By Tom Polanski, Vice President/Co-founder, eBrand Media & eBrand Interactive
I spent part of the afternoon in our library and came across an article, based on PEW studies, regarding differences in the way that gender searches. All of it is pretty obvious. It’s not rocket science. Gender traits, many of them seemingly stereotypical, carry over to the […]

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by Tom Polanski
Recently, I came across some information about pricing. Researchers at Cornell University believe you’re better off pricing your products with an odd number than with an even number (for example, $39.71 vs. $40.00).
The researchers found that odd numbers cause buyers momentary confusion. Confused, people fall back on associations. And people associate odd numbers […]

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With nine out of 10 consumers (90%) planning to celebrate Mother’s Day, retailers should have reason to celebrate.Although the average anticipated spend has not increased only $7.00 since 2007, celebrants intend to spend an average of $140.00 on Mom this year. Men intend to spend more than women, reporting an anticipated average “spend” for celebrating […]

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by Andrea Learned
You know how the pendulum swings, don’t you? It starts with huge arcs of differences in opinions, perspectives and ways of doing things, and slowly calms itself down with smaller arcs of movement and a more steady hum to its swing. Well, I see a marketing equivalent.
For years and years, […]

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Where the Boys Are in the Mall? (no, this is not geo-location for teenage girls) the answer… not where you might assume, according to a recent Harris Interactive study commissioned by Men’s Health magazine. Despite the popular cliché, men actually do like to shop.
Perhaps not quite the fashionistas, men are buying […]

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