2019 so far has seen the struggles of the UK high street continue, with little sign of the crisis abating any time soon. According to research by retail technology expert Conversity, part of addressing these difficulties lies in retailers getting better at how they measure the success of customer interactions across all channels and touch points, […]
Buying an eyeshadow palette or a pair of sneakers you spot on Instagram is about to get easier if you’re in the US. Facebook-owned Instagram said on March 19 it’s testing a feature called checkout that will allow users to buy a product without leaving the photo-sharing app. That means Instagram users don’t have to […]
It’s pretty clear that Amazon is on a monumental roll. The company’s growth is staggering, showing a 39% year over year increase in net sales, a 12x jump in earnings per share (EPS), and over 100 million Prime subscribers globally in Q2 2018. There simply isn’t another eCommerce company with the same market presence and influence […]
Before you begin to investigate tactics for implementing an effective cross-channel advertising strategy, it’s important to take a broad view of your goals, data, and business. In this article, we look at the necessary elements you should have in place before getting tactical with your cross-channel ad campaigns. Understand Your Goals What are your digital […]
Global research suggests fashion retailers in the UK are the most successful at persuading online visitors to buy, both on mobile and desktop. But UK shoppers spend less on each order than the global average (around 27% less on orders placed via mobile and 32% less on desktop orders). This is despite their orders including […]
Pinterest is introducing new tools and features to help Pinners find the best products and services for their unique tastes and preferences. Pinterest has built solutions to help advertisers put their products in front of people who are on a path to purchase across Pinterest. With Catalogs, businesses can automatically create Product Pins featuring up […]
The latest eCommerce and Digital Marketing M&A Market Reports from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisor, Hampleton Partners, reveal that 2018 recorded a $20 billion increase in disclosed eCommerce M&A value compared to 2017, boosted by mega-deals such as Walmart’s ambitious $16 billion purchase of Flipkart and Adobe’s acquisition of Marketo for $4.75 billion. Private […]
Israeli start-up Mixed Place, which develops a technology for creating Mixed Reality, has completed projects with two of Europe’s largest retail chains – the pan-European supermarket chain Billa and the Belgian based global food chain Ahold-Delhaize. These chains used the company’s technology as part of a promotion campaign with the aim of increasing customer loyalty, […]
Syntonic, a leading mobile technologies and services provider, announced three new carrier services: the Syntonic Captive Portal for generating revenue from zero-balance customers; Syntonic Sponsored Web for enabling sponsored, data-free web access; and the Syntonic Mobile Commerce Suite for managing consumer online transactions using stored carrier credit and online wallets. Syntonic’s award-winning software, services, and […]
Not content with shaking up the retail world, Amazon is moving into the app business with the launch of Amazon Moments. It’s a program that enables app publishers to reward loyal customers for carrying out high value actions with a digital or physical gift from Amazon. The grunt work of actually fulfilling the reward is carried out […]