Many people are listening to the medical community’s advice (or the government’s direct orders) to stay at home during the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, many of your potential customers have turned to social media for information and entertainment during this time. Many of these people have delayed their purchases … “Why Now Might Be the Time to Use Tik Tok to Promote Your Brand”
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The way customers shop, in general, is changing with more and more customers going online to research and buy products. Furthermore, smartphones have also modified the way customers shop in brick-and-mortar stores. This means that retailers are going to need to rethink everything. And, that means everything. For store employees, … “The Future of the Retail Sales Associate—Another Reason Why Retailers Need to Provide More Mobile-Optimized Content Online”
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It has been well documented that consumers often turn to their smartphones while shopping. In fact, according to a study conducted by Salsify in September of 2016, 77% of all shoppers report using mobile devices while shopping in a brick-and-mortar store. In comparison, only 35% say that they would turn … “Fashion Retailers Could Benefit by Providing Basic Fashion Tips Online”
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It has been over a decade since the iPhone was first introduced to the world. In that time, smartphone use has skyrocketed. In fact, Deloitte expects smartphone penetration to approach 90 percent in the United States, with much of the growth being fueled by increased smartphone usage among older Americans. … “How Smartphones Will Influence the Future of Visual Merchandising and Store Design”
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For years, retailers have obsessed over every detail of the brick-and-mortar store, with the goal of optimizing the shopping experience to get customers to spend more money. Store designers would examine the design and placement of the signs that are found throughout the store, where the shopping carts are located, what … “The Importance of Photo-Worthy Visual Merchandising and Store Design”
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If you are like me, your email inbox is filled with so many emails that every once in a while you need to set aside some time to the hit the delete button without even bothering to read most of them. Given all the competition for a person’s attention, it … “HubSpot Training Teaches That There’s More to Email Marketing Than Just Clicking Send”
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As I pointed out in a post last month, Snapchat has been experiencing healthy growth and has become a major player in the competition to get the most users and, ultimately, more marketing dollars invested in the app. However, after Instagram copied some of the features that make Snapchat unique, … “Instagram Stories Might Be Good for Snapchat and Great for Marketers”
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Macy’s is once again leading the charge into the future of retail. Earlier this year, Macy’s announced that it was expanding its use of item-level RFID technology to increase the accuracy of its inventory management system, thus making it easier for the retailer to sell more items both in its … “Macy’s Is Moving Toward the Future of Retail With RFID and Artificial Intelligence”
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For a while now, marketers have debated about whether or not it is a good idea to use Snapchat to market a brand’s products or services. However, in recent months, the app that is known for its disappearing content seems to have more vocal fans than detractors. At the very … “Businesses Are Realizing That Snapchat Isn’t Going to Disappear Anytime Soon”
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By now, you have probably heard about the new location-based augmented reality (AR) game from Niantic. According to USA Today, “The mobile game Pokémon Go topped 15 million downloads on Apple’s App Store and Google Play, according to estimates from research firm SensorTower.” “Pokémon Go is also among the most heavily used apps on a … “A Few Ways to Use Pokémon Go, Ingress, and Other AR Games to Promote Your Business”
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