Retailers are doing everything in their power to increase traffic for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and many are using social to reach and engage potential shoppers. Customers are turning to Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare to find the best holiday deals, where retailers are offering exclusive deals, interactive quizzes and savings coupons. Retailers are already starting to see their efforts pay off – especially online – as comScore reports holiday retail e-commerce is up 14% from this time last year. Read →
Part 5 of our summary of the #RLTM NY 11 Realtime Conference, based on the best tweets sent by attendees during the conference on June 6. The tweets in this post summarize the panel titled “Right Time, Right Place: Getting Customers to Check In,” with RadioShack Social Media Director Adrian D. Parker, Foursquare Product Manager Siobhan Quinn, The Corcoran Group’s Director of Internet Product & Marketing Matthew Shadbolt. The discussion was moderated by Allen & Gerritsen’s Senior Vice President, Digital Incubator Michael Schneider. Read →
At the All Things Digital D9 conference Wednesday, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo shared a number of facts about Twitter’s growth and performance as an advertising platform. Here are some highlights, captured by Peter Kafka for All Things D: Read →


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