there the will to pay? 24 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-books-project-challenged-by-amazon-microsoft-and-yahoo-alliance-1438.aspx Google in battle again - this time its over books 21 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/compare-caffeine-results-test-old-and-new-google-simultaneously-1431.aspx Check out how you rank in the new Google search engine 20 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/myspace-confirms-acquisition-of-ilike-and-looks-to-compete-more-in-social-media-1434.aspx MySpace's acquisition may help regain market share 20 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-tops-customer-satisfaction-1426.aspx Google continues to satisfy users more than other search engines 19 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/advertisers-struggle-to-engage-social-media-users-1427.aspx Low click through rate on social media. Engage users and convert is best approach 19 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-takes-us-market-share-from-yahoo-and-google-1422.aspx For the second month in a row Bing grows market share but Google still the leader 18 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/browser-wars-google-launches-chrome-syncing-and-rockmelt-coming-soon-1423.aspx Chrome updates bookmark syncing and Rockmelt possibly aimed at Facebook and social media 18 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/labour-twitter-tsar-appointed-1418.aspx Twitter is omnipresent. Politics and not just business are realising the potential value of this media stream. 17 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/gap-drops-television-advertising-in-favour-of-social-media-1420.aspx Gap has dropped television advertising and pushes online trying to revive flagging high street sales 17 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-moving-ad-position-pays-dividends-1421.aspx Closing up the gap closer to organic searches and minimising white space drives click throughs up 17 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/caffeine-buzz-google-update-will-continue-to-sideline-bing-1415.aspx Google’s Caffeine promises to stimulate with deliver better, faster and more comprehensive results 13 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-launches-social-gadgets-for-igoogle-1416.aspx Are Social Gadgets Google's quiet entry into social media 13 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/caffeine-junkies-going-cold-turkey-caffeine-temporarily-down-1417.aspx Your virtual fix will be coming back soon... meantime get some real coffee 13 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/test-search-results-blindly-against-yahoo-google-and-bing-1409.aspx Without the brand which results would you choose? Who would be your favourite search engine? Test for yourself 12 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-update-search-infrastructure-what-does-it-mean-to-users-1405.aspx Google add caffeine to speed up their search skills 11 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-buys-friendfeed-1407.aspx Facebook will run FriendFeed as normal but plans on full integration 11 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/publicis-buys-microsofts-razorfish-1396.aspx French advertising giant buys Microsoft's advertising arm 10 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/internetcom-most-expensive-domain-name-ever-1402.aspx Which are the most expensive domain names? You can probably guess the main players but the records have just been broken. 10 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/majority-of-largest-us-advertisers-use-facebook-1403.aspx The world's largest advertising spenders are turning to Facebook and other social media 10 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/broadband-more-important-to-us-an-essential-rather-than-luxury-1393.aspx Continued broadband access more of a luxury than holidays and going out 07 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/going-google-gloves-off-again-as-google-launches-major-offensive-against-microsoft-1388.aspx We've lost count of the rounds but the two giants are facing up again 06 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-jingle-winner-announced-1389.aspx Brace yourselves, Bing announced the winner to their open competition. Genius, stupidity or clever viral marketing? 06 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/itv-sells-friends-reunited-as-advertising-revenues-continue-to-fall-1390.aspx Television advertising still down, Facebook triumphs while Friends Reunited is sold on 06 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/digital-britain-has-new-minister-1391.aspx Lord Carter's replacement has been confirmed. Timms to push recommendations through 06 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-online-spending-forecast-to-double-by-the-end-of-2011-1383.aspx UK online sales are forecast to grow rapidly and continue to outstrip retail sales 05 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-continues-to-grow-with-445mn-users-globally-1384.aspx The Twitterverse is getting bigger with exponential growth 05 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-near-top-in-european-ranking-for-broadband-access-ecommerce-1386.aspx A nation of shopkeepers goes digital 05 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-ceo-resigns-from-google-board-of-directors-1387.aspx As competition grows Schmidt exits Apple's Board 05 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-adwords-launches-bid-simulator-1380.aspx AdWords unveils Bid Simulator aiming to help advertisers make better CPC bids 04 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-gains-market-share-from-google-1382.aspx Bing continues to take from Google 04 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-and-yahoo-end-speculation-and-agree-on-deal-1376.aspx After months of speculation the two companies reach a deal 03 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/foxs-biscuits-vinnie-the-panda-charity-ebay-auction-1377.aspx Brand power: using social networking to increase exposure 03 Aug 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-spending-continues-to-grow-faster-than-high-street-retail-1370.aspx Online spending shows strong year on year growth 24 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-rumoured-to-be-close-to-acquiring-yahoos-search-engine-business-1371.aspx Microsoft rumoured to be close to acquiring Yahoo! Will rumour become reality 24 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-second-quarter-revenues-up-3-at-55-billion-1372.aspx Google second quarter results exceed analyst expectations 24 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/costperclick-rates-drop-significantly-1373.aspx Cost-per-click rates drop and ROI rises 24 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-advertising-continues-to-grow-1369.aspx Online advertising continues to grow despite downturn 23 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-superbrands-list-is-this-evidence-that-microsoft-is-back-on-track-1361.aspx The 12th annual Superbrands shows a Google slip and a Microsoft gain... 20 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-receives-fortune-global-500-recognition-1362.aspx Google enters the Fortune Global 500 rankings... 19 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-seo-not-just-yet-1360.aspx It's best to stick with Google SEO for now... 17 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/are-designer-brands-neglecting-the-internet-1359.aspx A recent report suggests 2/3 of designer labels are missing out... 16 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-more-popular-than-digg-cnn-and-twitter-1355.aspx Bing managed 50m unique visitors in June... 14 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-looks-to-the-future-and-considers-the-impact-of-bing-1354.aspx Just how vulnerable is Google these days? 09 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/bing-gains-google-share-1353.aspx Its small, but this could just be the start... 07 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ms-sees-sales-soar-1350.aspx The first quarter of 2009 looks promising... 02 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/hula-is-in-demand-1351.aspx There are plans for Hula to be available in the UK. 02 Jul 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/there-are-changes-ahoy-at-wmg-1348.aspx Meet the new team and changing roles across our 3 offices… 19 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-uk-gets-bing-without-the-fat-juicy-bits-1349.aspx UK users are set to get the full Bing later in the year. 19 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/be-aware-of-online-ad-viruses-1344.aspx The Digital Spy forum recently got hit... 18 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/myspace-job-cuts-1347.aspx The social networking giant is to shed 30% of its US workforce. 18 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/european-online-ad-spend-increases-1341.aspx Figures for 2008 show a 20% growth. 17 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/firefox-3011-makes-some-serious-waves-1342.aspx The popularity of Firefox continues to soar... 17 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/11-million-downloads-of-safari-4-in-less-than-a-week-1343.aspx Apple's Safari 4 cements its mark in the web browsing world. 17 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/55-of-google-users-set-to-switch-to-bing-1330.aspx Bing is ready to take on Google... 08 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-display-ad-activity-increases-1323.aspx Jan - April 09 saw a 21% increase. 05 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/digital-loves-brands-1324.aspx Digital consumers have strong relationships with brands. 05 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/book-downloads-google-and-borders-pave-the-way-1306.aspx Books are set to become more accessible to online users... 03 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-shopping-growth-expected-in-2009-1307.aspx A healthy online shopping spend increase is expected. 03 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/new-google-analytics-feature-for-local-businesses-1308.aspx US business users are the first to have access to this new tool. 03 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/say-hello-to-microsofts-new-search-platform-bing-1298.aspx Another Google rival goes for gold... 01 Jun 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/mobile-web-is-slow-to-catch-on-1287.aspx A new report shows that mobile phone users accessing the Internet has increased since last year...but only by 4%. 27 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/foxs-biscuits-vinnie-the-panda-branches-out-online-1288.aspx The power of branding makes the online world your oyster... 27 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/paid-search-time-to-target-long-tail-1284.aspx People want their money to go further. 26 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-set-to-launch-online-ad-exchange-1271.aspx More Google developments are announced... 21 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/2009-online-sales-are-up-by-14-1272.aspx Internet shopping increases in popularity, despite the current climate. 21 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-paid-search-traffic-to-retail-sites-falls-by-2-1273.aspx There is an increased focus on natural search and branding. 21 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wwf-relaunches-pandaorg-1252.aspx See the website's new look very shortly... 19 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/can-firefox-overtake-internet-explorer-mozilla-says-so-1169.aspx ...but they reckon it will be 2013 before they have the majority. 18 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/say-hello-to-googles-potential-rival-1170.aspx Wolfram Alpha goes live... 18 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-crashesbut-only-for-a-short-time-1168.aspx Could we ever survive without this search giant? 15 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-heads-in-a-new-direction-1163.aspx The leading search engine shows no sign of allowing the competition to catch up... 13 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-new-tools-1164.aspx Google held a briefing of new and upcoming products yesterday, and new tools are in the pipeline. 13 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-new-media-set-to-collaborate-with-traditional-media-1165.aspx The search giant meets with the newspaper giants. 13 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/trinity-mirror-and-johnston-press-report-declines-in-ad-revenues-1166.aspx Despite this, there are signs of stabilisation. 13 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/tesco-removes-advertising-from-facebook-groups-1167.aspx It is hoped this will protect the brand identity. 13 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/paris-hilton-uses-google-instead-of-a-diary-1162.aspx The Internet replaces the traditional pen and paper. 11 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/guardian-news-and-media-group-announces-job-cuts-1161.aspx More evidence of the current climate's impact on traditional media. 08 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/swine-flu-pandemic-its-certainly-spreading-in-the-seo-world-1156.aspx The news of a swine flu pandemic is turning everyone long tail. 06 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-street-view-gets-the-all-clear-1154.aspx The Google Street View service that has divided opinion in the UK, still goes ahead. 05 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-adsense-and-analytics-join-forces-1155.aspx Find out what content is doing well and what isn't... 05 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/volvo-comes-to-the-digital-side-1152.aspx This year sees an increased spend on natural search. 01 May 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/dunfermline-goes-top-10-in-google-1150.aspx Recent results from WMG show Top 10 Google success for The Dunfermline Building Society. 30 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/long-term-twitter-a-reality-1151.aspx New results show that 60% of Twitter users stopped using the site after only one month. 30 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/asos-profits-bucking-the-downward-trend-1143.aspx The online fashion retailer continues to do remarkably well... 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-telegraph-most-popular-online-newspaper-1144.aspx Online news portals are doing very well. 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-cutbacks-a-sign-of-the-times-1145.aspx 5% of the workforce will go... 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/55-of-companies-plan-to-increase-search-budgets-1146.aspx More businesses are realising the importance of search marketing. 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/expect-regular-freezes-as-more-people-join-the-online-community-1147.aspx Experts predict problems in the next few years. 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-search-changes-for-pictures-and-news-1148.aspx The search giant continues to improve the user experience. 27 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/amazons-increase-in-sales-1136.aspx The company's sales jump 18% for the first-quarter. 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-daily-mail-editor-speaks-out-1137.aspx He warned that these are "chilling times" for the newspapers... 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/mcclatchy-reports-falling-ad-sales-1138.aspx The US publisher posted a first-quarter loss of $37.5 million 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-has-first-dip-in-sales-in-23year-history-1139.aspx Sales in the first quarter of 2009 fell by 6%. 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/windows-7-is-looking-good-1140.aspx It's on track for a 2010 launch. 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/samsung-turns-things-around-q1-profits-total-460m-1141.aspx Thanks to strong sales of mobile handsets. 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/logitech-posts-q4-losses-1142.aspx The company's net loss totals $35m. 24 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/sonys-focus-is-online-1135.aspx The company boasts an increased spend on natural and paid search. 23 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/new-york-times-ad-revenue-down-1131.aspx The traditional media industry continues to suffer. 22 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/european-advertisers-will-increase-ad-spend-in-2009-1133.aspx Further evidence of the shift from traditional media to new media... 22 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/12-hours-a-week-spent-online-in-2008-1134.aspx This is an increase of 36% over the past 4 years. 22 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/latest-google-news-search-ranking-algorithm-changes-1126.aspx Spammers beware! 21 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/itv-search-traffic-increases-thanks-to-susan-boyle-1127.aspx The Scottish singing sensation does wonders for ITV.com 21 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-butlers-back-ask-jeeves-relaunches-1128.aspx Search users are set to welcome the return of Jeeves. 21 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/tescocom-sales-increase-1129.aspx Healthy profit margins announced today. 21 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/plans-to-fight-terrorism-with-seo-1130.aspx The UK turns its focus to the Internet. 21 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-rise-in-profits-1116.aspx This supports the evidence of a shift from traditional media to online advertising. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-inks-a-deal-with-virgin-media-1117.aspx The two power brands join together to offer a great service. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/could-this-help-save-the-humble-newspaper-1118.aspx A company in the US has plans to turn traditional media around. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-big-risk-of-newspapers-switching-to-onlineonly-1120.aspx New research shows it might not be a viable option. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-search-referrals-change-1121.aspx View the Matt Cutts video here. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-company-youd-least-expect-to-cut-jobs-google-1122.aspx 200 jobs will go... 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-adds-more-sitelinks-to-search-engine-results-1123.aspx There's potential to increase your site's visibility and search traffic. 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/labour-wants-uk-to-lead-the-digital-revolution-1124.aspx Read more of today's announcement... 17 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-ad-spend-tops-33bn-1115.aspx The UK leads the way... 16 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-impact-of-the-recession-hits-itv-1111.aspx 30% of the content team are going... 15 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-and-microsoft-go-head-to-head-1107.aspx Twitter is in demand. 14 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/newspapers-need-to-embrace-social-media-1108.aspx Will this help them stay afloat? 14 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/global-ad-spend-predicted-to-fall-1110.aspx Things don't look good for newspapers... 10 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-featured-in-the-nma-supplier-directory-1101.aspx Click to view... 09 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-world-domination-of-facebook-continues-1103.aspx They've gained 50 million users since February... 09 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/traffic-increase-to-nme-website-as-festivals-approach-1098.aspx Hitwise reports a rise of 37% for last week. 08 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/over-a-quarter-of-europeans-have-used-behavioural-targeting-1099.aspx Forrester's evidence shows some interesting results. 08 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-were-a-friend-to-traditional-publishers-1100.aspx The CEO's response to the Associated Press comment. 08 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/staff-at-scotlands-biggest-newspapers-face-redundancy-1092.aspx The newspaper industry continues to struggle. 07 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/amazoncom-stops-paying-referral-fees-1089.aspx Perhaps this is a sign of the times? 07 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-labeled-as-a-parasite-of-the-internet-1090.aspx Robert Thompson of the Wall Street Journal has lashed out. 07 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/rumour-has-itgoogle-wont-be-buying-twitter-1084.aspx People are still waiting to hear the confirmed news. 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-huffington-post-comes-of-age-1085.aspx The company goes from strength to strength. 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/no-aversion-to-online-ads-1076.aspx UK consumers are happy as long as they get to watch music / videos for free. 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/tmobile-moves-into-home-technology-market-1080.aspx With the help of Google Android's operating system. 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/internet-ad-spend-down-1081.aspx Figures are out for Q1 2009. 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-updates-image-search-preview-page-1093.aspx See the extra features they've added... 06 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-sees-voice-search-as-the-future-1083.aspx It's all designed to build Google's presence on the mobile web. 05 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/doomsday-for-regional-journalism-1069.aspx The Guardian examines the Newspaper's demise. 03 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wikia-search-engine-runs-out-of-steam-1073.aspx Jimmy Wales' idea folds after just over 2 years. 03 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/murdoch-says-papers-should-charge-for-online-content-1074.aspx The News Corporation Chairman speaks... 03 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/mozillas-firefox-3-takes-control-1075.aspx The web browser's popularity soars. 03 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-spends-big-bucks-to-compete-with-search-engine-giants-1046.aspx A new marketing campaign hopes to make waves... 02 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/publishers-increase-investment-in-digital-1035.aspx Two-thirds say they will increase their digital investment in 2009. 02 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/ms-sees-uk-likeforlike-sales-drop-1036.aspx Despite this, online sales were up by 20%. 01 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/hitwise-uk-reports-the-rise-in-celebrity-interest-1037.aspx "Jade Goody" was the most searched for term... 01 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/msn-goes-it-alone-1040.aspx The company is due to launch an in-house UK music store. 01 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-popularity-of-online-advertising-1034.aspx It accounted for almost a fifth of the UK's advertising revenue last year. 01 Apr 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/second-lifeits-on-its-last-life-1030.aspx It is interesting how fads disappear over time... 31 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/can-the-bbc-help-save-local-newspapers-1031.aspx Something certainly needs to be done... 31 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/flickr-and-getty-photo-giants-team-up-1091.aspx The deal is an exciting new venture. 31 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/us-news-organisations-fight-for-survival-1016.aspx Even the New York Times has cut 100 employees... 27 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/twitter-teams-up-with-vodafone-1017.aspx Vodafone customers can now receive SMS Tweets for FREE! 27 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-cutbacks-a-sign-of-the-times-1018.aspx The company admits "over-investing" in certain areas. 27 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-wont-stop-til-they-get-enough-1019.aspx They've raised $500 million so far, but in these times it's not enough. 26 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-sun-online-outshines-the-rest-1020.aspx It was the UK's most popular newspaper site last month. 26 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/help-save-the-local-press-1013.aspx Jobs have been cut, newspaper offices have closed...it's time for action. 26 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/johnston-press-management-takes-pay-cut-1015.aspx Senior management get a real pay "check"... 26 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-launches-new-ltas-product-set-aimed-at-long-tail-1012.aspx The WebMarketing Group delves deeper into long tail… 25 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/magazine-pay-reviews-get-postponed-1014.aspx As more people switch to online, Archant struggles to keep up. 25 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-future-of-search-engine-technology-1009.aspx Google gets a shot of semantic technology, but what does this mean for the search results? 25 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-businesses-say-the-future-is-bright-991.aspx Over 60% feel confident about the future... 24 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/facebook-continues-its-meteoric-rise-to-the-top-992.aspx ...and MySpace and Bebo fall behind... 24 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/small-businesses-love-twittering-978.aspx It saves on marketing costs for a start... 23 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-bbc-trust-30m-for-online-970.aspx This cash injection will cover the next 3 years online. 23 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/traffic-to-video-sites-increases-971.aspx People can't get enough of watching videos online. 23 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-mail-online-targeting-behaviour-975.aspx The Daily Mail online wants to boost revenues. 23 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-street-view-launches-972.aspx Take a virtual tour through UK cities. 20 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-announces-multivariate-analysis-product-to-be-released-soon-1011.aspx The WebMarketing Group continues to provide the very best for its clients. 17 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-gains-new-client-tesco-mobile-1010.aspx It’s a B2B relationship that The WebMarketing Group is very proud to announce. 16 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-uk-head-stands-his-ground-997.aspx Matt Brittin defends claims Google is killing traditional media. 16 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/matt-brittin-becomes-google-uk-director-973.aspx There's a new man at the top... 16 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-fashion-retailer-netaporter-profits-during-the-recession-951.aspx Luxury fashion and accessories are still in demand, as online fashion retailer Net-a-Porter demonstrates. 16 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/seo-search-marketing-is-the-key-941.aspx SEO search marketing is clearly the best tool for customer acquisition. 12 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-news-article-were-the-saviour-not-the-enemy-950.aspx The search giant continues its bid for world domination. Read this latest Google news article. 11 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-shopping-increases-979.aspx Despite the current climate, online shopping is bucking the downward trend. 09 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wmg-agrees-lease-on-new-south-yorkshire-office-1032.aspx The WebMarketing Group goes full steam ahead with its expansion plans. 09 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-ceo-eric-schmidt-letting-cash-pile-up-952.aspx The search giant will weather the recession, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt 06 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/behavioural-advertising-new-guidelines-outlined-953.aspx All the big players sign up to the new behavioural advertising guidelines. 05 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/local-seo-company-thriving-in-downturn-947.aspx WMG, a local SEO company, is bucking the financial downturn, expanding its workforce and increasing profits. 02 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsoft-search-service-being-tested-internally-955.aspx This new Microsoft search service could be serious competition to search engine leaders like Google Inc and Yahoo Inc 02 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-webmarketing-group-lends-a-helping-hand-1033.aspx Help for Heroes receives a £1200 donation. 02 Mar 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/internet-giant-google-is-a-superbrand-994.aspx Google is the most admired business brand for 2 years in a row. 24 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/uk-online-retail-sales-beat-the-high-street-942.aspx UK online retail sales have significantly increased and this is set to continue for the next few years at least. 20 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/media-companies-get-personal-974.aspx It's all about customer loyalty... 18 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-to-fight-patent-claims-995.aspx They intend to fight rather than settle lawsuits. 18 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/video-viewing-increases-by-10-977.aspx More people are watching videos online. 18 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-number-of-domain-names-registered-drops-996.aspx There was a fall of 17% last year(2008). 17 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoo-helps-marketers-target-online-ads-993.aspx The intention is to win back business during the recession. 17 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/social-networking-web-sites-yahoo-to-make-friends-954.aspx If you can't compete with Facebook, work with them instead...Yahoo! sees the power in social networking web sites. 17 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/rightmove-website-celebrates-profitable-year-956.aspx 2008 profits for the Rightmove website soared by 41% 16 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-shopping-sales-increase-982.aspx UK online shopping has seen the fastest growth rate in a decade. 11 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/teenagers-spending-more-time-online-990.aspx A new survey details exactly how long youngsters spend on the Internet. 09 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/fashion-websites-need-more-unique-visits-976.aspx The number of unique visits was down by 8% in January 09. 03 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/microsofts-internet-explorer-suffers-drop-in-market-share-999.aspx IE now has a 67.55% of the global browser market share. 03 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-disputes-ppc-fraud-claims-998.aspx There are claims that 17.1% of clicks last year were fraudulent. 02 Feb 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/googles-human-error-causes-disruption-1000.aspx Every webpage was flagged as potentially harmful. 31 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/amazon-profits-up-by-9-over-xmas-1001.aspx The global shopping site still has a loyal customer base. 29 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/yahoos-online-ad-sales-slump-1002.aspx The company reported the loss for the final 3 months of 2008. 27 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/rumoured-ebay-to-sell-skype-1003.aspx eBay's Chief Exec said Skype was a "great stand-alone business". 26 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/wikipdia-might-limit-user-access-1004.aspx The moderators could take on greater roles instead. 26 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/search-behaviour-varies-by-age-of-user-981.aspx Research on how people use search engines. 22 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-advertisers-now-we-know-how-many-980.aspx Google said it had 1 million advertisers as of 2007. 21 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/americans-love-watching-videos-online-1006.aspx U.S Internet users viewed 12.7 billion online videos in November 2008. 12 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/shopping-price-comparison-websites-the-competition-is-fierce-944.aspx It seems shopping price comparison websites are going to have to work harder than ever to keep their names on the lips of consumers. 09 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-comes-out-on-top-again-1005.aspx The company takes a wider search market lead as Microsoft shares slip. 06 Jan 2009 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-webmarketing-group-gives-syif-its-500th-investment-948.aspx A £500,000 investment in The WebMarketing Group meant SYIF could celebrate with their impressive portfolio of prestigious investments. 22 Dec 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-celebrates-10th-anniversary-1088.aspx ...and promises the future is bright. 09 Sep 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/russias-online-advertising-sales-increase-987.aspx It's Google's prediction... 17 Jul 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-ad-spend-increase-983.aspx The European online ad market was worth £8.9bn in 2007. 15 Jul 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-online-world-grows-988.aspx It is estimated that 1.8bn people will be online by 2012. 08 Jul 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-advertising-spend-on-social-networking-sites-984.aspx Advertisers will spend £115m on social networking websites in the UK this year (2008). 01 Jul 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/online-advertising-spend-tops-3bn-985.aspx The online advertising spend topped £3bn last year(2007). 25 Jun 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/the-internet-the-biggest-advertising-platform-986.aspx It's even overtaken TV, with a total ad spend of £3.56bn. 19 Jun 2008 http://www.webmarketinggroup.co.uk/News/google-is-still-the-top-search-engine-choice-989.aspx In May 2008, over 87% of UK searches were conducted through Google. 13 Jun 2008