Archive for June, 2011

Summer Cinema Smash or Site Traffic Stinker?

Summer Cinema Smash or Site Traffic Stinker?

36 years ago, Stephen Spielberg released Jaws during a traditionally quiet time of the year for the box office. It took in seven million dollars that opening weekend,...

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Kantar Media’s Compete Releases Ranking of Top 50 Websites for May 2011

Kantar Media’s Compete Releases Ranking of Top 50 Websites for May 2011

IPO Fever and Big News Stories Fuel Healthy Gains in Site Traffic BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire) – Kantar Media’s Compete today released its ranking...

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Webinar Replay: 3 Tools for Understanding Ad Reach

Webinar Replay: 3 Tools for Understanding Ad Reach

Last week, Compete hosted a webinar to talk about your advertising reach and how you can optimize your ad spend. We understand that you undoubtedly spend a huge...

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Google Panda 2.2: Weeding Out More Content Farms and Scrapers

Google Panda 2.2: Weeding Out More Content Farms and Scrapers

Thanks to a recent update earlier this year to search giant Google’s ranking factors, the web will hopefully soon be devoid of the giant content farms and...

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Quick Tip: Referral Analytics overview of Channel Intelligence

Quick Tip: Referral Analytics overview of Channel Intelligence

Channel Intelligence Bar Chart Key - In the example, we’re seeing the monthly referral analytics channel intelligence for Amazon.com. The dark blue in the...

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The Weekly Compete Pulse

The Weekly Compete Pulse

The first day of summer happened this week so the longest day of the year is now behind us. Soak up as much sun as you can and check out these links to some of...

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The Small Office/Home Office Segment, an Untapped Telecom Market Opportunity

The Small Office/Home Office Segment, an Untapped Telecom Market Opportunity

*image source CartoonStock.com Who works from home or knows someone who does at least once a week? I do! And apparently it’s not just me. In Q4’10 Compete conducted...

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Sandbox Etiquette: 5 Playground Lessons Social Media Marketers Can Take to Heart

Sandbox Etiquette: 5 Playground Lessons Social Media Marketers Can Take to Heart

Now truthfully, I haven’t been away from the playground for quite as long as many of my wiser marketing peers; however, from my short time in the industry...

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Facebook Pages Attract Online Shoppers to Retailer Sales and Promotions

Facebook Pages Attract Online Shoppers to Retailer Sales and Promotions

Compete Online Shopper Intelligence Study Examines Role of Facebook in Retail BOSTON, MA–(Marketwire) – Kantar Media’s Compete, today released...

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Shoes Off to Innovative Cause Marketing

Shoes Off to Innovative Cause Marketing

*image source Flickr.com/photos/jmogle/ Few consumer brands are as synonymous with charitable donations as TOMS shoes. With their one-for-one movement efforts that...

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