The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 93,086 refund checks totaling nearly $2.3 million to consumers who allegedly were charged hidden fees tied to a bogus work-at-home product. By deceptively using the name and logo of the Internet search company Google Inc. and falsely promising that consumers could earn $100,000 in six months, the FTC charged, defendants lured consumers … [Read more...]
A $6 Billion Cyber-Week
comScore released figures this week showing that Cyber Monday now extends through the entire week. The week ending December 2nd showed $5.96 billion dollars in consumer spending online. The holiday season to date - from November 1st - has seen $18.7 billion dollars spent, a 15% increase over 2010. comScore's results also show that Black Friday online sales were up 26% to … [Read more...]
Create A Christmas Music Station In Pandora
Create A Christmas Music Station In Pandora Who doesn't like good holiday music? And these days, who doesn't listen to Pandora? Although it's not strictly performance marketing related, this seemed like too good a subject to ignore. And besides, isn't it time you moved on from only listening to Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and that Charlie Brown jazz thing? It's only one month … [Read more...]