Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2024

The Saks Media Network will leverage the company’s first-party customer data and traffic of over 435 million annual site visits to connect brands with consumers on Saks.com through sponsored product ads and on-site display banners. To learn more about retail media, check out our full guide here.

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365 Retail

JANUARY 18, 2024

The world of customer data is rapidly changing, and companies are responding with diverse strategies to stay ahead in this dynamic environment. The data foundation is behind the wall, and all the marketing and analytics tools get power from the foundation. Customer data should always be two things: reliable and repeatable.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 2, 2024

Since the pandemic, seven in 10 consumers have used mobile devices and apps for shopping, and it’s not just millennials and Gen Z; Gen X and baby boomers are 68% and 56% more likely, respectively, to use their mobile device to make purchases than they were a few years ago. of ecommerce sales in 2024.

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BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Thinking of dipping your toes into the direct to consumer waters? In fact, according to IAB’s popular new study, The Rise of the 21st Century Brand Economy, the future of retail growth comes from direct consumer relationships. Today we’ll explore five essential elements your brand needs to know for going direct to consumer.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Google’s move, along with increased privacy regulations (particularly in the EU), have put a premium on zero- and first-party data. Zero-party data is information consumers intentionally share with a brand, e.g. when taking a quiz, while first-party data is collected by the brand from interactions with its own customers.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 14, 2020

Understanding consumer behaviors will be key to building (or rebuilding) a successful retail business in a post-pandemic world. However, retail marketers often lack the data they need to develop and execute more empathetic messaging. This data deficit makes it difficult for marketing to keep pace with a rapidly changing environment.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 17, 2024

Within the world of B2B and B2C commerce, where understanding consumer behavior is key, this change has spurred a quest for innovative solutions. By identifying that people are searching for low-calorie wines or high-end tequilas, companies have the ability to enhance customer data platforms for more targeted marketing.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This article delves into the evolving threat landscape, examining the impact of these disruptions on retail operations and exploring proactive measures for safeguarding businesses, customer data and reputations. A cyberattack that compromises customer personal information can diminish the trust consumers place in a brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

With these sweeping shifts in consumer needs, retailers relied on data more than ever to quickly position themselves to create the kinds of offerings and experiences that consumers expected during this unprecedented period. Real-time data is the key for 2021. The auto industry speeds to digital.

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Smile.io

AUGUST 25, 2023

Loyalty programs are one of the best ways to build your brand community—the ultimate retention tool for businesses in any industry. Program highlight: incentivized user-generated content In an industry as visual as the arts and crafts industry, social proof is an invaluable asset.

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ROI Revolution

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

You’ve probably never heard about it, but Amazon has recently started a program where companies can send free samples to consumers based on customer data on what they’re most likely to buy. As long as a consumer is opted into the program , that free sample will show up right at their front door. Amazon does.

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retailnext

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Retailers depend directly on consumers for their business growth, which has placed shopper experience and customer satisfaction at the top of the priority list, making customer and market research very important. When you’re aiming for success in the retail industry, customer experience makes a world of difference.

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ROI Revolution

JUNE 6, 2022

Direct to consumer (D2C or DTC) refers to brands that bypass third-party retailers and wholesalers to sell products directly to customers. As an online-centric business type, D2C has experienced tremendous growth over the course of the coronavirus pandemic as consumers have reduced their in-store shopping. of all D2C sales.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2021

The 2021 Connected Consumer Series reflected the challenges retail (and society as a whole) have faced during the past year, but also the growing sense of optimism that is taking hold this year. The pandemic is finally ending, but the new/remade world will require a refined approach to the customer experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 17, 2023

And in consumer-facing businesses, a brand’s best customer may suddenly ghost them, disappearing without another word — or another purchase. When a Good Customer Relationship Goes Bad. In recent years, a customer-centric revolution has led brands to recognize the importance of understanding their best customers.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 21, 2021

It’s no secret that the retail industry experienced incredible disruption over the past year. From the rise of online shopping and its impact on in-store sales to the increasing importance of technology and security, we spoke to a few retail experts about what those in the industry can expect to see next year and beyond. .

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 28, 2022

Online shopping has come a long way in providing consumers with a vision of how products might look on them. In a 2019 (read, pre-pandemic) NielsenIQ global survey , 51% of consumers expressed willingness to use AR/VR to assess products. How Can Businesses Bring Virtual Try-Ons to Their Customers? What to Look Out For.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 20, 2022

billion worldwide in 2020, and thanks to a 27.25% compound annual growth rate, the budding industry (no pun intended) is expected to reach $54.41 Our marketing and social media presence will drive new customers to our store, but the experience in the physical store brings them back. ”. The legal cannabis market was valued at $12.81

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RETAIL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

MAY 24, 2022

Online appointment scheduling, touchless shopping in stores, real-time updates on online deliveries, and personalized services are now easier for many as retailers have adapted to new consumer needs and preferences. You can use it to personalize the omnichannel customer experience accurately. First-Party Data Marketing Is The New Norm.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2023

Every few decades, retail brands discover a new way to connect with consumers. The early 2000s saw the beginning of an online media push that brought standardized content from one brand to many consumers. Having a direct line with consumers via D2R provides brands with first-party retail data in a whole new way.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

These are synced with the software provider’s AI-powered VeriScan Online Enterprise technology to accurately and quickly authenticate government-issued documents while also gathering important consumer data. Additionally, VeriScan software’s data harvesting collects, separates and classifies customer information.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 16, 2024

Leaning into Social Engagement (Even When it’s a ‘Horror Show’) Perhaps most important for creating a Gen Z strategy, these people also are “massive content creators and consumers” and they tend to trust people who are personalities on social platforms over more traditional authority figures like political leaders, Pearson noted.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 1, 2023

Retailers have access to troves of data: data about their customers, their products and their business. But despite earnest proclamations that consumers expect seamless brand experiences, these data and the insights they generate are resting in disparate systems and used by siloed teams.

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365 Retail

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The financial technology or FinTech industry has made a huge impact on the world in recent years. Today, the global FinTech industry is valued at over $310 billion, and this figure is expected to reach more than $600 billion by 2025. Providing Payment Data. You can learn more with a FinTech online short course.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This same guided approach to building can be applied to data models, especially useful for achieving fast, low-risk and low-cost models suited for purpose in specific vertical industries like retail commerce. Analysts save time that would otherwise be spent developing data models from scratch.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 9, 2023

Consumers are becoming increasingly mindful about sustainability when it comes to shopping habits, and luxury retail is responding by investing in sustainable initiatives that will protect the environment while still allowing them to continue delivering luxurious items. Sustainability can be highly data-driven.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2024

Gone are the days of merely transactional interactions — customers now crave meaningful connections and personalized conversations, and providing these will set your brand apart. This focus on CX isn’t just a passing trend but rather a fundamental shift in consumer behavior.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 31, 2023

While consumer spending might be slowing as a whole — the National Retail Federation’s most recent analysis showed the year-over-year increase in consumer spending dropping from 4.2% She focuses on not just reacting to industry shifts but anticipating them to create seamless, innovative, and personalized shopping experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Retailers today are faced with mounting pressure to maximize their bottom lines while maintaining cost expectations for consumers. But amid volatile market changes, ever-evolving customer expectations and increased competition online, this is increasingly challenging to realize. Enter artificial intelligence (AI). billion in 2028.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2024

First Step: Settling on a ‘Common Taxonomy’ The new IAB guidelines are a dense read — 60 pages total — but an essential one, and an important first step for an industry expected to capture 20% of global digital ad spend this year, according to eMarketer. “ Would you consider me a super reliable source of weather predictions?

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2023

Economic headwinds are likely to blow harder when consumers’ savings from the pandemic dwindle, which a Charles Schwab analyst believes could happen by Q3. Retailers definitely see the advantages of operating their own media networks, leveraging their rich first-party customer data and multiple touch points.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 14, 2023

The AI industry continues to evolve rapidly with the introduction of ChatGPT, Google Bard, Bing Chat and Jasper, to name a few. This applies across the customer shopping journey, from customized recommendations to predicting consumer behavior and product demand as well as creating more seamless omnichannel experiences.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

One could argue that few, if any industries have been impacted more by the pandemic, and now by inflation, more than retail. The pandemic not only dramatically altered the way consumers shop, it altered the way retailers operate. Now, inflation is adding yet another wrinkle both in terms of costs to the consumer as well as suppliers.

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Retalon

APRIL 26, 2024

A Milestone in Customer Data Security [TORONTO, March 24, 2024] — Retalon, an award-winning provider of predictive analytics and AI solutions for the retail industry, is proud to announce that it has successfully achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2024

One of the biggest reasons, according to data from Contentsquare , is that while merchants are investing in paid advertising to drive more traffic to their sites, their experiences are riddled with experience gaps that ultimately create frustration for shoppers. RTP: A lot of consumers are venturing to brand sites via paid channels now.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 13, 2023

Compliance has an image problem — it’s seen as boring, complicated and only relevant to legal experts steeped in industry jargon like KYC, AML and PCI DSS. Compliance is how companies can easily onboard new customers and grow faster, as well as navigate through red tape to get into new markets with ready-to-go products and services.

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Wiser

APRIL 11, 2024

Incorporating the latest feedback from Wiser customers, we delve deeper into the nuanced strategies retailers and Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands are employing to align with current shopper trends, adding a layer of sophistication to the strategic pivot toward crafting loyalty programs centered around personalization and trust.

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