Monthly Archives: February 2011

25Feb2011

Salvage abandoned traffic

Happy Friday everyone. Hope you are planning a lovely weekend! Today we thought we would share the findings of a recent examination of over 100 US retailer email programs, that has revealed that over two-thirds of retailers surveyed do not … Continue reading →

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24Feb2011

Let them eat cupcakes!

It’s not being a fat free week at Ve Interactive in the UK. We have four birthdays to mark. That’s a lot of calories. But ha who cares! Especially when we have a Lola’s on our doorstep. So an extra … Continue reading →

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23Feb2011

The Splinternet

“The internet is an equalizer” Iain Richmond Today the cost of computing power has declined to the point that consumers can create their own media platforms, apps, open-source community-building software and blogs. This new chapter of the digital era is being … Continue reading →

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22Feb2011

We heart third party endorsements

Whilst Spring warmth seems to be dawdling in the wings refusing to put in an appearance, at least it’s still the month of love. And warming the cockles of the beating heart of Ve Interactive are recent third party endorsements, … Continue reading →

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21Feb2011

Ve Interactive is a Best New Business!

It always feels good being able to start a week on a high note and this week we’re starting out on a frequency that only dogs can hear. Ve Interactive has won a Best Business Award for Best New Business. WOOT! … Continue reading →

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18Feb2011

UK online spending hits £5bn in January

Did you know that in January, the UK online spending increased by 21 percent year–on–year to £5.1bn, according to latest results from the Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index? This is the equivalent of £83 per person. The results from the travel … Continue reading →

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15Feb2011

The Transatlantic roots to Ve Interactive

Is history repeating itself? It just so happens that two of our principals at Ve Interactive have already had experience of operating a business in the United States. Did you know that in 1999 David Brown and Kathy Heslop founded … Continue reading →

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14Feb2011

Ve Interactive goes Transatlantic!

It’s official – we’re open in the United States!  Our Boston office opens its doors today and how appropriate that this news should happen on Valentine’s day too, so that we can not only extend the warmest welcome to our … Continue reading →

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11Feb2011

Customer retention a top priority in 2011

The top priorities for online businesses in 2011 have been identified as improving the customer experience and increasing customer retention. On average it costs 5-10 times more to recruit new customers than to retain existing ones, so this revelation is … Continue reading →

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10Feb2011

The Super Bowl barometer

According to the Super Bowl advertisers this year, we can celebrate, bake a cake, because the recession is officially over. In an interesting example of art imitating life, American Ad experts say that the line-up of 2011 Super Bowl commercials … Continue reading →

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