Category Archives: Social Media and Retailing

Retail conversations are increasingly two-way interactions; many blogs have a great impact on given retailers’ performance (and blog messages are not typically controlled by the retailers).

How Well Are You “Courting” Your Customers?

Posted on May 20, 2015 by bermanevansretail

As we know, in today’s competitive environment, we cannot take our customers for granted. We need to continuously “court” them and have them feel appreciated. Consider this observation from Oracle Marketing Cloud: “From the need to meaningfully nurture to the … Continue reading →

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Do Better in Dealing with Negative Online Reviews

Posted on May 19, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Negative online reviews can have a devastating effect on businesses — unless they are handled properly. Here are some suggestions from Konnecti, a company that helps clients build their online presence.    

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The Pre-Millennial and Retailing

Posted on May 11, 2015 by bermanevansretail

Pre-millennials are those born in the 1980s and 1990s. This group is an important one for the future of most retailers. BearingPoint has done a lot of research on this market segment. Take a look at an infographic and a … Continue reading →

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