Just as a product’s placement in a grocery store affects purchases – “eye level is buy level” – brand’s must continue to fight for shelf space in online retail. MarketingLand updated it’s 2018 guide, which […]
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Shopping Insights on the Consumer Journey
The upcoming holiday shopping season is projected to exceed $1 Trillion for the first time ever. Although its share is on the decline, brick and mortar stores still represent the majority of holiday retailing at […]
Brandless Battles the Current Challenges of Faceless Marketing
We’ve all heard the phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover.” It’s a lesson many of us were taught at a fairly young age. Well, in some cases, that lesson goes right out the […]
Big Changes in 2016: Walmart is Amidst Revamping and Revitalizing its Brand
The world’s largest retailer continues to revamp and revitalize its brand in an effort to turnaround and focus the company’s investments on more sustainable, long-term goals. Some of these goals include boosting e-commerce sales, making […]
Holiday Shopping: How Marketers and Advertisers strategize for the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Creating an effective Black Friday or Cyber Monday marketing strategy is imperative for most companies, as nearly 20 percent of annual sales are accrued from the holiday season.
Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Marketing Trends Related to the Kickoff of the Holiday Shopping Season
As a student of marketing, Black Friday is one of the most interesting times of the year to examine. Historically, it has signaled the kickoff point for the holiday shopping season. On Black Friday retailers […]
Apple’s New iPhone Release, and the Combination of Apple Pay and Passbook Software for Marketers Bring the Value of a Digital Wallet into Sharper Focus
(Image of the Apple Passbook with some examples of the types of items that can be stored within it, including credit and debit card data) It can be increasingly difficult for organizations to compete for […]
Nordstrom’s Adoption of Like2Buy Provides a Unique Path for the Retailer to Translate a Significant Component of its Social Media Investment into Sales
An interesting article in Forbes discusses Nordstrom’s choice to be the first company to take advantage of a new service called Like2Buy with the goal of enabling the company to maximize the value of its […]
Email Marketers Assess “Black Friday” Impact
Now that a little bit of the dust has settled from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, its appropriate to step back and ask, “How did everyone do?” Did consumers find value in the avalanche of […]
Believing in the “Big Box”
We know what you are thinking – what company could possibly be jumping into the big box retail market in the face of mounting evidence that consumers are doing their shopping elsewhere? Hasn’t recent history […]
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