Direct Marketing Observations

article thumbnail

What Social Media Lesson Did Gap Learn?

Direct Marketing Observations

Clothing retailer Gap decided to change logos. Then you jump on a social network with 500 million users while you still can. Gap North America president Marka Hansen,&# ‘The outpouring of comments’ shows ‘we did not go about this in the right way&# … So for those of you who missed this from last week.

article thumbnail

Consumer Empowerment or Why Brands Can’t Afford to Falter

Direct Marketing Observations

When we add mobile and mobile social to the mix, the old adage of you never get a second chance at a first impression will have never loomed more large. Survival for brands and retailers will now be predicated on a customer expectation that is high, seamless, one click in theory, and will eventually be one site in nature.

Brands 166