Marketing
June 15, 2020 at 7:31 pm
Way back in 1995, Amazon.com made its first-ever customer sale. Within two short months, Amazon was generating $20,000 per week in the U.S. and countries around the world. Today, Amazon has become the go-to marketplace for more than 310 million customers, with over 54 percent of all product searches occurring on Amazon. In other words, Amazon…
June 11, 2020 at 5:14 pm
Retail has been completely flipped on its head. An industry, which once solely relied on brick-and-mortar locations, has undergone a massive transformation with the introduction of the digital ecosystem. The shift to online and in-app purchases may lead some to believe that physical store locations have been rendered obsolete. However, the reality is that couldn’t…
June 9, 2020 at 4:42 pm
In April, Tinuiti released its Q1 2020 Amazon Ads Benchmark Report, which provided many actionable insights around COVID-19’s impact on Amazon advertising, especially with Amazon Sponsored Products. The results come from anonymized data of over $400 million annual Amazon ad spend under Tinuiti’s management. Take a look at some key findings about upward trends surrounding…
June 9, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Controlling your communication with customers is the best way to ensure that every interaction with them is impactful and meaningful. However, if you’re only renting the channels through which you’re communicating, many factors of your messaging are beyond your control. Take channels like Facebook or Google, for example. These channels are rented, which means the…
June 8, 2020 at 5:43 pm
Statista recently published a statistic that drives home the impact COVID-19 has had on virtually every facet of our lives. Since the pandemic, only 3 percent of Americans say they have not made any changes to their lifestyle. For retailers, their journey to reopen will also include changes; changes that will elevate awareness and encourage…
June 5, 2020 at 5:20 pm
Marketing strategies developed for a pre-COVID world are, in the most part, not optimal for the realities of today. Brick-and-mortar retailers will be grappling with the challenges of strengthening their online presence and customer acquisition efforts. Strong online retailers will be facing more competitors, while likely also observing impacts of reduced consumer confidence. In this…
June 4, 2020 at 7:16 pm
Dreamr, a specialized, full-service brand box firm founded by Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) partner Patti Hester, has launched the Gratitude Box project, a nonprofit program that enables consumers to gift care boxes to frontline healthcare heroes, first responders, and essential workers who are risking their lives with selfless acts during the COVID-19 crisis.
June 3, 2020 at 4:58 pm
Retailers have used SMS marketing for several years, but the promotional method is always evolving. SMS marketing is another term for text message marketing. When applied to the retail sector, the possibilities are virtually endless. People are accustomed to both receiving and sending texts, so using them to engage with retail brands should come naturally to…
June 2, 2020 at 2:58 pm
With 200 million users worldwide and nearly 20 percent of American students counted as users, Brainly is now the world’s largest online learning community. Not just for the Gen Zers it serves, but also for myself as a student of this increasingly influential demographic. This new generation is being shaped now more than ever as…
June 1, 2020 at 2:49 pm
What if you didn’t have to guess the winning lottery numbers? What if you didn’t have to guess which horse wins the race? What if you didn’t have to guess if your advertisement would be successful? It’s 2020, and there’s no need to guess anymore. Well, at least in advertising. We measured more than 150…
