Why Brands Should Prioritize Omnichannel Marketing

Brands need to prioritize omnichannel marketing.
An earlier version of this piece appeared as a Retail Customer Experience post. Today, customers expect to be able to interact with brands through a variety of channels, whether they be an online marketplace, mobile app, or physical in-store location. Consider these statistics: 65% of consumers expect brands to offer the same level of customer ...
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Using MACH Principles to Build Better Retail Customer Experiences

MACH Technologies

The original version of this piece appeared as a Retail Touchpoints post. Technological advances move lightning fast, and this can leave retail businesses struggling to keep up with customer demands. That’s why the MACH (Microservices-based, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) Alliance formed in 2020: to help businesses achieve successful digital transformations and adapt to shifting customer […]

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How to Boost Customer Loyalty After the Holiday Season

Boost loyalty after the holidays.

The original version of this piece appeared as a Retail Customer Experience post. The tree is down, school is back in session, and the holiday shopping frenzy is over—what now? For retailers, January can be a slow month with limited opportunities, but with the right marketing strategies, you can start the new year with a […]

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The Top 6 Segmented Marketing Trends to Maximize ROI

Update your segmented marketing strategy for 2024.
As marketers strategize for 2024 and beyond, it’s critical that they keep their campaigns fresh and look ahead toward upcoming trends. Consumer needs and preferences are always evolving, as is technology, and staying on the cutting edge will help your brand stand out in a crowded marketplace. One tried and true marketing technique is segmentation, ...
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How Beauty Brands Can Win Customers This Holiday Season

How beauty brands can attract customers this holiday season.

The original version of this piece appeared as a Global Cosmetic Industry post. The holiday season is one of the most important times for retailers, especially beauty brands that can offer fun seasonal products and tempting stocking stuffers. But with all this opportunity also comes intense competition. To stand out, beauty retailers should invest in […]

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How Retailers Can Cut Through the Noise This Holiday Season

The original version of this piece appeared as a Total Retail post. The holiday shopping season is a crucial time for retailers, but capturing consumer attention can be challenging. Prices and competition are high, and with many consumers starting their shopping earlier than normal this year, retailers need to act fast. One technique retailers are […]

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Convert Holiday Shoppers to Year-Round Fans

Retain holiday shoppers all year round.
The original version of this piece appeared as a Multichannel Merchants post. Holiday sales can offer retailers a major boost—but what happens when the holiday passes and consumers go back to business as usual? How can you persuade shoppers to come back after the Black Friday sale or the Christmas rush? After all, consumers motivated ...
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Gather High-Quality Data, Improve the Customer Experience

Gather zero-party data while also improving the user experience.
The original version of this piece appeared as a Retail Customer Experience post. With increasing demands for stricter data privacy, marketers are tasked with adjusting their data collection practices accordingly. Rather than defaulting to third-party data, brands need to prioritize zero-party data that customers willingly hand over. But how do you convince customers to share ...
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A New Way of Collecting Consumer Data

Update your marketing strategy for a cookieless world.
The original version of this piece appeared as a Martech Series post. With stricter regulations in place and greater consumer demand for less invasive data gathering practices, data collection is changing and marketers need to adjust their strategies to keep up. Having access to consumer data benefits you, the marketer, but it also needs to ...
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Convert Gen Z Consumers Into Loyal Customers

Win the loyalty of Gen Z consumers.
The original version of this piece appeared as a Forbes post. Marketers face challenges when crafting loyalty programs that cater to Gen Z, a core consumer demographic with distinct values, commercial preferences, and digital habits. The key to attracting and retaining Gen Z lies in respecting their preferences for autonomy, convenience, and authenticity. To achieve ...
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