Quoted – Retailers Paying Customers to Bring Their Own Bags – CNBC

Image via Wikipedia Retailers Paying Customers to Bring Their Own Bags Retailers are finding that the best way to get consumers to ditch plastic bags and go green is to give them money back. Target // [TGT 48.93 -0.10 (-0.2%)] // and CVS // [CVS 36.50 -0.66 (-1.78%)] // are the latest retailers who are giving discount incentives to customers who bring in their own reusable bags instead of using the store’s plastic bags. The move establish

The games credit card companies play

No doubt most Americans who carry credit card balance have seen their limits cuts, rates hiked and fees added. A lot of this is to head of the deadline for new federal rules on credit card company practices. (Read and comment here) Some plan to charge customers new annual fees and others are charging consumers for not charging enough or using their cards often enough. The irony of this is that some institutions aren't just hitting high-risk, late payers, but are also dunning goo

Study: Consumers Prefer E-mail Interaction to Social Media

What’s gives companies the better marketing ROI, the better channel for building trust with consumers — email or social media sites? Did your guru tweet you and say, “Social media, dude”? According to a new study, people using the internet would rather share personal information with marketers using email than sharing on social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook . 96% of online users provided their email addresses to receive special offers and information from brands Only 1

The Gun-Shy Consumer

We’ve used words like “timid” or “cautious” to describe consumer behavior, but we now rather like the term “gun shy.” What a great mental image — that of a brash cowboy consumer with a reputation for quick-drawing the credit card at every cash register suddenly losing his swagger. This is more or less what has happened in the Great Recession. The Washington Post reports that credit card usage has waned in the past two years, but debit card usage has surged (see “ For Gun-Shy Consumers, Debit

Another sad partnership story: AAFP and Coca-Cola

On October 6, the American Association of Family Physicians (AAFP) announced its new partnership with Coca-Cola. What does AAFP get from this? A grant “to develop consumer education content on beverages and sweeteners for FamilyDoctor.org.” The AAFP, says its president, looks forward to working with The Coca-Cola Company, and other companies in the future, on the development of educational materials to teach consumers how to make the right choices and incorporate the products they love

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