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How fierce competition in digital channels is reshaping marketing budgets

Inside Retail

How retailers engage and connect with shoppers is what makes the difference between today’s success and sustainable growth. Both small and large brands nominated social media advertising and content marketing as the most strategically important of their digital marketing channels, with influencer marketing a distant third.

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Five Strategies for engaging Gen Z through experiential marketing 

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To distinguish your product from competitors, embracing experiential marketing is an excellent approach to actively engage, captivate, and cultivate Gen Z into enthusiastic advocates for your brand. Here are some strategies to effectively engage Gen Z consumers. Use data and technology to provide customized recommendations and options.

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What comes after performance marketing?

Inside Retail

“Performance marketing is great at driving short-term revenue and is good from a cash flow perspective. I routinely see people approach brand advertising with a performance marketing mindset and then fail to see results,” he concluded. However, it is a drug – the second you stop paying, the revenue stops coming,” explained Baartse.

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The case for a three-pronged approach to sustainability

Inside Retail

Sustainability from a consumer perspective Monash Business School’s Australian Consumer and Retail Studies (ACRS) research unit has conducted research into sustainability for several years via the Retail Monitor to better understand consumers’ attitudes and behaviours when it comes to sustainability.

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In the new AI-driven landscape, here’s where opportunities lie for retailers

Inside Retail

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved from just a concept to many into a tangible, essential tool for businesses to improve engagement and optimise efficiency. In a nutshell, it’s about personalisation, which is what marketing and advertising has always been about. How can we personalise better?

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Point-of-Purchase (POP) Design Tips for the Festive Period

Retail Focus

From the perspective of both customers and stock and CFD traders , it’s fair to surmise that sustainable high street brands are faring particularly well at present. But which retail brands are doing particularly well at present, and how can you design your in-store POP displays to achieve the optimal impact?

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How YouTube aims to take a piece of the social commerce pie

Inside Retail

To put that into perspective, social commerce sales were barely US$27 billion in 2020. As a YouTube spokesperson told South Korean news agency Yonhap , “YouTube is committed to building an engaging, informative and entertaining shopping experience for all users, including in Korea.” billion in 2027. billion.

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