consumer insights

Could Shazam Bait Consumers Into Actually Liking Beacons?
Could Shazam Bait Consumers Into Actually Liking Beacons?
December 21, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

On the surface, beacons appear to give consumers everything they want — targeted, personalized deals and product recommendations based on context that makes sense. However,...

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Last-Minute Shopping: A Christmas Consumer Tradition
Last-Minute Shopping: A Christmas Consumer Tradition
December 18, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

If one listened closely enough, right behind the marketing hype surrounding deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts was chatter that the vast number...

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Placemeter’s All-Seeing Eye For In-Store Retail
Placemeter’s All-Seeing Eye For In-Store Retail
December 17, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

It’s no secret that brick-and-mortar retail is playing a high-stakes game of catchup against its online counterparts. It can seem like digital marketplaces have so...

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Can Millennial Influencers Save Hoverboards From Crashing And Burning?
Can Millennial Influencers Save Hoverboards From Crashing And Burning?
December 16, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

To the casual observer, it would seem like hoverboards’ moment in the sun is finally starting to end. When the gadgets burst onto the scene...

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For Some Retailers, Green Monday Deals Beat Out Black Friday Prices
For Some Retailers, Green Monday Deals Beat Out Black Friday Prices
December 15, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

When consumers grumble about “Christmas creep,” they’re usually referring to how the once-contained holiday shopping season has started to sneak its way earlier and earlier...

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Dynamic Pricing Becomes The Rule, Not The Exception
Dynamic Pricing Becomes The Rule, Not The Exception
December 15, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

There’s no denying that in terms of cutting-edge innovations, online retailers are usually quicker on the uptake than their in-store counterparts. However, while eCommerce-centric businesses...

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2015 — The Year Amazon Won Delivery
2015 — The Year Amazon Won Delivery
December 14, 2015  |  Amazon

While consumers are more than happy to play around with the latest and greatest gadgets startups can dream up, if there’s one thing 2015 has...

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Are Beacons Approaching The Breaking Point?
Are Beacons Approaching The Breaking Point?
December 14, 2015  |  Consumer Insights

It’s rarely the first adopters that get credit when a new technology or service hits it big but rather the startups and entrepreneurs at the...

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