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Father’s Day Sales Expected to Top $11.1 Billion

MJ — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:51:22 +0000

This is good news for retailers, as the expected average spending of $106.49 on Father’s Day gifts is the highest ever, and up from last year’s figures of $94.32. For online businesses, this could be a banner year. Compete’s recent survey of 2 million shoppers shows that of the approximately 1 million planning to buy Father’s Day presents, 34 percent plan to do it online. NRF predicts consumers will spend about $2.1 billion on entertainment and activities, like going out to restaurants and movies or...

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Microsoft Dives Down the Rabbit Hole of SMM with Looking Glass

Liz — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:44:02 +0000

So Microsoft wants a piece of Social Media. I guess it’s not that surprising. We should have assumed it would happen sooner or later, but with the launch of Windows 7 today, Microsoft is the first major software company to bring a new Social Media Marketing monitoring tool – Looking Glass. In attempts to help overwhelmed businesses keep track of their Social Media endeavors, Looking Glass offers a way to pull different feeds together in one place to not only make it easier to monitor,...

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Top 3 Tips For a Stronger Social Media Profile

Erin — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:03:12 +0000

Social Media is not a new concept. It’s the partner to SEO for many marketers, but the important thing to remember is that social media is also a networking tool for millions of users. The mainstay of social media users are web savvy technology driven individuals who see it as a means to stay connected, meet new people, and learn about new things. Because these people who use social media are so savvy to the way of the internets…they can smell spammers and marketers a...

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What ever happened to, “If it’s too good to be true…”?

Aaron — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:59:05 +0000

It seems like in today’s world, if you want to buy a designer watch, a “pre-released” DVD or even stock up on some t-shirts, 5 for $10….you simply need to walk down the street. Two weeks later you end up wondering why your boss is yelling at you for being late, your “quality” t-shirts have all faded, and when you sit down, relax and plan to watch your “pre-released” DVD, you see someone’s shadow constantly moving across the screen. If it’s too good to be...

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5 “DUH” Tips for Social Media Marketing

Erin — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:26:22 +0000

Social Media Marketing, often lovingly shortened to SMM by us SEO types, is kind of the cool new kid in class. There is nothing really too new about it, but these days more and more SEOs and internet marketers are jumping on the social media bandwagon, and a bit haphazardly. Sure, SMM can be a very powerful tool in your internet marketing arsenal, but like any other weapon, if used incorrectly it can be dangerous (in the very least, it’s a waste of time). Let’s...

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