Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This sentiment emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and personal fit when considering entrepreneurship as a career path. 14 percent of respondents had a more traditional vision, aspiring to establish “a retail shop or store.” Presently, Junior Achievement reaches more than 4.4

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This is thanks to increasing online purchases and the growth of omnichannel retail. What’s driving the ecommerce chatbot revolution—a market that’s expected to hit $1.25 Chatbots save retailers time and money by allowing them to customers at any time. This is a major time and money-saver for online retailers.

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Oktopost

JANUARY 12, 2021

” According to research in 2020, customer experience has now overtaken product and price as the key differentiator between brands. It also makes it necessary to employ traditionally B2C-oriented marketing techniques to attract new B2B leads and retain your current customers. The same rings true in B2B marketing.

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Keyhole.co

MAY 31, 2023

If you compare a year-old brand in clothing retail to that of Gap, which has been around for decades, your competitive benchmarking will fall short. Research your industry Researching your industry is important to navigate the vast sea of information to find the right competitors to benchmark against.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2022

There’s a universal truth behind the rise of conversational marketing: People miss talking to other people. To provide the best customer experience possible, invest in conversational marketing. Let’s dive into what conversational marketing is and how it will help your social media strategy evolve. Conversational commerce.

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Oktopost

DECEMBER 22, 2019

In an interpersonal scenario, active listening means you’re really trying to understand the person speaking to you, and it’s no different when we’re talking about social media marketing. Social listening also helps you keep tabs on the social media sentiment toward your company and products. The Benefits of Listening.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In spite of all the research and prep that marketers funnel into campaign planning, creative production or hashtag ideation, campaigns tend to chart a path of their own post-launch. Initially, #AthleteAnd was just a hashtag we used to brand and market players’ stories. Social media campaigns are living, breathing things.

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Sprout Social

MAY 4, 2021

Executives overwhelmingly agree that social commerce is driving an increasing portion of their company’s marketing-driven revenue, according to The State of Social Media Investment Report. The Tiny Tassel , a retailer specializing in handmade jewelry, uses Facebook Shop features to create informative, Facebook-native product pages.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Our research shows that the most effective purchase drivers on social media are recommendations from friends, comments and product reviews and familiarity with a brand. Akeeme Hogg Social Media and Email Marketing Lead, ServiceMaster Brands. Combine positive brand sentiment with high brand recognition and you get fans.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 2, 2022

There’s no question that a customer experience strategy is key to business success in today’s market. Do your research (AKA a competitive analysis). Spend some time researching the customer experience landscape. But knowing where to start when creating a winning strategy can be daunting. Why you should have one.

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Twist Image

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I was in Orlando this morning, presenting to the Retail Industry Leaders Association. I grabbed a coffee with an old friend, who is now running marketing for a major retailer in the United States. With that, the senior leadership felt that it would be a good time for fresh eyes on the brand and marketing. Go backwards?

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Pixlee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

With brand authenticity as the overarching principle, marketing strategies have changed, and customer engagement KPIs have come to the forefront. The digital marketing arena has given rise to an unprecedented number of options available to consumers. As an integral part of your marketing strategy, this helps to: Analyze performance.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We spoke to marketers across industries to see what their brands are planning and what they’d like to see from their peers this Women’s History Month. Avoiding Women’s History Month marketing mishaps Consumers increasingly decide who to buy from based on how a brand’s values align with their own. Something isn’t adding up.

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Talkwalker SM

JULY 23, 2015

Intimate knowledge of markets and customers alike is the key to success for any brand. Market Research: Fashion Trends From NYC to LA. Where are people especially interested in a particular retailer? Local marketing strategies increase the chances of success for any campaign. Tastes vary, no doubt about it.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Having in-depth knowledge of your Instagram target audience is an essential part of a successful Instagram marketing strategy. Finding and researching your Instagram target audience. Additionally, you’ll also discover some audience research tips so you can learn how to target an audience on Instagram. Start with larger personas.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Voice of the customer is a market research term for the process of collecting, analyzing and implementing customer feedback data. This is a common collection method for online retailers. Social listening is great for monitoring brand sentiment, understanding your customers’ needs and wants and keeping an eye on your competitors.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 16, 2019

It’s no secret that many marketers still struggle with social media measurement. And this is all despite the wealth of analytics and tools available to marketers today. According to our own data , marketers are focused on a variety of metrics that define what’s working (and what isn’t!) . #1: The problem? A bit of both?

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 19, 2021

Executives overwhelmingly agree that social commerce is driving an increasing portion of their company’s marketing-driven revenue, according to The State of Social Media Investment Report. Savvy sellers can use this information to confirm the existing voice of customer research against real examples.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 11, 2022

Retail bots are reshaping social commerce, helping brands make big dollars selling their products and services on social media. Consumer spending via retail bots is predicted to hit $142 billion USD by 2024… a massive 4,971% increase from 2019’s $2.8 What is a retail bot? 9 ways retailers are using chatbots. billion USD.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 22, 2021

Once marketers identify which social media platforms their audience uses, they also need to familiarize themselves with the in’s and out’s of what makes each platform tick. Sprout data reveals 54% of marketers say video is the most valuable content for achieving their brand’s social goals, making YouTube a prime candidate for brands.

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Later

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

If you’re a small business just getting started with social media marketing , it can be challenging to know which platform will help you tap into the right audience – especially if you’re a time-strapped solopreneur! So before you get started, it’s a good idea to sit down and define your social media marketing goals.

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Razor Social

MARCH 30, 2016

89% of marketers found listening to be effective but only 37% listened -Saleforce 2015 state of marketing report Click To Tweet. Here is an example of a clothing retailer who wanted to track influencers for a specific campaign using Brandwatch. Sentiment Analysis. BuzzSumo is a tool for competitor research.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

It’s used by companies around the world to understand their customers better and inform their next marketing step. Listening gives you a better perspective on how customers feel about you (brand perception) or shapes your next marketing campaign. Listening on Facebook is a step up from monitoring and taking action. Ingenius: Storage.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 22, 2018

But while research indicates that people define transparency as being open, clear and honest, employees often look to executive leadership to be a living example of how that actually manifests for their business. But it should also be the easiest to counter because research indicates it couldn’t be further from the truth.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 29, 2024

Your online reputation management impacts more than just your marketing team. Continuous reputation monitoring allows businesses to detect potential issues or negative trends in sentiment early on. An endorsement from an influencer within your target market can have the same impact as positive media coverage, if not more.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

JANUARY 2, 2020

In fact, some retailers report that holiday sales make up 30% of their total revenue for the year. According to the National Retail Federation , 56% of gift-givers began their holiday shopping in early November and an estimated 190 million consumers shopped between Thanksgiving Day and Cyber Monday. 7 Visa Embraces #ShopSmall.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 21, 2023

They’re also excellent brand awareness, SEO and market research tools. A retail store, for example, could use automation to send a thank you response to all positive reviews and flag negative ones for immediate attention. Use feedback as a marketing asset Did you know Google reviews work as social proof?

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Bill Hartzer

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

I guess their intention is to “corner the market” and cover just about every possible scenario that they could possibly put into the application. And do the initial research. Just think. An attorney (or attorneys) got paid to write those 16,728 words. And edit it.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It might feel counterintuitive, but 90% of shoppers turn to social media for retail and often look for help with buying decisions. With that shift, consumers paved a new purchase journey for retailers to follow. At its most basic, social media is a marketing and sales tool. Change isn’t a bad thing–it’s quite the opposite.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Trends our researchers are tracking for the rest of the year. Our research team painstakingly compiled our social trends predictions for 2020. Our research team painstakingly compiled our social trends predictions for 2020. New digital divides in key demographics, a shift towards performance marketing tactics. Very right.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 30, 2019

Do you have your social media marketing strategy squared away for 2019? Because 2018 was a whirlwind year for social marketing to say the least. Last years happenings combined with this year’s emerging trends have left marketers with a sense of analysis paralysis. Research your audience. If not, we don’t blame you.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 2, 2023

In today’s digital age, it’s crucial for marketers to take steps to protect their brand safety online. In this article, we’ll share strategies and best practices that marketers can use to safeguard their brand’s reputation on social media. For marketers, brand safety is most relevant when running social media ads.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 11, 2022

According to the Sprout Social Index™ , more than two-thirds of marketers anticipate investing at least a quarter of their budget into metaverse tactics over the next 12 months. Some 33% of marketers believe their brands are ahead of the curve for implementing augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) into their social strategy.

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Laurel Papworth

JUNE 9, 2023

How will we adapt to artificial intelligence, especially in a job market that suddenly looks VERY different? “GPTs on GPTS” the report from OpenAI, OpenLabs Research and the University of Pennsylvania gives very interesting insight into the jobs that will impacted – hundreds of them – from 19% exposure to 100%.

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Keyhole.co

MAY 18, 2023

of users follow or research brands and products on Facebook. The average Facebook Page in the retail industry receives 974,000 monthly impressions. The average Facebook Business Page in the retail industry receives 974,000 monthly impressions. 82% of B2B content marketers use Twitter. 93% of B2B marketers use LinkedIn.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 12, 2023

Time and again, customer experience research has shown that superior CX can drive high retention, Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV), revenue and growth for your business. For example, let’s say a retail business sets a goal to reduce customer support response times. And that’s not all.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 9, 2021

According to our own research, 65% of consumers have already made purchases directly through social media. For example, if you’re a retail business and a holiday is coming up, you can create a shoppable Facebook ad for a new product line. But increasingly, social is where consumers go to both discover and buy from brands.

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