Posted on February 11th, 2009 by Raj Gajwani
43.3% of Internet Retailers surveyed this past fall say that they plan to add “Video or Streaming Media” to their sites. This makes video the #1 new site feature — above personalization, alternate views, reviews, product configuration, and a host of other desirable features. As the online shopper becomes more sophisticated, and as everyone adds [...]
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Posted on February 10th, 2009 by Raj Gajwani
Most retailers have only just begun experimenting with online product videos, but early indications point to product videos becoming a powerful sales tool. “Among the benefits of videos touted by Web retailers are a lower number of abandoned shopping carts, reduced return rates and higher sales,” says Jeffrey Grau, eMarketer senior analyst and author of [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Raj Gajwani
According to ComScore data, online shoppers are watching more and more retailer videos. The number of shoppers who watched retail video grew by 40% from October 2007 to October 2008. We think a better measure is PENETRATION — what percent of online shoppers are watching retail videos? By that measure, video usage grew from 17% [...]
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Posted on February 9th, 2009 by Raj Gajwani
eMarketer has a new report out, called “Retailers Take Note: Video Sells!”. One of the biggest obstacles to retail video development, particularly in this economy, is high costs. “Nevertheless, seeing the sales lift from videos, retailers are exerting pressure on their suppliers to create video content,” says Mr. Grau. “This may be the year the [...]
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Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Raj Gajwani
Here’s some more interesting data from eMarketer: online retail sales are expected to grow to $245 billion by 2011, from about $131 billion in 2007. That’s a 17% annual growth rate from 2007 to 2011.
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Posted on December 13th, 2007 by Raj Gajwani
eMarketer is reporting that online video advertising will grow 207% between 2008 and 2011 — to about $4.2 billion. Assuming that 2007 online video advertising comes in around $800m (based on eMarketer’s previous estimates), this represents a 430% increase from 2007. By my math, that’s a sustained 52% annual growth rate for online video advertising. [...]
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