Retail Column
Marketers responsible for online, or even brick-and-mortar sales, have unique challenges and concerns involving every aspect of digital. In this column, our experts tackle the issues of importance to this group, helping them make the most of every time of year.
Life after Google Shopping: Don’t be a one-trick pony
No brand grows at scale on one ad platform so you need to look for opportunities beyond Google Shopping. Here are some options to...
Blogging for Shopify: A unique SEO approach
Shopify stores may need to create blog content to rank for keywords that seem strictly...
Soapbox: As customers are forced to cheat on their favorite brands, will they come back?
Ongoing supply chain shortages are part of our collective reality as retailers struggle to keep products...
Coronavirus and the future of the supply chain
It's possible to create a completely new experience by taking a fresh look at the supply chain at the physical, virtual and organizational...
4 marketing lessons from retailers who are mastering the customer experience
Get inspiration from retailers who have focused their efforts on CX and adapt those learnings to better engage your own...
Why e-commerce companies need to build shipping costs into prices
Including the price of shipping into products can help manage expectations of consumers, avoid buyer reluctance and increase...
How digital commerce marketing is reshaping search, marketplaces and social
Marketing executives from Proctor & Gamble and Under Armour talked SEO, customer experience, and the influence of...
SMBs, DTC brands cash in on Cyber Monday
By the end of Cyber Monday, U.S. consumers spent a record $9.4 billion online, according to Adobe...
Gifter CX: How to make a play for gift givers this holiday shopping season
Here are some suggestive gifting strategies for a brand's non-consumer during this season’s narrow window of holiday...
Shopify to roll out Shopify Email to merchants
Shopify Email is the latest marketing app extension to be added to the...
Shopify reports 45% revenue growth, more than one million merchants on the platform in Q3
Shopify reported total revenue of $390.6 million, a 45% increase from one year ago....
Survey: Retail brands sharing personalized offers will win over consumers this holiday season
Consumers want to feel better understood by retailers especially during the holiday season, according to...
Awe-inspiring customer experience starts, and ends, without ‘gotchas’
CX is much greater than a single interaction and must be championed from the C-suite and orchestrated across the lines of business and...
How advertising rates vary by category on Amazon
You need to gain a thorough understanding of search terms for Sponsored Products and Sponsored Brands from a volume and margin perspective to...
Offense or defense: The secrets to bidding on brand terms on Amazon Advertising
Testing strategies to capture shoppers’ attention on a crowded shopping channel can have benefits beyond increasing paid conversions - it can...
Gift-giving shopping behavior from religious holidays to relationships and beyond
New research analyzes data and trends from last year's holiday season to bring you key insights to help you optimize your...
Building housewares brands with brand response TV
It is time for marketers to take advantage of the DRTV expansion to solve some of their biggest advertising pain...
From the Edsel to the iPhone 11: Products with problematic designs
Whether it is the recent trypophobes issue with Apple, or the "Vdara death ray" in Las Vegas, there are lessons for brands about managing a...
3 Trends from Prime Day 2019 to guide your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Amazon strategy
Sellers focusing budget and discount efforts on specific, strategic product lines, rather than an entire catalog, are likely to see the biggest...
How brick-and-mortar retailers can succeed on Amazon
Retailers need to view Amazon as a platform to not only sell more products but to build reputations as...