Top 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – November 2008
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...
View ArticleE-Commerce Sales Since Cyber Monday Up 9% from Year Ago
For the five days beginning with December 1 (Cyber Monday), the kick-off to the heaviest part of the online shopping season, sales totaled $3.74 billion, up 9% versus the same period a year ago,...
View ArticleOnly 16% of Students Read Marketing Email
Today’s high-school and college students started using email at an average age of 13, have had an email address for 8 years and have about 2.4 email addresses each, yet 61% say they ‘never’ or ‘hardly...
View ArticleLess Than Half of Men Think They’re Sexy
When it comes to male beauty, Greek men feel the sexiest, Italian men are rated as best-looking, Australians are least concerned about their looks, and basic male hygiene is more important to women...
View ArticleTop 10 Online Video Sites: YouTube Dominates, Hulu on Ascent
Americans viewed a record 13.5 billion online videos during the month of October – with nearly 40% of them on Google’s YouTube – representing a 45% increase in video watching vs. a year ago, according...
View ArticleTop 10 Investment/Finance Websites – November 2008
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...
View ArticleWal-Mart Favorite among Canadian Holiday Shoppers
Two-thirds (66%) of Canadians plan to spend holiday dollars at Wal-Mart, their destination of choice, according to a holiday retail survey of some 2,000 Canadians conducted online by Maritz Research...
View ArticleTexting, Cell Phones Play Big Role in Romance
Some 40% of adult texters (age 18-55) who are in a relationship or dating believe that text messaging plays a significant or very significant role in their relationships, and more than one-third say...
View ArticleMalls Cause Frustration, Boredom for 80% of Shoppers
More than 80% of shoppers say they had at least one problem during their last visit to a mall, and four-fifths of these problems are related to mall diversity and “excitement,” according to a study by...
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