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How cultural codes can help brands move past low prices with confidence

Inside Retail

Other codes are much more tangible enabling people to believe they’re making a smart spending decision without the Herculean effort of comparing across all competitors, price tags, and product options. When brands can demonstrate others determine a product worthy of the price tag, it’s a tangible moment of external validation.

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“We are still in the early innings”: Liquid Death’s SVP of strategy

Inside Retail

However, as unique as the brand name is, the company has taken an even more “metal” approach to marketing. From collaborations with beauty brands to tongue-in-cheek hashtags like #MurderYourThirst, Liquid Death has captured consumer attention in a way that few other brands, let alone those in the beverage category, have been able to.

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How Nike’s AR hoodie brings the metaverse closer to the street

Inside Retail

Embedded within the RTFKT x Nike AR Hoodie is a near-field communication (NFC) tag. Owners of the hoodie will be able to scan the NFC tag with their smartphone and access the digital asset directly. We’re starting to see NFC tags emerge more in apparel. The tech connecting worlds. High value, high risk.

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The Importance of Word of Mouth in Retail Marketing

Creative Displays Now

Word-of-mouth marketing or word-of-mouth advertising refers to your customers’ casual, organic conversations about your products, services or brand. WOM marketing is free — you only need to provide valuable products that satisfy consumer needs and the kind of service that makes them feel seen and heard by your brand.

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Ad-bots and ad-blockers are skewing your analytics

Inside Retail

Most digital marketers like to think of themselves as data-driven, particularly in a retail context. The actual transactions are still happening, but these are often not either not tracked, or not attributed to any marketing campaigns, which undervalues paid media, affecting decisions around budget allocation and campaign optimisation.

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TikTok versus Instagram: Who is dominating social commerce in 2022?

Inside Retail

Social commerce, or purchasing products and services within social platforms, represented just 4 per cent of the US retail e-commerce market in 2021. But the early success of Amazon Live indicates Americans are willing to explore this aspect of social commerce that’s all the rage in other of the world. billion in sales in 2022.

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Why Amazon challenger Temu is so addictive to shoppers

Inside Retail

But beyond that, similar to other e-commerce platforms, using it isn’t entirely risk- or guilt-free. Value Many Australians might associate “made in China” with cheap price tags and low quality. Temu entered the market at a time when consumers were grappling with global inflation, leading them to seek “value”. Loyalty program.