Tag Archives: promotion

Better Training Retail Employees

Good, well-trained employees are imperative for physical retail stores to succeed. Yet, many retailers have not devoted enough attention to their employees. Recently, Knowledge@Wharton published the article “Want to Stop Retail Showrooming? Start Training Your Staff”: “It’s obvious that customers … Continue reading

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Advertising’s Impact: A WebpageFX Infographic

As marketers, we know how important that advertising can be. Nonetheless, with all of the message clutter due to competition and the expansion of multiple ad platforms — especially digital ones, getting advertising to stand out can be quite a … Continue reading

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In 2015, Online Video Is Booming

As we’ve reported before, online video marketing has become BIG! (for example, see 1, 2). How big? take a look at this 2015 statistical infographic on the popularity of online videos by HighQ, a producer of software for the world’s … Continue reading

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