eROI NYC Interactive Agency

Christmas trees, hot chocolate, the smell of roasted chestnuts, snow tires, an extra 10 lbs of “winter weight” – these are all signs that the holiday season is upon us.   In almost all households, the terms Black Friday and Cyber Monday have also become synonymous with the holidays and the shopping season.  Although I’m not one for camping out in the mall parking lot, I am a firm believer that this past week was full of some amazing deals on and offline, especially for those lucky shoppers who were there fast enough to see “supplies last”.

Of course 2009 is the year of the savvy consumer (like me!) and many turned to Facebook to check out the latest deals from their favorite retailers and shopping sites.  Likewise, many brands took full advantage of the consumers’ surge to Facebook by providing many reasons and ways to “become a Fan”.   In honor of the season to shop, All Facebook has compiled a list of the 5 brands that can boast fastest growing Fan membership over the past few days.  All of these pages have impressively gained anywhere from 10,000 to 100,000 Fans in only a few days!:

1) Verizon

2) Foot Locker

3) Natural Clothing has been growing like crazy right before my eyes.  The steetwear line has a cool blog and thousands of fans seem to have branched over to their Facebook page.  The fan base increased impressively from 5,800 to over 48,000 in the past few days.

4) Newegg.com has become increasingly popular on Facebook for some time now.  In the past few days, their Fan Page has added around 70,000 new fans – maybe due to their long list of Cyber Monday deals?

5) Kohl’s

For me, the shopping season doesn’t just consist of one weekend.  I have a whole slew of gifts left to buy, but it’s pretty cold out there so I openly invite retailers to come up with more clever ways to engage consumers online.  The more shopping I can plan and do from the comfort of my apartment the better!