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There's more to Woolrich than just plaid flannel. In episode 112 of Total Retail Talks, Rick English, director of web analytics for the iconic outdoor apparel brand, and Paul Corey, senior account manager, Listrak, discuss Woolrich's key digital growth strategies for the 2017 holiday season. The discussion looks back at the 2016 holiday season to…

This past Tuesday, Amazon sent a segment of its customers email alerts that an item on their baby registry had been purchased and was on the way. The problem was many of the email recipients weren't pregnant, much less have a baby registry. MarketWatch reports the notifications were due to a glitch on Amazon's part.…

Marketing is hard enough without the uncertainty of macro disruptions. But lately, the threat of a macro disruption seems to lurk behind every corner. Natural disasters, terrorism, the possibility of nuclear war, a tweeter-in-chief who can send the stock market in one direction and the media echo chamber in another with 140 characters or less.…

At last count, there are 2,666 emojis, and billions of them are sent every day — including 5 billion on Facebook Messenger alone! These modern day hieroglyphs pepper text messages, tweets, photo captions, status updates, and even a series of operas and ballets at London’s Royal Opera House. The meteoric rise of emojis has been…

The 2017 back-to-school (BTS) season is winding down, but that doesn't mean it's too late to brush up on your email marketing ABCs. Although students are back in classrooms, the BTS shopping season won't end for another few weeks. Before BTS transitions into the holiday season, check out the below infographic by Campaigner and Lesson…

Email is still the marketing king, regardless of how many sexy new channels come along to challenge the throne. In fact, our own research shows that 47 percent of marketers report that email generates the highest return on investment for their organization. So if email is the workhorse of marketing, retailers must be smarter about…

The holiday season is still months away; however, it's never too early to think of dashing into consumers’ inboxes. While most are spending their summer in the pool, it's time for retailers to wrap up their tanning lotion and towels, and begin preparing their holiday campaigns for the most wonderful time of the year. To…

Despite years of speculation that consumers are too overwhelmed with the volume of marketing emails to open them, new data from Yes Lifecycle Marketing indicates that subscribers are actually interested in those emails. At the same time, the report shows that an eagerness among consumers to receive and open marketing emails is simply not enough…

Despite years of speculation that consumers are too overwhelmed with the volume of marketing emails to open them, new data from Yes Lifecycle Marketing indicates that subscribers are actually interested in those emails. At the same time, the report shows that an eagerness among consumers to receive and open marketing emails is simply not enough […]

You’ve worked hard to attract browsers to your site, collect email addresses and write catchy subject lines. Now you just need to convince your subscriber to revisit your website and make a purchase. In order to persuade him or her to click through to your website and convert, you’ll want to have relevant, engaging content…