Comments on: E-tailers shun the Crunch http://www.collaborationsites.co.uk/e-tailers-shun-the-crunch Guide to the latest in online collaboration tools Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:34:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jon http://www.collaborationsites.co.uk/e-tailers-shun-the-crunch/comment-page-1#comment-2 Jon Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:34:24 +0000 http://www.collaborationsites.co.uk/?p=12#comment-2 What may give the online retailers a further boost is that more companies are <a href="http://www.webologist.co.uk/2008/10/web-advertising-increases-during-the-credit-crunch-google-leads.html" rel="nofollow">moving away from paper based advertising</a> and looking to the internet, so in theory, there will be greater exposure for companies with larger budgets. But this in turn may make life harder for the smaller eCommerce sites with lower budgets. However, it is not all rosy, as both Amazon and eBay have reported lower than expected growth this year. What may give the online retailers a further boost is that more companies are moving away from paper based advertising and looking to the internet, so in theory, there will be greater exposure for companies with larger budgets. But this in turn may make life harder for the smaller eCommerce sites with lower budgets.

However, it is not all rosy, as both Amazon and eBay have reported lower than expected growth this year.

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