Unceasing Demand – Fertile Soil for Get Rich Quick Schemes

Literally millions of people worldwide are looking for ways to “get rich quick”, and many of them are tying this either to the Internet or to work from home: This never-ceasing demand (often coupled with opportunities like these) breeds more and more get-rich-quick schemes which promise you too-good-to-be-true monthly (or […]

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Internet's Best and Worst in Customer Satisfaction

Yesterday ForSee Results released their annual E-Business Report based on ACSI (American Customer Satisfaction Index) methodology. “The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) is an economic indicator that measures the satisfaction of consumers across the U.S. economy. ” [source] The following general observations were made in the ForeSee Results’ study: Social

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3 Social Media Engagement Mistakes Committed by Bloggers

Social media engagement can be defined as getting people involved in a thoughtful interaction within a social medium, as well as an encouragement and support of such interaction. As a blogger myself, and a frequent commentator on blog posts of others, today I’d like to focus on social media engagement

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Online Customer Engagement Lifecycle and Conversion Drivers

Remember not too long ago I blogged about affiliate marketing’s place in the overall digital marketing? Back then I stated that affiliates participate effectively not only on the acquire stage, but “also help in the branding (let’s not forget those link impressions that aren’t being paid for), retaining and growing

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15 Must-Follow Mobile Marketing Twitter Accounts

Mobile is gaining more and more popularity, and who else should be more prepared to embrace it than digital marketers? Nobody, right? Well… Experience shows that mobile Internet and mobile commerce are somewhat different from mainstream Internet and e-commerce, and while may of the digital marketing skills will be of

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Per Forrester Affiliate Marketing is Second Only to Paid Search

I’ve just come across an interesting article by Multichannel Merchant, a Chief! Marketer publication, where the author looks at the results of The State of Retailing Online 2010 survey recently conducted by Forrester Research for Shop.org. Comparing paid search to social media marketing, Multichannel Merchant points out: …According to the

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3 Signs You Do Not Want That Affiliate

Nearly every day I get applications from affiliates that are either hoping to get approved by an inattentive affiliate program manager, or aren’t really thinking much about how their application looks to the manager. If you want your affiliate application declined, here’s a 3-step guide for you (satisfying any 1

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