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The Strongest Retail Marketing Strategies That Appeal to Students

Retail Focus

Capturing the attention of the student demographic is both a significant opportunity and a challenge for marketers in today’s retail landscape. Understanding how to effectively appeal to this group requires a blend of traditional marketing wisdom and innovative strategies that resonate with the digital-native generation.

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Why retail needs a whole new strategy to target Gen Z

Inside Retail

But many brands are simply copying and pasting their millennial marketing playbook for the next generation, according to Ypulse senior content marketing manager Anastasia Pelot. Merging conversational commerce with their core values is really the key to engaging in a very authentic way with Gen Z,” stated Pelot.

Strategy 264
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What comes after performance marketing?

Inside Retail

Since the advent of paid ads on social media, performance marketing has reigned supreme, offering brands direct access to consumers and the ability to convert sales. Performance marketing will lead to sales but it is not a viable strategy for generating broader brand awareness. Enter brand marketing.

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Taylor Swift offers a masterclass in marketing. Here’s what retailers can learn

Inside Retail

You don’t have to be a marketing expert to know that Taylor Swift is a bulletproof brand that consistently improves, regardless of the challenges she faces or the challenges she sets for herself. With seamless transitions between genres, Swift has allowed her fans to migrate with her from one style to another across different albums.

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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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VF Corp’s global CCO on the “tremendous opportunities” in emerging markets

Inside Retail

Dubai-based retailer and distributor GMG and US-based apparel and footwear company VF Corporation recently announced a significant expansion of their long-standing partnership to solidify their presence in the growing markets of Southeast Asia (SEA) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Marketing 147
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How high-tech, dazzling retail displays are engaging today’s consumers

Inside Retail

As Australian retailers see consumers returning to in-person shopping, the drive to present eye-catching fitouts to a digital-savvy customer base has become critical in strengthening brands and creating unique and immersive shopping experiences.