It's the holiday season and we'd like to spread some holiday cheer!

 

Below are some fun holiday facts for you to enjoy.

 

1) Over 25% of all emails are sent during the holidays. (marketingprofs.com)

 

2) $7 billion is spent annually for Halloween.  (statisticbrain.com)

 

3) On Black Friday, 55% of parents check the availability of items on their smartphones prior to going to the store.  (iab.net)

 

 

 

4) In 2013, organic search for inbound eCommerce websites was 32% more on Cyber Monday than during the Thanksgiving Week.   (blog.hubspot.com)

 

5) In 2013, mobile sales accounted for nearly 40% of online traffic on Black Friday. (usatoday.com)

 

6) Total Black Friday Spending in 2013: $57.4 billion.  (statisticbrain.com)

 

7) The average consumer spent $407 on Black Friday last year. (statisticbrain.com)

 

 

 

 

8) 51 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day. (statisticbrain.com)

 

9) 7.5 million barrels of cranberries are produced annually. (statisticbrain.com)

 

10) 33 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. each year. (http://www.statisticbrain.com)

 

11) 55% of Twitter users discuss gift ideas on Twitter. (twitter.com)

 

12) It takes an average of seven years to grow a Christmas tree. (statisticbrain.com)

 

 

 

13) Small Business Saturday spending in 2013 totaled $5.7 Billion.  (businessweek.com/)

 

14) 62% of shoppers Tweet about holiday purchases they’ve made. (mediabistro.com)

 

15) 42% of holiday shoppers actively seek out free shipping deals. (www.statisticbrain.com)

 

 

16) Smartphones and tablets drove a record $259 million in online sales on Black Friday last year. (blogs.adobe.com)

 

17) Smartphones and tablets drove $419 million in online sales on Cyber Monday last year. (blogs.adobe.com)

 

18) PPC campaigns increase brand awareness by 63% when businesses use online advertising.(wolfgangjaegel.com)

 

19) 67% of consumers have purchased a gift they saw on social media. (twitter.com)

 

Happy Holidays from the Melnick Team!

20) In the 1920s, Loft’s produced the first chocolate gelt, wrapped in gold or silver foil. (wikipedia.com)

 

 

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