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5 Social Media Innovations Retailers Need To Try!

Stay N' Alive

billion in 2016, that’s a 16% increase from 2015! This lets users press a button that gives product descriptions, prices, and a “shop now” option! Polyvore allows you to create collages of products from different retailers, and shares details as well as a link to purchase! Sales went up to $394.9

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9 Genius Ideas to Steal for Your Black Friday + Cyber Monday Marketing Campaigns (with Real-life Examples)

Buffer Social

According to the National Retail Federation, we’re looking at a record-breaking November and December this year, with total sales reaching a staggering $966.6 Outdoor apparel retailer REI has led the charge here, opting out of Black Friday for years on the trot. billion in the U.S. The soaps sold out within hours. 

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Top 8 Viral Social Campaigns of the Year

Social Media Strategies Summit

Rather than invest in the high price tag of a Super Bowl TV ad, Dietz & Watson ran this shareable video on digital and social channels. According to the National Retail Federation , the percentage of U.S. consumers who are finding inspiration for Halloween on Instagram has doubled since 2015.

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The Long Tales - The Best In Business Innovation Content - Issue #3

Twist Image

At what price marketing? It's naive to call Amazon an online retailer. The news of Cambridge Analytica came out back in 2015. Between 2015 and now, we've all leveraged this data as it is. Facebook shut down the "friend of a friend" access back in 2015, when the vulnerability was found. The premium prices?

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

Webbiquity SMM

A major home-goods retailer recently required some help authentically connecting with consumers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). According to metrics gleaned from the MENA-region Arabic sites during Ramadan in 2015, high numbers of sessions occurred at midnight, when many Ramadan celebrants were having sohor (late dinner).

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Facebook Updates: Dynamic Ads and Website Custom Audience Enhancements

Jon Loomer

First, a minor label adjustment… On February 17, 2015, Facebook announced the launch of Dynamic Product Ads , a way for advertisers to show ads dynamically to Facebook users based on products they previously visited on that advertiser’s website or mobile app. Here are the details… Click To Tweet.

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2016 Holiday Social Ad Spend; What We’ve Learned

Ignite Social Media

That said, retails sales for the holiday season didn’t hurt as they were up 4% over 2015 to $658.3 The majority (73.3%) of US Internet users specified sales or price discounts followed by quality of merchandise (60.5%). For instance, sales price and discounts had a strong influence as did quality and selection.

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