Trends: Retail
3 things retailers need to know about this year’s holiday shoppers.
How do you feel about holiday shopping? Are you excited? Completely dreading it? Or just adding it to your to-do list. Here are three things marketers need to know about this year’s holiday shoppers. … Read more
5 holiday ads going viral for all the right reasons.
The Black Friday deals are (mostly) over and Cyber Monday has officially passed. Now that two of the biggest shopping days of the year are behind us, many brands are shifting gears from sales and prom … Read more
Weekly Recap – November 24, 2016
Is Cyber Monday the new Black Friday? While it may be shifting this way, Digiday wants you to be careful when coming across news stories on Facebook and Google. Why? Some fake news stories are causing … Read more
Don’t send money this holiday, send them to college.
Just in time for the holidays, GiftOfCollege.com presents the gift that truly keeps on giving in convenient gift card form. Grandparents take heed. You guessed it—plastic 529 gift cards that let peopl … Read more
Weekly Recap – November 18, 2016
Is it us or is it beginning to look a lot like the holidays already? Otherwise known as “Christmas Creep,” marketers are already debuting their holiday ads, deals and marketing campaigns for the seaso … Read more
How to work the holidays like a brand star.
Apparently, we’ve been won over America. Or we’ve just been worn down. A recent survey by RichRelevance finds that American shoppers are becoming somewhat more tolerant of the appearance of Santa Clau … Read more
Weekly Recap – November 11, 2016
Scroll. Tap. Click. Shop? Yes, it’s true. Instagram announced they will be rolling out a new feature to let brands and businesses tag their products in posts, linking them to the product page and onto … Read more
Starbucks’ holiday red cup is back and cheerier than ever.
For the past few weeks, customers have been teased with messaging on boxes in stores that said “no peeking.” While some designs were leaked, Starbucks has kept a tight lid on this year’s design. Or sh … Read more
Healthcare marketing: Do celebrities still resonate?
As we’ve recently seen in the latest Cigna TV spot, celebrities definitely capture our attention. (Especially when Dr. McDreamy is talking to us.) But, does this marketing tactic still resonate? The a … Read more
Weekly Recap – November 4, 2016
Let’s take a poll…are you prepared for Black Friday shopping? A. Yes. B. No. C. I’m still eating leftover Halloween candy. Don’t fret, Mashable has four things every customer should know, well in adva … Read more