WebResults - Web Analytics Monthly Newsletter
SEPTEMBER 2006

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Email and Loyal Customer Promotions to Capture Christmas Business, by Jack Loechner (MediaPost) - WebTrends recent Online Retail Holiday Readiness Survey with over 300 retail professionals, found that overall, retailers ranked email marketing as the most important demand-generation activity for holiday success.

From DM News Special Report on Web Analytics: Taming the Fast-Changing World of Marketing, by Greg Drew (DM News) - There’s a direct correlation between measurability and profitability, which is why, in the future of marketing the Web sits squarely at the center.

Top New Marketing Trends, by Gwen Moran (Entrepreneur.com) - Still using the same marketing tactics you were using five years ago? Those won't work with today's shifting demographics and preferences.

Web Analytics: The Results of Tabbed Browsing, by Jason Burby (ClickZ) - Tabbed browsing changes Web browsing behaviors and may change the way you look at some metrics when analyzing data.

Transactional Messaging: the Next Big Wave in Email and Multichannel Marketing, by Richard Merrick (DM News) - The latest trend in online behavioral marketing is to combine Web analytics with transactional e-mail messaging to win back lost customers.

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