Monthly Archives: November 2010

30Nov2010

Black Friday findings

Stars mingled with the other shoppers this Black Friday. Paris Hilton was papped picking up bargains and fashionista Gwen Stefani hit the shops too. Here on UK shores we had a little taste of the retail action as well. Indeed … Continue reading →

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26Nov2010

UK Black Friday with Amazon & Apple

So it’s freezing cold outside, but some US citizens will have left their houses at the crack of dawn this morning to descend on their nearest mall. Black Friday shopping is something of an extreme sport in the States. The … Continue reading →

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25Nov2010

Happy Thanksgiving

Gracias. Danke. Merci. Obrigada. Arigato. Ashi. Tack. Mauruuru. Diolch yn fawr. Siyabonga. THANK YOU. Wishing a Happy Thanksgiving to all our Stateside friends!

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23Nov2010

Not #FF but Black Friday!

Traditionally the preserve of our neighbours on other side of the pond, Black Friday deals are starting to filter across to the UK now, with online giants like Amazon and Apple joining the mêlée. In case you didn’t know, Black … Continue reading →

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19Nov2010

What is an entrepreneur?

To celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week this week, we interviewed David Brown, our CEO (and shopping cart abandonment guru!) to ask him what he think defines an entrepreneur. David is a serial entrepreneur, he has created and run digital businesses on … Continue reading →

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18Nov2010

UK is King of E-Commerce

A re-blog. We wanted to share this footage and the article below, because they reveal that it’s the UK’s independent online merchants who are driving the growth in online transactional activity. These independents “now have global footprints, they are selling … Continue reading →

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18Nov2010

Xmas lists and now wedding list

SOCIAL MEDIA & THE MONARCHY After seven years of speculation, this week Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement in a move that fused social media with The British Monarchy. They announced it on Facebook. Immediately #royalwedding was the … Continue reading →

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17Nov2010

Shopping Cart Abandonment? So Last Year

Make Shopping Cart Abandonment a thing of Christmas past Online Christmas sales this year are expected to rise by 28.8% (£2.6bn) to £11.5bn – equivalent to 17p for every pound spent during the festive period, reinforcing the importance of the … Continue reading →

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12Nov2010

DON’T make do and mend!

“During the war” as the Only Fools And Horses character – Uncle Albert used to say, people had to make do and mend. Noble and practical advice. However in the case of website security – there are no short cuts. … Continue reading →

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5Nov2010

More to celebrate!

Ve Interactive are proud to announce that we have been selected as finalists in the Digital Entrepreneur Awards 2010, the only national awards dedicated to internet entrepreneurialism. “The Digital Entrepreneur of the Year Awards are proud to honour the pioneers … Continue reading →

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