Analytics

How Analytics Fuels These 3 Retail Trends
March 29, 2017 at 10:34 am

Experts from every corner of the retail industry descended on Las Vegas for the Shoptalk conference earlier this month, all with one ultimate goal: find ways to better connect with customers. Though where to begin in achieving that goal is less clear, especially when effective strategies are informed by all sorts of disciplines โ€” e.g., psychology,โ€ฆ

Donโ€™t Forget Customers in the Website Redesign Process
January 31, 2017 at 10:20 am

I love the website redesign process. Itโ€™s an electric experience and an optimistic sign of good times. Failing digital businesses, Iโ€™ve learned, generally do not undertake ambitious redesigns. Unfortunately, not nearly enough companies take their customersโ€™ point-of-views into account when it comes to design. The most common reason I hear: โ€œWeโ€™ll bring in customer experienceโ€ฆ

How to Crush Your Competition With Analytics
January 30, 2017 at 9:12 am

Holiday shopping is over, but retailers in all categories are always looking for ways to beat the competition for customers. In recent years, internet technology has given a growing number of large and small businesses, like Etsyโ€™s crafty shop owners, the ability to enter the retail market. Ultimately, this puts pressure on retailers to innovateโ€ฆ

Top Women in Retail 2017: Becky Gebhardt, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Landsโ€™ End
January 23, 2017 at 3:03 pm

Total Retailโ€™s seventh annual list of the leading female executives in retail features a whoโ€™s who in the industry. This yearโ€™s honorees were chosen based on a number of factors, including being in a top-level position within a retail organization, scope of responsibility within that position, career achievements, and involvement within the retail industry. This week we feature Becky Gebhardt, executive vice president and chief marketing officer, Landsโ€™ End.

Retailers Can Learn From How Trump Won
January 13, 2017 at 10:36 am

Heather Fletcher, my colleague at Target Marketing (sister publication of Total Retail), wrote a very interesting article yesterday that examined how President-elect Trump won the election by leveraging some tried-and-true marketing strategies โ€” namely, data modeling, multivariate testing and targeted social media marketing. (Click here to read the full article.) Heather's article got me toโ€ฆ

3 Ways to Optimize Web Performance in 2017
January 12, 2017 at 11:55 am

Thereโ€™s no arguing that a prominent web presence is crucial to the success of a retail business, but whatโ€™s more important is placing focus on a websiteโ€™s performance. Customers have come to expect a quality online experience, which often comes down to the basic function of a brandโ€™s site. Global IP traffic will increase nearlyโ€ฆ