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Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Retail TouchPoints

The UK remains a global shopping destination and traditionally sees a significant influx of tourists during the Christmas season. Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. Beyond the cultural and familial significance, the Lunar New Year is a prime time for shopping.

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How Temu and Shein drive up Black Friday marketing costs for US retailers

Inside Retail

Heavy online marketing spending by Temu and Shein is making it more costly for other retailers and brands to reach shoppers on Black Friday, marketing and industry experts say, with both platforms bidding heavily on search keywords used by competitors.

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The Future of Retail Takes a Digital Shift to Omnichannel Marketing

Retail TouchPoints

Finally, the once-static world of retail marketing is transforming. One by one, retailers are finding that their marketing models — co-op driven, lacking in transparency, and largely traditional in form — are secondary options when compared to the self-serve, data-driven models of digital marketplaces.

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Ecommerce Marketing Lessons from Q4 2023 

Retail TouchPoints

Though many of the economic indicators were excellent, including the low unemployment numbers and strong GDP growth, there was a lot of uncertainty in the market throughout the year. According to online shopping data from Adobe Analytics , Black Friday sales were $9.8 billion, up 7.5% from last year. from 2022 to $222.1

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How Retailers can Reallocate and Optimize Marketing Budgets in an Uncertain Economy

Retail TouchPoints

These factors have made it challenging for retailers to plan and execute effective marketing strategies. As a result, many retailers are adopting a more conservative approach to their marketing spend, focusing on efficiency and return on investment (ROI). Four of these strategies include: 1. Leveraging affiliate channels.

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4 Steps Retailers Can Take to Market Themselves in a Recession

Retail TouchPoints

Marketing is often first on the chopping block during a recession, and with GDP contracting two quarters in a row, retail marketers are working hard to determine how to make each dollar go further. Many organizations will cut marketing spend in a bid to preserve margins. Investing in Long-Term Brand Building.

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Driving Marketing ROI Through Microsegmentation

Retail TouchPoints

Prior to her current role as VP of Data Analytics & Customer Insights at Amyris , a biology company in the clean beauty, health and wellness and flavors/fragrances markets, she held ecommerce and digital marketing roles at brands like Coca-Cola and Unilever.

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