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Social media marketing trends for 2022

Inside Retail

New social media platforms and trends emerge as 2021 closes in. If your business is using social media, it’s imperative to keep tabs on the ongoing and forthcoming trends to weave them into your marketing. So, what can we expect to see in 2022 for social platforms? Visualisation power on social media.

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How Shein’s social media tactics have won over ‘eco-conscious’ Gen Z

Inside Retail

As of October 2020, Shein was the world’s largest online-only fashion company, according to Euromonitor International. Vincent Djen, a manufacturing and retail expert based in China, credits Shein’s success to its social media strategy, flexible supply chain and consumer demand for the latest fashion trends at affordable prices.

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Message in a bottle: How social media has disrupted the fragrance sector

Inside Retail

This can be attributed in large part to the introduction of image-focused social media platforms like Instagram in 2010 and TikTok in 2016, which have made it easier for memes and fads to go viral and – just as rapidly – fade into obscurity. But try to assign a singular term to the culture of today and you quickly come up short.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

Social commerce – shopping on social media platforms – is expected to reach US$1.2 McKinsey & Co stated in mid-2022 that social commerce comprised more than 13 per cent of China’s total e-commerce sales. All of which is to underscore that social commerce is big, and growing exponentially. trillion ($1.9

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Social Media Strategy: A Case of Success

Retailing Insight

Wendy Patchett, owner of Sassy Primitives in McHenry, Illinois, has been in business for 19 years and focused on selling her handcrafted candles and home décor items through craft shows and open houses — until March 2020, when the pandemic and lockdown orders effectively hobbled those outlets. SEO & Social Media.

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7 Strategies for Boosting Student Engagement

Parcel Pending

The concept of student engagement leaped to the forefront of the minds of professors and teachers as they strived to educate, interact, and encourage student participation during pandemic-induced online learning initiatives. Actively engaged students have been linked to improved achievement, persistence, and retention.

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Business Growth through Digital Transformation: The Case of Premium and Luxury Brands

Retail Focus

Upholding their brand’s legacy and exclusivity is necessary while also exploiting the potential of digital technologies to reach, engage, and retain their clientele. Luxury brands aim to create a customer experience that is seamless and consistent across physical stores, online platforms, mobile apps, and social media.