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

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers naturally plan a lot of spend around this, with extra staff and extra marketing. But their return to our shores after the pandemic has been far slower than Americans’ — flight bookings are down around 50% of pre-pandemic levels. Here’s why.

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Digital Marketing Tactics for Uncertain Times

Retail TouchPoints

While optimizing budgets in times of financial uncertainty makes sense, such times also provide smart marketers with easier opportunities to improve market position. According to research from Analytic Partners, 63% of marketers that increased their marketing investment during the financial crisis of 2008 generated a positive ROI.

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ROI, Conversions, Loyalty, and More — Getting the Most from Your CPG Marketing Spend

Rangeme

In the past few columns in our CPG Marketing Magic series, we’ve embarked on an exciting journey through the realms of branding, user experience, inventory movement, and digital advertising. Now, it’s time to delve into the pivotal role of metrics in your marketing strategy. Let’s jump in!

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Redbubble parent Articore’s revenue falls 12 per cent

Inside Retail

million amid a short-term disruption due to changes in the company’s paid marketing strategy. The first step is returning to positive underlying cash flow, which the group remains focused on achieving for FY24,” said Hosking. Articore has reported its third-quarter marketplace revenue fell 12 per cent year on year to $78.1

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Why retail media has become the next big tool in performance marketing

Inside Retail

“Right now, we’re seeing a once-in-a-generation shift that is opening the doors to a major new advertising opportunity for retailers and brands,” explains Troy Townsend, co-founder and chief innovation officer at The Pistol , a leader in marketing technologies and services. Embrace the opportunity.

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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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How Data Security Shifts are Driving New Marketing Mandates

Retail TouchPoints

And for the most part they didn’t mind — if they were offered personalized experience across channels in return. And this disruption has implications across so many different touch points for marketers, from your advertising to your data platform stack , right to your martech and adtech. adults and 125 marketers.

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