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).

Retailing: From A to Z — The Most Popular Posts of 2013

Thanks so much for stopping by this blog. We hope you have enjoyed it — and learned a thing or two 🙂 As our year-end recap, here the top ten most popular posts at Retailing: From A to Z by … Continue reading

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Who’s YOUR Hero? A Tribute to Mandela and Others

GREAT READING!!! Evans on Marketing With yesterday’s passing ofNelson Mandela, it is a good time to read the article “Why We All Need Heroes” byHitendra Wadhwa: “Steve Jobs, Mahatma Gandhi, Susan B. Anthony, or Nelson Mandela. Pick one, or another … Continue reading

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Retailers Pumping Up Digital Advertising

As we know, digital communications and retailing are booming. Now, new data from eMarketer shows how big the boom is: “Bolstered by growing E-commerce sales and time spent across digital channels, the U.S. retail industry will grow its digital ad spending … Continue reading

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