Comments on: $8 Billion in Unredeemed Gift Cards a Win-Win for Retailers?

By: Tips for Showing Holiday Shipping Deadlines | Get Elastic

Tips for Showing Holiday Shipping Deadlines | Get Elastic — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:51:42 +0000

[...] Farms also takes the opportunity to remind customers that electronic gift cards always make it on time (good [...]

By: John Seo

John Seo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:36:24 +0000

This is close to the idea that online ad spending as related to internet marketing is to 75% a waste of time effort and sometimes money since most ads go below the fold or are not presented on relevant sites. Here traditional tools like seo giver better long-run results.

The same can be said for carrying your business without gift cards and instead offer a better total service

By: Buy PSP Go

Buy PSP Go — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:24:04 +0000

Note to self: Add gift cards to online store…

I would have never expected consumers to ‘not find anything’ or lose a gift card! The reason so many people like them is because they are almost being forced to spend, they can’t do anything but spend it.

By: Sökoptimering

Sökoptimering — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:12:02 +0000

Suffice to say that consumers foot the bill. I’d love to know what you think of what I put together.

By: Gift Cards: Still Hot in 2008? | Get Elastic

Gift Cards: Still Hot in 2008? | Get Elastic — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:08:50 +0000

[...] sales are desirable for both retailer and consumer for several reasons. As we mentioned last year, gift cards topped consumer wish lists with 53.8% of adults over 18 indicating they’d like to receive one (BIGResearch and the [...]

By: Sexiga underkläder

Sexiga underkläder — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:12:02 +0000

To offer giftcards is nr 1 on my to do list after reading this.

By: Patrik

Patrik — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:55:36 +0000

Intresting article. I run a swedish e-commerce site and is not offering gift cards. Since 27% wont be used my priority for next week is to start sell gift cards.

By: Top 11 Ecommerce Un-Predictions for 2008 - Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog

Top 11 Ecommerce Un-Predictions for 2008 - Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:57:46 +0000

[...] Consumers are going to redeem $8 Billion worth of outstanding gift cards only to buy gift cards for other [...]

By: Linda Bustos

Linda Bustos — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:17:32 +0000

Illinois just brought in a new law that gift cards must be valid for 5 years.

By: Produits bretons, épicerie fine » Bons d’achats & E-Commerce : quels impacts sur le chiffre d’affaires ?

Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:43:05 +0000

[...] Voici un article très intéressant en provenance de chez Get Elactic concernant l’utilisation des bons d’achat par les consommateurs. [...]