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The impact of gamification on retail customer engagement

Inside Retail

Shopping is now an omnichannel, 24-hour-a-day experience that spans mobile, SMS, in-app purchases, social media channels, and digital wallets. Gaming can help marketers: Collect valuable customer data. Increase customer engagement. Consumers want to be entertained. Enhance brand awareness and reputation.

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Crafting luxury brand narratives through popup stores

Retail Focus

Moreover, brands could encourage customers and visitors to actively participate and share their experiences through social media. This scarcity creates a sense of urgency and exclusivity, driving customer engagement and brand loyalty. This relationship effort takes the form of exclusive and VIP events.

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Decoding the journey from online research to in-store purchase

Inside Retail

In fact, while internet search is the most common method of gathering information for an upcoming shop, catalogues are a close second, ahead of social media and more traditional forms of advertising. Watch the full webinar here. And, according to Straw, data will play a key role in this transition. “I

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Aussie supermarkets have a trust problem. Here’s how they can fix it

Inside Retail

At the big end of town, Woolies X, with its embedded Quantium research is driving the customer data revolution for team green, while Wesfarmers’ OneDigital promises to play catch up and unleash the power of Flybuys with a huge commitment in talent and marketing (what about that AFL Grand Final budget). The next battleground is retail media.

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CX-focused identity key to reducing cart abandonment

Inside Retail

Fortunately, the right customer identity and access management (CIAM) provider can offer an arsenal of solutions that will address customer experience and security in tandem. . With customer friction becoming a bigger problem, there’s no reason to challenge every loyal customer to prove their identity every time they make a purchase.

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Why local retail communities are important, and how retail design can encourage community retailing.

Retail Focus

Examples of brand communities include Apple enthusiasts forming online forums, Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners participating in rallies, or Nike fans engaging on social media. They actively interact with the brand, its products or services, and with one another, forming a sense of belonging and loyalty.

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5 Retail Marketing Strategies to Drive Sales

Creative Displays Now

Digital marketing: Online marketing can use organic or paid ads to reach your target audience through multiple online platforms like emails, texts and social media posts. In most cases, consumer product manufacturers use a combination of online and offline marketing strategies to reach as many customers as possible.