Is Black Friday obsolete? Store closed, apps open? It's never too early to develop strategies to leverage in-app messaging, message center and mobile wallet for holiday shopping.
The first two days of the holiday sales period have netted $4.45 billion in U.S. online purchases, with mobile devices — led by smartphones — accounting for a record $1.5 billion of that amount, with $2.72 billion spent on BlackFriday and $1.73 billion on Thanksgiving. The figures come from Adobe, which has been tracking some 4,500 sites, including 80% of the top 100 retailers.
Mobile accounted for 60% of all online traffic on Thanksgiving, IBM said, up 14.8% on a year ago; and it took 54.4% of traffic on Black Friday, up 16.6%. On Thanksgiving, 40% of all sales were completed on mobile devices, another rise compared to last year, when one-third of sales were made on smartphones and tablets. Black Friday saw 35.3% of sales on mobile
Last year 52% a 22.41% increase over 2013.
The first two days of the holiday sales period have netted $4.45 billion in U.S. online purchases, with mobile devices — led by smartphones — accounting for a record $1.5 billion of that amount, with $2.72 billion spent on BlackFriday and $1.73 billion on Thanksgiving. The figures come from Adobe, which has been tracking some 4,500 sites, including 80% of the top 100 retailers.
Mobile accounted for 60% of all online traffic on Thanksgiving, IBM said, up 14.8% on a year ago; and it took 54.4% of traffic on Black Friday, up 16.6%. On Thanksgiving, 40% of all sales were completed on mobile devices, another rise compared to last year, when one-third of sales were made on smartphones and tablets. Black Friday saw 35.3% of sales on mobile
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The RetailMeNot Mobile Marketing Survey was conducted by Kelton Global between April 30 and May 15, 2015, using an email invitation and an online survey among two audiences:
30 percent of shoppers would be more interested in shopping at a particular retailer's physical store after receiving an email from a retailer.
351 smartphone owners ages 18 and over who have used their smartphone to aid in or make a retail purchase in the last six months.
150 retail professionals ages 25 and over with a responsibility for or view into mobile marketing, all working at retail organizations with $50M+ in annual revenue and in the following industries: restaurant, apparel, books and music, consumer electronics, department store, home and garden, health and beauty, sporting goods, automotive, office supplies, jewelry and travel.
People are starting earlier and earlier…
https://www.marketingtechblog.com/holiday-marketing-tips/?utm_campaign=Feed%3A+marketingtechnology&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedpress.me
The average engagement rate in the month of november was 18%
Preparation tips for holiday shopping – retargeting and look a like audiences….
The median increased slightly from 35 to 36%
Push notification volume increased 63 percent compared to last November, building on 2014’s significant 34 percent increase over 2013. A third of all app opens during the holidays came from push notifications. This means that retailers are starting conversations, and consumers are responsive.
The average engagement rate in the month of november was 18%
Add note about engagement rate spiking on Sunday before
The average engagement rate in the month of november was 18%