Marketing

Be Kind to the Frontline
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.

4 Trends in SMS Retail Marketing (and How to Use Them)
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…

Zoom in: Learn What Gen Z Expects From Brands Post-Pandemic
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…

Top Performing Ad Elements: How Brands Can Boost Creative in 2020
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…

How Retailers Can Re-Engage Their Customers Via SMS Marketing
May 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm

Regardless of the circumstance, retailers must meet their customers where they are. With cell phone usage increasing by 56 percent among all consumers since COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have been enforced, retailers must pivot their marketing strategies to meet customers in their new medium of choice: SMS. According to research from BounceX’s COVID-19 retail report, owned…

Rebecca Minkoff on Marketing During a Crisis
May 26, 2020 at 3:32 pm

During the Women in Retail and Total Retail Virtual Lounge, held on April 28, Rebecca Minkoff, co-founder and creative director, Rebecca Minkoff, participated in an interview that touched on a wide range of topics. In this video clip, Minkoff notes that out of times of great challenge, such as economic depressions and health pandemics, emerges innovation and truly great companies.

The Things You’ll Wish You Had Done to Build for Recovery
May 26, 2020 at 3:21 pm

As difficult as it might be to envision, the recovery from COVID-19 is inevitable. While marketers are understandably focused on the present day, it’s only a matter of time before the market corrects and people get back to working, shopping, traveling, and going about their lives. The question isn’t just what marketers need to do…

How ELOQUII Embraces its Authentic Voice Through Influencer Content
May 23, 2020 at 9:47 am

In episode 248 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Mariah Chase, CEO of ELOQUII, a plus-sized clothing brand for women. Listen in as Chase discusses the history of the brand, her career background, and how ELOQUII fills a gap in the market for quality plus-sized apparel. She shares how the brand is communicating…

The Short- and Medium-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Marketing
May 22, 2020 at 10:26 am

By now, we know the overall impact of COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2020 on some of the larger players in the digital advertising ecosystem was not as bad as initially feared. This is broadly consistent with what Kenshoo saw in its quarterly reporting on the state of online advertising as well. However, it…