9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search statistics are based on a set of searches; and the set of financial transaction based statistics comprises indicators of spending volume resulting from the set of searches.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search statistics are based on a set of searches; and the set of financial transaction based statistics comprises indicators of spending volume resulting from the set of searches. 10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: correlating financial transactions processed by a transaction handler with the set of searches, wherein at least a portion of the financial transactions are performed offline in retail stores.