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European ecommerce revenue growth is around triple that of the United States and is set to reach almost $1 trillion by 2004, according to new forecasts from eMarketer. By the same year, US ecommerce revenue will have reached $1.14 trillion. The European market is set to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 142%… Continue reading European Ecommerce Growth Is Triple That Of United States

Strong investment in ebusiness infrastructure and growing online audiences have generated a positive European consumer and business ecommerce market, according to a new report from eMarketer. Large enterprises in the UK, Germany and Benelux and Scandinavian countries have led the way in embracing ebusiness technologies and have begun to develop internet-based connections with their trading… Continue reading European Ecommerce Forecasts From Emarketer

According to recent data released by Nielsen//NetRatings there is some evidence of an online advertising recovery as the number of unique online ads rose during the beginning of 2002. According to data from the Nielsen//NetRatings AdRelevance survey, the number of unique ads jumped 33% between January and April of this year, reaching a new high… Continue reading Early Signs Of An Online Recovery?

The rate of growth of the UK’s online advertising market slowed sharply during 2001, according to figures released today by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). Nevertheless, the sector turned in a 7.1% growth where most media were showing heavy year on year declines. Unsustainable growth The heady days of triple digit growth for the internet… Continue reading UK Online Adspend Growth Falls Dramatically, But Outperforms 2001 Media Market

According to the report, Wireless Internet Access over Unlicensed Spectrum: An Alternative to 3G Mobile Data Networks from Pioneer Consulting, wireless internet promises to be a lucrative market with global equipment revenues expected to grow from $3.1 billion in 2002 to $19.1 billion in 2008. Pioneer believes that the internet and mobile markets will converge… Continue reading Global Mobile ISP Revenue Will Reach $18.4 Billion By 2008

Below are the latest business to business (B2B) ecommerce sales forecasts from Gartner, as reported by ElectricNews. B2B Ecommerce Sales Forecasts ($ billion)          2002  2005  Europe 500 2,300 Global 1,930 8,530 Source: Gartner, May 2002     

eMarketer reports that, according to the 2002 Email Marketing Factbook from Opt-in News , 50% of consumers questioned said that they would be likely to take advantage of products or services from opt-in marketing emails compared with 37% who said the same regarding email newsletters and 13% who favoured direct mail. In terms of formats,… Continue reading Net Users Prefer Text Ads, Marketers Favour HTML

According to the latest figures from Nielsen//NetRatings, the number of home internet users has grown by about 7% between Q4 2002 when at-home net users totalled 498.2 million (see Online Population Continues To Grow) and Q1 2002 when the figure reached 531.3 million. The report First Quarter 2002 Global Internet Trends also revealed that email… Continue reading Global Home Internet Population Keeps Growing

According to RHKÂ’s new report Internet Traffic Soars, While Revenues Glide, internet traffic in the US grew at an annual rate of 100% during 2001 representing a drop from 130% in 2000 and 160% in 1999. RHK also found that considerable consolidation is occurring in the carrier market as smaller companies, unable to compete, go… Continue reading US Internet Growth Slows

The number of internet users in the European region is forecast to reach 175.7 million this year and 221.2 million by 2004, according to a new report from eMarketer released today. Whilst growth is beginning to slow, Europe will remain the second largest regional internet market, behind Asia-Pacific and ahead of North America. European internet… Continue reading European Internet User Forecasts