Black Friday, the steals, the deals, the fights, Who needs Friday night boxing when the violence comes for free. In this corner, wearing a red overcoat and pigtails and weighing in at about 39 pounds, a toddler, with a box that contains a toy she's been yearning for since, well since the commercials came out about a week ago. In the other corner a shopper wanting a deal. Who wins? The stores.
So, while we wile away precious text with nonsensical statistics, you can click on the videos and see what you missed.This Black Friday 2015 Fright Night looks choreographed. It is fully cinematic, It has drama, slashed prices and a whiff of revolution. There's an anger here that goes beyond missing the last preview of No Man's Sky.
Online shoppers are 79 percent more likely to choose a product focused more on pleasure than function, even if the more pleasurable option is more expensive, when video is used to sell the options according to a new study from the University of Miami School of Business Administration.
"It is clear from our study that online retailers, particularly those selling a product that beats the competition less on function and more on attributes about pleasure and enjoyment, can substantially increase their sales and profits by systematically incorporating more dynamic presentation formats like video to convey their product and service offerings," said Claudia Townsend, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Miami School of Business Administration, who conducted the study with Ram Krishan, also from University of Miami, along with professors from Babson College.
We want what we watch and we'll pay more for it because we watched it.
Half of employees are using time at work to shop online. 42 percent are holiday shopping on their smartphones or tablets, up from 27 percent last year. Survey results indicate a four percent increase in employers that have fired an employee for holiday shopping on the Internet while at work this year compared to last year.And the bosses are watching. Twelve percent of employers say they've fired someone for holiday shopping on the Internet while at work (compared to 8 percent last year), and 56 percent say their organization blocks employees from accessing certain websites from work - up 3 percent from last year.
Thanks to Gonzo Today, who ran this as an apocalyptic piece and who have amassed more videos at their site. It's all fun and games until somene loses an Xbox.
