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).

Retailers Trying to Satisfy Device-Hopping Shoppers

Posted on December 24, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Besides the challenges of showrooming (consumers’ use information gathered at a store and then buying online at the best price), retailers must also now deal with the need for convergence: enabling shoppers to seamlessly begin and complete the purchase process. … Continue reading →

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How Consumers Rate Mobile Shopping Experiences

Posted on December 20, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Mobiquity recently commissioned a study on the mobile shopping experiences of U.S. customers at leading brick-and-mortar retailers.  The results are highlighted in this infographic.  

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The “Dark Art” of E-mails from Retailers

Posted on December 19, 2012 by bermanevansretail

Retailers are working very diligently to get shoppers to react to their E-mail offers — in an environment where people often view such e-mail as spam or junk. As Elizabeth Holmes reports for the Wall Street Journal: “The first one … Continue reading →

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