River Cartie October 19, 2020 Depending on how you look at it, decorating your social media may be the easiest or the most difficult part of decorating your online marketing for the holidays. The reason it’s a toss-up is because the look of social media profiles and posts are mostly controlled by the platform they’re … Continue reading How to Decorate Your Social Media for the Holidays
River Cartie October 10, 2020 I can hear it now, “decorate what?” I know, I was incredulous at first too. I mean, who “decorates” an email template? The answer to that is everyone who uses email marketing “decorates” their email template. Decorating is just another way of saying designing, or in this case, using the … Continue reading How to Decorate an Email Template for the Holidays
Affiliate Traffic, App Use Decline During Holidays by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 17, 2019 The top 100 shopping sites saw an average of 147.3 million daily visits from August through October, according to recent data. Traffic rose by 22% in November — partly fueled by Black Friday, when traffic jumped 137% to 349 … Continue reading Affiliate Traffic, App Use Decline During Holidays
RJ Horsley — November 18, 2019 Follow @https://twitter.com/rj_horsley?lang=en The day after Thanksgiving marks the start of the official holiday shopping season with Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday all stacked up one after the other. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday are typically associated with large businesses and corporations, that doesn’t mean small … Continue reading 6 Ways for Small and Medium Businesses to Capitalize on the Thanksgiving Weekend Holidays
Robert Gloer — October 22, 2019 Follow @IOUFinancial Your business’ budget should reflect the challenges and opportunities of the holiday season. The process starts with goal-setting: What volume of business do you want to achieve in the holiday period, and what expenditures should you make now to reach your goals? It’s easier to update your … Continue reading Get Your Business Budget Ready for the Holidays
Mark Di-Toro — October 21, 2019 Follow @MarkDiToro Here’s a theory: taking a break and spending more time on holiday could make you and your business richer in the long term. The problem A recent survey from small business lender iwoca suggested that 37 percent of SME owners (the equivalent of 2.1 million) took no … Continue reading This is Why You Need to Take More Holidays
Jake Rheude — October 4, 2019 Follow @jakerheude It’s finally October, the pumpkin spice lattes are out in force, and Black Friday will be here before you know it. Which is great for most businesses because it means more sales, but also the not-so-great possibility of either under or over-estimating how much inventory to stock … Continue reading 3 Inventory Management Metrics for Your Small Business Needs to Check Before the Holidays Begin
Email is vital even while consumers are on vacation but patterns do change so campaigns need to focus on small screens and seasonal appeal. Len Shneyder on July 26, 2019 at 12:53 pm The dog days of summer are upon us! There’s an astronomical explanation for the name, but for most of us the “dog … Continue reading During summer holidays, focus may change but email is still email
More than half are likely to make holiday purchases on their mobile phones, according to Facebook survey trends. Amy Gesenhues on July 19, 2019 Back to school shopping is in full swing, which means the holiday shopping season is right around the corner. One in five U.S. consumers will likely be making their first holiday … Continue reading Ready for the holidays? 1 in 5 US consumers starts holiday shopping in October or earlier
Google Prepares For Holidays With Smart Bidding, Local Campaign Features by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, Yesterday Google has already begun to prepare marketers for the holidays, even though the biggest shopping days of the year — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — may be more than four months away. On Wednesday the company introduced several features. … Continue reading Google Prepares For Holidays With Smart Bidding, Local Campaign Features
