Tag Archive | "holiday shopping"
Studies & Stats, Web 2.0
The numbers are in from the 2009 online holiday shopping season, and it could be a good sign for the economy. In the report from comScore, the e-commerce industry faired better than the same time in 2008.
“During [November 1- December 24], approximately $27 Billion was spent online, which represents an increase of 5 percent over the same [...]
Industry News
Have you finished all your holiday shopping yet? Have you been taking advantage of the discounts offered exclusively on social media sites? If you still have yet to finish your holiday shopping and plan on purchasing online items, tomorrow is the last day to really guarantee that your gifts will arrive by Christmas. Both online [...]
Studies & Stats
Results are already pouring in from yesterday’s Cyber Monday sales. While sales were expected to fall compared to last year, they actually grew 13.7%, a significant increase considering the current economy.
The report comes from Coremetrics Inc, a web analyst company based out of California. The report also indicated that people spent more money for online sales [...]
Industry News, Web 2.0
As I am sure you are aware, today is Cyber Monday. A day supposed to be filled with discounts and deals for online shoppers. While you will find many great deals, some are questioning whether Cyber Monday is real or just a smart business ploy. It seems to be a bit of both. Let me explain.
Just [...]
Industry News, Studies & Stats
Let the chaos begin, the holiday shopping season has officially arrived. While the world is an economic battle, another battle is brewing between many online retailers, most specifically between Amazon & Walmart. Last Friday, millions of people started their holiday shopping, lining up to get their hands on some of the best deals around. It turns [...]
Industry News, Social Media, Social Networking
It’s hard to believe, but the 2009 holiday season is upon us. For the past several weeks, we’ve told you about companies gearing up for the holiday season. While the ‘official’ start to holiday shopping doesn’t begin until Friday, companies have been using the power of the Internet in order to attract customers. Black Friday 2009 will definitely [...]
Studies & Stats
Everyone is gearing up for the holiday season. While many businesses have said that they will be using social media sites this year to attract online shoppers and offering exclusive discounts to users, consumers are already scoping out discounts through social media networks.
The advertising agency Razorfish released the results of survey on Tuesday, suggesting that online businesses should start [...]
Industry News, Studies & Stats, Web 2.0
Forrester Research came out with a survey Monday, which said that online retailers will see an 8% increase in sales since last year while stationary retailers are expected to show no increase. And with online advertising through the use of social media, this is no surprise, since the world is trying to break out of the [...]
Blogging News, Company News, Industry News, Search News
iePlexus “Week in Social Media” October 23, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo.
iePlexus “Week in Social Media” October 23, 2009 from iePlexus on Vimeo.
-The Web 2.0 Summit took place this week in San Francisco. Some of the biggest news from the event came out on Wednesday. Both Microsoft and Google announced they would be teaming up with Twitterto [...]
Industry News, Social Media, Social Networking, Studies & Stats
The National Retail Federation (NRF) released a survey this morning which stated that more online retailers are gearing up for the upcoming holiday season, and will be using social media too attract consumers. This comes after the NRF reported on Tuesday, that they anticipate holiday shoppers to spend about 3.2% less than they spent last year, [...]
