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Stronger U.S. economy and retail search advertising efforts drove 54 percent increase in year-over-year search ad budgets San Francisco, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 10, 2011 Kenshoo (http://www.kenshoo.com ), a global leader in search marketing and online advertising technology, today released its full Kenshoo 2010 Online Retail Holiday Shopping Report. Kenshoo's digital marketing software is used by hundreds of advertisers, including five of the top ten U.S. retailers and directs more than...

MasterCard SpendingPulse reported on Thursday that U.S. online shopping jumped 15.4 percent to $36.4 billion during the holiday season. SpendingPulse said that online sales racked up double-digit growth in six out of seven weeks since October 31. "Today eCommerce accounts for a much larger share of overall retail sales compared to a few years ago," SpendingPulse's Michael McNamara said in a statement.The report said that gains were led by apparel, where online shopping accounted for...

ATLANTA, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- LIGATT Security International (LSI) (Pink Sheets: LGTT), a cyber security company, and Plimus, one of the most effective business platforms in the world for online sales of digital products and services, are working together to market LSI's AmIHackerProof.com service through their affiliate program. AmIHackerProof.com is an online security audit service with the capability to detect vulnerabilities on a person's computer, or network. "We will be...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Kenshoo, a global leader in search marketing and online advertising technology, announced today the release of the Kenshoo 2010 Online Holiday Shopping Report. Kenshoo's digital marketing software is used by five of the top ten U.S. retailers and drives more than $15 billion in online sales for its customers from over $1 billion in annual advertising spend. This report is based on the newly created Kenshoo U.S. Retail Index that will serve as a...

ATLANTA, Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- LIGATT Security International (LSI), (Pink Sheets: LGTT) a cyber security company, and Plimus; one of the most effective business platforms in the world for online sales of digital products and services, continue to strengthen their relationship. LSI will be utilizing Plimus programs to capture new clients and grow affiliate partnerships by increasing the awareness of the company and its products. "The Plimus Affiliate Program offers LIGATT highly...

ComScore said on Tuesday that online sales this holiday are expected to jump 11 percent over last year, marking the second time the analytics firm has raised its closely watched view. The increased sales comes as retailers ready for the holiday shoppers to head to stores or search for deals on their computers. ComScore said that the new spending outlook should bring total holiday e-commerce spending to $32.4 billion. The Monday after Thanksgiving weekend, also known as Cyber Monday, is...

The 2010 holiday season is expected to see a nine percent increase in online sales, a 2-fold jump over last year's spending, analytics firm comScore reported this week. The research company told Reuters it raised its predictions for spending during the next two months from a previous forecast of 7 to 9 percent growth after tracking continued strength in consumer-spending growth rates throughout October. However, in October, comScore cautioned that any negative changes to the unemployment...

DANVERS, Mass., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- LuxteL llc, a privately held long term manufacturer of reliable, high quality illumination products made in the USA, is pleased to announce that they are now offering direct, online sales of their CeraLux® line of ceramic xenon lamps. Since April, 2001, LuxteL has been producing rugged, long-lasting xenon lamps that are built to withstand the toughest of environments. Emitting ultra-violet, visible and infra-red spectral output, CeraLux® xenon...

Online sales this holiday season are expected to increase by 8 percent, compared to last year, to $44.7 billion. Forrester on Monday issued a report showing its forecast of online sale in November and December to reach $44.7 billion, compared to $41.4 billion last year."Despite the lingering effects of the global financial crisis, the online space remains the retail industry's growth engine," Forrester said.Forrester said online sales during last holiday season saw growth of 5...

Shoppers could see lower prices but less variety to choose from as more manufacturers sell directly to consumers through the Internet, according to new research led by a University of Illinois business professor.Yunchuan "Frank" Liu says bypassing retailers eliminates the middleman's price markup, but also may curb manufacturers' incentive to provide long and varied product lines."We should cautiously celebrate the price benefits of buying through the Internet because there's a...