The retail experience is evolving for marketers and consumers, online and offline. And savvy retailers are integrating their marketing approaches, tapping geo-location services, social shopping, and in-store events to build awareness and get browsers to become customers. ClickZ news journalists and marketing experts discuss how retailers are tapping their knowledge of consumer behaviors and preferences to deliver the right message at the right time during the shopping cycle.
Mar 14, 2013 - Starting this month Old Navy will be a flagship sponsor of live broadcast content in the form of an interactive commercial, animated logos, and its spring tagline for "It's a Brad Brad World." Comments
Mar 11, 2013 -
A look at the six key behaviors that will improve your chances of surviving beyond the average CMO tenure.
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Jan 14, 2013 -
The marketer is no longer the primary shaper of the brand. Consumers are now in control.
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Dec 28, 2012 -
Large retailers need to call their Facebook reps.
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Dec 20, 2012 -
A final look at the hottest consumer holiday spending trends and how marketers can capitalize on those trends to increase revenue during the holiday season. Last in a six-part series.
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Dec 17, 2012 -
A primer for determining if a customer incentive is truly adding value to your business.
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Dec 13, 2012 -
According to comScore, the first 37 days of the holiday shopping season have garnered $27 billion in e-commerce revenue.
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Dec 6, 2012 -
A look into why some industries and companies have moved aggressively into digital, but others still have not.
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Nov 29, 2012 -
According to a new study by comScore, Cyber Monday garnered over $1.4 billion in online spending for 2012.
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Nov 28, 2012 -
Online shopping for Cyber Monday jumped 30 percent this year, according to a new study from IBM.
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Nov 20, 2012 -
Trends that have retailers seeing green. Part five in a six-part holiday series.
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Nov 15, 2012 -
Marketers who want to reach out to women need to pay closer attention to specific segments of that audience as well as regional differences, says a new study from Time Warner Cable Media.
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Nov 15, 2012 -
New study finds that over 90 percent of shoppers rated their Cyber Monday shopping experience as either "somewhat satisfying" or "very satisfying."
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Nov 6, 2012 -
Optimizing your retail websites for both smartphone and tablet access is a crucial step in creating a positive connection with information- and product-seeking holiday shoppers. Part four in a six-part series.
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Oct 8, 2012 -
By pulling the trigger on your holiday campaigns now, there is a greater chance that your brand messages will impact those shoppers currently in-market and those with a longer consideration cycle. Part three in a six-part series.
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Sep 25, 2012 -
Among other things, the L2 report on sportswear brands compared Google search volume to Facebook fans, finding Converse "overachieved" by this metric.
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Sep 25, 2012 -
Only a few of Facebook's premium advertisers like big CPG brands who spend a minimum with the site can use the DataLogix service to track Facebook ad impact on offline purchases.
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Sep 24, 2012 -
A Nielsen study shows African-Americans are 30 percent more likely to visit Twitter using mobile devices than the average consumer.
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Sep 11, 2012 -
Brands that woke up to the gTLD party late can now partner with a company that owns a gTLD, acquire one, or wait for the next round of applications, which could be years down the line.
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Sep 11, 2012 -
John Donahoe said merchants cannot rely only on a brick and mortar store or website to compete.
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Sep 10, 2012 - How can holiday marketers make the most of this roller coaster retail year? Part two of a six-part series that focuses on the top consumer holiday spending trends and how marketers can capitalize on those trends to increase revenue this holiday season. Comments
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