The Hottest Selling Products for Holiday 2011 According to eDataSource; Estimates Show Consumer Purchases Not Always Predictable, Sometimes More Sensible

By: admin - January 26th, 2012  Filed under: Toys For Holiday Add Comment


New York, NY (PRWEB) December 23, 2011

If you’re a late holiday shopper and are still wondering what to get friends and family members for Christmas or Hanukah this year, take a cue from what key online retailers Wal-Mart, Amazon and iTunes are selling most of this season. By analyzing purchase receipts received by email, eDataSource(http://www.edatasource.com) estimates show that while many of the year’s hottest gifts are predictable, falling in the electronics, toys, books and video game categories, there are some that err on the more practical side.

The hottest gifts for Holiday 2011, according to eDataSource analysis of online purchase confirmations from Wal-Mart and Amazon, are:

????Kindle Fire
????The Help (movie, book and ebook)
????Steve Jobs (book and ebook)
????2 Meter HDMI Cables
????Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
????Universal TouchScreen Stylus pens
????Kindle Touch 6″
????Wal-Mart Gift Cards
????iPod Touch
????Compaq Black 15.6″ Presario
????Sceptre 32″ Class LCD HDTV
????Easy Bake Oven
????VTech Sit-to-Stand Learning Walker
????Crayola Double Easel
????3-in-1 Stick Vac Lightweight Vacuum in Pink
????Just Dance 3

“It’s no surprise that the Kindle Fire is on this list, since it has been such a big seller overall this year. What is surprising however, is to see a pink vacuum cleaner rise to the top,” commented Carter Nicholas, CEO of eDataSource. “Our data shows that consumers are not only buying the hot new products, they’re also taking advantage of cyber promotions and buying sensibly this year.”

And on iTunes, where people often gift themselves music and games, top purchases include:

????Texas Poker Chips
????Someone Like You
????Moves Like Jagger
????Angry Birds
????We Found Love
????Sexy and I Know It
????Pumped Up Kicks
????Party Rock Anthem
????Fruit Ninja
????Stereo Hearts

By analyzing purchase receipts received by email, eDataSource is able to approximate the orders placed at major ecommerce sites as well as what products are being purchased. eDataSource can then report on eCommerce trends and specific product sales.

About eDataSource

Founded in 2003, eDataSource (http://www.edatasource.com) is the worldwide leader in competitive intelligence for email, social media and ecommerce activity, based on active monitoring of more than 800,000 consumer inboxes and 9,000 brands. The company provides strategic analytics products and services for online marketers, publishers and their service providers.

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Consumers Now Take More Than a Quarter of All Photos and Videos on Smartphones According to The NPD Group

By: admin - January 23rd, 2012  Filed under: Toys For Holiday Add Comment


Port Washington, New York (PRWEB) December 22, 2011

Smartphones are becoming the go-to device for many consumers who want to take photos and videos on the fly. According to leading market research company The NPD Group?s new Imaging Confluence Study, the share of U.S. consumers taking photos and videos on their smartphones has grown, while the camera and traditional camcorders share has declined. The percent of photos taken with a smartphone (Apple iPhone or any other smartphone) went from 17 last year to 27 this year while the share of photos taken on any camera dropped from 52 percent to 44 percent.

?There is no doubt that the smartphone is becoming ?good enough? much of the time; but thanks to mobile phones, more pictures are being taken than ever before,? said Liz Cutting, executive director and senior imaging analyst at NPD. ?Consumers who use their mobile phones to take pictures and video were more likely to do so instead of their camera when capturing spontaneous moments, but for important events, single purpose cameras or camcorders are still largely the device of choice.?

Camcorders and lower-end point-and-shoot cameras appear to have taken the brunt of the movement to smartphones. According to NPD?s Retail Tracking Service, the point-and-shoot camera market was down 17 percent in units and 18 percent in dollars for the first 11 months of 2011. Pocket camcorders were down 13 percent in units and 27 percent in dollars and traditional flash camcorders declined 8 percent in units and 10 percent in dollars.

There were, however, positive growth segments of the market. Detachable lens cameras increased by 12 percent in units and 11 percent in dollars over the same time period, with an average price of $ 863; and point-and-shoot cameras with optical zooms of 10x or greater grew by 16 percent in units and 10 percent in dollars, with an average price of $ 247.

Methodology

An online survey was fielded between November 11th ? November 21st, 2011 to a U.S. representative sample of adults (18+) and teens (13-17) from NPD?s Proprietary Online Registered Panel. Panel members were asked to visit the NPD Online Research Survey Site in order to complete and submit the survey.

About The NPD Group, Inc.

The NPD Group is the leading provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today, more than 2,000 manufacturers, retailers, and service companies rely on NPD to help them drive critical business decisions at the global, national, and local market levels. NPD helps our clients to identify new business opportunities and guide product development, marketing, sales, merchandising, and other functions. Information is available for the following industry sectors: automotive, beauty, entertainment, fashion, food, home and office, sports, technology, toys, video games, and wireless. For more information, contact us or visit http://www.npd.com/ and http://www.npdgroupblog.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdtech and @npdgroup.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Sarah Bogaty

+1 516 625 2357

sarah(at)bogaty(at)npd(dot)com

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