As the holiday season ramps up into its glorious full frenzy, marketers are hoping the early forecasts for strong spending come true. In fact, all signs point north as disposable personal income, a climbing stock market and strong consumer confidence continue to grow. 2017 holiday sales are expected to top $1 trillion, or an increase as […]
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Columbus Day isn’t in the same pantheon of shopping holidays as the likes of Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but if brands want to set themselves up for success during the holiday season, they shouldn’t overlook it. October often marks the start of the holiday marketing season, with brands preparing, testing messaging and experimenting with
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With the holidays fast approaching, now is the time for brands to ensure that their teams are ready for the biggest shopping period of the year. With Black Friday and Cyber Monday on the horizon, here are some winning strategies from our advertiser and publisher teams to help you maximize your affiliate marketing campaigns this
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Summer is officially over, kids are back in school, and it’s time to start diving into holiday planning. Brands can avoid the rush of the holidays by doing some of the legwork now. At Brandlive, my employer, we assembled some of the key details to start considering today — even if your potential holiday video
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With kids back in school, email marketing campaigns have moved away from end-of-summer deals and backpack wish lists and switched over to the holidays. The holiday season seems to get earlier every year, so it’s important for email marketers to get a head start on what is going to resonate with consumers. During the last
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There’s a critical error we tend to make in marketing for retail these days, particularly around the holidays: We have a tendency to put too many eggs in the digital basket. Brands and retailers make the mistake of focusing on driving online customers to online stores. You’ve experienced it: You shop for a pair of
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Attention retailers: Amazon doesn’t have to be Public Enemy Number One. Yes, Amazon has a well-deserved reputation for disrupting (and obliterating) brick-and-mortar retailing. But offline retailers can learn to get along with Amazon and even generate more sales working with them. Just ask Aaron Jarvis, who operates Near Mint Games. For the past few years,
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According to a recent Walker Sands poll, 41 percent of more than 1,600 consumers surveyed report buying all, or at least a majority of their holiday gifts online last year. Aiming to get a better understanding of this year’s online holiday shopping trends, the 2017 Future of Retail Holiday Report (registration required) includes survey results
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As we move closer to 2018, many retailers will try to break through the clutter and grab their portion of the more than $1 trillion being spent by consumers this holiday season. What many of them don’t realize is that much of their success will be predicated on how they handled their relationship with customers
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After surveying 1,500 shoppers, the retail-focused digital marketing agency CPC Strategy forecasts this year’s holiday season will see steady growth over last year’s numbers, with consumers hunting for holiday discounts well before the usual deals begin to surface. “More shoppers expect deals far before Black Friday or late in December,” says the agency’s CEO, Rick
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