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eBay Ads Holiday Report Reveals Keys to Advertising Success During an Elongated Season

Retail TouchPoints

There are a lot of theories about how inflation, supply chain constraints and other dynamics will impact consumer behaviors. But clearly deal hunting is top-of-mind for older consumers: while 55% of Gen Z consumers said they plan to spend more on holiday shopping and celebrations, a mere 39% of millennial shoppers intend to do the same.

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How Retailers Should Deal with Digital Advertising Inflation in 2023

Retail TouchPoints

The advertising industry is managing growing fears of inflation and an economic downturn as many top retail brand advertisers are dealing with the effects. Even companies less dependent on advertising, such as Microsoft, reported a $100 million loss in revenue in its second quarter due to a reduction in ad spending.

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Mmm, it’s the sweet smell of advertising success

Inside Retail

I’m seeing greater quantities of online advertising and – especially if they’re good ads – feel motivated to purchase. . Locally, the retail industry sustained substantial growth throughout the first pandemic affected year (2020-2021). For the year to June 2021, consumer retail spending grew by 9.1 per-cent growth 2.

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How CBD Brand Beam Uses Interactive Quizzes to Educate Consumers and Boost Conversions

Retail TouchPoints

consumers spent an estimated $14.9 These have made it generally legal to sell CBD nationally while simultaneously making it difficult to advertise , especially since major platforms like Facebook, Google and Amazon currently ban the promotion of CBD products. It is a great tool to use on our site and in advertising.

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The Future of Ecommerce Demands a Better Understanding of Online Consumer Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

Global ecommerce rose from 15% of total retail sales in 2019 to 21% in 2021. While that may seem odd to say, given the extent that ecommerce now pervades most consumers’ everyday shopping, the current hot take from some industry analysts is that ecom growth has slowed and brick-and-mortar retail is on the rise.

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Media Networks Beyond Retail: How to Activate Your Right to Win

Retail TouchPoints

Where retailers carved out a unique ability to deliver closed-loop media measurement, large-scale businesses in verticals such as travel, sports, entertainment and delivery services can offer advertisers rich first-party data and exclusive behavioral insights into loyal, passionate and targeted audiences.

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Retailers Must Be Careful With Private Label Credit Card Advertising

Hunton Andrews Kurth

The FTC unanimously approved a consent order this week requiring Credit Karma, LLC to pay $3 million dollars for allegedly advertising to consumers that they were “pre-approved” for credit card offers, when in reality, the customers were not pre-approved, and in fact, were frequently rejected.