Archive for February, 2011

Apple’s Untapped Market: The Two Year Old

Apple’s Untapped Market: The Two Year Old

Am I crazy for wanting to buy an iPad for my two year old? It doesn’t seem practical, nor does it make financial sense to leave a $500 device to my son the “destructor;”...

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The Weekly Compete Pulse

The Weekly Compete Pulse

It’s finally Oscars weekend, there are movies to watch and the Academy to thank. But before you dive head first into what everyone is wearing on the red...

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Battle of the Bulge: Nutrisystem Sees Rapid Weight Loss

Battle of the Bulge: Nutrisystem Sees Rapid Weight Loss

Here at Compete we often talk about the predictive power of our data. We can often see trends in behavior and business performance before it is represented in financial...

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What To Buy…Where To Buy?

What To Buy…Where To Buy?

I was just looking at some data from our Compete Shopper Intelligence Survey that asked people what they intended to purchase online in the next six months. People...

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Online Travel Sites Set a High Bar

Online Travel Sites Set a High Bar

Many industries leverage websites to engage consumers, build relationships and of course sell goods and services. The online travel ecosystem is diverse, including...

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Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: Why Online Food Delivery is not Strictly an Academic Affair

Smarter, Faster, Cheaper: Why Online Food Delivery is not Strictly an Academic Affair

For many of us, the daily routine of deliberating over lunch or dinner options is more a question of convenience than a quest for the total culinary experience....

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Maximizing Online Channel Effectiveness Using Competitive Intelligence

Maximizing Online Channel Effectiveness Using Competitive Intelligence

The astronomical growth of group buying websites such as Groupon and Livingsocial has been a major trend for 2010 – but what does the group buying market...

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Murano Breaking New Ground

Murano Breaking New Ground

Nissan recently announced it will be adding an innovative bodystyle to its Murano line-up: a two-door soft-top it calls the CrossCabrio. It will retain the Murano’s...

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Women In Tech

Women In Tech

A bunch of Competers went to the office warming party at Performable last week and I kept overhearing “Wow, there are a lot of dudes here!” Yes, it’s...

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Quick Tip: Using Permalinks for Graphs

Quick Tip: Using Permalinks for Graphs

Compete’s graphs have a special permalink button so you can select any of our metrics and link your colleagues directly to the graph you’re looking...

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