Link exchange request
We were rather moved by this request for a link swap and impressed by the lengths the other guy would go to - unique, personalised copy to be placed on your site, linking back to his.
Read the email behind the approach: Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 20, 2009 in Online marketing
E-commerce priorities: rich and social media
New research from Scene 7 saying that over 90% of online merchants to add rich media and social networking functions in 2009. (As a rich media supplier, we could have guessed a big number).
Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 17, 2009 in E-commerce technology
Zappos CEO gives 10 min interview in private
Great & opportunistic interview with the Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh, taking about the approach & culture that took Zappos to $1bn in record time.
Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 16, 2009 in Companies
Website updates
We have recently been asked to jot down a few website extensions and updates ("gizmos" that we have implemented recently.
Screen Pages has a team whose sole purpose is to extend existing websites - fundamental to our approach of creating bespoke websites, but the trick is to develop modules that can be easily re-deployed on other clients (in the spirit of cooperation).
Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 16, 2009 in Website design
Screen Pages releases quarterly e-commerce web analytic benchmarks
Screen Pages has released quarterly e-commerce benchmark data regarding visitor sources and behaviour, conversions for retail e-commerce websites, for the period October-Decemeber 2008, including Christmas. Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 06, 2009 in Screen Pages news
Search on Zappos
A lot of online debate about the merits of Zappo's new search interface.
Most commentators laud the innovation, ease of use and stimulus to "explore" the shoe ranges on offer. We await the quantative feedback... Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 05, 2009 in E-commerce technology
Brands that Twitter
Am indebted to Paul Dunay who has loving compiled a list of brands that use Twitter (for whatever reason). Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 05, 2009 in Online marketing
Wisley in the snow
Monday 2nd Feb 2009 was officially snow day - nobody could make it to Screen Pages' offices owing to the snow (VPNs and internet made remote-working poossible). Here's what the Courtyard looked like once the blizzards were over. Posted by'Screen Pages' on February 05, 2009 in Events