All Social media articles – Page 17
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Analysis
Argos sets sights on a youth audience with live-streamed in-store gigs
An Argos store is not an obvious place for a gig, but nonetheless the retailer is putting on events with acts including Katy B and Eliza Doolittle.
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News
Ditto Labs uses social media to offer retailers brand insight
US company Ditto Labs has created software that identifies brand logos on images posted on social media sites such as Twitter and Instagram.
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Opinion
Comment: Is your retail model set up for baby boomers, not millennials?
Bold, brash, impatient, demanding… the millennial is a new breed of customer.
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News
Benefit Cosmetics launches digital 'festive village' on Instagram
Benefit Cosmetics is using Instagram to create a digital “festive village” filled with Christmas products that aim to inspire shoppers.
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Opinion
Comment: M&S seeks millennial consumers to improve retail sustainability
Marks & Spencer, Google and other companies have joined the global movement Collectively to help create a sustainable retail future.
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Opinion
Comment: Sainsbury’s 50p retail fail is a lesson for all retailers
Sainsbury’s 50p retail blunder is a reminder to all retailers about the importance of playing smart in the on-going price war.
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News
Walmart appoints Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to board
Walmart has appointed Instagram founder Kevin Systrom to its board to tap into his “entrepreneurial background and digital expertise”.
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Opinion
Comment: Lidl has upped its marketing game as it focuses on quality
Lidl has launched a new campaign about quality as it continues to convince middle class shoppers it is a serious contender.
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News
PowaTag app enables sales direct from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Mobile technology business PowaTag has updated its software to enable shoppers to buy directly from social media.
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Opinion
Comment: How Burberry and Topshop use technology to put money in the till
London Fashion Week has once again highlighted the relentless convergence between retail and technology.
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News
Tech & Ecomm Summit: Retailers should embrace creative content, says BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed’s European advertising boss has urged retailers to embrace social media and imaginative content to engage with customers.
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Analysis
Comment: Are retailers ready for connected Christmas shoppers?
With Christmas fast approaching and customers more digitally connected than ever, how will retailers rise to the challenge of engaging consumers?
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Opinion
Blog: Topshop leads the tech savvy fashion pack at London Fashion Week
British Fashion Council chairwoman, and Net-a-Porter founder, Natalie Massenet kicked off London Fashion Week on Friday by heralding the city as the “most tech savvy” fashion capital in the world.
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News
Ao.com’s Yossi Erdman reveals his electric vocal talents
Electricals etailer Ao.com’s head of brand and social media Yossi Erdman has been rumbled as the MC for Israel’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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News
Topshop creates a 'Social Catwalk' for London Fashion Week
Topshop is creating a “fully interactive digital mosaic” showcasing Instagram users’ comments in its Oxford Street window during London Fashion Week.
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Opinion
Comment: How physical retailers can succeed against etailers
In the face of etailers, brick and mortar retailers show that in-store experience is a powerful resource but that online offer is still key.
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News
Twitter debate: Harnessing the power of online branding
Retailers and leading retail analysts discuss how engagement with an online community leads to increased omnichannel revenue.
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News
Twitter tests 'buy' button to allow retailers to sell products direct from a tweet
Twitter is testing a ‘buy now’ button on its platform that will allow users to purchase products direct from a tweet.
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Analysis
Analysis: Customer experience innovations from Dixons Carphone and Pets at Home
Customer experience has become retail’s biggest buzzword, and Retail Week’s new event aims to get under the skin of exactly what it means.
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News
Genuine Juices’ Twitter punning stunt comes to fruition
Genuine Juices took to Twitter to ask Sainsbury’s and Ocado to stock their product – their query bore fruit as the retailers gave punny replies.