RTP blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

On top of the basics that have always been part of store operations, today’s stores now must offer online-level convenience, seamless channel integration and unique customer experiences. In this week’s Editor Q&A, the RTP team shares top takeaways, impressions and reactions from the 2018 Store Operations Survey.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 8, 2018

Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: While it’s not surprising that email is the most-used personalization strategy, it is surprising that more retailers have not invested in advanced capabilities. With 66% of retailers crediting personalization strategies with increasing their sales, and 46%.

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RTP blog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

editors identify what caught their interest throughout the 2019 E-Commerce Technology Preview. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I agree with Clicktale’s Liraz Margalit that retailers will be more successful if they effectively factor in human psychology and emotions to their marketing efforts. In this Q&A, the RTP.

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Omnisend

MAY 7, 2020

The ability to combine customer data with behavior-based workflows is what marketers need to deliver relevant messages, at the right time, via the right channel. The new Editor comes with the much-anticipated Splits feature, as well as additional, simplified targeting options for custom-event triggered workflows and audience filtering.

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Groove

APRIL 11, 2024

With Feedonomics from BigCommerce , eCommerce store owners can easily manage product feeds across numerous channels, including Google Shopping, Amazon, eBay, and more. Feedonomics is a platform offered by BigCommerce that is designed to help businesses optimize their product feeds across numerous channels.

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Groove

APRIL 16, 2024

A few of these key features include things like a drag-and-drop online store builder, automated inventory management tools, multi-channel selling, and an advanced suite of marketing and SEO tools. This allows eCommerce store owners to unify customer data, insights, and interactions across sales, marketing, and customer service channels.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It’s a complex process, and it’s why omni-channel selling is so important. What is omni-channel retail? Square defines it as: “Meeting people on the channels where they are shopping and buying, whether it’s in a physical store or an online store or on social media, and connecting the dots between those channels.

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RTP blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor With nearly nine in 10 retailers having increased their marketing budgets in 2018, according to RetailMeNot , merchants are strongly motivated to ensure the money is being spent effectively. In a session at Shop.org. What I would advise people to do is to decide, what do we sell?”

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Groove

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Optimizing messages across social channels and customizing them to each of your customers' unique needs really helps to build customer relationships and convert more traffic into paying customers. Further personalize your marketing efforts by dynamically transferring data to and from Facebook and Instagram. Conclusion.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The launch of design: retail, powered by Retail TouchPoints marks the media group’s official extension into design-oriented coverage and reaffirms RTP’s continued focus on creating valuable content across channels, for executives striving to keep pace with new trends and challenges in the retail industry.

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Groove

MARCH 8, 2024

Also, eCommerce store owners can easily monitor key metrics that include click-through rates, open rates, revenue generated, conversions, and more. Business owners can optimize their marketing strategies and make data-driven decisions using Omnisend's insights and visual reports.

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RTP blog

APRIL 10, 2019

Last week, Retail TouchPoints broadcast its 2019 Connected Consumer Webcast Series , with retailers and solution providers alike sharing success stories and tips for providing a smooth experience across all channels. The RTP editors take the time to answer the question: What does being a Connected Consumer mean? As many as 57%.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 9, 2021

Its grid-style editor requires a little bit of time to get to grips with, making it better for those with technical experience. Structured page editor : Squarespace doesn’t have the exact drag-and-drop functionality Wix is famous for. These online channels allow their team to get to the bottom of your issue faster.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 6, 2020

What if I told you there was a single marketing channel through which companies are finding a 3,800% ROI? This magic marketing channel is called email. Professional templates, drag-and-drop email editors, list management tools—they make all the hard parts easy. That’s earning $38 for every dollar spent. Yes, just good old email.

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RTP blog

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s no secret to anyone following retail that e-Commerce is evolving rapidly (along with the store experience), particularly as the channels continue to converge. The RTP editors share their thoughts on the trends and insights revealed by the 16 experts cited in the E-Commerce Innovations Special Report.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The RTP editors discuss diagnoses Under Armour’s missteps over the past few years and shares opinions what the company must do to engineer a turnaround. I’m not attributing Under Armour’s fall just to this event, but I think there’s something to be said about a brand like Nike being able to sell through its own channels so effectively ( $11.8

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 23, 2021

Here are four things the Retail Touchpoints editorial team will be watching as the Summer Olympics kick off: Will ecommerce channels and off-site pop-ups be able to make up for the loss of stadium sales ? How will the splintering of viewership across media channels impact the resonance of advertising campaigns? Adam Blair, Editor.

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RTP blog

AUGUST 1, 2018

The editors share steps Mattel and other brands should take to keep damage to a minimum if a major retail partner is performing poorly. Debbie Hauss, Editor in Chief: As digital commerce has grown, brands have definitely been moving toward more direct-to-consumer selling, both online and in their own stores.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JULY 4, 2021

The new editor makes it really simple for merchants to build storefronts from scratch, add various theme extensions and manage apps within themes. The idea with the new editor was to centralize all available features and functionalities. The updated theme editor lets merchants add meta fields and properties. With Shopify 2.0

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 23, 2024

It was the growth of what we first called multi-channel, which then became omnichannel, and then we saw the growth of the brands born on the internet.” The top five themes include: 1.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

editors identified the bad and the ugly of retail in 2018 , highlighting key instances where retailers and others fumbled the ball. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I am going to take the same route I did with the “bad news” Q&A from last week and share a personal story that I think should be a lesson-learned for all retailers.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The RTP editors discuss whether Costco’s response to the site outages was satisfactory, or if the retailer should have made more effort through other channels to address and clarify the issues at hand. Adam Blair, Editor: Any retailer can suffer a site outage or even just a slowdown, and it’s never a good thing.

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RTP blog

APRIL 5, 2017

The retailer is attempting to convince these brands to abandon their traditional channel partners and sell direct to consumers on Amazon instead. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: This is a bold and gutsy move on Amazon’s part. As Debbie said, it’s another channel for these brands to sell their goods. Which is great!

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RTP blog

APRIL 3, 2019

and Walmart ) and the category's structural issues (shipping costs, long product lifecycles, desire to put things to the “sit” test), the RTP editors discuss Wayfair’s prospects, and whether it has waited too long to make the jump from digital to physical. Adam Blair, Editor: No one would say that Wayfair has chosen an easy path.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 12, 2023

You also get 500 archived media pieces, 3 channels, 1TB of bandwidth, Turnstile access, social media and email integrations, view streams, captions, transcripts, and email support. You’ll also get 5 channels, custom CTAs and CSV data exporting, plus A/B testing.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 8, 2021

It’s an entry-level tool with an intuitive drag-and-drop editor so you can churn out a website in minutes without much technical know-how. The new Gutenberg editor has its flaws, but the ease of adding, dragging, and dropping different elements without the need for scrolling up or down is second to none.

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RTP blog

JUNE 14, 2017

The RTP team discusses if the use of Snapchat is a good idea for McDonald’s and its potential impact for other retail/hospitality companies seeking to fill out their workforces: Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I applaud McDonald’s for using the latest social channels to lure Millennial job seekers. And what about Gen Z?

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RTP blog

APRIL 18, 2018

Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I agree with Scott Galloway that Mark Zuckerberg has not stepped up when it has come to protecting Facebook users’ personal data, allowing enterprises with political agendas to infiltrate the platform and take advantage of unknowing consumers.

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Omnisend

MAY 10, 2023

Some capabilities you’ll find in both tools include a drag-and-drop editor that lets you create email campaigns and newsletters easily. Both tools support powerful sales and marketing automation workflows across all supported marketing channels. Brevo also offers SMS campaigns, as well as WhatsApp and chat.

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Groove

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Adobe Photoshop - Full-Fledged Photo Editor ($20.99/mo Pixelcut.AI - Basic Photo Editor (Free) Pixelcut.AI intelligently crops and scales product images to optimize them for different marketing channels and platforms. mo or $239.88/yr) Another standout feature is the Smart Cropping and Scaling tool.

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Omnisend

OCTOBER 16, 2023

With so many channels of communication opening up opportunities for individuals and businesses, the debate around email marketing being dead has been an ongoing one. But time and again, as compared to most other channels, email has proven to drive in better business objectives and an unmatched ROI.

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Ecommerce Platforms

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Portfolios: Create stunning portfolios with one of Squarespace’s image-centric themes and its powerful image editor. Customizable themes: Access over 110 beautifully designed themes that are fully customizable with Squarespace’s flexible drag-and-drop editor. You can also arrange pending business tasks into a to-do list.

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Omnisend

MAY 27, 2020

Do they need a second reminder about their abandoned carts or do three messages across multiple channels work best? Following our recent Automation Editor upgrade , Omnisend is introducing yet another set of features designed to help you optimize your automations and make your marketing more relevant. Get My Copy.

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Omnisend

JANUARY 16, 2023

As a business owner, you want to invest your dollars in marketing channels that give you high returns. Email marketing is not only cost-effective but also delivers one of the highest ROI of all marketing channels. In fact, a survey revealed that email marketing was the top performing marketing channel in 2022. Email editor.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 27, 2021

A few ways retailers can use chat apps are to offer customer care via these channels, upsell and cross-sell services and products, and speed up sales cycles by booking appointments and sending reminders right on the channels the customers use every day. Personalizing the shopping experience by integrating the channels with CRM is key.

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RTP blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I’m just amazed at the number of major brands, including Walmart and Lowe’s , that had site outages during the weekend. Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor: This might be only a tiny tidbit compared to the overarching themes of the holiday weekend, but I couldn’t help but notice Jet.com’s poor performance.

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RTP blog

APRIL 4, 2018

The RTP editorial team has handicapped the technologies and companies being featured at the RevTech event, with each editor selecting their standouts. Debbie Hauss, Editor-in-Chief: I am definitely fascinated by what Bottlefly is offering: “a patented method for tracking consumer preferences in sensory-based products.” Akola Project.

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