Holiday Sales

This time of year has its highs and lows for cash flow. Then there's the slow post-holiday phase: Are you keeping track?

An important tip for marketing/production teams: Keep communications open. Amid the holidays' glut of orders, "surprises" let fraudulent transactions creep in.

Keep an eye out for unconventional deals -- and deals that aren't really deals at all.

The company said more than 72 percent of its customers worldwide shopped through mobile devices.

Let your imagination and storytelling skills run wild as you promote your brand during this merry, hopefully profitable, season.

The Thanksgiving shopping experience is all about maximizing profit by selling as many discounted items as possible.

Let the countdown begin with these four ways to maximize end-of-year sales.

What's clear is that marketers are wasting time and losing customers during the holidays.

If you're interested in more adult shopping for Black Friday through Cyber Monday, wine companies are uncorking deals.

Poor or sloppy shipping efforts have a direct impact on the bottom line in terms of lost revenue and increased costs.

Aw, how sweet. There's even a viral hashtag to fuel the heartfelt marketing fire.

Earlier deals this year by large retailers severely damaged Black Friday as a shopping occasion, but also created other big problems for these stores.

Early holiday promotions and rising online shopping took a toll on in-store sales during the Thanksgiving weekend as shoppers on average spent 6.4 percent less than they did a year earlier.

It's that special time of year, when consumers are spending and more distracted than usual. Decorate your marketing accordingly.

So close, yet so far. With the holidays around the corner, it's time to reevaluate and re-engage these potential purchasers.

Even if you didn't have any problems last year, it's a good idea to prepare and keep customers happy.

We have takeaways to make your holiday season a lucrative one.

Tired of retailers flooding your inbox with promises of big deals? You're not the only one.

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Investing a lot of effort servicing unprofitable customers or selling unprofitable products can be disastrous.