10 Crucial Consumer Trends for 2010 A bonanza of opportunities First of all: It’s going to be another interesting year. Has the global recession really, officially ended? And if so, will the aftermath cause pains for years to come? Whatever the outcome, we find ourselves spotting more recession-proof opportunities than ever before. Why?
The Little Known Secret to... Getting Page 1 Google Rankings. Want Page 1 search engine result rankings? Of course you do; we all do. Well, what if I were to tell you of a little known way that profoundly increases your odds of getting a Page 1 search engine result – might that be of interest?
How a Small Business Can Increase Sales... by $1 Million in a Down Economy. 2008 and 2009 definitely weren’t bullish years for many small businesses. To stay afloat and actually profit, companies really had to step up and try decisive and divisive tactics. For Terry Finley, president of West Point Thoroughbreds, there were several key decisions he took in 2009 to make this a good year.
Dearth of Mobile Coupons... Leaves Shopper Money on Table. Just more than half of consumers (51%) across 11 countries including the US used mobile phones for in-store activities such as comparison shopping and getting peer feedback, product information and coupons, during the 2009 holiday shopping season, according to a study by Motorola.
17 Ways Consumers Are Changing You seem different. More anxious. Pensive, perhaps. What's on your mind? A lot of people desperately want to know. Market researchers always want to get inside the heads of consumers, and they've never been more curious than they are now. In the aftermath of a wrenching recession, Americans are saving more, spending less....
Segmenting an Email List by Engagement Increasingly ISPs are using domain-based reputation systems to deliver... or not - email messages. At its heart is how engaged a recipient is, or has been, with the sender - a metric that email marketers are taking to heart for a number of reasons. Simply put, "the vast majority of your sales will come from the engaged customers and...