Customer Acquisition

What Retailers Need to Know About Generation Z
January 20, 2017 at 12:08 pm

In episode 71 of Total Retail Talks, I interview Ellen Davis, senior vice president of research and strategic insights at the National Retail Federation (NRF). This episode was recorded at the NRF's Big Show in New York City earlier this year. Davis discusses the key findings to emerge from a research project the NRF conducted which…

How Retailers Can Use Data Onboarding to Improve Marketing Efforts
January 16, 2017 at 8:37 am

As email, postal and other marketing channels flood consumers with messaging, retailers struggle to meet the highly complex expectations of their hyperconnected customers. Today's consumers demand more personalized, optimized and unique shopping experiences. While the process known as data onboarding isn't new, it's still growing in popularity within the world of retail. Data onboarding enables…

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 — namely, data modeling, multivariate testing and targeted social media marketing. (Click here to read the full article.) Heather's article got me to…

5 Ways Digital Signage Enhances the Customer Experience
December 2, 2016 at 10:03 am

In this day and age, brands are looking for unique ways to engage with customers. In an overcrowded ad world, how can brands stand out and make consumers pay attention to their message? By going visual. Today’s retailers are turning towards digital signage to help them reconnect with customers. This technology allows retailers to advertise more…

Millennials, Environmental Sustainability Core to Paper Culture's Future
November 7, 2016 at 9:25 am

In episode 60 of Total Retail Talks, Christopher Wu, co-founder and CEO of Paper Culture, an online retailer that offers modern design and sustainable products, including stationery, wedding invitations and wall decor, talks about the growth of the business, and in particular how a commitment to environmentally friendly products and attracting millennials to the brand…

QVC Adds Beauty Network
October 25, 2016 at 12:23 pm

QVC announced Tuesday that it's launching Beauty iQ, the first live multiplatform dedicated to exclusively selling beauty products. The network will also feature beauty experts sharing advice ranging from makeup tips to skin care. QVC, which dubs itself the world's leading video and e-commerce retailer, plans to launch the network on Monday. Within a month of going…