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Google Analytics Announces New Data Retention Controls

In Data Protection, Digital Marketing, Digital News, e-Commerce, Google, SEO, Web Development by Steve Harvey-Franklin12th April 2018

Like many people, we opened our Analytics accounts this morning and were greeted with a blue message bar advising: “We’ve recently launched new Data Retention controls that may affect your data starting May 25, 2018. …

2017 Shopping Trends

In Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Digital News, e-Commerce by Steve Harvey-Franklin7th December 2017

Christmas is about sharing and caring — but it’s also when our shopping habits come into sharper focus than Santa’s Satnav specs. While we tighten our belts for the rest of the year, the festive …

What is Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) and why should you care?

In Conversion Rate Optimisation, Digital Marketing, e-Commerce, Web Design, Web Development by Steve Harvey-Franklin12th May 2017

Your online marketing is going well. Your visitor stats in Google Analytics have never looked better. You’re bringing in lots of traffic (the right kind) from your SEO, PPC, email or social campaigns … … …

Why you need SSL certification to maintain customer trust

In Digital Marketing, e-Commerce, SEO by Steve Harvey-Franklin13th April 2017

You wouldn’t hand a burglar your keys after closing your business for the evening, in the same way that you wouldn’t tell a known criminal the easiest ways to break into your house when you’re …

Our Take Aways from Business Boomers: Amazon

In e-Commerce by Steve Harvey-Franklin6th May 2014

Our Take Aways from Business Boomers: Amazon ‘Business Boomers: Amazon’s Retail Revolution‘ was a documentary aired in mid-2014 on BBC 2. It covered the monumental increase in Amazon’s reach, influence, sales and business operation since it’s …

How the Buying Cycle Has Changed

In Digital Marketing, Digital News, e-Commerce by Steve Harvey-Franklin17th February 2014

How the Buying Cycle Has Changed The buying cycle as we know it today is considerably different to the buying cycle many businesses were used to just a few years ago. This is both due …

User Experience Stats and Facts

In Digital News, e-Commerce, Web Design, Web Development by Steve Harvey-Franklin21st August 2013

User Experience Stats and Facts We’ve been making the most of our blackboard again this week and we’ve been a little bit more ambitious this time and had a go at a wall length info-graphic …

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