by Rupert Adam March 23, 2016 Follow @emailcenterMarch 23, 2016 One of the frustrations we have as a team is how many of the myths of email marketing are still regurgitated and are holding email marketers back. Much of this exists within the retail industry, so here are the top ones we would like to … Continue reading A Quick Guide to Email Marketing for Retailers – Dispelling the Myths
by Bryan Pearson March 21, 2016 Follow @pearson4loyaltyMarch 21, 2016 Companies are failing at one of the most-used forms of customer service, emails, and it is sending their customers away. For retailers, this failure may signal a problem more serious than lost sales. Dear Acme Whiz-Bang Co., I write to inform you that the coffee … Continue reading Digital Sucking Sound: Email, Not Price, Is Costing Retailers Sales
by Chris Horton February 26, 2016 Follow @chrshortonFebruary 26, 2016 Perhaps the best piece of evidence that a given marketing technology has reached maturity and broad-based consumer acceptance lies in its ability to drive conversion actions at every stage of the buying cycle. According to Criteo’s Q4 2015 State of Mobile Commerce report, mobile apps … Continue reading Hey Retailers: Want to Boost Sales Conversion? Build a Mobile App
The new Strategic Framework for Retail Customer Journeys includes a set of retailer-focused analysis and marketing tools. Barry Levine on January 20, 2016 at 5:53 pm Salesforce is now offering a free team of experts to meet with retailers and set up a plan for how its Marketing Cloud can be utilized for their needs. The … Continue reading Retailers: Salesforce Will Now Send A Free Team of Experts To Match Its Marketing Cloud To Your Needs
by Margot da Cunha December 27, 2015December 27, 2015 A retail marketer who isn’t utilizing remarketing is like a fisherman with no bait. Similarly, your chances of catching a fish (or conversion) are much smaller if you don’t have the proper tools to do so. With the holiday season upon us, I’ve been doing a … Continue reading 5 Remarkable Remarketing Audiences Retailers MUST Target
With holiday shopping in full swing, make sure you’re thoroughly prepared. Columnist David Rekuc has some tips to ensure you have a lucrative season. David Rekuc on December 3, 2015 December is here, and the holiday shopping season is off to a great start — especially for the e-commerce industry. But when the pressure is … Continue reading Last-Minute Holiday Checklist For Online Retailers
Sprout Social finds most merchants fail to respond to consumer questions on Facebook and Twitter, a problem compounded during the holiday shopping season when the volume of requests increases. Martin Beck on November 5, 2015 Quka / Shutterstock.com Ignoring your customers is a cardinal sin of business. Yet that’s exactly what a large majority … Continue reading Study: Retailers Are Ignoring More Than 80% Of Customers’ Social Media Requests
The data visualization tool shows search data on more than 5,000 products in US cities. Ginny Marvin on October 23, 2015 To help retailers better understand shopper search habits in the US at the local level, Google is opening up more of its cache of product search data in a new visualization tool called Shopping Insights. … Continue reading Google’s New Shopping Insights Tool Shows Retailers Product Search Intent At The Local Level
Many retailers are still not taking advantage of the power of mobile to increase in-store sales; columnist Allan Haims explains why and how they should. Allan Haims on October 23, 2015 While consumers are unquestionably connected to their smartphones, only a fraction of them is shopping via their mobile devices, which represents a huge missed … Continue reading Retailers: How To Engage Mobile Holiday Shoppers This Year
Victoria VessellaSeptember 26, 2015 Getting your product into retail stores can be a daunting task. Shelf space is valuable real estate, as countless vendors are competing for a slice of the same pie. It’s important to remember that retailers have their own objective, which is to drive revenue with the products they provide to consumers. … Continue reading Tips for Negotiating with Retailers
