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Social Media Water Cooler: Q4 in Review

ROI Revolution

Pinterest has had a banner Q4: 250 million monthly users, ranked November’s most popular social media app by online users, and over $1 billion in revenue in 2018. According to investment firm Piper Jaffray, 85% of teens use Instagram at least once a month , just ahead of the proverbial social media leader, Snapchat, at 84%.

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4 Ways Brands Can Prepare Their Email Marketing Program for BFCM

Retail TouchPoints

While email marketing continues to be a consistent high-performing channel, it doesn’t mean messages can’t be improved for a greater chance of conversion. Remember, all channels work together. Here are four data-backed ways to increase your email marketing performance this holiday season.

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The Top 10 Sessions to See at IRCE 2018

Optimizely

It’s almost time for the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition , AKA IRCE — the massive ecommerce conference with the largest expo hall in the industry. Don Davis, Editor at Large, Internet Retailer. As you sell on multiple channels, you have to keep a close eye on inventory and fulfillment along.

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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

Social media copy. Examine social media. Examining social media is a great way to start understanding the volume of conversations and mentions around your business idea. Social media also helps uncover aspects of your target market that can inform your marketing efforts later. Meta titles.

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The Rise of Shopper Promiscuity Calls For a New Approach to Market Research and Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

Brand loyalty is fading fast as shoppers constantly examine new options and are more open to new brands, new distribution channels and new innovations. We call this Shopper Promiscuity, with a propensity toward curiosity, experimentation, and risk-taking. Our research is grounded in a new methodology that we call “shopper influence.”

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Twitter and Facebook worst channels for retail customer experience, finds research by Eptica

Retail Technology Review

Retailers are neglecting social media when it comes to customer service, and are not listening to consumers to drive customer experience improvements, according to the 2019 Eptica Digital Trust Study.

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‘A Reckoning for the Advertising Industry’: The Death of Third-Party Tracking Opens New Opportunities for Retailers

Retail TouchPoints

One of the most important things companies can do to prepare for these changes is to optimize their first-party data channels, according to Orchid Richardson, SVP of the IAB’s Programmatic & Data Center. Major social media platforms already are taking a stab at conveying that value.

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