Word on the Street (Week of Nov. 29- Dec. 5)

Hola, everyone!

Welcome to this week's edition of "Word on the Street" - MTB's section dedicated to talk around town from week to week. Now that the Christmas season is upon us, let's check out what's brewing out there...

The rundown:

• Holiday Retail Sales Rose an Estimated 3.6%, Spending Pulse Says, by Linda Sandler
• New Twitter Search Tool gives Marketers Insight into their Communities, by Jennifer Van Grove. *
• Leggo Your Logo: 5 New Designs for 4 Iconic Brands, by Eleftheria Parpis
• The Eyes Have It: Brands Conduct Staring Contest With Consumers, by Barry Silverstein
• Content sites better at engaging consumers than social media, by Gina Lovett
• The Infomercial Business goes Mainstream, by Matt Robinson
• 6 Reasons Why Social Games Are the Next Advertising Frontier, by Sarah Kessler
• He Puts the Soda in Pop Songs, by Burt Helm
• Soccer results announced: Russia lands 2018 Fifa World Cup, Qatar lands 2022, by Shirley Brady
• Ethnic Marketing: McDonald's Is Lovin' It, by Burt Helm
• Top 10 Twitter Trends this Week, by Matt Silverman

 

That's all for today... Over and out!

* Submitted by A. Holsteinson