Usync launches 'Backstage Areas' for UK bands

Essentially, Usync allows artists to bypass record labels and take control of the distribution of their music, tickets and merchandising - selling them directly to their fanbase. Usync is extending this product to the UK, offering 150 'Backstage …

GPS comes to promotion marketing

… 's corners. Users must guess the grid quadrant in which the bull will be standing every day at 3pm to win Glastonbury tickets. While such locative media has frequently been used in art projects, it has rarely been deployed in marketing scenarios. …

eBay close to acquiring StumbleUpon

… StumbleUpon was founded in 2001, and was self-funded until last year, when $1.5m (£753,000) was invested by Google director Ram Shriram, angel investor Ron Conway, and others. Earlier this year, eBay acquired online ticket reseller StubHub.

Retail Week review: Targets miss the multi-channel point

… the future, Terry believed that online sales (excluding food, ticketing and travel) would reach around 15% by 2015, … were clouded by the scale of online grocery and ticketing sales. Stuart Rose , now practically retail royalty, gave an …

Multi-channel retailing has finally arrived

… it. Years ago, cinemas eliminated the need for people to turn up early and queue, before finding out whether they could get tickets for the film they came to see, by letting them reserve seats in advance – we now have the retail equivalent. Customers …

'Silver surfers' prefer internet to DIY and gardening

… roses, this is fantastic! Other findings were: Four in ten retired people are regular e-shoppers, with travel tickets the most popular item, with 45% regularly booking online. 84% use the internet for keeping in touch with …

Strong Christmas performance from eBay

… quarter profits. Revenues for 2007 were forecast by eBay to reach between $7.05bn to $7.30bn, with the online ticket reseller StubHub, which eBay acquired recently for $310 million, expected to contribute $120m in revenues this year. Paypal, …

European VC investment in Web 2.0 grows in 2006

… wifi sharing site. £12.33 million invested by Sequoia , Google and Index. Viagogo - an online ticket exchange. £9.9 million invested by Index ventures and Atomico. Aggregator - a web TV service. …

StubHub sold to eBay for $310 million

… eBay's already sizeable share of the ticket resale market. According to eBay North … s a perfect complement to eBay's tickets business. Together we can strengthen both … , recently set up a UK secondary ticket website for entertainment and sports events, …

Science is key to email marketing success

… 33 million members, this is the largest travel site on the Internet and every day shoppers book thousands of plane tickets, rental cars, cruises, hotel rooms and holiday packages. Until recently Travelocity had only been able to blast emails out to …

Pink is the new black, search stats say

"Searches for ' nintendo ds lite pink ' nearly doubled (up 94%) last week and searches for 'nintendo ds lite' increased 19%," wrote Hitwise's Heather Hopkins. "Whilst starting from a lower base, searches for the pink version of …

Do your users know their RSS from their elbow?

… user' didn't know how to use IM or web-based telephony. 'The average user' didn't know how to buy books, tickets, music, toys and any number of 2,398,674 kinds of merchandise online. 'The average user' was a university researcher banging keys …

John Lewis launches direct services firm

… and events), as well as travel and ticketing services, but plans to expand its range … Its partners include Axa, Expedia and See Tickets, while Friends Provident PLC and Cox & … offering a range of financial, travel and ticket services that are highly suited to …

Pay-per-Call deal could help channel past tipping point

… pay-per-call while larger companies can also benefit greatly, especially if they are selling 'high-involvement, high-ticket' items where customers have to be guided through complex purchasing decisions. But despite these benefits, and the trialling …

Google's free product drives UK web analytics sector

… that the market has begun to shake down into three main areas: free products of the type offered by Google, US big ticket products with functionality, support and consultancy aimed at blue chips and, finally, niche suppliers with a clear focus in one area …