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Personalization in the Age of GDPR

Retail TouchPoints

However, with the developments over the last few years, from the 2016 Cambridge Analytica scandal to the 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to its North American counterparts the CCPA and PIPEDA, ‘old-school’ personalization based on PII is on its way out — and fast. The Data Economy: How do Privacy Regulations Affect Revenue?

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

One of the drags on profits for most direct-to-consumer retailers is advertising expenses. million on advertising in 2019 and 2020 respectively. That is significantly higher than what companies typically spend on sales and marketing. Take department store Kohl’s, last year its marketing costs were only 4.9%

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Exclusive Q&A: Cashierless Grocery Requires a ‘Very Human Response to the Customer’

Retail TouchPoints

Douang: When we first launched the business in 2016, we only had what we called ‘the resident format,’ which was internally focused or inside an already secure environment. As Gen Z gets older, those consumers are going to control a bigger market spend. It was usually a condo, or student residence, which had a 24-hour concierge.

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Retail Statistics You Should Know

Small Biz Trends

per year on average between 2016-2021. between 2016-2021. Advertising by Retailers. Retailers, regardless of their industries, run advertising campaigns to inform, persuade, and remind their audiences. The US outdoor ad market is projected to touch $3.84 How much advertising budget should you fix for your store?

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The Google Ads Strategy of Purple Mattresses

Store Growers

Here is a quote from CMO Alex McArthur : “We have more people on our creative team than our advertising or acquisition team. So let’s say 50% of their $143M marketing spend is actual media budget, and a third of that amount is spent on Google Ads. (I Purple YouTube advertisements. They do almost everything in-house.