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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. Red: Fast Fashion | Blue: Sustainable Fashion (2015-2020). This post Retailers and the rising trend of sustainability: what marketers need to know originally appeared on Sprout Social.

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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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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. REI is a retail brand that has a business interest in Black Friday.

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

Buffer Social

The team will also be rolling out a robust retail education and sampling program and nurturing long-term paid partnerships with new brand ambassadors to make sure they’re sharing this value with as many potential customers as possible.

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7 Proven Social Media Promotion Ideas That Don’t Suck

Hootsuite

Over 2 hours a day , in fact, which is 30% more time than in 2015. According to McKinsey, consumers — and especially Gen Z — value authenticity above all. If you have an authentic connection with your customers, they’ll enjoy seeing their photos featured on your page. So how do you capture even a bit of that attention?

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Just get us the Millennials! #Marketing #Fail

Janet Fouts

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. Make 2015 the year you put mindful social marketing into practice. They text instead of using voicemail or email.

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Social Media Listening. Will We Learn?

Diva Marketing Blog

As we close out 2015 and begin the circle dance anew, there will be lots of predictions of what 2016 will hold in terms of marketing trends and must dos. It was positioned as the golden grail that would be the beginning of authentic conversational marketing. And then it was 2015. . This is not one of those posts.