# purchasing (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover purchasing. Page: Feed: --- ## [Justify Your Targeted Marketing](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/08/justify-your-targeted-marketing.html) _2026-08-17 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ Targeted marketing by a company—for instance, sending advertising to a preselected segment of the possible audience—can benefit a consumer by reducing their handling of ads which hold little interest to them and can benefit a company by optimizing the marketing budget. Moreover, most consumers like to be acknowledged as individuals, and marketers can leverage increasingly sophisticated methods to ## [Charge for Virtual Goods Interoperability](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/08/charge-for-virtual-goods.html) _2026-08-10 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ If your customer has paid for their outfit, they’ll enjoy experiences in those duds more than if they’d gotten the identical outfit for free. Researchers at Western University in Ontario, University of Edinburgh, and University of St. Thomas in Minnesota found this to be true when the purchaser would be using the outfit on an avatar in onscreen video game action. ## [Unconditionally Gift Arriving Consumers](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/08/unconditionally-gift-arriving-consumers.html) _2026-08-03 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ As a retailer, you could present a surprise gift to a customer after they’ve completed a purchase. You could present a surprise gift for participation in your store loyalty program. On the other hand, you could offer a gift when a shopper enters your store, with no consumer action required. Such a tactic of unconditional gifts can nicely complement your existing programs of promotional rewards, ## [Age Offerings Properly](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/07/age-offerings-properly.html) _2026-07-27 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ How marketers frame a time span will influence how consumers respond to what’s offered. A research team at The University of British Columbia, Tilburg University, and Cornell University explored a specific example of this regarding the age of whiskey. A whiskey distilled for longer time is considered better. But what difference does it make if the marketer says “ ## [Sweeten Shoppers with Baby Talk](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/07/sweeten-shoppers-with-baby-talk.html) _2026-07-20 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ The way in which a brand name is pronounced influences the brand’s personality. In a study at University of Dundee and Nanyang Technological University, a toilet bowl cleaner given the name Goz was rated by study participants as stronger than one given the name Pas. A skin conditioner named Pota was rated as gentler than one named Vig. More generally, brand names ## [Align PWYW Cost Structure with Value](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/07/align-pwyw-cost-structure-with-value.html) _2026-07-13 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ To broaden availability for financially constrained consumers of offerings like museum visits, dance workshops, and online courses, the provider could feature a “Pay What You Want” (PWYW) policy. Then to maintain financial viability of the offering, the provider would want purchasers to pay as much as they could. Findings by a set of researchers at University of Surrey, WU Vienna University of ## [Pay Mind to Seniors’ Theory of Mind](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/07/pay-mind-to-seniors-theory-of-mind.html) _2026-07-06 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ When persuading others or when others are attempting to persuade you, a valuable skill is you accurately perceiving the beliefs, emotions, desires, and intentions of the others. Findings from researchers at University of Turin and University of Udine suggest that this skill—called Theory of Mind (TOM)—fades as we enter our senior years. In the studies, participants ## [Vibrate Shoppers into Purchase Excitement](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/06/vibrate-shoppers-into-purchase.html) _2026-06-29 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ When seeking desire fulfillment, a gently vibrating massage often brings bonus pleasure. A set of University of St. Gallen studies applies that truth to ecommerce. A medium-duration vibration on a shopper’s mobile phone while the shopper is looking at attractive alternatives leads to more item purchases and higher shopping basket totals. In the studies, addition of a ## [The purchasing power of disposable income per capita increased by 1.1% in the first quarter](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/national-accounts/quarterly-non-financial-accounts-for-the-household-sector-1st-quarter-2026/) _2026-06-25 · News Statice_ Household gross disposable income is estimated to have increased by 7.8% in the first quarter of 2026, compared with last year‘s corresponding quarter. Disposable income per capita amounted to little over 1.6 million ISK in the quarter and is estimated to have increased by 6.4% compared with the first quarter of 2024. Due to inflation rate, the purchasing power of household disposable income per… ## [Dig Into Best Digital Display Practices](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/06/dig-into-best-digital-display-practices.html) _2026-06-22 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ Digital signage—electronic screens showing video ads to shoppers in a retail store—increased likelihood of purchasing the advertised items by an average of about 8% in a study by researchers at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Babson College. The study covered 237 advertising campaigns and 30 million shoppers. Because of the size of the sample and use of techniques ## [Browse ThreatCrush Modules (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/RYqfOUR8x3bs) _2026-06-22 · **Sponsored**_ Install community-built security modules to extend real-time threat intelligence and monitoring ## [Femvertise for Brand Empowerment](https://rimtailing.blogspot.com/2026/06/femvertise-for-brand-empowerment.html) _2026-06-15 · Unknown · RIMtailing_ Femvertising is advertising perceived as promoting gender equality and as challenging stereotypical portrayals of women as primarily caregivers, decorative objects, or passive observers. According to researchers at Macquarie University and The University of Newcastle, femvertising helps a brand build stronger loyalty and advocacy among female consumers. When reinforcing the power a woman has or ## [GDP increased by 2.7% in the first quarter](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/national-accounts/national-accounts-1st-quarter-2026/) _2026-05-29 · News Statice_ According to the preliminary estimate, gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 2.7% in real terms in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period of the previous year. The contribution of external trade is the main driver of growth, as a surplus in trade in goods and services results in a positive contribution of external trade to economic growth of 5.3% in the… ## [Christmas Lights, Second St Ashbury](https://puzzling.org/creations/photography/2026/04/christmas-lights-second-st-ashbury/) _2026-04-15 · Mary · puzzling.org_ December 2025 ## [Glebe and White Bay at dusk](https://puzzling.org/creations/photography/2026/04/glebe-and-white-bay-at-dusk/) _2026-04-13 · Mary · puzzling.org_ June 2022 ## [Purchasing power of disposable income per capita increased by 1.2% in 2025](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/national-accounts/non-financial-accounts-for-the-household-sector-2025-preliminary-figures/) _2026-03-26 · News Statice_ Household gross disposable income increased by 6.8% from 2024 to 2025 according to preliminary figures. Disposable income per capita amounted to roughly 6.4 million ISK in 2025 and is estimated to have increased by 5.4% from the previous year. The purchasing power of household disposable income per capita increased by 1.2% during the same period due to an increase in the consumer price index by… ## [GDP increased by 1.3% in 2025](https://statice.is/publications/news-archive/national-accounts/national-accounts-2025-provisional-estimates/) _2026-02-27 · News Statice_ Preliminary results for the year 2025 indicate that gross domestic production (GDP) increased by 1.3% in volume terms with the nominal level estimated at 4,956 billion ISK. In the fourth quarter, GDP is estimated to have decreased by 0.6% in real terms. ## [2025 in threes](https://puzzling.org/life/2025/12/2025-in-threes/) _2025-12-31 · Mary · puzzling.org_ End of year reflections. Three moments of 2025 The forecast for seeing Mt Fuji from Lake Kawaguchiko on my son’s birthday was amazing, right up until the day of his birthday, when it turned sour. We roamed Oishi Park on a cold morning and saw the summit for a moment and ate, of all things, … Continue reading "2025 in threes" ## [Sydney Ceramics Markets 2025](https://puzzling.org/life/2025/12/sydney-ceramics-markets-2025/) _2025-12-31 · Mary · puzzling.org_ Top right, top left, and bottom are by Rhiannon Gill Ceramics, top middle by cbf ceramics. By cbf ceramics. By Bruce McWhinney Regret: not purchasing a yellow-dawn coloured porcelain mug by eru studios. ## [Bright autumn](https://puzzling.org/creations/photography/2025/12/bright-autumn/) _2025-12-29 · Mary · puzzling.org_ May 2022 All photos. ## [Roos](https://puzzling.org/creations/photography/2025/12/roos/) _2025-12-27 · Mary · puzzling.org_ December 2025 \