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The Grinch Bot is Stealing Christmas!
“Cloudflare detected nearly 1.5 trillion bot requests on Black Friday. 43.8% of Internet traffic comes from these bots. During the year, Cloudflare observed over 300 billion bots try to “add to cart.” 71% of login traffic comes from bots” https://blog.cloudflare.com/grinch-bot/
Cyber Monday hits sales high for 2021, with one in three shoppers buying online
“People looking to scoop up Cyber Monday deals spent 1.4% less this year than last, according to the Adobe Digital Economy Index, with online sales in the US on Monday totaling $10.7 billion. Salesforce had a different result for Cyber Monday, saying sales rose 3% from 2020 to $12.3 billion this year. Salesforce said spending…
Report: 81% of online retailers increase AI budget to boost holiday sales
“Eighty-five percent of retailers expect online sales to increase during the 2021 holiday shopping season, continuing an upward trend from the pandemic lockdowns of 2020, according to the 2021 eCommerce Outlook Report from Anodot and Researchscape. To help them stay competitive, retailers are turning to artificial intelligence, with 81% of the merchants in the survey…
The Holidays Are Approaching. Here’s How Retailers Can Prepare.
“In recent years, seasonal shopping has started earlier and earlier, with around 40% of consumers beginning to cross items off their holiday lists before Halloween. When it comes to marketing, digital is likely going to be your most important channel for the holiday shopping season. But don’t create your messaging in a vacuum. ‘Customers want…