Auto Sales Drive Rise in Canadian Retail
Canadian retail sales, which fell in April after three straight months of growth, reversed course and rose slightly in May 2009. In current dollars, Canadian retail sales increased 1.2%, rising from...
View ArticleFuel Prices Have Little Long-Term Effect on Car Buys
While higher gas prices in the US may create immediate demand for small, more fuel-efficient cars, this demand is not sustained over a longer period of time and consumers who were inclined to select...
View ArticleiPhone Rains on Palm Pre’s Search Parade
Though a digital ad campaign for the new Palm Pre smartphone appears to have reached target consumer segments and generated early interest for the new device in May and early June, online searches for...
View ArticleMajority of US Consumers Peeved by Internet Ads
At the same time as many internet advertisers are ramping up their web advertising efforts, the majority of US consumers say they are very frustrated by many common types of internet ads, according to...
View ArticleTop 10 US Movie Websites – July 20, 2009
NOTE: ‘Saturation’ is percentage of total movie pages viewed in the specified time period. ‘Change’ is rank change from the previous time period; if there were no page views to a specific movie in the...
View ArticleiPhone, Palm Pre Drive Smartphone Demand
Driven by demand for the Palm Pre and new Apple iPhone devices, smartphone ownership is continuing to rise, with 37% of US consumers now reporting they own some type of smartphone, according to a June...
View ArticleRecession Ups Backstabbing & Politics for 40% of Workers
More than four in 10 US employees say they are encountering increased workplace backstabbing, “sucking up” and politicking as co-workers take desperate measures to stay employed amid widespread fears...
View Article‘Social Notworking’ Costs Firms 1.5% of Productivity
Companies that allow their workers to access to Facebook during business hours lose an average of 1.5% in total employee productivity, according to a study by Nucleus Research. (more…)
View ArticleWomen, Middle-aged Do Most Mobile Social Networking
Women and people between 35 and 54 are most apt to perform social networking activities via mobile device, according to data from The Nielsen Company. (more…)
View ArticleSMB Marketers Bullish on Video Email
Small-to-midsized business (SMB) marketers are highly enthusiastic about the prospects of video email, according to [pdf] a recent study by GetResponse. (more…)
View ArticleTop 10 Online Retailers by Conversion Rate – January 2010
The conversion rate data is the percentage of unique visitors that made an online purchase on a given vendor site at any point during a given time period.
View ArticleMobile Augmented Reality Poised for Rapid Growth
Although the mobile augmented reality (AR) market is in its infancy, mobile AR sales will reach $732 million by 2014, according to Juniper Research. (more…)
View ArticleTweets Predict Oscar Upset
Twitter community conversations predict “The Hurt Locker” will upset the mega-blockbuster “Avatar” for Best Picture at this year’s Oscar awards, according to communications agency Waggener Edstrom...
View ArticleMarketing across the Generations
Each generation of the US population has unique wants and needs that marketers and retailers should address differently, according to The Nielsen Company. (more…)
View ArticlePersonalization Popular for Reducing Inbox Clutter
Small-to-midsized business (SMB) marketers are using personalization and behavioral targeting techniques to reduce inbox clutter, according to according to [pdf] a recent study by GetResponse. (more…)
View ArticleTop 10 Auto Manufacturer Websites – February 2010
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
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