Search Engine Optimization

6 Tips for Better SEO Performance
March 14, 2017 at 11:07 am

In the old days, you could drive traffic to your site just by cramming it full of keywords. Fortunately for todayโ€™s online users, it no longer works that way. The world of search engine optimization has gotten smarter. Google recently revealed that sites donโ€™t lose PageRank because of their redirection methods. Now, sites have toโ€ฆ

How Retailers Are Spending Holiday Ad Budgets
October 20, 2016 at 9:59 am

Halloween may still be over a week away, but retailers already have the winter holiday shopping season on their minds. In fact, almost three-quarters of retailers believe the holiday season begins by Nov. 1. Much planning and preparation goes into making the sink-or-swim holiday season as profitable as possible for retailers. Consider that 19 percentโ€ฆ

Top Takeaways From the Shop.org Summit
September 29, 2016 at 11:52 am

This week, retail professionals gathered in Dallas for Shop.org, Retailโ€™s Digital Summit. Attendees heard from retailers leading the way in this quickly evolving digital world. Presentations from J.C. Penney, True&Co, Rocksbox, Google, Facebook and many more brands covered topics ranging from omnichannel integration to mobile to reaching millennials. Here are a few key takeaways from theโ€ฆ

4 Ways Retailers Can Go Toe-to-Toe With Amazon
September 12, 2016 at 11:16 am

Todayโ€™s consumers have near-limitless options when it comes to researching and purchasing products. E-commerce giants like Amazon.com โ€” equipped with a variety of products, ratings and reviews, and competitive shipping rates matched by few โ€” have wide appeal for information-hungry consumers. However, smaller merchants shouldnโ€™t give up hope. By leveraging user-generated content (UGC), including ratingsโ€ฆ

4 Tips for Using SEO to Boost E-Commerce Sales
August 29, 2016 at 8:49 am

Itโ€™s no secret that proper search engine optimization is a key factor in the success of an online retailer. Some online retailers view SEO as a requirement to drive traffic to a websiteโ€™s blog or homepage, but thatโ€™s only part of the story. To increase your chances of converting a website visitor into a customer, everyโ€ฆ

eBay Scares Away Shoppers with Search Results Glitch
April 25, 2016 at 11:03 am

eBay sellers in the U.S. and in the U.K. say a glitch is scaring buyers away from their listings by incorrectly displaying higher costs in search results than what the seller is offering. The glitch affects listings that offer free shipping - eBay is displaying shipping costs on some of those listings instead of freeโ€ฆ

Trends That Will Affect Your Digital Marketing Strategies in 2016
January 15, 2016 at 10:28 am

In the tradition of New Yearโ€™s forecasting, but firmly grounded in many of the on-the-ground developments we've been observing at Objectwave, we're predicting that three key trends will affect e-marketing strategy in 2016. First, Googleโ€™s Penguin 3.0 will force a further rethink in best practices for search engine optimization. Second, the personalization trend will deepen.โ€ฆ