Top 10 Automotive-Classifieds Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleHalf of Businesses Won’t Meet Q4 Targets
More than half of corporate employees in the US say their company’s sales will be less than expected in Q4 2008, pointing to evidence that the current recession is deeper and more painful than the 2001...
View ArticleBan on Fast-Food Ads Would Cut Childhood Obesity 18%
A US ban on fast-food advertisements during children’s programming would reduce the number of overweight children (age 3-11) in America by 18%, and would lower the number of overweight adolescents (age...
View ArticleBusiness, Leisure Travel Heading South
Nearly half (53%) of American business travelers who planned to travel through the remainder of 2008 say their travel plans have been somehow affected by the bad economy, and 21% of leisure travelers...
View ArticleNearly All US Teens, 53% of Adults Play Video Games
Nearly all American teens (97%), and more than half of adults age 18+ (53%) say they play video games, and about one-in-five adults (21%) plays video games every day or almost every day, according to...
View ArticleTop 10 US Online Video Properties – October 2008
For site rankings by number of videos viewed (rather than number of viewers), see related story and table: “Top 10 Online Video Sites: YouTube Dominates, Hulu on Ascent.” Note: Rankings based on video...
View ArticleTop 10 Marketing-Related Business Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleE-Commerce Sales Since Cyber Monday Up 9% from Year Ago
For the five days beginning with December 1 (Cyber Monday), the kick-off to the heaviest part of the online shopping season, sales totaled $3.74 billion, up 9% versus the same period a year ago,...
View ArticleOnly 16% of Students Read Marketing Email
Today’s high-school and college students started using email at an average age of 13, have had an email address for 8 years and have about 2.4 email addresses each, yet 61% say they ‘never’ or ‘hardly...
View ArticleLess Than Half of Men Think They’re Sexy
When it comes to male beauty, Greek men feel the sexiest, Italian men are rated as best-looking, Australians are least concerned about their looks, and basic male hygiene is more important to women...
View ArticleTop 10 Online Video Sites: YouTube Dominates, Hulu on Ascent
Americans viewed a record 13.5 billion online videos during the month of October – with nearly 40% of them on Google’s YouTube – representing a 45% increase in video watching vs. a year ago, according...
View ArticleTop 10 Investment/Finance Websites – November 2008
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million...
View ArticleWal-Mart Favorite among Canadian Holiday Shoppers
Two-thirds (66%) of Canadians plan to spend holiday dollars at Wal-Mart, their destination of choice, according to a holiday retail survey of some 2,000 Canadians conducted online by Maritz Research...
View ArticleTexting, Cell Phones Play Big Role in Romance
Some 40% of adult texters (age 18-55) who are in a relationship or dating believe that text messaging plays a significant or very significant role in their relationships, and more than one-third say...
View ArticleMalls Cause Frustration, Boredom for 80% of Shoppers
More than 80% of shoppers say they had at least one problem during their last visit to a mall, and four-fifths of these problems are related to mall diversity and “excitement,” according to a study by...
View ArticleYellow Pages, Search Engines Tops for Business Info
Nearly half of consumers say they still turn to print Yellow Pages most often to find information about a business or service, but they are increasingly using other forms of media to supplement these...
View ArticleOlder Women More Purposeful Online than Younger Peers
Despite their later migration to the web, women in their 40s go online in more purposeful ways than their younger peers and are more likely to shop online, post product reviews, do product research and...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Intimidated by Search Marketing
Small businesses are investing heavily in their websites to build online presence, but 59% with websites don’t currently use paid search marketing, and of those, 90% have never attempted it, according...
View ArticleTop 50 US Web Properties for November: Coupon Sites Up 32%
The start of the holiday shopping season propelled several Retail site categories to double-digit traffic gains in November and sent droves of shoppers to coupon sites, according to the monthly...
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