Don’t let the throngs of people clamoring for the new iPhone 3G S outside your neighborhood Apple store fool you. A new study from Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that in this time of economic hardship, people are giving up cell phones and TV. One thing Americans aren’t willing to part with, however,…
Posts Tagged ‘stats’
Study Shows Demographic Differences in Internet Marketing Priorities
A recent poll on LinkedIn, published by freelance marketing advisor Carlos Redlich, revealed some rather interesting results. In an attempt to narrow the focus of an e-book he’s preparing, Redlich asked members of the professional networking site to answer the question “What Are Your Biggest Questions On Internet Marketing?” They had five categories from which…
More Global Internet Statistics Coming Your Way
StatCounter recently (march 3rd, 2009) launched a new “GlobalStats” site, making all of their aggregated internet usage stats available for public consumption. This is not the first of its kind, but StatCounter’s contribution is a good one. Statistics on internet usage consistently rate among the highest read posts on HiringTheInternet and are often searched for. …
The Absolute Best Times to Send Valentine’s Day Emails
Leading up to Valentine’s Day, Cupid has probably unleashed an onslaught of crimson email offers upon your inbox. So how can your business make sure it effectively uses email marketing to reach its customers over the competition? For answers to this question, below are some key insights about when to send your emails so your…
Style.com Adds Juice to Apple's iPhone With Couture and More
Invitation to New York Fashion Week get lost in the mail? Ours too. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get your fishtail-train fix. Thanks to Style.com, the Spring ’09 ready-to-wear collections of Charles Nolan, Diane Von Furstenberg, Preen and 14 other designers are now available via an application made exclusively for iPhone and iPod Touch….
How Google Demonstrates E-Commerce Growth
Small and medium-sized businesses can learn something from the first quarter saga of Google, Inc. Despite a previous episode of preemptive panic and low expectations, Google smugly reported a profit increase of 42% compared to last year’s first quarter. Why did investors predict the worst? And how did Google bounce back? To answer the first…
Battle of the SEM Tools: SEO or PPC?
Search engine marketing (SEM) usually involves two beloved methods, SEO (search engine optimization), and PPC (pay per click). SEO involves making your website “popular” or “worthwhile” by the search engine’s standards so that it appears sooner in search engine result pages (SERP). These types of search engine results are called “organic.” The other kind, PPC,…
