Entice Your Consumers to Return

Great timing on a recent article from Retail Touch Points concerning shopping cart abandonment rates. Excellent information to help retailers bring consumers to back to complete their online purchase. With the busiest online shopping day right around the corner, we are right smack in the middle of the Holiday buying season and online retailers need [...]

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Tags: brands, buying, consumers, email marketing, marketing, online marketing, online shopping
Posted on November 23rd, 2011 in Retailer News | No Comments »

Consumers Are Staying Home

Our hold on our wallet gets a bit tighter when it comes to the Holidays. We have a strict path when managing our budgets. This is a time to spend with family, give thanks, and celebrate. And many of us have kids that have sent off their list to Santa. Of course we are going [...]

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Tags: Betty Crocker, brands, Holiday, marketing, shopping, social media, social networking
Posted on November 18th, 2011 in Brand News, Social Media | No Comments »

Support Our Troops

As former military, I understand the importance of support from home. Thankfully, retailers understand the importance of support as well, and are giving military families an additional resource this Holiday season to show their loved ones support in the form of a daily essentials care package. It is a simple show of gratitude, but one [...]

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Tags: care packages, Dollar General, families, Holiday, military, support
Posted on November 9th, 2011 in Retailer News | No Comments »

Newsworthy Weekly

Articles from around the web for October 31 – November 4. Does your marketing have a foul odor? Work to build your personal brand. Shopping at your local – subway? How big is your e-commerce gap? Smart tip – don’t ignore your customers. Good mood for consumers and holiday shopping. Consumers aren’t the only lovers [...]

For the Living… and the Zombies

I love a good marketing campaign. But, to witness a great one… those moments are rare. Sorry vampires, but zombies are IT! Make sure you check out the Westlake Ace Hardware Zombie Preparedness Center as well. Source: Westlake Ace You Tube Channel Source: Westlake Ace Website

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Tags: Ace, hardware, marketing, preparedness, retailers, Westlake, zombies
Posted on October 21st, 2011 in Retailer News | No Comments »

Social Media, Marketing, and Business

Source: The Zocalo Group You Tube Channel

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Tags: brands, business, communication, community, consumers, engagement, marketing, social media, social networking
Posted on October 11th, 2011 in Brand News, Products, Social Media | No Comments »

Walmart Top 20 Toy List

As a mom of two, the holiday season can be very overwhelming. Toys, electronics, and the latest PS3 game – the growing list from kiddos, and potential cost, can make panic widespread in a parent! With budgets tightening and many families having to dwindle the ‘wants’ of their kids, it’s nice to see some basics [...]

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Tags: electronics, gaming systems, gift giving, gifts, Holiday, kids, toddlers, toys, tweens, Walmart
Posted on October 5th, 2011 in Products, Retailer News | No Comments »