Customer Acquisition

3 Customer-Focused Mobile Strategies That Drive Profits 
October 12, 2016 at 9:47 am

Growth is the No. 1 priority for retail CEOs. Growth is good; profitable growth is even better. However, profitable growth is becoming harder to achieve, thanks to two powerful forces in e-commerce squeezing profit margins for brands: competitive pricing and rising customer acquisition costs. To combat shrinking margins, smart companies are moving beyond simply improving…

Making Big Data Actionable for Multichannel Retailers
October 6, 2016 at 9:47 am

Go to any retail marketing conference and you’ll probably hear some variation of the following two statements: "We don’t have enough data to make good marketing decisions." "We’re drowning in a sea of too much data and don’t have a way to make it actionable." Every retailer recognizes that profitable customer acquisition, retention and activation require data-driven methodologies. Yet, a recent…

James Allen's Strategy for Acquiring Millennials
September 19, 2016 at 12:02 pm

James Allen is an online retailer of diamond and bridal jewelry. Like most every other retailer, capturing the wallet share of millennials is critical to the brand's future. In episode 53 of Total Retail Talks, Johanna Tzur, chief marketing officer of James Allen, details how a partnership with BuzzFeed and a mobile-first approach is paying…

Pizza at Urban Outfitters? Tacos at Tommy Bahama? How Retailers Can Rethink the In-Store Experience
September 19, 2016 at 8:00 am

Traditional retailers are struggling. In the spring of 2016 alone, we saw Sports Authority declare bankruptcy, Aeropostale lose 93 percent of its share price before declaring insolvency, and sales at Kohl's drop. Even as recently as August 11, Macy’s announced it will close another 100 stores. There's little doubt that competition from online retailers has…

The Path to Customer Retention
September 14, 2016 at 1:22 pm

Traditional retailers are struggling. In the spring of 2016 alone, we saw Sports Authority declare bankruptcy, Aeropostale lose 93 percent of its share price before declaring insolvency, and sales at Kohl’s drop. Even as recently as August 11, Macy’s announced it will close another 100 stores. There’s little doubt that competition from online retailers has […]

Safe and Vault Store Secures Conversions From Social Referral Traffic
September 6, 2016 at 9:09 am

Safe and Vault Store, a manufacturer and online retailer of safes and vaults, is using a referral marketing strategy via social channels such as Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter to help it acquire new customers. In episode 51 of Total Retail Talks, Dominic Schwebs, website administrator for Safe and Vault Store, discusses how the referral program…

The New Tools of the Customer Loyalty Trade
August 17, 2016 at 10:34 am

In an age of instant access, customer loyalty is a rare commodity. The idea of consumers purchasing the same brand that their parents or grandparents did seems quaint in comparison to the seemingly infinite options presented to them today. So, how can retail marketers not only gain new customers, but maintain their loyalty? It comes…