To promote or not to promote? That tis’ the question
In our dealings with retailers on a daily basis we are confronted with the conundrum that is “I don’t want to run a sale but I don’t want to lose a potential sale. Can you help us accomplish this?”
If we wanted to land every piece of business (temporarily) our answer would be “Yes, we most certainly can!” However, we would be misleading the notion that is an impossible outcome. So, our answer is, “Yes we can but you cannot afford to spend enough to out shine the noise of ‘sale, sale, sale’ that dominates the retail landscape”.
eCommerce or Die—Advertise to your site, then to your store
Life was easy back in the day, or at least, that is what I am told. I have only been actively engaged in this industry since 2008 and as you can imagine I have not seen the “easy days” of this industry. I have only seen the retail of today which can prove to be complicated, hard acquisition and slow growth.
eCommerce or Die—Your customer now is your customer online
More often than not in our ventures with clients we hear that we need to target our “online customer”. There is a perception in the marketing world that your online customer is different from your offline customer.
To some degree there might be some truth in that in regards to how they absorb information verses online or offline. However, the amount of money or style of product they might be trying to purchase does not change online or offline.
eCommerece or Die–You Would Expect Me To Say That
Now, you would expect a young gun in the retail marketing industry to tell you that you are nuts to not sell online if you want to stay in business. Well, that is 100% true because you are not nuts if you want to stay in business.
However, if you have no intentions of continuing your business then we suggest not investing the time, energy and resources into selling online because you will fail.
Utilizing QR Codes In Your Marketing Message
The QR code is a tool that can easily engage a mobile user. QR Codes have begun to appear on the sides of buses, magazine pages, on television screens, on billboards and even on Facebook. QR means “Quick Response”. The code allows decoded by devices like mobile phones that can scan and then quickly open […]
So you have joined the Social phenomenon: Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, but now what?
In today’s world, if you’re not involved in a social community it is almost as if you do not exist as a business. However, it is more than just creating profile for your company and being there. Businesses must be an active member in these communities in order to be heard. But how does one […]
The Importance of Tracking Online Ads
If you advertise your business online, tracking your ad campaigns is crucial to your ultimate success. Ads involve a lot of money and time to develop and execute. Tracking the effectiveness of the performance will allow you to determine what succeeds, what fails, and the adjustments you need to make to achieve what you’re trying […]
Maximize your Advertising Efforts Online
Advertising is one of the most popular venues to get the word out about something. Whether you want sell a personal item, announce an engagement or bring in additional business and revenue. Advertising is one of the strongest mediums to do it. However, the drawback is that it can get expensive. There are many different […]
How to use an online coupon code for marketing
If you have e-commerce aspect to your website, then you have the perfect opportunity to take advantage of coupon codes. Make a coupon code that will be referenced in the ad that can only be used at a retailer online store.This way direct sales and the discounts associated will be able to track return from […]
Create an Opt in Mobile Text Marketing Campaign
Do not let the infrastructure challenges prevent you from integrating mobile marketing into your strategy. Text messaging is an art form. Having 160 characters can limit the message, but SMS can provide helpful information to your customers, such as a delivery shipment, as well as be a great tool to use for marketing. In the […]
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