Sunday Series: Which Theme Parks Accelerated Past the Competition?
Image from: Roller Coaster / Shutterstock Monthly traffic to theme park websites increased 28.5% as May welcomed warmer weather and summer vacation planning. Unsurprisingly, theme parks receive more...
View ArticleMay’s Top 50 Sites: Facebook Didn’t Win Back #2 From Yahoo!
Image from: Facebook-Yahoo / Search Engine Journal For the second consecutive month, Yahoo.com was the second most visited website according to Compete’s latest U.S. traffic data. Yahoo! had over one...
View ArticleWhere Will the Dunder Mifflin Brand Live On Without “The Office”?
Image from: Dunder Mifflin / fanpop NBC’s The Office aired its final episode May 16th. Since the show’s debut in March of 2005, the series has won 75 different TV honors and the finale was the best...
View ArticleInfographic: The State of the Mobile Summer Traveler
Image from: Phone on Beach / Shutterstock The peak summer travel months are upon us and the most successful travel brands will be the ones who excel at engaging their customers not just online, but...
View ArticleSunday Series: Record Wins for Lottery Sites in May
Image from: Lotteries / Shutterstock Traffic to lottery websites increased 35% month-over-month (MOM) in May, reaching a two-year high of 35.1 million Unique Visitors (UVs). Powerball.com leaped from...
View ArticleWill Viral Videos Save Kmart?
I don’t watch television often (Netflix and HBO Go are my best friends), which means I don’t see many commercials. Usually that’s a good thing, but recently I was disappointed I didn’t see the...
View ArticleHave Your Conversion Funnel Cake and Optimize It Too
Image from: Funnel Cake / Shutterstock Funnel cake is a delicious summer treat and may not have much to do with ecommerce, but your conversion funnel certainly does. If you’re stuck in an ecommerce...
View ArticleiOS 7 and MacBook Air Win Customers’ Attention at WWDC 2013
Image from: Apple WWDC 2013 / The Verge Earlier this month Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, took to the stage to deliver this year’s keynote address at the tech giant’s annual World Wide Developers...
View ArticleWhich Sports and Fitness Brands Speed Ahead?
Image from: Yoga / Shutterstock With summer in full swing, we compiled ten fast movers in the sports and fitness retail category. The group of sites is doing very well: it had 39 million Unique...
View ArticleInfographic: Mobile Is Both a Curse and a Cure for Showrooming
33% of people showroom globally and 21% of those shoppers use their phone while doing so. In their annual Mobile Life Study, fellow Kantar company, TNS, highlights the growing use of “showrooming”:...
View ArticleFourth of July: Battle of the American BBQ Brands
Image from: American Hot Dog / Shutterstock Happy Fourth of July, marketers! Today we celebrate the birth of our country the American way: grilling, drinking and watching fireworks with friends. As...
View ArticleSunday Series: Mobile Sites Among Travel Planning Fast Movers
Image from: Travel Planning / Shutterstock Travel planning and review sites are seemingly doing good business: traffic to the category grew over 10% year-over-year (YOY), reaching 25 million Unique...
View ArticleAnnouncing Millward Brown Digital!
We’re very excited to announce today that Compete and Dynamic Logic are coming together as Millward Brown Digital! This means that we’ll be able to provide you with even better consumer, brand, and...
View ArticleShould Retailers Invest in Mobile Shopping Apps?
Mobile Shopping / Shutterstock I don’t remember when I became a mobile shopper. Although I got my start using my phone’s mobile browser, I have since graduated to five different shopping applications....
View ArticleDigital CMO Series: AOL
This past May, Compete hosted the tenth annual Digital CMO Summit in Miami, FL. The event brought together 200 industry leaders for three days of hard-hitting sessions and networking opportunities....
View ArticleSunday Series: Home Improvement Fast Movers
Image from: House Construction / Shutterstock With warm weather comes beach and camping trips, outdoor grilling, sunbathing, and… home improvement projects. May is the month when hopeful DIYers and...
View ArticleAnalyzing Influences in the Consumer’s Purchase Decision: Athletic Footwear
Image from: Athletic Footwear / Shutterstock Our ever-changing and increasingly digitally-focused society has led to profound shifts in consumer shopping behavior as they navigate their individual...
View ArticleJune Data is LIVE at Compete
Image from: Television / Shutterstock The annual BET Awards in June was a boon for BET.com traffic last month, pushing the domain to grow nearly 160% month-over-month! Television and video sites...
View ArticleIs Music Enough to Boost the Vacuum Industry?
Image from: Music / Shutterstock What do young folk do for fun these days? Snapchat, Playstation, and…vacuums? Housekeeping may just be the new trend as Electrolux releases its new model, the...
View ArticleDigital CMO Series: GroupM Next
This past May, Compete hosted the tenth annual Digital CMO Summit in Miami, FL. The event brought together 200 industry leaders for three days of hard-hitting sessions and networking opportunities....
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