Black Friday Numbers Are In from National Retail Federation
Black Friday Verdict: As Expected, Number of Shoppers Up, Average Spending Down -Americans Spent $41.2 Billion Over Holiday Weekend- Washington, November 29, 2009 –As the closely-watched Black Friday weekend winds down, a National Retail Federation survey conducted over the weekend confirms the expected: more people spent less. According to NRF’s Black Friday shopping survey, conducted by BIGresearch, 195 million shoppers visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend*, up from 172 million last year. However, the average spending over the weekend dropped to $343.31 per person from...
read moreInterview: Chris Brogan Talks About “Trust Agents” and Social Media
While making his treks across the country, I got a few minuets with Chris Brogan to talk about what is going on with social media, his new book "Trust Agents" and I get to explain what is ColderICE, LOL. Also in this video my good friend and mentor Brent Leary makes a guest appearance. This was a blast and it is a must listen for anyone into this medium of social marketing, networking and media. Thank Chris for taking the time with me…Too cold, too cold! LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with...
read moreeBay’s Most Popular Keywords Visualized in Auction Cloud
I do not actually know how I ended up on this page. I was tooling around with my eBay stuff and put a search term into Google. Out popped a URL that I had never seen before at http://www.AuctionCloud.com so I was like what the hell is that?!? So I clicked on the link out of curiosity and I was surprised to see this Auction Cloud website. Auction cloud shows popular eBay keywords use by eBay users during search. It then creates a word cloud that is clickable on these keywords. OK, so neat…but why is this worthy of a ColderICE.com post John? So glad you asked! It looks like this tool was...
read moreThanksgiving Turkey Day Cooking Without Alcohol
If you are cooking for this holiday season and want to go without alcohol or you just don’t have the right bottle in the pantry for that recipe. Here is a substitution chart for the alcohol in any recipe. Enjoy and Happy Thanksgiving! Alcoholic Ingredient Description Substitution Amaretto Italian almond-flavored liqueur Almond extract. Beer or ale Various types. For light beers, substitute chicken broth, ginger ale or white grape juice. For heavier beers, use a stronger beef, chicken or mushroom broth or stock. Non-alcoholic beers may also be substituted. Brandy Liquor made of...
read moreThe eBay Mobile Boutique Rolls into Atlanta So I Visit It!
Monday was cold and sorta ugly in Atlanta, but that did not stop eBay from setting up camp in my city. Now you know I would not want eBay to come to town and me not greet them, so I grabbed the camera and headed downtown. The eBay Mobile Boutique was very high-tech looking with all the cool screens and touch PC monitors. They had dozens of items on display and there was NO SELLING. But the agents were introducing or re-introducing the public to eBay.com Check out my video review and interview….. LinkedTube Please Rate My Video with 5-Stars DSR’s Recommend on Facebook...
read moreDeals.Woot Launches and Promises To Change eCommerce
According to WOOT! This morning I got the following notification for the launch of the new WOOT deal sight. Deals.Woot is completely community driven and has a "Digg like voting system" to promote the hottest deals on the net, just in time for Christmas. If you’re familiar with the submission and voting system of social news sites, Deals.Woot will look familiar to you. If you’re part of the deal-discussion communities that have been around since the dawn of the Web, Deals. Today is the first day of the greatest ecommerce experience of your life. This is the day everything...
read moreWhy Does Buy.com Sell New Music for $7.99 on eBay & 11.19 in Store…WTF?!?
Pop Quiz for the holidays! Put on your thinking caps all you smart entrepreneurs. Riddle me this, here is the layout, answer this puzzle…. The NEW Carrie Underwood album is selling right now for $7.99 with FREE shipping on eBay from Buy.com One the Buy.com website, that same CD is selling for $11.19 with FREE shipping. In comparison on Amazon.com the CD is $9.99 and the MP3 download is $8.99 While iTunes has Carrie’s CD download for $10.99 Yes, I do think I have my answers to why this is and what they might be doing…but I want your opinions before I start to...
read moreForecastIQ Says “Don’t Expect Big Bounce Back”
It appears that the downward spiral of same store sales growth has stabilized according to the November ForecastIQ® (a service from Prosper Technologies, LLC) as there is some improvement for retailers. However, this isn’t necessarily good news because the majority of retailers tracked are likely/almost certain to see a decrease in same store sales now through January. Most of the positive movement year-over-year in retailer forecasts was going from “almost certain” to see a decline in same store sales to “likely” to see a decline; which although encouraging, doesn’t...
read moreeCommerce Analysis from Scot Wingo CEO of ChannelAdvisor
Scot Wingo blows the roof off! This interview is so full of sizzle and STEAK. Man, I have not heard this much great information and insight anywhere, honestly. This is such a good "exclusive" interview. Hey, Scot even brought some brand new stats on Amazon CGM, eBay Antique Sellers, Google vs. Bing…Damn I could go on, but why? Just look at the notes and PRESS PLAY! Listen to the Interview NOW! (press play button and be patient, it takes a minute to buffer) OR Click to Download OR Subscribe to the series via iTunes Scot Wingo – CEO ChannelAdvisor.com...
read moreThe eBay Best Match Search Is At Best a Complete “MESS” Today
Today the eBay Best Match search engine, called "Best MESS" by many industry watchers, goes down hard. The announcement board on eBay states "this is affecting the ability to access eBay Stores through search." Well, guess who’s stores you CAN access? The competition OFF eBay! What a great day to be an ADVERTISER on the platform! Yes, every bad search is now driving ALL TRAFFIC off of eBay. That is just brilliant, simply brilliant!!! Love it when a plan works out don’t you? When eBay search shows no results, by default it shows ads from off eBay sellers. So...
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