Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The Social Media Buzz Awards celebrate the best individuals, agencies, companies, brands, and organizations across the social media spectrum. That’s why we’re pleased to announce that our client, Altar’d State, is a finalist in the Best Retail/E-commerce Social Media Strategy/Campaign category. Finalist for Social Media Buzz Awards.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Even major brands are taking note. 3 trend forecasting tips for retail brands. Keeping an eye out for relevant social media trends that align with your brand is a full-time job (or department) in itself, but we know a lot of brands aren’t there yet. 3 social-first fashion trends that made waves in 2021.

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Sprout Social

MAY 3, 2022

The cannabis industry is booming, which means more brands are leveraging social media as a channel to promote their products, share educational information about cannabis use, and advocate for decriminalization, social justice and destigmatization. Now more than ever, brands are fighting for higher visibility amongst cannabis consumers.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 18, 2019

It’s natural for retail brands to want to learn how to drive direct results via social media, whether in sales or leads. In one of our social media retail case studies, a mid-sized office supply retailer was able to see an overall $1.11 return on ad spend (ROAS) and even higher numbers for its partner products.

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Meltwater

APRIL 6, 2017

There’s no shortage of inspiring content from fashion brands and retailers on Snapchat these days—from… Read More.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JUNE 8, 2023

Brands have many reasons to move away from the social media giant Facebook. But the challenge for brands remains: how can you stand out on a platform that prioritizes content from friends and family? Here are six brands achieving killer results on Facebook in 2023 to inspire you. So Facebook can’t be all bad.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 6, 2022

In 2020, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest revamped their shopping tools to help retailers capitalize on this trend. And product-based brands are flocking to this new technology in droves, with 73% of businesses currently selling on social platforms. They primarily promote their products on Facebook by tagging them in their content.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 13, 2021

A lot of us think that way because we’re used to social media being a place for audiences to interact and engage with brands in a fun and loving way, but a recent study shows that consumers want to see brands provide customer service on social. Social media is meant to be one thing and one thing only – and that’s social, right?

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Ignite Social Media

MAY 18, 2017

For this holiday, many of the industry’s biggest brands have a great reason to participate in marketing to moms, daughters, fathers and more. With so many brands using social media for Mother’s Day to their advantage, who made an impact and who fell short. Total spending is expected to reach $23.6 Here’s what we discovered: HP.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

And this is the potential that ecommerce brands are capitalizing on. Plenty of small brands were built for Instagram, or rather, it was Instagram that helped build them in the first place. Retail activity through this channel will only increase. Ecommerce brands need to make the most of this opportunity. billion U.S.

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Ignite Social Media

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

With its infinite scroll functionality, thumb-stopping content, and the high possibility of video virality, TikTok has taken the world by storm and it’s a no-brainer to infer that retailers and CPG brands alike should be thinking of ways to integrate the platform into their social media mix. BMW Fuses Content with Innovation.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Even the most well-known legacy brands need to adapt to attract audiences over the years. A strategy that made a brand successful years ago may be obsolete in the future, that’s why building brand awareness remains critical for established and upcoming businesses alike.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2023

In a world where star ratings can make or break a brand, review analysis is your north star. It gives you deep insights from customer feedback so you can uncover trends, make targeted improvements to your business and build a richer brand management strategy. Why should brands carry out review analysis? Let’s take a closer look.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Here are ten brands demonstrating the potential of non-fungible tokens for building awareness , promoting campaigns, and driving sales. For many brands and consumers, the value of NFTs doesn’t come from the token itself but the sense of community built around it. Clinique: Support Your Brand Values. Image source.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 8, 2016

Fashion brands with high levels of engagement on social channels like Instagram, are seeing growth in online sales. Plus, we do some pretty cool work with big name brands. So with that, here are three social media trends fashion and beauty retailers should leverage. Not to mention, social media serves as an interactive magazine.

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Brands who embrace diversity in their campaigns, content, and hiring practices are representing a wide range of races, genders, orientations, and abilities, to name a few things. More than ever before, consumers are holding brands accountable to make key marketing changes to showcase different faces and voices. ThirdLove .

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Pixlee

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful force for businesses across many industries, and the relationships that brands can build with influencers can create irreplaceable value when executed well. . Success with influencers in driving retail sales depends largely on first partnering with the right type of influencer for your brand.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

AUGUST 29, 2018

And, we see how women are leading the world of content marketing. Facebook is introducing a cool new feature, 3D posts, and some big brands are already using it. Wayfair, an online homewares retailer, Jurassic World and fashion brand Coach are among the first brands to try it out. Subscribe by clicking here. .

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Sprout Social

JULY 18, 2022

Keep reading to learn more about how TikTok is shaping the literary industry and what brands can take away from this trending subculture. Now, anyone can have the power to make a book fly off the shelves and brands are taking note. How 3 brands are promoting popular BookTok recommendations on TikTok. Maas , don’t worry.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The metaverse is the new internet frontier and popular brands are taking advantage of this evolving technology. In this article, we’ll discuss how top brands are approaching metaverse brand activations and industries making the largest strides. Metaverse brand activations: What they look like today.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

This prolonged and hyper-social holiday shopping season means it’s more important than ever for retailers to be ready for the influx of messages this time of year will bring. billion messages across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to find out how retailers fared in previous holiday shopping seasons and what brands can expect for 2018.

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Sprout Social

MAY 11, 2023

Operating on social media without brand safety tools is like browsing the internet without malware protection. Brand safety has traditionally been relegated to just protecting brands from advertising on or near inappropriate content online. What are brand safety tools? What are brand safety tools?

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Pixlee

JUNE 16, 2021

Retail and ecommerce faced significant shifts in the past year, driven by store closures, no-contact shopping and myriad other challenges. Take a close look at these statistics to get a better idea of what’s happening in ecommerce and retail in 2021 and how it might affect your business in the near future. Share User-Generated Content.

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Audiense

JUNE 19, 2023

Successfully pulling off a user generated content (UGC) campaign with the use of social media is a golden feather in the cap of any retail marketer. More importantly, social media makes it very easy for smart retailers to execute affordable and effective UGC campaigns.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

Brands are flocking to Facebook but are overlooking the significant opportunities and value that bloggers bring to digital marketing initiatives, according to the T echnorati 2013 Digital Influence Report. However brands are spending 57% of their social budgets on Facebook and only six per cent on blogs. Bloggers are important in PR.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Influencer marketing can be highly impactful, with one-third of consumers agreeing that influencer posts are the best way for brands to persuade customers to try new products. Port of Seattle’s influencer program started with just a handful of bloggers attending the launch of two new retailers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).

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Ignite Social Media

MARCH 22, 2019

As Spring approaches, it’s important to start strong and capture your audience’s attention with content that’s fresh and relevant to the season. If you work with a brand that’s ahead of the game you’ve probably already started to produce and capture spring content. Cleanup for Spring. Host a Fresh UGC Contest.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With its ability to get in front of a wide array of consumers, social media may be the darling of retail and B2C brands, but it is increasingly difficult for ANY business to ignore the power of social media marketing. Like many brands, Slack uses their social media to appeal to different subsets of their target audience.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

And it’s the most engaging type of in-feed social content, so short-form is definitely a crowd favorite. With the ability to publish longer videos and consumers’ love of short form video, there’s a lot of Reel-estate for brands to get creative and boost their engagement. Instagram Reel ideas for fashion and retail brands.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

US retail social commerce sales are projected to exceed $56 billion by 2023 , marking an opportunity businesses can’t afford to miss out on. This report unpacks what brands can learn from these early adopters and how they can become even more competitive in this uncharted market. Consumers use social commerce to treat themselves.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a study from Accenture , comScore , and dunnhumbyUSA aimed at helping consumer packaged goods (CPG) marketers, visitors to CPG brand websites buy 37% more in retail stores than non-visitors to the brand site. Give the user a reason to be there. Give the user a reason to come back.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Sprout’s Tagging feature has changed the reporting game for many brands. In this article, we’ll show you how 3 brands have created a Tagging strategy for marketing campaigns, cross-org reporting and better insights. London-based retailer River Island uses Tags to make this reporting process easier. Let’s dive in.

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The Realtime Report

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Amazon Is Most Popular Retailer on Pinterest In Terms of Content Shared. Retailers are putting out their best efforts on Pinterest for the 2013 holiday season. Out of the top ten retail sites, web content from Amazon is most shared on Pinterest, followed by Walmart and then Apple.

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Ignite Social Media

AUGUST 27, 2020

With an emerging influx of new engaging users, we have seen a variety of new and old trending social media content stick on social channels over the course of the year and here they are. When it comes to content, one type rules above all else: Video. According to a Cisco study , by 2022, 82% of all online content will be video content.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We unpack how your brand can use these examples to spark your own scroll-stopping ideas—while maximizing your budget and doing more with less. According to The Sprout Social Index™ , the most memorable thing brands can do on social is respond to their customers. The play: Social customer care isn’t just for digital-first brands.

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Twist Image

JUNE 9, 2017

Much has been written about the demise of retail. You will find a lot of articles with super-scary headlines ( The retail apocalypse has officially descended on America , Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point? A lack of interest in traditionally strong retail brands? Will there be an Airbnb for retail?

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 19, 2022

If one thing remains true, it’s that there will always be a need for content. Think of content as the connection point between brands and consumers. As companies grow their brands, the need to communicate with consumers and attract new customers puts the demand for content at an all-time high. They’re everywhere.

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