[Geeks are Sexy] (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Since the media is covering black holes more frequently, we figured many of you might like to understand more about the phenomenon. Today, we have an absolutely fascinating video explaining the principle behind the Schwarzschild Radius. The Schwarzschild radius (Rs = 2GM/c2) is defined as the size at which a spherical astronomical object has been [...] Related posts: Gadgets Dominate Black Friday (and...
The Retail Email Blog (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
The Smith-Harmon team reads tens of thousands of emails each year to stay current on trends and gather new ideas to give our clients an edge in the inbox. We’ve assembled 20 B2C emails from the past year that really stood out in the minds of our staffers and compiled them into the first annual Email Design Look Book. Highlighting innovative designs and superior copywriting, the Look Book includes...
The Retail Email Blog (Free subscription) | 05/27/2009
Sending an additional email campaign can appear rewarding when looked at in isolation. However, there are indirect and opportunity costs associated with increased frequency that could result in lower ROI for your email program as a whole. The second installment in our Executive Series on Email Marketing , “Why the Marginal Cost of Sending 1 More Email is Higher than You Think,” helps you...
designShrine (Free subscription) | 03/05/2009
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Crazy Canuck Chronicles (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
The GrabPERF Retail Web Performance Index is an extension of the Holiday Performance Index created for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday craze in 2008. There is a methodology statement explaining more about the index below the data table. Please add any comments or questions to this post.
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 02/21/2009
Day Dollars Spent, mln. Tuesday, December 9 $887 Monday, December 15 $859 Monday, December 1 (Cyber Monday) $846 Tuesday, December 2 $823 Wednesday, December 10 $803 Wednesday, December 17 $799 Monday, December 8 $787 Thursday, December 18 $764 Tuesday, December 16 $754 Wednesday, December 3 $734 Source: comScore
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 02/19/2009
2007 2008 Pct Change January - October $93,551 $102,144 9% comScore Holiday Season Forecast (Nov-Dec) $29,169 $29,200 0% November 27 (Thanksgiving Day) $273 $288 6% November 28 (Black Friday) $531 $534 1% December 1 (Cyber Monday) $733 $846 15% Source: comScore
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 01/24/2009
2007 2008 Pct Change January – October $93,551 $102,144 9% comScore Holiday Season Forecast (Nov-Dec) $29,169 $29,200 0% November 27 (Thanksgiving Day) $273 $288 6% November 28 (Black Friday) $531 $534 1% December 1 (Cyber Monday) $733 $846 15% Source: comScore
Hitwise (Free subscription) | 01/19/2009
On Friday, Circuit City announced that the company is closing 567 stores and will be laying off more than 30,000 workers. During the holiday season, despite being one the top visited websites among the Retail 500 on Thanksgiving (#5), Black Friday (#7), and Cyber Monday (#9), there was a decline in the market share of visits from previous years. For the week of Thanksgiving, which is typically a peak...
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 01/14/2009
Categories Unique Audience Growth from 11/24/2008 to 12/01/2008 Beauty 151% Toys/Videogames 112% Apparel 58% Consumer Electronics 49% Computer Hardware/Software 44% Home and Garden 40% Books/Music/Video 22% Flowers and Gifts 21% Shoes 13% Retail 11% Shopping Comparison/Portals -12% Jewelry N/A TOTAL 14% Source: Nielsen
IT Facts (Free subscription) | 01/13/2009
Site 11/26/2007 UA (000) 12/01/2008 UA (000) Percent Growth eBay 10,799 10,564 -2% Amazon 7,225 8,998 25% Wal-Mart Stores 5,165 5,189 0% Target 3,393 3,646 7% Best Buy 2,363 3,558 51% Sears 1,698 2,680 58% Dell 2,673 2,369 -11% Overstock.com 2,154 2,070 -4% Netflix 1,442 2,046 42% ToysRUs 1,386 1,652 19% Source: Nielsen
Web Worker Daily (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
The job market is getting tougher each month as unemployment continues to rise. Related Posts GigaOM: Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Some Facts, Stats & Mishaps GigaOM: The iPhone and the Ensuing Wireless Broadband Boom WebWorkerDaily: Blog Action Day: Web Work as an Alternative to Overseas Worker Migration
Research Brief (Free subscription) | 01/12/2009
According to Compete's latest Retail blog, including details about "peaking" holiday shopping this year, 2007 saw four distinct purchase peaks during the holiday shopping season, all of which were relatively close to each other in terms of volume. This holiday season, 2008, no other single day could match the activity of Cyber Monday and Black Friday. Across this group of 10 major retailers,*...
The Retail Email Blog (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Cyber Monday was the most popular day of 2008 to send retail emails. Monday and Tuesday were the most popular days of the week to send retail emails last year. And retailers sent an average of 14.6 emails each during December. These are just a few of the stats and trends discussed in “Retail Email Year-End Trends for 2008,” which is available for free download on Smith-Harmon’s homepage...
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
Compete submits: Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but few have heard about “Green Monday,” which is designated as the second Monday of December. Green Monday may be relatively obscure because it was named by eBay (EBAY) in a marketing campaign for late-season holiday shopping; however, the idea behind it is important because it supposedly marks online shoppers’...
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jacobbrown | 12/29/2008
Unset your alarm clock, put away the coffee, and erase all the bookmarks to those ridiculous Cyber Monday sites. It's all a myth decided to make you shop even more.
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