January 15th, 2010
Consumers’ growing access to technology is leading retailers to become more creative in how they personalize promotions and sales as the industry continues to adopt to new technologies, according to findings by International Business Machines Corp (IBM). Larby realizes that shoppers are increasingly using technologies to interact both with retailers and with other consumers, a trend even more pronounced in emerging markets. Consumers in India, China and Brazil are almost twice as willing to use multiple technologies for shopping, said IBM, as new technologies often grow faster in emerging countries.
Larby has read the IBM study, which surveyed more than 32,000 consumers globally, and found 79% want to use Web sites to access and print coupons. Nearly as many want to use their mobile devices to find where stores are located, and 66% want to see what goods are in stock before going to a store. Larby understands that giving consumers real-time information about inventory can be challenging, especially when inventory is tight. Also it could be dangerous if that information wasn’t accurate, it could hurt a retailer’s relationship with the consumer. The survey found 43% said that if an item wasn’t available at a store, they would go elsewhere to find it. Read more at
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January 15th, 2010
Indians have emerged as the biggest spenders on consumer electronic products, according to an Accenture survey on the spending habits of consumers from eight countries. Larby has discovered that 18% of the survey respondents from India spent over $3,000 on electronics, compared with only 6% of the respondents spending as much in the US, rance, Germany and China. Larby is not surprised, especially since the survey covered current and future spending and usage patterns for 19 different consumer technologies, including smartphones, high-definition television sets and computers by covering 16,000 consumers in four developed nations (US, Germany, France and Japan) and four “emerging” nations (China, India, Malaysia, and Singapore). Spending was the highest in India, where 77% of the respondents claimed to have spent at least $500 each, including 18% who spent $3,000 or more.
Larby believes that this survey has supported many global consumer electronic companies, which have displayed confidence in the potential of emerging economies by setting up manufacturing bases in countries such as India, the
world’s fastest growing market for mobile phones. Also, buyers from emerging markets are more likely to pay a premium for environment-friendly products. Read more interesting news at larbyamirouche.com.
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January 15th, 2010
The dollar edged up against major currencies after a report showed consumer confidence rose in December. Larby discovered that the Conference Board, a New York-based research group, said its consumer confidence index rose to 52.9 in December, only slightly below the 53 level economists expected. Larby is skeptical however, that these gains will continue, especially since the economy is showing no signs of rebounding. Larby believes that there are still a lot of problems in the U.S. economy, and these fiscal problems will come back to haunt the dollar in the long term.
Consumers may feel slightly more confident than in previous months, but they are not reflecting this confidence with their wallets. Larby thinks that it will be some time before these numbers are restored to an acceptable and optimistic level. The U.S. dollar has been struggling lately to gain any traction within the currency market, but it is hard to imagine it could in these economically bleak times. Hopefully as the economy improves so will the dollar, and Americans will be able to go abroad without having to pay an arm and a leg. To read more log on to larbyamirouche.com
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January 15th, 2010
The SEC recently adopted regulations as mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, which requires that the SEC and certain other federal regulatory agencies adopt rules limiting affiliate marketing through the use of consumer information. Larby is concerned over these new rules, which prevent registered investment advisers, investment companies, broker-dealers and registered transfer agents from using certain consumer eligibility information
provided by an affiliate to market products, unless there is notice to the consumer. Larby thinks that the consumer should be provided the opportunity to opt out of the use of such information. Larby believes that the notice should include the names of the affiliates providing the disclosure, the types of eligibility information that may be used in solicitations and the length of time that the opt-out period will remain effective.
Larby thinks there is some ambiguity surround the term “Eligibility information.” It is defined broadly and includes personally identifiable information obtained by an affiliate. This includes information such as consumer
addresses, account numbers, Social Security numbers and other information that, depending on the circumstances or when used in combination, could identify the individual or individuals to whom the data relates. To read more check out larbyamirouche.com.
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January 2nd, 2010
Larby fears that in the upcoming year Internet marketing will become a hard market to crack. Significant changes are 
in store, that will change inevitably change the entire marketing landscape. Most of these changes will come from two main sources for potential turmoil: the first being the New FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Guidelines regarding testimonials and endorsements and the second being all the recent changes with relation to Google.
Larby is worried that the new FTC guidelines will greatly complicate how Internet marketing operates. Basically, these new rules ask for complete disclosure and full transparency regarding testimonials and endorsements when a product or service is being offered for sale. Any monetary relationship between the endorser and the company must be made known to the potential buyer. This could have a great impact if these new rules are strictly enforced.
To read more check out larbyamirouche.com. Larby hopes that affiliate marketers will be able to adapt to the changing conditions, otherwise many will get left in the dust. Larby is sure that these rule changes will definitely make the marketing world even more competitive than it currently is. 2010 is sure to be a interesting year, and the affiliate marketing world will be no exception.
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December 25th, 2009
Affiliate marketing has gained increasing interest in an unusual sector, the fashion industry. Larby is interested by a new report that states a number of new retailers are signing up to run affiliate marketing campaigns in the run up to Christmas. This is being done in an effort to reach more potential consumers and expand overall markets for these companies’ products.
Larby thinks this is a good strategy for these firms, especially because these affiliate sites allow fashion companies to showcase their brands and product range whilst aligning their interests with a new website, offering an improved online shopping experience. In a struggling economy, companies need to do whatever it takes to reach consumers and sell their products, and this is not a bad strategy at all.
Overall, Larby thinks many more companies will head in this direction, especially because the results are tangible and very real. Once companies realize the power of affiliate marketing, and how it can help them, there will be many more industries getting involved and lining up for exposure to these opportunities. Interested in this type of news like Larby? Get more information at larbyamirouche.com
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December 24th, 2009
It was announced recently that Google and TiVo are teaming up to share advertising data, so that products can be better marketed to consumers. Larby wishes that affiliate marketers could see this data, but no doubt this information will only strengthen Google’s abilities to understand their consumer. Larby knows that advertising is a major industry, and that lawsuits and advertising scams are happening daily.
This deal between Google and TiVo shares data such as which commercials users viewed as well as which commercials were skipped. Although Google says it wont track individual users, Larby thinks that this may be a slippery slope. Gaining access to this advertisement data would be any affiliate’s dream, or for that matter any one who is trying to sell their product to a specific audience.
Google is a juggernaut that cannot be stopped, and Larby thinks it is time to accept their dominant role. Larby thinks that Google will continue to make deals like these in order to gain market share and more efficiently understand their users. Furthermore if you want to stay out of Google’s way, you can change your privacy settings so that they cannot gather data on you. Larby knows this information will be important for skeptics. Larby has more to say at larbyamirouche.com
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November 30th, 2009
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