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The Myth of Cyber Monday Explained
Updated 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Source: http://www.permuto.com/
Cyber Monday is generally referred to as the online equivalent of Black Friday, the holiday season’s single busiest shopping day. The notion first came about when Shop.org realized that online sales tended to spike up for many retailers on the Monday after Thanksgiving. However, when the term was first used as a marketing tool, it was little more than that — in fact, to many it was considered little more than hype. However, over the last five years the term has become something of a ...
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@krisstraub @pvponline In addition, Cyber Monday is a myth: http://bit.ly/6JZtXr HT @stevencaires
actually heard them use the term "cyber monday" on the radio today. here's the facts: http://bit.ly/2mu6lV
Cyber Monday? Merely the warm-up. The Myth http://bit.ly/3i5S However they'll be even more Salmon's working round the clock from now on.
[...] of Cyber Monday. Online advertising company Permuto offers up an interesting infographic on the history of Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving which is the online equivalent of Black Friday. Also known as [...]
Your headline is misleading. Cyber Monday was never a myth. Shop.org, which coined the term Cyber Monday, never claimed that it is the biggest online shopping day of the year. What we have said since the beginning is that it is the unofficial kick-off of the online holiday shopping season and when retailers see the first major spike in sales for the holiday season. Online holiday sales begin to grow ... See all content
[...] by Northern California-based Permuto Discoveries, the graphic (available here) outlines statistical reasons why Cyber Monday, billed as the busiest online shopping day of the [...]
[...] Monday” falls on the Monday immediately following the Thanksgiving holidays. Last year, an estimated 85 million people shopped online on this day, spending almost $846 million. And while some debate which day of the [...]
RT @ MyEntreNet
Cyber Monday, true or not, what r u doing to boost holiday online sales this season? http://cli.gs/D1XeR1
Cyber Monday, true or not, what r u doing to boost holiday online sales this season? http://cli.gs/D1XeR1
Cybermonday might not be the biggest but it’s certainly made a name for itself which puts gets attention from mainstream shoppers alerting them of the deals that can be had online.
It certainly serves it’s purpose even if it is a little hyped up
[...] Permuto Discoveries: The Myth of Cyber Monday Explained (tags: ecommerce) [...]
[...] of Cyber Monday. Online advertising company Permuto offers up an interesting infographic on the history of Cyber Monday, the Monday following Thanksgiving which is the online equivalent of Black Friday. Also known as [...]
Overheard: For most e-tailers, increased holiday shopping begins the Wednesday before Black Friday - http://bit.ly/19wvmB #bfparty
What about NewEgg?
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wissam Abulhuda and scott leonello, Permuto. Permuto said: Permuto Blog: The Myth of Cyber Monday Explained http://bit.ly/3BpWBm [...]
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I worked for a large DVD etailer for 8 years. Cyber-Monday was real for us. Of course, we sold porn.
You guys hiring?
Emphasis on WORKED brother, sorry. I haven't been there since Feb. last year. Last I heard all raises were canceled until further notice and they were laying off old school people. It's hard out there for a pimp.
The Myth of Cyber Monday Explained - http://www.permuto.com/blog...
"yber Monday is generally referred to as the online equivalent of Black Friday, the holiday season’s single busiest shopping day. The notion first came about when Shop.org realized that online sales tended to spike up for many retailers on the Monday after Thanksgiving."
I have my own version of Cyber Monday
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Interesting statistics. I always knew cyber monday was nothing but a hype..
The myth was exploded for me a long time ago due to the lack of good deals online. Free shipping is not what I consider a good deal (in fact since I usually shop Amazon, its expected).
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and the internet continues..... who knows maybe we'll be having internet holidays soon. Hey, it's "microsoft day" or it's the "Windows day"... all windows are probably going to be left open on windows day.
Windows Day is February 12th, and you do need to leave all windows open that day
Some of those graphs are terrible at communicating the information they're supposed to make easy to understand.
Ugh, buried for being one big purple and gray ugly mess of an image.
call me illiterate but I read it quickly and read "The Myth of Cyber Monkey Explained" which sounds like a much more interesting story
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Myth? Doesn't matter - From Nov 27th to Christmas, sites like amazon.com you will just rake it in by the millions.
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