Cyber Monday In The Workplace

CYBER MONDAY In The Workplace Cyber Monday offers amazing deals, but is being at work most of the day curbing your online holiday bargain hunting? Don't fear. Here are some tips to complete some holiday shopping at work as well as some fun facts you may not know about Cyber Monday. 77% Origin of Cyber Monday The term "Cyber Monday" was originally coined by Shop.org in November 2005 after retailers noticed a trend of shopping Percentage of retailers that experienced a significant increase in sales the Monday after Thanksgiving weekend in 2004. online on the Monday after Thanksgiving in 2004. Where Do People Shop From? Other Nearly 50% 6.6% Work Home 48.6% of Cyber Monday shoppers log on from a work computer to make their purchases! 44.8% Average Amount Spent Per Transaction Per Year Total Dollars Spent on Cyber Monday $200 NEW $1.03B RECORD $195 '10 $180, '09 $887M $150 - $144 '08 $846M '07 $730M $130 '06 $610M $100 60, '10 $500M $1B 80, Busted! Shopping From Work 21% of surveyed employers have fired someone for using the internet for non-work related activities. 5% of employers have fired someone for holiday shopping at work. How To Secretly Shop Online At Work Install a rearview mirror on your Purchase a USB missile launcher to fire at computer to spot any potential spies. anyone getting in the way of your Cyber Monday bargain hunting. Place a privacy filter over your computer Disable images on your browser. If your screen is all text, it will not look like you're shopping! screen so only you can see what's being displayed from straight on. Use your cell phone! Bonus points if it's a work phone. Throw an invisibility cloak over your computer. Mobile Monday? With smartphones growing in popularity, Cyber Monday may become Mobile Monday in upcoming years. Smartphone owners are growing more comfortable using their phone to comparison shop and make purchases through various apps. 2.30 33.30 Million Million Shop App Number of U.S. consumers that Number of U.S. consumers that have made purchases from their smartphones have engaged in shopping related activities on their smartphones Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop Shop Shop Shop App Shop App Shop App App App App Shop Shop App shop App shop shop Shop Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App Shop App App App App App Breakdown of Smartphone Purchases Survey of 1,500 people 2011 Travel Services (17%) Apparel (16%) Food and Beverages (15%) Toys and Games (11%) Electronics (11%) Home Goods (8%) Sporting Goods (4%) Books (4%) Jewelry Other (8%) SOURCES: coremetrics.com | shop.org | about.com| experian.com | cmbinfo.com GRAPHICS: webdesignhot.com via Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0 Brought to you by CheapSally.com %24