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How Small and Local Marketers can Take Advantage of the Metaverse

Retail TouchPoints

When Facebook came out in 2004, many marketers were hesitant to try it out. But the businesses that took the risk to advertise on the social media platform achieved impressive gains in new customers and revenue in a short time period. Dedicating time to learn about, plan and spearhead new initiatives may be quite difficult.

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The Future of Experiential Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Fast forward to today and we are seeing immersive experiences in multiple industries, including advertising, food and beverage, sports and retail shopping. Focusing on experiential retail does more than just attract new consumers; it helps to retain existing consumers, which also costs 5 times less than advertising to new consumers.

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Booktopia may have collapsed, but here’s why bookshops are not endangered

Inside Retail

Founded in 2004, the company grew quickly , from turning over $2000 in the first month, to $30,000 in the fourth. Booktopia touted its predictive sales algorithm as a competitive advantage that allowed the business to manage stock levels and allocate advertising spend by monitoring and forecasting product demand in real time.

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Holiday Shopping in a Post-Pandemic Era: What Retailers Need to Know

Retail TouchPoints

Bose recognized the potential of search marketing as an essential advertising channel in 2004. He founded the company with a vision to provide online marketers worldwide with a paid search campaign optimization solution capable of delivering magical performance.

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The New ‘Pandemic Personas’: Defining the Seismic Shift in Consumer Buying Behaviors

Retail TouchPoints

Bose recognized the potential of search marketing as an essential advertising channel in 2004. He founded the company with a vision to provide online marketers worldwide with a paid search campaign optimization solution capable of delivering magical performance.

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The Olympic opportunity: How brands can sustain their momentum beyond the Games

Inside Retail

Marketing and branding opportunities Brands that leverage the Olympics and create targeted marketing campaigns, sponsorships, advertisements, and promotions tied to the Games enhance brand visibility and engagement. This shift in media consumption patterns opened new avenues for advertisers and retailers to reach a digitally savvy audience.

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Stockouts Are Costing You Money

Independent Retailer

In 2004, the Harvard Business Review interviewed over 70,000 shoppers to find out how they react to a stockout. Since 2004, stockouts have only become worse for retailers. All told, worldwide, shoppers experience $984 billion worth of out-of-stocks, $144.9 billion in North America alone, according to IHL.’