Contests are everywhere, from the supermarket to the internet (including this Valentines Day Contest on our site!). I’ve never been one for contests but there’s a lot of truth to the old lottery catch phrase: You’ve got to be in it to win it. There are even those rare multiple lottery winners!

Gambling laws prevent companies from charging you for entry, so most contests don’t even require you to purchase anything. All you have to do is fill in a little bit of information, and that tiny hassle is enough to turn most people off of entering, myself … Continue Reading

A poll of over a 1000 people gave us some insight into what men and women really think when it comes to Valentines Day—the truth might shock you!

If you thought men were the only ones adrift at sea when it comes to buying Valentines Gifts, the numbers are closer than you think! 50% of men aren’t sure what to buy for women, compared to 45% of women who aren’t sure of what to buy for men.

Surprisingly, of all the people who were unsure of what to get, married people or people living with their partners were the least … Continue Reading

While retailers are looking to increase sales and average order values, customers are looking for good deals and low prices.

How do Retailers Get Customers to Pay Full Price?
And What Promotions will Payoff When They Won’t?

On Thursday February 11, join eBillme and Lauren Freedman, president of the e-tailing group, for an interactive, live webinar focused on the bottom line:

Getting Your Customers to Pay Full Price.

Topics include:
- Quicker, faster, cheaper. Delivering for today’s demanding customer.
- Promotional ploys that please the customer and the bottom line.
- Creative twists on traditional promotional tactics that inspire purchasing.
- … Continue Reading

Well, you’re not alone. These days the “anti-Valentines Day” movement is almost as strong as the Pro V-Day crowd. If the thought of spending this holiday alone upsets you, advice experts recommend taking spending the day doing something you enjoy anyway or maybe rewarding yourself with a present: there are plenty of Valentines Day sales and bargains to be taken advantage of, and retailers won’t turn you away just because you’re single, am I right?

Due to Valentines Day’s murky backstory (is it a religious holiday? Pagan? Hallmark?) you shouldn’t feel bad about taking matters into your own hands and … Continue Reading

Are you ready for the most depressing day of the year? Blue Monday, the name coined by the professor at Cardiff University who “discovered” it, falls on January 25th this year. Dr. Cliff Arnall came up with a mathematical formula used to calculate which day of each year is the most abysmally blah.

By applying different variables like distance between holidays, weather, lack of daylight, lapsing of New Year’s resolutions and the arrival of Christmas bills to come up with the third Monday in January as the most depressing day of the year! Hooray.

This winter it’s particularly easy to feel … Continue Reading