Coming Ready or Not!
Some of the more common statements I hear from people with regards to online marketing and social media are “I just don’t have the time”, “I need to get around to doing it sometime” or “I can hardly open an email, never mind do Facebook”.
Bill Gates Quote
Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. – Bill Gates
How to Turn Selfies (and Puppies) Into High-End Retail Sales
Great little article that featured in business week earlier this week about how being creative and keeping up with modern trends / fads can lead to an interesting, creative and engaging form of marketing online
Online Success for 2014 – Your Vision, Goals & Sacrifices!
Despite being bombarded with information everyday about how we should be doing more social media, more blogging, becoming more mobile friendly, more SEO, blah blah blah, becoming more visible online, generating new leads and making more money online is not always about doing more and more and hiring more help. Not at all. In fact […]
American Eagle To Launch iBeacon Trial Next Month
The well-hyped Apple iBeacon technology is getting yet another trial beyond the walls of Apple’s own stores next month. American Eagle will deploy ShopKick’s shopBeacon implementation of the technology in 100 of its top-performing American Eagle and Aerie brand stores.
A Retailers Guide To So-Lo-Mo
I love this infographic that Monetate has put together. As we have known for a while, smartphones and mobile are becoming increasingly important with shoppers and local retail outlets need to be prepared.
Facebook Still Best Platform for Product Sharing
A recent survey by 8thBridge, which is a social commerce provider noted that Facebook still tops other social media site like Pinterest and Twitter for sharing!
The Dark Art of Email Marketing
This is a topic that I always harp on about but one that is not taken seriously enough. I often see the same mistakes being made over and over again with newsletters. Every newsletter that you send out should have a specific approach and should ALWAYS RESPECT THE INBOX!
Nordstrom family scion keeps up with Amazon online
By Alistair Barr (Reuters) – The future of retail came to Jamie Nordstrom not in a dream, but through his email inbox from Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer that Nordstrom now targets as his biggest rival.