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The impact of gamification on retail customer engagement

Inside Retail

Consumers want to be entertained. The growth of gamification In 2021 the gamification market was estimated to be US$12.35 Increased engagement leads to higher sales. Shoppers today are happy to be entertained, nudged, challenged, and engaged beyond a product transaction,” said Kate Musgrove, MD at Bazaarvoice at Asia Pacific.

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Three practical solutions to drive brilliant customer engagement

Inside Retail

As we know, today’s consumers are doing much of their shopping online. The number of touchpoints to reach them and the amount of data being generated, continues to skyrocket, which can sometimes make for a very disjointed customer engagement strategy. . Between May 2020 and May 2021, Australians spent $48.1

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2019 vs 2020 vs 2021: How has Covid impacted Christmas?

Inside Retail

The interesting thing is we started to see a few retailers starting Black Friday and Cyber Monday a few days earlier and starting to pull some of that early customer engagement into their pipeline,” observed Ioakim. In 2021, the festive period has continued to change. Consumers will continue shopping earlier.

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Purebaby navigates shifting consumer behaviours

Inside Retail

According to the CommBank Consumer Insights Report May 2021, the experiences during the pandemic last year greatly impacted how consumers think, act and shop. Aside from many consumers spending cautiously, the research revealed that 91 per cent of people increased their digital activities. consumer-insights.

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Lacoste Japan advances towards a zero-party data strategy

Inside Retail

Lacoste Japan, operator of the French premium casual brand, has collected zero-party data based on the consent of the consumer in preparation for the upcoming restrictions on the use of cookie data. Consumers were asked to choose their favourite long sleeve polo colours and vote against other colours. Campaign objectives.

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MoEngage raises $77Million Series E funding, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital

Retail Focus

MoEngage , the insights-led customer engagement platform, today announced that it has raised USD $77M in Series E funding. in July and $30M in Dec 2021, taking its total investment to $178m within 8 years. Connecting with our customers in a meaningful way is a key part of our success as a business.

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Deep dive: What social commerce looks like around the world

Inside Retail

In the US, social commerce is anticipated to double to US$80 billion in annual sales between 2021 and 2025, putting the US second only to China in social commerce, although China outsells the US by a factor of 10. Because social media is where many consumers spend their time, and where they look for inspiration and discovery.