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Cyber Monday: Sales bonanza or marketing hype? (The Columbus Dispatch) Retailers who saw Thanksgiving holiday sales drop off as the weekend progressed stepped up online promotions yesterday to try to get consumers tired of the crowds at stores to continue shopping. But after weeks of already-heavy discounting in stores and online, experts doubted that the day would give much of a lift to what is expected to be one of the weakest holiday seasons in years. Total ... Zoo pulls Creation Museum promotion (Louisville Courier-Journal) The Cincinnati Zoo pulled out of the deal Monday after receiving dozens of angry calls and e-mails about the partnership, which offered reduced prices to anyone who bought tickets to the zoo's Festival of Lights and the museum's Christmas celebration, Bethlehem's Blessing. It's Cyber Monday. Will E-Retailers Have a Letdown? (Time Magazine) Facing anxious consumers, Web retailers hope to boost today's sales with generous deals Internet deal hunters look to Cyber Monday (The Times of Northwest Indiana) With the leftover turkey packed away in the fridge and the dishes dried, Americans no longer can deny the arrival of the holiday shopping season. For immediate release: the arts are marketable (Arts Journal) My college roommate was in town this weekend and informed me about the completely nauseating Wal-Mart stampede incident . "I read it on the Times site this morning," she said. "It was in the 'Most E mailed' column; that's how I get all my news." Shopping smart on-line (WXOW 19 La Crosse) Millions of people looking to avoid the Black Friday crowds the day after Thanksgiving now sit glued to their computer screens trying to cash in on on-line discounts and deals. But they could get something Online shopping season under way (The News Journal) Chip Hearn knows what you did at your work computer Monday. And he promises not to tell your boss. Coupon clipping is big business (Berkshire Eagle) PITTSFIELD - Erin Shogry goes through the same ritual every Sunday. She looks through the newspaper, finds the coupon supplements, and starts clipping. Internet Advertising Competition Looking for Advertising Professionals to Judge 2009 Awards (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) The Web Marketing Association 7th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards is currently excepting entries and is looking for qualified judges. The IAC Awards are the first and only industry-based advertising award competition dedicated exclusively to online advertising. Creation Museum deal ends (The Cincinnati Enquirer) The zoo pulled out of a deal with the Creation Museum Monday after receiving dozens of angry calls and e-mails about the partnership, which offered reduced prices to anyone who bought tickets to the zoo's Festival of Lights and the museum's Christmas celebration.
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