“Online shopping is increasing relevant among tablet users – especially iPad users,” says Richard Linevsky, co-founder of Catalogs.com. “Interactive elements, rich visuals, seamless interfaces and depth of content will continue to be the litmus test of a satisfying tablet shopping experience.”

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Catalogs.com marketing consultants have observed significant growth in the number of niche marketers – and their profitability – over the past fifteen years. The strategies that niche marketers use to market their specialty website or catalog can increase their return on investment, or ROI, greatly. Leslie Linevsky, co-founder of Catalogs.com, says that these strategies can benefit all e-retailers, regardless of size.

Large e-retailers can think like niche marketers, choosing the optimal advertising venues, refining and perfecting SEO techniques, refining their website organization and dominating a market segment with a well-targeted product selection to boost their own ROI.

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Catalogs.com released version 2.1 of its popular digital catalog app just ahead of the 2011 holiday shopping season. The app, Catalogs.com for iPad, was originally release in October 2011 for Apple’s iPad. The app is also available in a desktop version, for viewing on a laptop or desktop computer, at www.shop.catalogs.com.

The new Catalogs.com for iPad features more than a hundred stores, wishlists, enhanced graphics and useability features tailored to the touch-screen functionality of the world’s most popular tablet computer.

The Catalogs.com for iPad app was listed in the top 5 holiday shopping apps by PadGadget.

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The back-to-school shopping season, which runs from July to September, is traditionally a forecaster of consumer confidence and holiday spending.

This year, says Leslie Linevsky, co founder of Catalogs.com, e-retailers are implementing various marketing tactics – from free shipping offers to loyal customer discounts – in the effort to motivate cautious consumers. “If you have children, you can’t avoid back-to-school expenses. Parents will have to shop, but they don’t have to pay premium prices, and they know that. Comparison shopping, delaying purchases and cutting back are all viable back-to-school cost cutting strategies in this tough economy.”

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Catalogs.com, which is the internet’s premier shopping portal, has recently exceeded one million monthly visitors.

“Shoppers know what they are looking for, but not all the places to find it,” says co-owner Leslie Linevsky. “Catalogs.com is like a super-matchmaker, connecting online shoppers with the major – as well as the specialty – catalogs they need.”

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Catalogs.com increases online shopping options for consumers committed to “going green.” By visiting http://shop.catalogs.com on the desktop, iPad and other devices, online catalogs are an eco-friendly way to find a great selection of merchandise and save money, too.

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This press release was picked up by:

Jennifer Wielgus in the “Going Green” blog at PhillyBurbs.com

To de-stress the shopping days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, six e-retail experts share their tips for savvy online shopping:

Tip #1: Safeguard your personal information

Look for a “VeriSign Trusted” checkmark, the McAfee shield, “https” in the URL of the shopping cart page, and an unbroken key or closed padlock at the bottom of the computer screen.

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Catalogs.com developed the app as a solution for retailers who recognize the value of putting their products at the fingertips of iPad shoppers, and as an entertaining, touchable shopping experience for catalog lovers on the iPad.

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