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In this Blogger’s Digest, we direct your attention to U.S. retail ecommerce spending for the second quarter, cloud-based Salesforce integration, changes to Google Analytics, how load times affect conversion rates, and different options for foreign online payment methods.
Internet Retailer – Ecommerce Spending Jumps 14% in Q2: This analysis of our industry’s market performance, based on a report from comScore , shows U.S. retail ecommerce consumer spending grew nearly 14 percent compared to the second quarter of last year, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of growth for ecommerce retailers, with small to medium sized retailers recovering market share previously lost to the Top 25 online retailers.
Ecommerce Times – Salesforce.com Innovation in the Spotlight: For those in the B2B sector, we include a piece related to the Dreamforce ’11 event and cloud-based Salesforce integration. This article explores options for companies looking to fully contextualize social networking data by utilizing cloud-based technology integrated with Salesforce.
iMedia Connection – Google Analytics Changes the Rules of the Game: Brandt Dainow shares an important change in how Google Analytics calculates the end of visits/sessions and educates us on how this change impacts the way we report and analyze our website traffic.
ClickZ – How Your Website Loses 7% of Potential Conversions: Fact: faster load times improve your Google ranking. This post will teach you how to track load times using Google Analytics, understand the adverse affects that Google “+1” and Facebook “Like” buttons can have on your site’s performance and how to combat these dangers.
E-Consultancy – Choosing the right online payment system for foreign markets: The foreign language internet is growing. Are you ready for global business? Christian Arno puts forward various preferred payment methods available around the world.
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