Perk Releases 2016 Holiday Shopping Season Perk IQ Study

AUSTIN, Texas--()--Perk Inc. (TSX:PER) (“Perk” or “the Company”), the Rewarded Engagement Platform that connects brands with consumers, today announces the results of a 2016 consumer holiday shopping study conducted through Perk IQ™, a built-in analytics solution which offers advanced audience targeting and insights capabilities.

The Perk IQ study collected opinions about holiday shopping plans through Perk’s panel of members. According to the study:

  • 89% of shoppers still do not know where they will do all their holiday shopping this year
  • Online research was the top source of holiday shopping influence in 2015, followed very closely by TV ads, word of mouth, and online ads
  • 68% of shoppers claimed that online ads would be helpful to think of new gift ideas or shopping locations this year
  • 9 out of 10 people who plan to shop exclusively online said that a discount or promotion would convince them to shop in a store

Joe Tartaglia, VP of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, says, “The holidays are an important time for our brand and retail partners, and this year will be no exception. Our study shows that shoppers will be looking both online and on TV for holiday shopping ideas and deals this year, with online’s influence bigger than it ever has been before. We look forward to using the insights from this Perk IQ study to help our brand partners create and run successful campaigns in the upcoming holiday season and beyond.”

This Perk IQ study was conducted via an online survey of Perk users during Q3 2016. The full report on the results of this study can be accessed here.

About Perk

Perk’s Rewarded Engagement Platform brings together the interests of advertisers and consumers to deliver profound insights and actionable results. With Perk, brands form deep connections with consumers to achieve greater engagement, loyalty, and conversion. Perk's insights and intelligence solution, Perk IQ™, allows brands to measure performance and uncover valuable data around advertising attribution, brand impact, and purchase behavior.

Additional information about Perk Inc. can be found at the Company’s corporate website: http://www.ir.perk.com.

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Contacts

Perk Inc.
Ted Hastings, 519-827-1999
Chief Executive Officer
ted@perk.com
or
Jeff Collins, 519-827-1999
Chief Financial Officer
jeff@perk.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
The Equity Group Inc.
Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
Senior Vice President
aprior@equityny.com
or
Terry Downs, 212-836-9615
Associate
tdowns@equityny.com

Contacts

Perk Inc.
Ted Hastings, 519-827-1999
Chief Executive Officer
ted@perk.com
or
Jeff Collins, 519-827-1999
Chief Financial Officer
jeff@perk.com
or
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
The Equity Group Inc.
Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
Senior Vice President
aprior@equityny.com
or
Terry Downs, 212-836-9615
Associate
tdowns@equityny.com