Monthly Archives: January 2010

Jan11

Best of…. 2009 Shop.org Webinars

By Artemis Berry, Senior Director of Content and Community, Shop.org | Published: January 11, 2010
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2009 “Best of” lists – you have seen them everywhere over the last few weeks. Best websites, best books, best movies, best blogs, and for fashion enthusiasts like myself – best dressed. It got me thinking… This year at Shop.org we delivered webinars as an additional member benefit. We listened to our members and wanted [...]

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Jan08

Social Media – Is 2010 the year to get it started?

By Samer Forzley | Published: January 8, 2010
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Much has been said and written about social media. What is it, what is the point of it, and should a company invest the time and effort in it, and which sites are worthwhile. I remember wondering if I should create a social media profile and participate in every one. At one point, I counted [...]

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Jan08

Retail Email Year-End Trends for 2009

By Ed Henrich, VP of Professional Services, Responsys, Inc. | Published: January 8, 2010
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2009 saw record email volumes from retailers. Last year, the top online retailers tracked by the Retail Email Blog each sent an average of 132 promotional emails to each of their subscribers, a 12% increase over 2008—and 39% increase over 2007. Retailers continued to mail every other day during the holiday period.  In a new [...]

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Jan07

Know your Member Benefits: Webinars

By Mike May, Membership Communications, Shop.org | Published: January 7, 2010
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Whether or not you believe that information wants to be free, it’s nevertheless gratifying to find some that it is – particularly if it’s the kind of information that’s created expressly to help you grow your digital retail business. Enter Shop.org Webinars, some of the most valuable free content you’ll ever come across. We started [...]

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Jan05

Holiday ’09: Results of the Holiday Sales Flash Survey 2

By Fiona Swerdlow, Head of Research, Shop.org | Published: January 5, 2010
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The Holiday ’09 season is now officially over, and I think everyone is happy to look ahead to a new year, fresh opportunities and — hopefully — a gradually improving economy. That said, our second holiday online sales flash survey, conducted with our partner, Forrester Research, indicates that it was indeed a good season for numerous online [...]

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