| News about digital retail commerce |  |
 | Always wanted people to “Like” you?
Venda can help you engage your customers through multiple social media outlets, such as Facebook and Twitter, maintain a strong following through personalized loyalty programs, and gain fan feedback via product reviews. Visit or call to learn about incentives for upgrading to Venda for social commerce advancements. |  | Retailer’s Pluck community paid for itself in 30 days
As more than 500 leading brands have learned, adding Pluck community features – including product reviews, topical forums, expert blogs, media galleries, polls, and reward systems – to the shopping experience can dramatically accelerate conversions. Our Community Results Blueprint shows you how. | | New Media & Technology |  |  | | - Children likely to spur holiday tablet sales
Even very young children seem to instinctively understand how to operate iPads and other tablets, a fact that's likely to further spur sales of the gadgets this holiday season. "It's like any other natural language at that age; they just pick it up," said Jamie Pearson, founder of review site BestKidsApps.com. Bloomberg (11/28)      - Cyber Monday means full e-mail boxes
Retailers started holiday e-mail campaigns in earnest on Black Friday and ramped up their offerings on Cyber Monday, filling customers' e-mail boxes with offers. Evidence shows the strategy worked -- the top 500 retail sites saw 9% of their holiday traffic from e-mail promotions, only slightly less than the number that reached the site via search, according to Experian Hitwise. Advertising Age (tiered subscription model) (11/28)  |  |  | | How to turn money you already spend into points you can use:
Introducing The New Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN, designed to earn Membership Rewards® points faster: 3X on airfare. 2X on advertising, gas & shipping. 1X on everything else. Use points to pay for travel, Amazon.com purchases, Facebook ads, and more.
LEARN MORE & APPLY | |  |  |  |
  - What's the most exciting recent development in digital commerce?
View the results of this poll in the Shop.org SmartBrief Best Of 2011 Send on Dec. 13.  | Mobile opportunities | | Daily deals | | Flash-sale sites | | Digital wallets |
 | Future Proof Your eCommerce Operations
Don't get stuck with dead-end technology. Venda's onDemand eCommerce platform is upgraded every quarter — no charge for new versions or upgrades, ever. Visit to learn why the leading analyst firm just named Venda an eCommerce Visionary. | - Amazon gets the biggest Cyber Monday buzz
Amazon had the most online buzz related to Cyber Monday by midday Monday, followed by Target, Wal-Mart Stores, Best Buy and Old Navy, according to data compiled by Collective Intellect. The firm continuously monitored Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other social media for mentions of 20 top retailers. CNBC/Consumer Nation blog (11/28) - Twitter buys mobile security start-up Whisper Systems
Twitter said Monday it has acquired Whisper Systems, a start-up that makes security software for smartphones and other mobile devices. Whisper Systems' co-founders, security experts Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson, have joined the Twitter team. Reuters (11/28)  | Consumer Insights Your Brand Needs to Know: Latest Trends in Behavioral Advertising
Learn what brand managers, advertisers, as well as networks, agencies, and publishers need to know about consumer survey insights into behavioral ad serving, also known as interest-based advertising. Learn more today! |
| Legislative & Regulatory | | | | - Feds close down 150 sites selling counterfeit goods
Federal authorities seized the domains of 150 websites selling counterfeit sports jerseys and luxury goods on Monday as part of an ongoing effort to stop the sale of fakes that has closed down 350 such sites since launching last year. "Unsuspecting consumers who visit these Web sites were led to believe they were buying the real thing when, of course, they were not," said Department of Justice attorney Lanny A. Breuer. Women's Wear Daily (subscription required) (11/28), The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (11/28) | Shop.org Spotlight | | | | - How to avoid the price-war trap
Though online retailers face the challenge of immediate price transparency and competition from deep online discounters, new research suggests they can avoid price wars by focusing on the drivers of consumer value. McKinsey partners will discuss this new research at Retail's BIG Show, Jan. 15-18 in New York City. Learn more. - Yankee Candle shares the secret to retail analytics in the cloud
Without the correct data, tools and resources to collect and analyze retail performance metrics, retailers aren't executing at their full potential. In a Dec. 1 STORES Knowledge Series webinar, executives from The Yankee Candle Company and Sky I.T. Group will share execution tips for retail intelligence including how to develop internal consensus, leverage management support and measure and share benefits. Learn more.
| SmartQuote | | | |  | We have always found that people are most productive in small teams with tight budgets, time lines and the freedom to solve their own problems."
--John Rollwagen,
American corporate executive  |
| | This SmartBrief was created for cpgbrokers.data@blogger.com
| | | Advertise | | Senior Account Director: Dena Malouf (202) 407-7837 | | | | | | | | | | Recent Shop.org SmartBrief Issues: - Monday, November 28, 2011
- Wednesday, November 23, 2011
- Tuesday, November 22, 2011
- Monday, November 21, 2011
- Friday, November 18, 2011
| | | Lead Editor: Megan Conniff
Mailing Address:
SmartBrief, Inc.®, 555 11th ST NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004 | | | | | | © 1999-2011 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information |
|
Of those who own tablet devices and plan to shop for holiday items this year, one in five will seek out group buying sites. Source: 
No comments:
Post a Comment
Please comment thoughtfully CPG Brokers, your best resource to optimize your in store self exposure and maximize sku distribution.