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China Offers ‘Strong Financial Support’ to Help Boost Recycling of Household Appliances

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Seeking to increase consumer recycling of used household appliances, the Chinese government has pledged to update regulations and provide “strong financial support for large-scale equipment renewals and trade-ins of consumer goods,” according to a statement by the English-language channel of the country’s State Council.

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How Kids Foot Locker Inspires Gen Alpha…from TikTok to the Metaverse

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While many brands and retailers are focusing on engaging Gen Z, Gen Alpha is slowly creeping into the picture. Gen Alpha — consumers born after 2010 — have grown up immersed in technology. That’s why Stripers play a key role in creating content for social channels and supporting consumers in stores.

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Revolutionizing Customer Retention: The Rise of Digital Top-Up Cards in the Global Market

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Sending out such cards through multiple platforms, including social media and mobile phones, means seamless and immediate deliveries, allowing customers to use their cards through their favorite channels right there and then.

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Personalization at Scale: How SMS Helped PERC Coffee Untangle its Marketing Campaigns

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Now Mailchimp has added SMS marketing to our offerings, giving our customers a new channel to drive results through their integrated marketing strategies. Taking the time to understand your customers and what they care about, and then showing up in authentic, human ways, goes a long way to nurturing the relationship with your customers.

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Retail 2008 To 2018: A Decade Of Revolutionizing The ‘How’ Of Customer Engagement

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Here’s another great example: The Retail TouchPoints annual Outlook Guide special report launched in 2010, featuring insights from leading retail industry analysts and experts — many of whom continue to work in the industry today. I’ve highlighted some “then” and “now” quotes from a few who have contributed to our Guide throughout the years.

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The End of D2C as we Know it: Enter Direct-to-Retail

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Mobile-targeted direct-to-consumer brands (D2C) brands reigned from 2010 to 2021, ushering in new ways to get in touch with their customers directly. This includes looking into individual shopping behaviors and it can be used to meet customers’ exact desires and needs within their channel, further incentivizing customers to return to stores.

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5 Tips to Improve Retail Pay-Per-Click Results

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With a wide range of ad types, brands can target their ad to a very specific audience based on everything from age, gender, interests, location and behaviors; and Instagram — This social platform has launched features such as Instagram Shopping and Instagram Checkout, making it a key marketing channel for many ecommerce brands.