Media Coverage | 2005 Archive
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2005 Articles and Media Coverage
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Marketing Week, 12-05
Next year looks good for online as ad budgets grow and digital is regarded on a par with traditional media, but marketers face the major challenges of ad-blocking software and a skills deficit.
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New Media Age, 08-12-05
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New Media Age, 01-12-05
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New Media Age Online, 01-12-05
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Toys News, 01-12-05
While shopping for toys can be one of the more exciting High Street expeditions, shopping for them online is a different experience altogether.
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Net Imperative, 30-11-05
Foviance has appointed Arthur Moan to the role of senior account manager, to help secure business for its combined Web analytics and usability consulting service.
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egaming review, 07-11-05
Richard Flint of Sky Bet explains how extensive customer research led to a successful website redesign.
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UsabilityNews.com, 03-11-05
As part of the Usability Professionals Association (UPA) first annual World Usability Day today (3rd November 2005), there is a rolling series of events for the 36 hours as it stretches from Australasia, China and the Philippines to a session at the DUX (Designing for User Experiences) conference 2005.
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UsabilityNews.com, 03-11-05
For World Usability Day, Foviance is offering free usability testing. The event has been organised as a marathon of short testing sessions to raise awareness of the practice and benefits of usability testing.
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Marketing Week, 10-05
Even though the internet is firmly ensconced in the pysche of any modern business, many company websites remain difficult for customers to use.
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Mortgage Introducer, 29-10-05
Jim Sterne says that while data analysis is important, there is no replacement for asking customers directly for their thoughts on a firm's web offering.
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MarketingProfs.com, 25-10-05
The Web is a wonderfully measurable medium. Clickthroughs, pageviews and revenues have become the watchwords in datacentres and marketing departments throughout the land.
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New Media Age, 20-10-05
BSkyB has started a drive to increase conversions on Sky.com using a new approach to measuring customer experience that combines usability and analytics technology.
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New Media Age Online, 20-10-05
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BIOS Magazine, 17-10-05
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Internet Travel News, 17-10-05
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UsabilityNews.com, 03-10-05
Recently merged WebAbacus and The Usability Company have launched Foviance, a company emphasising experience management.
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AmmoPC, 30-09-05
The merger between the Usability Company and WebAbacus has been completed, and the new company will now be known as Foviance.
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DM Bulletin, 30-09-05
The Usability Company and WebAbacus have unveiled the name for their merged company as Foviance and launched a service to improve how companies interact with their customers across channels.
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Brand Republic, 30-09-05
The Usability Company and WebAbacus have unveiled the name for their merged company as Foviance and launched what is being called Europe's first experience management service.
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Revolution Online, 30-09-05
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Digital Bulletin, 30-09-05
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New Media Age Online, 29-09-05
Web analytics firm WebAbacus and The Usability Company are launching their new identity this week.
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New Media Age, 29-09-05
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e-consultancy, 29-09-05
Formation of new company accompanied by introduction of pioneering Experience Management Service.
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Marketing Week, 29-09-05
The company formed by the merger in April of The Usability Company and WebAbacus is to relaunch under the name Foviance, with a focus on "the customer experience".
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Digital Bulletin, 06-09-05
Homeless charity Shelter is spending a six-figure sum on a new website that offers support and services to 16- to 25-year-olds without secure housing.
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New Media Age Online, 01-09-05
Web analytics has become a key tool in the armoury of ecommerce, both large and small.
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New Media Age, 01-09-05
Recording and studying data on how your customer interact with your ecommerce web site enables you to serve them better.
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Revolution, 09-05
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Revolution, 09-05
Doubts rage about the reliability of online data measurement, but experts argue it still produces the best information we've ever had.
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New Media Age, 25-08-05
The Usability Company have appointed Karl Havard sales director to help with the company's recent expansion and merger with WebAbacus.
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e-consultancy, 18-08-05
The Usability Company have appointed Karl Havard, formerly of Gomez, as its new sales director, to help with the company's recent expansion and merger with WebAbacus.
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New Media Age Online, 18-08-05
Online gaming company CryptoLogic has appointed The Usability Company as usability consultants.
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New Media Age, 18-08-05
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Utility Week, 12-08-05
Zoe Grainge says it's time utilities raised their game.
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Marketing Week, 11-08-05
Accessibility is a major issue in website design, in fact, it's the law - and it makes sense to make sure everyone can use a site.
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New Media Age, 11-08-05
Lucy Carruthers has joined The Usability Company as a usability consultant.
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net 4 now, 05-08-05
Research reveals that three-quarters of internet marketing campaigns are impacted by website failures.
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Precision Marketing, 05-08-05
The Internet Advertising Bureau is holding a seminar on August 12.
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IEE Review Online, 07-05
Sending an email asking for somebody's bank account logon details is such a simple idea - no wonder more than 13,000 such messages were created in March 2005 alone.
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IEE Review, 07-05
Harvesting bank accounts is frighteningly easy.
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.net, 07-05
A website that does not follow best practice conversion tactics results in potential customers leaking away and never returning.
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New Media Age Online, 30-06-05
By Ian Thomas, marketing director, WebAbacus.
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New Media Age, 30-06-05
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New Media Age Online, 23-06-05
Web analytics, for many years the preserve of over-conscientious IT managers is moving from the backroom to the boardroom as advertisers catch on to its marketing implications.
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New Media Age, 23-06-05
With online's growing importance in the marketing mix comes a need to monitor user interactions.
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Retail Week, 03-06-05
For the first time last year, more women were shopping online than men.
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.net, 06-2005
The perfect intranet site is the Holy Grail of web design.
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New Media Age Online, 26-05-05
MyTravel aims to increase market share for its portfolio of online brands through a range of online marketing initiatives, including search engine optimisation and affiliate marketing.
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New Media Age, 26-05-05
MyTravel aims to increase market share for its portfolio of online brands.
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Revolution, 09-05-05
The Usability Company has merged with web analytics agency WebAbacus.
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Computing, 05-05-2005
The usability of your web site can make or break your online business.
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Internet World 365, 05-05-2005
Haven and British Holidays have announced a 10% boost in online sales within in a month following advice from The Usability Company.
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New Media Age, 05-05-2005
The web analytics market is going through a period of significant change.
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Revolution, 05-2005
The Usability Company has merged with web analytics agency WebAbacus.
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Sport Business, 05-05
A close-up look of the Professional Squash Association's (PSA) new website which beams live matches and replays across the world.
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Promotions & Incentives, 05-05
Employers use a variety of incentives to motivate staff - but what actually works?
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silicon.com, 25-04-2005
Parties criticised for "style over substance" and navigation issues.
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New Media Knowledge, 21-04-2005
Independent research conducted by The Usability Company reveals that UK political party websites are failing miserably at basic usability and web accessibility.
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UsabilityNews.com, 18-04-2005
The Usability Company and WebAbacus have announced a merger of the two businesses.
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netimperative, 14-04-2005
Consultancy The Usability Company has merged with web analytics firm WebAbacus.
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New Media Age Online, 14-04-2005
The Usability Company has merged with Webabacus in a bid to escape the niche usability sector and stay ahead of an increasingly commoditised Web analytics market .
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New Media Age, 14-04-2005
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Travel Weekly, 08-04-2005
Do clients love or loathe your website? How usable is it - is there room for improvement?
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Travel Weekly Online, 07-04-2005
To be effective, a website must be user-friendly.
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UsabilityNews.com, 05-04-2005
The Usability Company has become the first usability firm to penetrate the digital elite by being shortlisted for the Best Agency category at the recent Revolution Awards 2005.
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New Media Age Online, 31-03-2005
Letter from Catriona Campbell commenting on Margaret Manning's Opinion piece last year.
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New Media Age, 31-03-2005
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Netimperative.com, 11-03-2005
The Usability Company confirm the are to attend the Awards.
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Disabilities.AFreePress.com, 08-03-2005
According to new research published by E-Consultancy, the London-based internet marketing group.
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New Media Age, 03-03-2005
Sven Krause joins The Usability Company from IBM.
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Revolution, 03-2005
Catriona Campbell comments on usability as being a common sense approach to marketing.
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Revolution, 03-2005
A brand that doesn't make its website accessible is building roadblocks preventing users getting to its content. Emma Rigby reports, and Catriona Campbell comments.
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Revolution, 03-2005
Letter to the Editor, Catriona Campbell.
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New Media Age, 03-02-2005
Lis Angle joins The Usability Company as Accessibility Consultant.
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Sport Business, 02-2005
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Employee Benefits, 02-2005
A flexible benefits launch prompted new media firm The Usability Company to outsource its benefits package. Comment from Paul Blunden, CEO, The Usability Company.
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Marketing, 19-01-2005
Catriona Campbell writes a letter to the Editor.
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Revolution, 01-2005
Usability consultancy, The Usability Company has bought the 30 per cent stake held In the company by business Incubator Brainspark. The deal comes as the firm reported a 40 per cent Increase In turnover In 2004 with clients including 35FTSE 100 companies such as Bradford & Bingley and Camelot.
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Sports Business, 01-2005
How MLB measures up, site analysis by The Usability Company.
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