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The popularity of internet banking is growing more rapidly among women than men, according to the latest quarterly survey by Nationwide. Since the end of last year, around one million more women in Britain have begun banking over the internet – compared with 600,000 men. While men are still more likely to be banking online,… Continue reading Women Turn To Online Banking

According to latest figures from internet monitering company NetValue, low income earners (those earning under £600 a month) make up the largest group of net users, 26.9%. “The Internet is not reserved for a rich elite”, NetValue’s Alki Manias said. “These figures show that the web is being welcomed by low income earners. Online businesses… Continue reading Low Income Users Are Largest Group Online

Forrester claims that a pattern is emerging whereby net users who have received gifts ordered online go on to use the service themselves creating a ‘gift spiral’ and thus increased success for online retailers offering such services. As a result of such activity, Forrester believes that the online gift market could be worth as much… Continue reading “Gift Spiral” Will Boost Online Sales, Says Forrester

IDC forecasts that a ‘blistering’ compound annual growth rate of 89% will propel application service provider (ASP) revenues despite the many challenges that the industry has had to overcome. Predicted Revenue Growth Within ASP Market.      2000    2005  Worldwide       $986m    $24b  Western       $93m    $57m  Source: IDC “Despite the well-publicized challenges facing the ASP… Continue reading IDC Forecasts Healthy Growth For ASP Market

According to a new report, “Europe Looks Beyond th Banner Ad”, the Yankee Group predict that online advertising revenue in Western Europe will rise from $1.5 billion in 2001 to $4.2 billion by 2006. During this time, banner ads are predicted to decline in popularity and the proportion of banner ads to all online advertising… Continue reading European Online Advertising Market To Quadruple

Two recent reports from IDC have forecast a healthy outlook for ecommerce over coming years. In the first, IDC forecast that almost 1 billion people around the world will be using the Internet by 2005 and that this growth will drive ecommerce revenues to over $5 trillion by 2005, up from $354 billion in 2000.… Continue reading Positive Outlook For eCommerce, Says IDC

According to a recent report by Jupiter Media Metrix, online advertising prices will continue to fall for six months to come keeping media buyers in their strong buying position. Over the past year, prices have already fallen by 30%. In June 2000, advertisers were paying an average of e30 for 1000 page impressions, currenly they… Continue reading Online Ad Prices Still Dropping, Says Jupiter

Annual spending by U.S. small businesses on localised e-mail marketing will exceed $2.2 billion by 2005, according to The Kelsey Group. Recent research from the group indicates that 42% of small businesses will use e-mail for some form of marketing by 2005, with promotional coupons emerging as the most popular method. In a new white… Continue reading Small US Firms Spend Big On Localised E-Mail Marketing

A new report from Jupiter claims that reports of ‘the death of online retail’ have been greatly exaggerated and forecast that US online trading is set to reach $130 billion by 2006. Originally Jupiter had predicted that online sales would hit $36 billion in 2001 and, subsequently, $118 billion by 2005. Although the actual figure… Continue reading Online Trading ‘Not Dead’ Says New Jupiter Report

The monthly growth in new internet users has slowed, but as the market matures, the amount of time people spend on line is increasing and money making opportunities are emerging, according to new research from Jupiter MMXI. In October 1999, users in the UK spent an average of four hours online per month, but by… Continue reading Internet Can Make Money If Approach Is Right, Says Jupiter Report