May 21st, 2013
 Deal seeking has grown significantly in the past year, according to parago’s third annual shopper study, “Let’s Make a Deal.” It is now a behavior consistently seen in shoppers from all demographics. Deal seeking is no longer just trendy or born completely out of necessity. Shoppers continue to seek out the very best prices and ...
May 21st, 2013
 Sprint (NYSE: S) is the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries studied, during the last five years, according to results from the 2013 American Customer Satisfaction Index. Released today, the ACSI survey also ranks Sprint No. 1 in delivering the best value among national wireless carriers. Among the study’s customer experience benchmarks, ...
May 21st, 2013
 Cats and kittens seem to get all the attention on the Internet. But research shows that parents are shooting and sharing video more than ever and, for them, their kids are the biggest stars.Magisto research shows that parents are increasingly using video to share their lives—almost as much as photos. More than half (53 percent) of ...
May 21st, 2013
 The consumer video devices market is transforming the way users interact with their phones, televisions and computers. The industry is on a remarkably growth spree, driven by soaring consumer demand for a ubiquitous video experience and growing affordability. A consistent shift toward long-form online video consumption, including live TV, is driving first-time purchases of devices. ...
May 21st, 2013
 Eight out of ten (79%) Americans believe “the American Dream” is alive, and three quarters (73%) are optimistic, saying they generally see the world as “Glass Half Full” vs. 27% who see it as “Glass Half Empty.” These are the latest findings from Northwestern Mutual’s 2013 Planning & Progress Study. However, digging into these findings reveals ...
May 21st, 2013
 The emergence of software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud, IT consumerization and mobile are expected to advance the future of the software industry, finds PwC U.S. in its annual Global 100 Software Leaders report. The report, in its fourth year of publication, highlights a deeper understanding of the underlying forces and trends that are influencing the industry. The PwC study finds ...
May 21st, 2013
 SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has extended the focus of its third annual Mobile Commerce Guide to help sectors such as retail, consumer products and utilities companies navigate the new market opportunities that mobile commerce technology and solutions can bring in both developed and emerging markets. The Mobile Commerce Guide includes articles, case studies, key learnings, views on the ...
May 20th, 2013
 Jon Rushman, a former managing director at Black Rock, believes that in the long term cyber currencies like Bitcoin could see the end of central banks and foreign exchange and so it is understandable Governments are nervous about it. The new virtual currency has become progressively more popular since the financial crash and its proponents ...
May 20th, 2013
 Try it, you’ll like it… talk about it and buy it! Keller Fay Group , which conducts word-of-mouth research, today released new findings that support and explain the success of word of mouth marketing driven by an in-person experience. The research study, “Experience-Driven Word of Mouth: The Key to Powerful Social Marketing” was commissioned by House Party ...
May 20th, 2013
 Based on polling more than 500 restaurant decision makers, including 152 who have participated in daily deal campaigns, and taking into consideration what prior research has shown, Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and the National Restaurant Association are providing restaurateurs with some of the top tactics for success with daily deal marketing campaigns. While these tactics are ...
May 20th, 2013
 A large and sophisticated cyber-attack infrastructure appears to have originated from India, says a new report from Norman Shark, the global security leader in malware analysis solutions for enterprises, service providers and government. The attacks, conducted by private threat actors over a period of three years and still ongoing, showed no evidence of state-sponsorship but the ...
May 20th, 2013
 Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Tumblr announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion, substantially all in cash. Per the agreement and Yahoo’s promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp, who founded Tumbr, will remain CEO. ...
May 20th, 2013
 The business process management (BPM) and middleware market grew 3.6% year over year to $18.8 billion in 2012 with growth underperforming compared with that of the previous two years. New research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that the slow growth in 2012 was only partially caused by poor macroeconomic conditions – the failure of ...
May 20th, 2013
 The effectiveness of social cues in advertisements varies by the medium the ad appears in, according to a Burst Media survey revealing how and why web users interact with brands via social media. Among respondents who recall social media prompts in advertising, digital ads (61.0%) and television ads (58.7%) are most effective at driving interaction with ...
May 17th, 2013
 San Francisco, CA and Austin-TX-based MicroVentures, the only combined equity crowdfunding platform and broker-dealer in the US, announced says that accredited investors on their platform have invested $16 million in startups. With investments in 34 companies, MicroVentures has now invested more with legal, accredited investors than any other equity based crowdfunding platform. MicroVentures employs a ...
May 17th, 2013
 Pebble, maker of an e-paper smart watch that connects to iPhone and Android smartphones, received $15 million in Series A funding from Charles River Ventures. The funding will be used to grow the software engineering team, expand Pebble’s open development platform and scale to meet customer demand. Pebble is a highly customizable device, enabling users ...
May 17th, 2013
 Nike is the U.S. brand to beat for Socially Devoted fans, dominating Socialbakers top ten U.S. list with four different Nike handles in Q1 2013. Socialbakers, the global leader in social media measurement and analytics, monitors the most responsive brands on social media each quarter. While @JetBlueAirways, representing airlines, and @NokiaCareUS, for telecom, take the #2 ...
May 17th, 2013
 With any luck, we won’t have to buy another car for a while, but when we do, we’ll definitely do online research before heading out to dealer lots. We have lots of company doing that. Online dealership reviews on social media networks are now playing the most important role in the dealership selection process, according ...
May 17th, 2013
 According to newly issued original research, Arnold Worldwidehas uncovered the emergence of what it calls “Sherpa Brands.” Brands that provide consumers with increased guidance while celebrating their successes and accomplishments, ultimately leading consumers to feel more empowered and satisfied. In the same report, ArnoldOn: Sherpa Brands-Guiding Consumers to New Heights, the agency also revealed that 81 percent ...
May 17th, 2013
 Despite being far more tech-savvy than previous generations, Generation Y, the 80-million strong cohort of Americans between the ages of 18 and 35, has not forsaken shopping in stores for online purchasing – as long as retailers keep their offerings “fresh” and interesting, says a new report from the Urban Land Institute (ULI). The report ...
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