Jul 29, 2008 | Retail & E-Commerce
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in June, held steady in July and now stands at 51.9 (1985=100), up slightly from an upward-revised 51.0 in June, the Conference Board reported?(via RetailerDaily). The Present Situation Index was...Jul 29, 2008 | Magazines, Newspapers
Note: The Hitwise data featured is based on US market share of visits as defined by the IAB, which is the percentage of online traffic to the domain or category, from the Hitwise sample of 10 million US internet users. Hitwise measures more than 1 million unique...Jul 28, 2008 | Retail & E-Commerce, Social Media
The greatest value of online communities is they increase word-of-mouth (35%), increase brand awareness (28%), bring new ideas into the organization faster (24%) and increase customer loyalty (24%), according to a survey of organizations using online communities....Jul 28, 2008 | Retail & E-Commerce
Top CMO-level executives earned nearly $1.5 million, on average, according to an analysis of data provided to AdAge from executive-compensation research firm Equilar. AdAge selected the?top 100 companies?among those revealing CMO-level compensation. The top 10...