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Myer’s net profit tumbles as labour, marketing costs increase

Inside Retail

The department store chain noted incurring higher employee costs, higher support office costs related to a new marketing agency and a separate investment in transformation capabilities. per cent to $409 million, accounting for 22.3 Sales remained flat at $1.83 Sales remained flat at $1.83 Comparable sales climbed 0.8

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Tracee Ellis Ross on Innovation, Team Building and Why ‘Challenge’ Marketing is Broken

Retail TouchPoints

Her business plan, which centered around creating products for people with curly, coily, tight and textured hair, was decades in the making ( 20 of dreaming, 10 years in development and five years in-market, according to the Pattern Beauty website ), but now Ross and her Co-CEO Christiane Pendarvis are setting their sights on growing the brand.

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How Parachute’s consistent marketing and quality designs won over millennials

Inside Retail

Launched in 2014 by former digital strategist and account planner Ariel Kaye, Parachute is a minimalist brand designed with the millennial consumer in mind. Since entering the market, Parachute has raised over $47 million in venture capital. This is where Parachute comes into play.

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Sydney Fish Market ‘on the brink of collapse’ – report

Inside Retail

Sydney Fish Market might be on the brink of collapse after failing to publish its financial report, with sources saying it will reveal a significant loss during the last fiscal year. According to the Sydney Morning Herald , auditors refused to sign off on the companys accounts three months after the mandatory reporting deadline.

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How Intent Data Helps Marketers Convert A-List Accounts

One of the biggest challenges for any B2B marketer is understanding your prospects’ next move — who is most likely to buy and when. Without these insights, marketing campaigns can feel more like guesswork, with high investment and little return. We’re here to tell you there’s a better way.

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NRF Expects Returns to Ramp Up Again in 2024, Accounting for 16.9% of Annual Sales

Retail TouchPoints

This would account for 16.9% Solutions like no-box/no-label returns with item verification enable immediate refunds, meeting customer expectations for convenience while increasing accuracy, reducing fraud and helping to protect profitability in a competitive market.” of retailers’ annual sales in 2024, increasing from 14.5%

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Target Taps into Creator-Led Commerce with Linktree Partnership

Retail TouchPoints

million followers on Instagram via its @target and @targetstyle accounts — and that doesn’t count all the creator- and fan-led accounts tied to the brand. The retailer has a collective 8.4 For example, @targetdoesitagain, a “source for all things cool found at Target,” has 1.3 million followers on Instagram alone.

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The 5 Stages of Account-Based Marketing — and How to Win Them All

The benefits of account-based marketing are clear: internal alignment, shorter sales cycles, higher conversion rates. Without it, you can’t find and reach your target accounts. And yet only 43% of marketers are completely satisfied with the quality of their data. Data is the fuel that powers your ABM engine.

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Enterprise ABM Marketing Tools: A Marketers Guide

Savvy B2B marketers know that a great account-based marketing (ABM) strategy leads to higher ROI and sustainable growth. This Martech Intelligence Report on Enterprise Account-Based Marketing examines the state of ABM in 2024 and what to consider when implementing ABM software.

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Best Practices for a Marketing Database Cleanse

Multiple industry studies confirm that regardless of industry, revenue, or company size, poor data quality is an epidemic for marketing teams. As frustrating as contact and account data management is, this is still your database – a massive asset to your organization, even if it is rife with holes and inaccurate information.

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

64% of successful data-driven marketers say improving data quality is the most challenging obstacle to achieving success. Given data’s direct impact on marketing campaigns, reporting, and sales follow-up, maintaining an accurate and consistent database is a top priority for B2B organizations.

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3 Mistakes Organizations Make While Developing ABM Programs

The benefits of Account-Based Marketing are clear, so what’s holding B2B professionals back? From building an account universe to understanding to orchestrating sales and marketing alignment around touchpoint and messaging, there are a number of variables to consider before launching a program.

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How ZoomInfo Enhances Your ABM Strategy

For marketing teams to develop a successful account-based marketing strategy, they need to ensure good data is housed within its Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. More specifically, updated data can help organizations outline key accounts for their campaigns.

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Foundational ABM Building Blocks

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a key strategy for driving sustainable growth. Watch this webinar with Rachael Foster, Director of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo, and Dan Dolph, Manager of Account-Based Experience at ZoomInfo. Today, many B2B companies use ABM teams or technologies to make sales.

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ABM Success Recipe: Mastering the Crawl, Walk, Run Approach

Shifting to an account-based marketing (ABM) strategy can be both exciting and challenging. Well-implemented ABM motions build engagement with high-value accounts and drive impactful campaigns that resonate with your audience. But where do you begin, and how do you progress from crawling to running?