Experts in e-commerce and digital marketing brought their knowledge to Leicester yesterday for our annual E-Commercial Conference, sharing the latest updates in Paid Search, Organic Search, Social Media and Content. Big names including Sky and Thorntons Ferrero were among the speakers sharing their expertise in increasing web traffic and customer retention. Held at Leicester Racecourse,…
The opening talk at 2018’s eCommercial conference was courtesy of our own Ann Stanley, updating attendees on new developments across paid media. The State of Digital Advertising in 2018 As changes in the political and economic world continue to churn, physical shops on the high street struggle as the eCommerce sector booms. The UK…
As E-Commercial 2018 comes to a close, the last of our speakers, Andraž Štalec, CEO at digital marketing agency Red Orbit, shares his expertise on customer retention. With an increasing number of online retailers and a slowing growth of online user population, e-commerce businesses need a shift in focus. The number of returning customers is…
Ross Davies, the founder of Nottingham-based web design agency Strafe Creative, kicked off the afternoon talks at this year’s e-Commercial conference. The talk covered the importance of using purpose-led design when putting together a website. With the average eCommerce conversion rate across sectors currently at 2%, there are plenty of opportunities to increase conversion…
John Cave is Director of Shoptimised, a feed management software giving full control over product feed optimisation. He was at E-Commercial 2018 to share his top tips on optimising your product feed to improve click through rate, reduce wasted spend and increasing return on spend. What is Product Feed Optimisation? It is a process…
Our guest speaker, John Rowley, Digital Marketing Manager at Thorntons Ferrero, talked about elements to consider when creating an eCommerce customer journey on a large eCommerce site, from brand awareness through to data evaluation. How to Create a High-Quality eCommerce Customer Experience An online customer journey will have many touchpoints, including brand awareness increase through…
With 55% of people paying more attention to video compared to any other type of content, many businesses need to play catch up if they want to maximise the opportunities. Samantha Hearn, Content Manager at The Watches Of Switzerland and a specialist in e-commerce digital marketing, offers her advice on creating effective video content. Not…
Fashion and beauty brands have long known the benefits of working with bloggers. With influencer marketing offering a return on investment 11 times higher than that of traditional marketing methods*, such as TV and print, it’s easy to see why marketers are putting big budgets behind blogger partnerships. Consumers are also beginning to rely heavily…
Performing international SEO for a brand is an exciting concept as you are essentially multiplying the number of opportunities available for driving additional traffic and conversions from each new country. If you are an SEO consultant, experienced or not, this can be a juicy project to undertake as there is always something to learn from…
Let’s face it, social media has become the Holy Grail of marketing today. We live in a world where decisions are made by a swift swipe, a quick scroll or an impulsive click. The internet to many is a comfy hub to communicate with others, learn new things, look at memes… and vent about politics….