Marketing

COVID-19’s Impact on Amazon Sponsored Products
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…

Is it Better to Rent or Own Your Marketing Channels?
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…

How to Evolve In-Store Marketing Amid a Pandemic
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…

COVID-19 Makes the Problem of Ad Fraud More Complex for Retailers
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…

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…