All Marketing & branding articles – Page 8
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Analysis
Three trends propelling the UK’s busiest retail websites
Retail Week’s latest report reveals the retailers and brands leading the way in ecommerce and how online trading is set to evolve this year.
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Analysis
The four consumer personas driving spend in 2022 and beyond
Four distinct consumer groups have emerged from the pandemic and they will influence spending for years to come. Retail Week’s new report, launched this week, reveals who they are.
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News
Boots extends Price Advantage scheme to online and more products
Health and beauty giant Boots has bolstered the number of products available to members of its Price Advantage loyalty programme and launched it online.
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Retail Voice
The kindest month on Meta: Ramadan
Ramadan is a time of connection for billions of people – and for brands who share community-based values, it can offer surprising new opportunities, says Zehra Chatoo from Meta.
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Analysis
9 CX disruptors – meet the retailers and brands redefining experience
A new generation of ingenious businesses are wowing customers like never before with lessons for established retailers, Retail Week’s latest report finds.
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Retail Voice
Five top retail priorities for marketeers in 2022
From customer-centrism to using data to empower teams, Emarsys’ Heath Barlow sets out what matters most for tech-savvy marketers.
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Retail Voice
Why FMCG brands want to invest in in-store retail media
Retail media will be one of the biggest growth areas over the next few years, so what should grocers be doing now to harness their FMCG suppliers’ sizable brand marketing budget?
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Opinion
‘Asda’s reaction to Jack Monroe reveals rise of a new style of influencer’
As the spiralling cost of living unsettles consumers – inflation now stands at a 30-year high according to this week’s ONS data – retailers’ value propositions are coming under the spotlight in new ways, sometimes in an unflattering light, from a new type of influencer.
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News
Boohoo’s ‘sexually suggestive’ advert banned by watchdog
Boohoo has had one of its adverts banned by the advertising watchdog following complaints that it was “sexually suggestive”.
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Analysis
Five critical lessons retailers must heed from golden quarter 2021
The peak Christmas trading period may have been unlike any other but, as Retail Week’s Golden Quarter 2021 report shows, there are consumer trends and behaviours that will have longevity.
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Analysis
Facebook dominates marketing spend with TikTok gaining ground, 59 CEOs reveal
Retailers are ploughing marketing spend into social networks to reach consumers in the digital spaces where they spend their time, a new Retail Week report reveals.
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News
M&S activewear sales soar as consumers embrace health and wellbeing
Marks & Spencer is set to launch a new campaign focusing on its Goodmove brand as sales of its activewear products accelerated over the pandemic.
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Retail Voice
Testing 1, 2, 3 – reducing the risk of marketing messaging
Greg Petro, chief executive of First Insight, highlights examples where brands have misjudged the mood and harmed their reputation.
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Retail Voice
Four key considerations when approaching your sustainability journey
With sustainability now front of mind with consumers, Liam Downes, director of strategy and customer success at Tryzens, has four tips to help brands embrace this cultural shift.
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Analysis
Lights, camera, retail: How M&S, Boots and TikTok are merging content with commerce
From Singles’ Day livestreams to shoppable reality TV shows, the worlds of entertainment and retail are becoming more intertwined than ever. How can retailers win in the battle for consumer attention both in-store and on-screen?
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Analysis
The all-important Christmas ad – who got it right and why?
The UK’s biggest retailers have released their Christmas ads, but what does a successful, multichannel festive advertising campaign look like?
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Opinion
‘Retail has an opportunity to take customer relationships to a whole new level’
With a changing privacy landscape, understanding and connecting with customers in a meaningful, relevant and timely way will depend on retailers having a strong first-party data strategy, and building capability to leverage AI and machine learning to activate that data at scale.
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Analysis
Wrapping your messaging right – how to connect with consumers this Christmas
Knowing how and where to talk to consumers – and with the right message and tone – will be critical for retailers in the second peak season of the pandemic.
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Retail Voice
How to pave the path for success in retail media
Unlocking the potential of retail media requires careful planning, says Babs Kehinde, senior director of publisher development at PubMatic