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  • How to Reach the Millennial Consumer

    It’s the question on every brand’s mind — how do I reach the millennial consumer?

    Is it all about social? Should I focus on mobile? Should I allocate more of my advertising budget toward this trendy website?

  • NRF: Facebook ranks No. 1 for retail sales

    While paid search and email marketing still top retailers’ lists of effective customer acquisition channels, social media has moved up the ranks to become an important tool for engaging with and attracting new customers.

  • Survey: Facebook gains importance for customer acquisition

    Washington, D.C. - While paid search and email marketing still top retailers’ list of effective customer acquisition channels, social media has moved up the ranks to become an important tool for engaging with and attracting new customers. According to the State of Retailing Online 2015 report, conducted by Shop.org, Forrester Research Inc. and Bizrate Insights, 25% of retailers surveyed cite Facebook as a top acquisition platform.

  • Tech Guest Viewpoint: Four Tips to Drive Offline Sales

    Advertisements and valuable content can bring your audience to your website, but what is driving them to your store? Even though customers are able to view and purchase items online, more than 90% of consumers are still more inclined to buy at a physical location.

    Some techniques — like direct mail and business cards — are old-fashioned ways of driving your offline sales, but modern strategies are offering more advanced techniques for connecting with your consumers digitally. Keep up with your audience and build on-site relationships with these four tips.

  • Here’s why retailers’ social media activity is so important

    Dallas – A retailer’s social media activity has a greater impact on shoppers than the company’s website.

    That’s one of the findings of the Digital Shopping Tool Impact Study 2015 from marketing technology provider Epsilon. The platform shoppers cite as most influential to their shopping decisions is Facebook, although Pinterest and Google+ are strong contenders.  

  • Active engagement is key on path to purchase

    New research from global marketer Epsilon sheds fresh insight on how to influence shoppers on an increasingly convoluted path to purchase.

    The firm surveyed 2,800 consumers for its “The Digital Shopping Tool Impact Study 2015” which examined how people are shopping, what’s guiding their purchasing decisions and what tools they are using before, during and after purchase. The research revealed a noticeable shift towards mobile and social digital tools that is changing the very nature of the shopping process.

  • Three Ways Pinterest ‘Pins’ Illustrate Omnichannel Disruption

    Pinterest is rolling out its “Buyable Pins” feature, which allow consumers to purchase items directly from Pinterest visual displays, to users of its iPhone and iPad apps. This gives retailers a new avenue to engage digital consumers, while e-commerce platforms like Amazon, eBay, Google and even Wal-Mart Marketplace have a new competitor.

  • Pin it — and buy it

    San Francisco -- Pinterest on Tuesday officially started its foray into e-commerce.

    The social networking giant has started rolling out a “buy it” button on its pins on iPhone and iPad apps.  It also is launching new shop categories, including "Shop our picks," a curated selection of seasonal goods, and "Shop" for the latest buyable Pins.

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