The Daily Numbers
The Rise Of The Social Business
BEHOLD: THE SOCIAL CEO CEO.com 1% of CEOs aged 50 and older maintain a work-related blog daily. 22% of CEOs aged 40-49 do so. 28% of CEOs younger than 40 years old do so. 2% of CEOs aged 50 and older use Twitter daily. 15% of CEOs aged 40-49 do so. 32% of CEOs younger…
Read MoreThe Varieties Of Mobile Email Behavior
MOBILE EMAIL DAYPARTING iPass 35% of global mobile workers check their email first thing in the morning before they do anything else. THOUGHT: Data from a new report by Knotice shows that mobile’s share of all email opens rises consistently from noon until 5 AM and then dropping significantly by 9 AM, the beginning of…
Read MoreWhat's Your Brand's Genre?
MUSIC STREAMING eMusic 53% of US online music consumers have bought music files online. 51% have bought CDs or vinyl albums. 49% stream music online for free. 42% download music files online for free. But only 13% pay to stream music online. THOUGHT: People are getting accustomed to the idea of streaming content and the…
Read MoreLinkedIn-edness
LINKEDIN’S MOST (AND LEAST) CONNECTED WORDS Dan Zarella People with the word Recruiters in their LinkedIn title or summary are 40% more connected than the average LinkedIn user. People with the word Jesus on their profile are 60% less connected than the average user. THOUGHT: I doubt it would surprise anyone who uses LinkedIn that…
Read MoreHoliday Spam
HAPPY SPAM DAY? Experian Email volume is up 18.4% over 2010 so far this holiday season. More than 9% of all email traffic on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday this year went to the top 500 retail sites. THOUGHT: It’s the most spam-mi-est time…of the yeeeeeearr! I’ve been deluged with email offers this holiday season,…
Read MoreBlack November?
Online sales are expected to exceed $1 billion mark that set the heaviest day of online shopping ever last year.
Read MoreReal-Time eTailing For Black Friday
22% of the retail checkins at Foursquare last Black Friday occurred at a department store.
Read MoreFacebook Fan Engagement
For every comment a Facebook post with a link gets, it receives on average 14.7 clicks.
Read MoreAmazon Fire & The Self-Publishing Revolution
KINDLE FIRE IS ON FIRE ChangeWave Research 65% of planned tablet buyers indicate they will buy an iPad. 22% will buy a Kindle Fire. THOUGHT: The Kindle Fire is the first serious competition the iPad has seen, due in no small part to its $200 price point. I’ve discussed several times before why I think…
Read MoreTis The Season For Online Fundraising
SOCIAL GIVING Blackbaud Infographic The least expensive fundraising methods in terms of time and money are email and social media. 73% of nonprofits use email fundraising. 49% use social media. That contrasts hosting events, which is the most expensive type of fundraising. And in-person asks, the second most expensive type. 31% of nonprofits use event…
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