Content Marketing

Taylor Guitars Launches Community Video Destination
November 30, 2017 at 11:53 am

Taylor Guitars, a manufacturer and retailer of premium acoustic and electric guitars, has launched a community video destination that enables its customers and prospects to access educational, shopping-related content to help them in their guitar searches, learn how to play and care for their guitars, and listen to artists from all over the world. Taylor…

Govberg Jewelers Finds Success With Retail 3.0
November 2, 2017 at 11:01 am

2017 hasn’t really been a great year for retail. In fact, “tumultuous” is a word that comes to my mind when describing the industry this year. With an increasing competitive market and ever-changing digital landscape, retailers have struggled to find their footing. However, there have been success stories, and Govberg Jewelers is one of them. The…

Holiday Hiatus: Finding Your UGC Inspiration for 2018
October 27, 2017 at 10:55 am

These first weeks of fall signal the shift from holiday planning to actually launching your holiday campaigns. We know that it feels like all holidays all the time, and that you have a lot on the line! It can be stressful. Therefore, let’s not think about any of that for the rest of this article.…

5 Ways to Revamp Seasonal Marketing Efforts for Year-Round Profits
October 23, 2017 at 3:00 pm

Just as the seasons come and go, marketers are under increasing pressure to capitalize on cyclical, short windows of opportunity to turn seasonal shoppers into loyal customers. As marketers evaluate their campaigns using trends and industry knowledge from previous years, the following five tips can help quickly focus marketing efforts toward extending seasonal sales and…

How Kate Spade Uses Content to Clearly Communicate its Brand Message
October 17, 2017 at 10:31 am

When it comes to communicating Kate Spade's brand's voice, content is king. This was a key takeaway during a presentation by Mary Renner Beech, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Kate Spade & Company, at Luxury Interactive in New York City yesterday. "Clarity of brand voice still wins; we believe this very strongly at…

50 Best Tips of 2017
October 16, 2017 at 3:59 pm

A collection of the top tips featured in Total Retail’s magazine and e-newsletters this year, from content marketing to inventory management to merchandising, and much more.

How to Leverage Visual Content to Increase Retail Sales
October 9, 2017 at 5:54 pm

Today’s consumers are extremely social and visual shoppers. Separately, these two factors provide small retailers with numerous marketing questions to address. Together, however, social and visual advertising go hand in hand. The rise of always-on technology has given way to the savvy social shopper, with 85 percent of consumers using visual content as the ultimate…

An 8-Point Checklist for Increasing Your E-Commerce Sales, Part 2
September 12, 2017 at 9:01 am

Retailers and their marketing teams are forever trying to nudge shoppers to load up their shopping carts and go on to click the “Buy” button. In part one of this series, we looked at how retailers can set measurable goals, conduct keyword research and put in place a content strategy for their e-commerce site. Let’s move…

Becker's School Supplies Preps for Back-to-School With Website Redesign
September 7, 2017 at 9:09 am

It's early September and kids in the U.S. are making their way back to school. For retailers, this time of the year requires months of planning for marketing campaigns, advertisements, discounts, order fulfillment, increased web traffic and much more. With every retailer and brand bringing their "A" game to win over consumers, how does one…

6 Content Types Retailers Need to Be Producing
August 9, 2017 at 10:13 am

Retailers stand to benefit enormously from content marketing. When implemented successfully, content marketing can be used as a tool to attract more traffic to your site, build brand visibility and reputation, and even influence more conversions among your visitors. However, certain types of content are more valuable to retailers than others, and knowing how to…