February 2025 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range January 1, 2025, to January 31, 2025. January 2025: Slow to Launch While January typically sees a post-holiday dip in consumer activity, the fall this year was more pronounced than anticipated. National events and weather patterns competed for consumer attention, Read More February 2025 Trends

January 2025 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range December 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. December 2024: Holidays End on a High Note December 2024 ended on a strong note for brands and retailers, marking a successful conclusion to the holiday shopping season. Sessions increased by 6%, while Read More January 2025 Trends

December 2024 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for November, adjusted for Cyber Monday. November 2024: Navigating a Compressed Holiday Season November presented unique challenges as Thanksgiving fell on November 28, creating a compressed holiday shopping season. Retailers responded with early promotions, including Amazon’s October “Prime Big Deals Days,” reshaping shopping timelines Read More December 2024 Trends

Cyber Week 2024 Trends

  We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for Cyber Week, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Black Friday / Cyber Monday Online Trends Overall web traffic was up over 8%, with large increases in traffic from mobile devices. 79% of Cyber Week traffic was from a mobile device. Orders exceeded Read More Cyber Week 2024 Trends

November 2024 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range October 1, 2024 to October 31, 2024. October 2024: Balancing Caution with Holiday Optimism In October, consumer engagement remained steady, showing resilience in the face of economic pressures. While inflation and high borrowing costs led some shoppers to be more Read More November 2024 Trends

October 2024 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024. September 2024: Consumers Remain Cautious Consumers remained cautious in September. Traffic was up for many brands, however faced with persistent inflation and high borrowing costs, consumers continue to limit discretionary purchases. While some Read More October 2024 Trends

September 2024 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range August 1, 2024, to August 31, 2024. August 2024: Navigating Economic Shifts August presented significant challenges for many retailers, as the market landscape continued to evolve. Brands found themselves grappling with intensifying competition, driven by an economic climate that has Read More September 2024 Trends

August 2024 Trends

We compiled these trends from over 100 brands, comparing year-over-year data for the date range July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024. July 2024: Consumers Watch Their Wallets Consumers exhibited caution with their spending in July. Although there was an increase in sessions for many retailers, this did not translate into higher sales, with order Read More August 2024 Trends

Optimizing Cooperative Database Response

As I talk to industry colleagues, I frequently hear the lament that prospecting and the cooperative databases do not perform like they used to. The common response is to simply reduce prospecting until cost-of-customer-acquisition goals are realized. Unfortunately, this also results in fewer new customers being added to the buyer file and, eventually, significantly fewer Read More Optimizing Cooperative Database Response

Summer To-Do List: Deep Work with a Beach Ball

In my closing session at last month’s CohereOne Integrated Marketing Summit, I shared several concepts from authors’ work whose messages have significantly influenced my strategic branding work.  In case you missed the Summit (a wonderful gathering of curious, smart and growth-oriented marketers, merchants and creatives!), may I suggest you add this excellent and thought-provoking book Read More Summer To-Do List: Deep Work with a Beach Ball