Big in 2011 Blog post Series

What was big in 2011? We all know the big news stories—Oprah ends her iconic daytime talk show, uprisings pop up abroad and in the US (so much so that Time Magazine chose “The Protester” as their person of the year), and Will and Kate said “I do” at Buckingham Palace.

But what was big for marketers and advertisers this year?

To answer that, each day this week we’ll explore what was big this year for consumers and advertisers in different industries—retail, technology, finance and autos to name a few.

To see what we thought were the biggest news events this year, check out 11in2011.aol.com.