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2010 Press Releases

Snow sees Cyber Sunday overtake Cyber Monday

10th December

London, 10 December 2010 – Online retailers had their busiest day of the year to date on Sunday December 5th as British shoppers avoided the cold and took their spending power online.

Brits searching further afield for winter sun

30th November

London, 30 November 2010 – Desperate to escape the cold UK weather, Britons are increasingly searching for winter sun holiday destinations according to Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service.

Social media traffic to retail up 13%

28th October

London, 28 October 2010 — Social networks are sending nearly 13% more traffic to online retailers this year than last year, according to Experian Hitwise, the online competitive intelligence service. The company’s analysis, taken from their latest report “Getting to grips with Social Media” reveals that social networking sites accounted for 11.6% of all UK Internet visits during September, representing a year on year growth of 4.3%.

Top 50 most popular flight destinations revealed

13th September

London, 13 September 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals the top 50 travel destinations by UK Internet searches for flights to holiday resorts and cities. Between May and July 2010 New York was the most popular destination, accounting for 3.89% of all flights searches by UK Internet users.

Beer brands Corona and Heineken make a last minute comeback

17th July

London, 17 July 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that drinks brands Corona and Heineken have broken back into the top five performers of the Experian Hitwise World Cup Brand Search Index after three weeks outside of the fastest-movers' list.

Qantas outperforms all World Cup brands since Index began

7th July

London, 07 July 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that travel and fashion brands have surged into the top five performers in our World Cup Brand Search Index.

IMRG Hitwise Hot 100 List 2010

2nd July

London, 2 July 2010 Experian Hitwise today publishes a special 4 Year Anniversary Edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the Top 100 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification.

Drinks brands occupy top three positions in the World Cup sponsorship league

29th June

London, 29 June 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that drinks brands sponsoring World Cup teams continue to benefit most from increased online traffic.

Budweiser tops World Cup sponsors

22nd June

London, 22 June 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that Budweiser, an official FIFA World Cup sponsor and sponsor of the USA team, was the brand that made the most of its World Cup involvement last week.

World Cup Brand Index week 1

15th June

London, 15 June 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that South African Airways was the brand that benefited most from its sponsorship of the FIFA Football World Cup last week.

World Cup fever takes off online

11th June

London, 11 June 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that 1 in every 150 search terms typed into a search engine in the UK are currently World Cup related.

Social networks now more popular than search engines in the UK

8th June

London, 8 June 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that social networks now receive more UK Internet visits than search engines. During May, social networks accounted for 11.88% of UK Internet visits and search engines accounted for 11.33%. May was the first ever month that social networks have been more popular than search engines in the UK."

Internet plays a key role in voter registration following election announcement

13th April

London, 13 April 2010 - Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that British citizens flocked to the Internet to register to vote last week following the announcement that the General Election will take place on May 6th.

IMRG-Hitwise Hot Shops List - February 2010

2nd March

Experian Hitwise publishes the sixteenth quarterly edition of the IMRG-HITWISE HOT SHOPS LIST, which ranks by popularity, as indicated by visits, the top 50 UK e-retailers* selling goods and services within the IMRG Index Classification**.

Hitwise France Launch February 2010

9th February

London, 9 February 2010 — Experian, the global information services company, has further expanded its Marketing Services portfolio in Europe with the launch of Experian Hitwise in France.

UK Internet visits to skiing and snowboarding websites up 18.5% year on year

20th January

London, 20 January 2010 — Experian Hitwise, the leading online competitive intelligence service, today reveals that the recent heavy snow and cold weather has led to an increase in traffic to skiing and snowboarding websites.