Likeable

APRIL 2, 2019

Last month, Likeable held a one-day client summit focused on digital innovation to share best practices and insights around how retail brands should be preparing for the future of social media. Ultimately, Pinterest is a planning network, where users prepare in advance for holidays and key events. We’re stuck in our own bubble.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

BFCM — Black Friday and Cyber Monday — is an exhilarating but often daunting time of year for business owners and marketers.  But capturing market attention is well worth doing over this high-spend period. Outdoor apparel retailer REI has led the charge here, opting out of Black Friday for years on the trot.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Digging into your competitor’s approach through a marketing competitor analysis is critical to putting together or updating your brand’s marketing strategy. It is the key to your business’s future success because when you look more closely into your competitors’ marketing, you learn from their successes and mistakes.

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Ignite Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In an age when buying locally is highly valued, it’s more important than ever for national retailers to communicate with consumers on a local level. On Facebook, this can be easily done through location pages where retailers can create pages for specific storefronts. Display Store Information.

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Later

MAY 28, 2021

And while many festivities won’t be in-person this year, brands are still hosting virtual Pride events to show support. Pride marks one of the most significant events in the LGBTQIA+ community: the Stonewall Uprising. 3 Brands Hosting Virtual Pride Events. Why Brands Celebrate Pride on Social Media. Lululemon. #1:

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 24, 2020

The 2019 holiday shopping season became the first-ever trillion-dollar retail season in US history. What was introduced in 2015 to mark Amazon’s 20th anniversary has now become one of the key shopping events of the year. The 48-hour experience continues to push large sales for the retail giant year over year.

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Hootsuite

JANUARY 16, 2023

Facebook Messenger marketing can be a powerful part of your digital strategy. Below, we’ll explain how to use Facebook Messenger for marketing. We’ll also explore the best Facebook Messenger marketing strategies for 2023. What is Facebook Messenger marketing? And it will better target your marketing efforts.

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Pixlee

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Retail shopping has been permanently changed by internet culture. This combined with the presence of giant ecommerce corporations like Amazon and AliExpress has forced retailers to understand that shopping is no longer a simple errand but rather an experience for consumers. Is this leading to a retail-apocalypse?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 14, 2022

Looking to tap into the marketing strategy that gets 4x more open rates than email? It’s SMS marketing—one of the easiest and most effective ways to reach your target audience. What is SMS marketing? Marketing by SMS has several advantages over other mobile marketing strategies like email marketing and push notifications.

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Josh S Peters

JULY 22, 2009

The ORSM ( Outdoor Retailer Summer Market ) is a yearly event here in Salt Lake City and is a huge draw for outdoor enthusiasts and retailers alike. The ORSM ( Outdoor Retailer Summer Market ) is a yearly event here in Salt Lake City and is a huge draw for outdoor enthusiasts and retailers alike.

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Social Media Marketing

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

It has long been said that the generation of millennial in the first place is responsible for breaking up the foundations in the traditional marketing due to the habit of its digital technologies. Retailers feel constrained to expand the boundaries of traditional interaction with customers. looking for more guest post opportunities.

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Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

This then gives us a better understanding of where social is in the brand’s overall marketing efforts and within the customer journey. Common KPI’s for Retail Brands. It depends on what access to data that you have, if it’s your personal retail, or if it’s a retailer that you’re able to measure.

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Convince & Convert

APRIL 22, 2014

An innovative brand with a unique business model needs a creative way to market themselves. Unclaimed Baggage found a new way to engage bloggers and grow their brand, while earning their place as our outreach marketing example of the month. They decided that retail and family oriented bloggers located in Alabama were the perfect fit.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MAY 10, 2019

Omnichannel Marketing vs. Multichannel Marketing. Omnichannel refers to the multichannel marketing approach that provides the customer with an integrated shopping experience. This strategy is different from multi-channel marketing, which is defined as the ability to interact with potential customers on various platforms.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But these are questions you have to answer; not just for your team and strategy, but for your leadership and teams beyond marketing. In this article, we’ll show you how 3 brands have created a Tagging strategy for marketing campaigns, cross-org reporting and better insights. Let’s dive in.

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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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Ignite Social Media

DECEMBER 9, 2019

We are proud to announce that Ignite Social Media has been named a top marketing agency of 2020 by Chief Marketer. We were one of 27 agencies in the social media marketing category. About the Top Marketing Agencies List. About Chief Marketer. Learn more at chiefmarketer.com.

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Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Many business and marketing leaders miss out on tapping into the power of the online shopping holidays and events to increase sales, brand awareness and most importantly connect with their audience. Too many times they think it's just for the big online and offline retailers. .… either you are ready or you’re not!

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Sprout Social

JULY 13, 2021

Retailers and social platforms outside of China are eager to capitalize on this new commerce opportunity, with brands like the Home Depot already testing out their own livestream experiences. As retailers increasingly experiment with shoppable live video, here’s what marketers need to know about the latest social ecommerce trend.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although anytime can be a good time to switch up your marketing strategy, the start of the new calendar is one that resonates with us quite a bit. With that in mind, we talked to 10 small business owners to learn about what they're changing in their marketing this year.

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Buffer Social

MARCH 15, 2023

Every early stage founder like myself dreams of the day when we have the ability to activate high performing targeted online ads, a dedicated social media team, and other tried-and-true marketing techniques that would put us on the same playing field as long-standing heritage brands. Is it the most efficient way to market?

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Twist Image

AUGUST 8, 2015

Last month, I was invited to Dublin, Ireland by Google to give the opening keynote address for their Retail@Google event. Hosting over 400 retail marketing professionals from across Europe at their office (which is the largest Google office outside of Mountain View's Googleplex). future of retail. retail at google.

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Twist Image

APRIL 10, 2017

Hudson's Bay Company didn't mince words about their retail challenges last week, and Bloomberg is reporting that we could see over 50 retailers file for bankruptcy this year alone. . I rarely do events that are open to the public. It's part of a Canadian Marketing Association event in partnership with KPI Digital.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 26, 2021

As marketers, it’s our job to know our target audience’s needs and preferences. It’s why we conduct market research every year to better understand what our customers want and uncover new business opportunities. But sometimes market research alone isn’t enough, especially when consumer preferences can change overnight.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Top brands use these technologies to carry out phygital marketing. Phygital marketing combines digital and physical tactics to curate unique experiences for consumers. Even mass market brands like Pacsun have made heavy investment in connecting with audiences in the metaverse. Macys Thanksgiving ? Parade in the Metaverse.

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Mindjumpers

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Skyworld.com has just released their second complimentary white paper from the series on Successful Content Marketing. The first white paper called “How to kick-start your Content Marketing” includes a seven-step approach that can be used by any organization to develop or re-energize a successful content marketing strategy and program.

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Social Media Strategies Summit

MARCH 25, 2021

Well, between 2021 and 2028, the global market is expected to grow by 28% a year to almost $3.4 To put that in context, by 2028, the B2C e-commerce market is projected to hit $7.6 The event marked the first time anyone other than Snap Inc itself had sold a product via Snapchat, making it a real game-changer in social commerce terms.

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Pixlee

MARCH 30, 2022

With 250+ speakers, 600+ sponsors, and unlimited networking opportunities, Shoptalk 2022 reinvigorated in-person events, creating a space for the retail community to talk technology, trends, and consumer behavior in today’s increasingly digital world. Social media is the number one source of brand discovery for 52% of this age group.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Business and consumer brands have traditionally approached marketing from two totally different vantage points. While there are always going to be distinct differences between b2b and b2c marketing practices, B2B websites must make some B2C-inspired adjustments to keep up with savvy consumers. 2) Start testing, seriously.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 3, 2024

I had a lot of free time between graduating from college a semester early and starting my full-time job, where I'd eventually pursue a career in design and marketing in the tech world. I decided to aim for smaller boutiques, cold pitching retailers via email, and spend the rest of my energy focusing on direct-to-consumer sales.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

It happens in all industries, but lately I’ve seen retail companies keep their “Consumer Insight&# group focused on traditional insight like mall traffic patterns and planograms. But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have.

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Pixlee

JULY 20, 2020

Influencer marketing in 2020 looks very different than it did even one year ago. As some countries begin to open their retail establishments, brands have an opportunity to turn these one-time buyers into loyal customers. Especially in difficult times, marketers need to prove the ROI on all activities.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JULY 18, 2019

Forbes has found that today’s marketing strategies place a strong emphasis on influencers. According to influencer marketing platform Musefind, 92 percent of consumers trust an influencer more than an advertisement or even a celebrity endorser. manual social media searching, local news, niche publications, community events, etc.,

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Twist Image

APRIL 10, 2017

Hudson's Bay Company didn't mince words about their retail challenges last week, and Bloomberg is reporting that we could see over 50 retailers file for bankruptcy this year alone. . I rarely do events that are open to the public. It's part of a Canadian Marketing Association event in partnership with KPI Digital.

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Likeable

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Building hype around live shopping events with promotion leading up to the event is key so that a big enough audience will be tuned in. Creating big events around live shopping, such as Instagram’s 10 Days of Live Shopping , helps ensure a successful turnout. Product Drops & New Releases. Black Friday.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Lately, times haven’t been too good for HMV , the British multinational music retailer. Then last week, as 190 people were in the midst of hearing that they were losing their jobs, the company’s Twitter account was hijacked by disgruntled employees who live tweeted events as they unfolded. hmvXFactor” (sic).

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Sherrilynne Starkie

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

These machine-readable labels seemed so full of promise for marketers about 10 years ago, but they never really caught on in North America. This is big news for retailers and lifestyle brands wishing to boost instore sales. LinkedIn keeps getting better and better for marketers and sales professionals. Remember QR codes?

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