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Retailers and the rising trend of sustainability: what marketers need to know

Sprout Social

And while the retail industry has weathered significant change lately, sustainability is one trend that just keeps rising. Lyst used Good On You ratings to define what makes a sustainable brand. But with the movement so broad and ill-defined, it was only a matter of time before brands leveraged sustainability for all the wrong reasons.

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The Power of Purpose: How Taking a Stand Helps Brands to Win Customer’s Hearts (and Business)

Buffer Social

But REI, an outdoor clothing and equipment brand, does Black Friday differently to other retailers. It might seem counter-intuitive to think that closing all your retail stores on the busiest shopping day of the year will be good for business. Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year in the U.S.,

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7 Proven Social Media Promotion Ideas That Don’t Suck

Hootsuite

Research shows that interaction — even briefly — with your brand on social media leads to increased brand awareness and loyalty , and influences purchasing behavior. Over 2 hours a day , in fact, which is 30% more time than in 2015. 44% of all internet users regularly look up brands on social media networks.

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10 Small Businesses on How They’re Doing Marketing Differently in 2022

Buffer Social

Prioritizing One-on-One Interactions Alison Hazinski, owner of One and Only Paper Alison Hazinski, the owner and designer behind stationery and gifts brand One and Only Paper , has found that one-on-one customer interaction is the strongest channel for business growth, so she’ll be prioritizing those opportunities.

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Fluency of Culture, Not Language, Is Key to Winning Big in Global Online Markets

Webbiquity SMM

Indeed, to best engage global consumers, brands need more than online linguistic fluency. But this approach really moves the needle in generating brand trust, engagement, conversions and revenue. Social can help businesses quickly establish and maintain brand awareness and loyalty. They also need cultural fluency.

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Just get us the Millennials! #Marketing #Fail

Janet Fouts

I can’t count the number of times I’ve sat in meetings with brands large and small and heard the marching orders. Shop locally and prefer hand-made and authenticity to mass production. They check in at retailers, restaurants and they expect brands to respond with authentic voices, not canned responses.

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13 Amazing Facts About Digitally Native Vertical Brands

Pixlee

The future of online retail is here, now, and quickly becoming the norm. These examples of vertical commerce (or v-commerce for short)—also known as digitally-native vertical brands (DNVB) —are quickly becoming forces to be reckoned with. So, why are DNVBs being called the future of online retail ? Familiar with Warby Parker?

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