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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>E-consultancy - Linus Gregoriadis's Blog</title><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/author-44287/linus-gregoriadis.xml</link><description>E-consultancy: Linus Gregoriadis's Blog</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright 2008 E-consultancy.com</copyright><generator>E-consultancy.com</generator><image><url>http://www.e-consultancy.com/images/feed-thumbnail.jpg</url><title>E-consultancy Internet Marketing News</title><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/</link></image><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_2/strategy-and-planning.html">Strategy and Planning</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_54/tv.html">TV</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_61/rich-media.html">Rich Media</category><title>Q&amp;A: Chris Hirst of Grey London</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>
		<a href="http://www.grey.co.uk" target="_self">
			<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2675891745_c1349d0d8a_t.jpg" border="0" alt="Chris Hirst" hspace="6" align="left">
			</img>
		</a> Chris Hirst is the managing director of <a href="http://www.grey.co.uk/#home" target="_self">Grey London</a>, an advertising agency whose clients include Procter &amp; Gamble, Toshiba and Channel 5. </b>
</p><p>We asked him about the extent to which so-called traditional advertisers are embracing digital.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365990/q-a-chris-hirst-of-grey-london.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365990/q-a-chris-hirst-of-grey-london.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:45:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365990/q-a-chris-hirst-of-grey-london.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_33/affiliate-marketing.html">Affiliate Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_a4uawards_1/a4uawards.html">a4uAwards</category><title>Affiliate Window and Prezzybox scoop gongs at affiliate awards night</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>When you throw hundreds of affiliate marketers together for an awards night and lay on plenty of champagne and a top-drawer comedian, then you know it’s going to be a fun night…<br/></b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365755/affiliate-window-and-prezzybox-scoop-gongs-at-affiliate-awards-night.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365755/affiliate-window-and-prezzybox-scoop-gongs-at-affiliate-awards-night.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:59:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365755/affiliate-window-and-prezzybox-scoop-gongs-at-affiliate-awards-night.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_13/web-measurement-and-analytics.html">Web Measurement and Analytics</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_1/google.html">Google</category><title>Companies under invest in web data analysis - new report</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Many companies are failing to invest in the brain power which can help them get maximum value from their web analytics packages, according to new research.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365668/companies-under-invest-in-web-data-analysis--new-report.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365668/companies-under-invest-in-web-data-analysis--new-report.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 13:58:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365668/companies-under-invest-in-web-data-analysis--new-report.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_innovation_1/innovation.html">Innovation</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_disruption_1/disruption.html">Disruption</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_herman-gyr_1/herman-gyr.html">Herman Gyr</category><title>Q&amp;A: Herman Gyr on innovation in the digital age</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Dr Herman Gyr is a founding partner of the </b>
	<a href="http://www.enterprisedevelop.com/" target="_self">
		<b>Enterprise Development Group</b>
	</a>
	<b>and creator of the Enterprise Development Framework, a model for engaging leaders and other stakeholders in the transformation of their enterprise.</b>
</p><p>He is also the co-author of <i>The Dynamic Enterprise: Tools for Turning Chaos into Strategy and Strategy into Action</i> and hosts workshops on strategic thinking and business transformation in the digital era.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365523/q-a-herman-gyr-on-innovation-in-the-digital-age.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365523/q-a-herman-gyr-on-innovation-in-the-digital-age.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365523/q-a-herman-gyr-on-innovation-in-the-digital-age.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_30/search-engine-marketing.html">Search Engine Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_1/google.html">Google</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_6/social-media.html">Social Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_ireland_1/ireland.html">ireland</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_universal-search_1/universal-search.html">universal search</category><title>Irish search market is flourishing - new research report</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>The buzz around search engine marketing in Ireland was evident at a lively <a href="http://www.searchmarketingworld2008.com/" target="_self">Search Marketing World</a> conference held in Dublin yesterday, which coincided with the release of a new report on this market by E-consultancy.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365374/irish-search-market-is-flourishing--new-research-report.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365374/irish-search-market-is-flourishing--new-research-report.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:25:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365374/irish-search-market-is-flourishing--new-research-report.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_13/web-measurement-and-analytics.html">Web Measurement and Analytics</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_web-analytics-wednesday_1/web-analytics-wednesday.html">Web Analytics Wednesday</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_eric-t-peterson_1/eric-t-peterson.html">Eric T. Peterson</category><title>Eric T. Peterson on Web Analytics Wednesdays and the latest trends</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Eric T. Peterson, the man behind <a href="http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com/" target="_self">Web Analytics Demystified</a>, is in London later this month for Web Analytics Wednesday. We asked him about these networking events and also got his insights on some hot topics in analytics.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365257/eric-t-peterson-on-web-analytics-wednesdays-and-the-latest-trends.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365257/eric-t-peterson-on-web-analytics-wednesdays-and-the-latest-trends.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:15:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365257/eric-t-peterson-on-web-analytics-wednesdays-and-the-latest-trends.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_12/online-advertising.html">Online Advertising</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_33/affiliate-marketing.html">Affiliate Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_38/startups.html">Startups</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_jason-calacanis_1/jason-calacanis.html">Jason Calacanis</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_affiliate-summit_1/affiliate-summit.html">Affiliate Summit</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_mahalo_1/mahalo.html">Mahalo</category><title>“Don’t pollute the river”, affiliates told</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Jason Calacanis delivered a typically candid keynote address at the Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas today, during which he urged affiliates to “<i>stop polluting the river</i>”.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365128/don-t-pollute-the-river-affiliates-told.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365128/don-t-pollute-the-river-affiliates-told.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:14:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365128/don-t-pollute-the-river-affiliates-told.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_33/affiliate-marketing.html">Affiliate Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_6/social-media.html">Social Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_51/mobile.html">Mobile</category><title>Countdown to Affiliate Summit West</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>There is now less than a week to go before </b>
	<a href="http://www.affiliatesummit.com/08w_conference.php" target="_self">
		<b>Affiliate Summit</b>
	</a>
	<b> in Las Vegas which E-consultancy will be flying out to along with 2,600 other delegates from 30 different countries.</b>
</p><p>The scale of this event has grown massively since the first Affiliate Summit conference in November 2003 when there were 200 people. This reflects both the huge growth of affiliate marketing in recent years and also the hard work put in by organisers Shawn Collins and Missy Ward.</p><p>
	<i>Ahead of the 9th Affiliate Summit, we asked Shawn some questions about the conference and the affiliate marketing landscape more broadly.</i>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365080/countdown-to-affiliate-summit-west.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365080/countdown-to-affiliate-summit-west.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:19:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/365080/countdown-to-affiliate-summit-west.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_atomisation_1/atomisation.html">Atomisation</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_atomization_1/atomization.html">Atomization</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_vertical-search_1/vertical-search.html">Vertical Search</category><title>Publishers face up to challenges of atomisation</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>An important and on-going challenge for publishers during 2008 will be the continued 'atomisation' of website content, data and functionality.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364766/publishers-face-up-to-challenges-of-atomisation.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364766/publishers-face-up-to-challenges-of-atomisation.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:57:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364766/publishers-face-up-to-challenges-of-atomisation.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_31/online-surveys-research.html">Online Surveys &amp; Research</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_web-analytics_1/web-analytics.html">web analytics</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-engagement_1/customer-engagement.html">customer engagement</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-experience_1/customer-experience.html">customer experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_cscape_1/cscape.html">cscape</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_metrics_1/metrics.html">metrics</category><title>Web analytics play central role in customer engagement</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>Web analytics and measurement are playing an increasingly pivotal role as marketers strive to deliver the best possible customer experience, according to two pieces of research published by E-consultancy this month.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364676/web-analytics-play-central-role-in-customer-engagement.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364676/web-analytics-play-central-role-in-customer-engagement.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:13:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364676/web-analytics-play-central-role-in-customer-engagement.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_persuasion-marketing_1/persuasion-marketing.html">Persuasion marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user-experience_1/user-experience.html">User experience</category><title>Should 'persuasion marketing' have its own budget?</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>There was some lively debate at an E-consultancy </b>
	<a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/persuasion-marketing-briefing-2007/" target="_self">Persuasion Marketing roundtable</a>
	<b> last month about whether this topic constitutes a separate discipline which should have its own processes and budget.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364549/should-persuasion-marketing-have-its-own-budget.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364549/should-persuasion-marketing-have-its-own-budget.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:39:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364549/should-persuasion-marketing-have-its-own-budget.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-engagement_1/customer-engagement.html">Customer Engagement</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_cscape_1/cscape.html">cScape</category><title>Online Customer Engagement survey is still live</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>There are still a few days left to take part in our <a href="http://surveys.e-consultancy.com/survey?iv=b41151de9dae85" target="_self">second annual Online Customer Engagement Survey</a>, which we are carrying out in partnership with <a href="http://www.cscape.com/ " target="_self">cScape</a>. </b>
</p><p>Those taking part in the research will get a free copy of the full report which will be published next month. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364384/online-customer-engagement-survey-is-still-live.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364384/online-customer-engagement-survey-is-still-live.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:07:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364384/online-customer-engagement-survey-is-still-live.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_33/affiliate-marketing.html">Affiliate Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_41/research.html">Research</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_merchants_1/merchants.html">Merchants</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_affiliate-summit_1/affiliate-summit.html">Affiliate Summit</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_ad-tech_1/ad-tech.html">ad:tech</category><title>Affiliate marketers out in force as investment surges</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>The thriving nature of UK affiliate marketing was very much in evidence last week, with a combination of events and new market data adding to the feeling that the industry's star is very much in the ascendancy.</b><b>
	<br/>
	<br/>
</b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364346/affiliate-marketers-out-in-force-as-investment-surges.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364346/affiliate-marketers-out-in-force-as-investment-surges.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007 21:28:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364346/affiliate-marketers-out-in-force-as-investment-surges.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_33/affiliate-marketing.html">Affiliate Marketing</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_16/financial-services.html">Financial Services</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_20/retail.html">Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_affiliate-marketing-survey_1/affiliate-marketing-survey.html">Affiliate marketing survey</category><title>Affiliate Marketing survey is live - take part for free report</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>E-consultancy is offering a free copy of an affiliate marketing report to those who complete an </b><a href="http://surveys.e-consultancy.com/survey?iv=b61144607cb9c1f" target="_self">
	<b>online survey which is live</b>
</a><b> until 4 September.</b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364099/affiliate-marketing-survey-is-live--take-part-for-free-report.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364099/affiliate-marketing-survey-is-live--take-part-for-free-report.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:38:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/364099/affiliate-marketing-survey-is-live--take-part-for-free-report.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_13/web-measurement-and-analytics.html">Web Measurement and Analytics</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_31/online-surveys-research.html">Online Surveys &amp; Research</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_customer-experience_1/customer-experience.html">Customer experience</category><title>User experience - latest roundtable briefing</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>E-consultancy has just published a </b>
	<a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/user-experience-briefing-july-2007/" target="_self">
		<b>User Experience Roundtable Briefing</b>
	</a>
	<b>based on a lively discussion which took place in London last month.</b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:48:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363946/user-experience--latest-roundtable-briefing.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_usability_1/usability.html">usability</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user_1/user.html">user</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_experience_1/experience.html">experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_guru_1/guru.html">guru</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_expert_1/expert.html">expert</category><title>Revealed: world's top 10 user experience gurus</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>As part of our recent usability research, we asked respondents to name their favourite gurus in the field of user experience, with the aim of producing a Hall of Fame. </b>
</p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:34:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363802/revealed-world-s-top-10-user-experience-gurus.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_social-commerce_1/social-commerce.html">Social Commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user-generated-content_1/user-generated-content.html">User generated content</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_bazaarvoice_1/bazaarvoice.html">Bazaarvoice</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_brett-hurt_1/brett-hurt.html">Brett Hurt</category><title>Social Commerce Survey - free report on offer</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>E-consultancy is offering a free copy of a research report to those who take part in our <a href="http://surveys.e-consultancy.com/survey?iv=b51132986c8b018" target="_blank">social commerce research survey</a>.</b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363681/social-commerce-survey--free-report-on-offer.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363681/social-commerce-survey--free-report-on-offer.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:41:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363681/social-commerce-survey--free-report-on-offer.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_32/e--commerce.html">E-commerce</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/tag_67/interviews.html">Interviews</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_online-retail_1/online-retail.html">Online Retail</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_checkout_1/checkout.html">Checkout</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_shopping-cart_1/shopping-cart.html">Shopping Cart</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_basket_1/basket.html">Basket</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_abandonment_1/abandonment.html">Abandonment</category><title>Interview: Mike Baxter on checkout best practice</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<b>E-consultancy this week publishes its <a href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/publications/online-retail-checkout-2007" target="_blank">Online Retail Checkout Special Report</a>, a must-read for e-commerce site owners who want to understand how they can reduce abandonment rates. </b>
</p><p>Here, <b><a href="http://www.saleslogiq.com/" target="_blank">Dr Mike Baxter</a></b>, the author, talks about some of the key issues and problem areas associated with checkouts - and some of the 'quick wins' for etailers. </p>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363607/interview-mike-baxter-on-checkout-best-practice.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363607/interview-mike-baxter-on-checkout-best-practice.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:14:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363607/interview-mike-baxter-on-checkout-best-practice.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_clash--media_1/clash--media.html">Clash-Media</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_online-lead-generation_1/online-lead-generation.html">Online Lead Generation</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_mmc-ventures_1/mmc-ventures.html">MMC Ventures</category><title>VC firm invests £2 million in Clash-Media</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>Congratulations to online lead generation specialist Clash-Media </b><b>which </b><b>has raised </b><b>£2 million following an investment by venture capital firm MMC Ventures. </b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363574/vc-firm-invests-2-million-in-clash--media.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363574/vc-firm-invests-2-million-in-clash--media.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:17:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363574/vc-firm-invests-2-million-in-clash--media.html</guid></item><item><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_3/usability-and-user-experience.html">Usability and User Experience</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_34/accessibility.html">Accessibility</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_user-centred-design_1/user-centred-design.html">user centred design</category><category domain="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/phrase_bunnyfoot_1/bunnyfoot.html">Bunnyfoot</category><title>Usability market to grow 20% in 2007 - new report</title><author>Linus Gregoriadis &lt;postman@e-consultancy.com&gt;</author><description><![CDATA[<b>The UK market for usability and accessibility will grow by 20% in 2007 to a value of around £180 million, according to a new report published this week by E-consultancy.</b>]]></description><link>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html</link><comments>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:32:00 UT</pubDate><guid>http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/363571/usability-market-to-grow-20-in-2007--new-report.html</guid></item></channel></rss>