Tag Archives: retail analytics

Optimizing In-Store Traffic

Given the fast-changing nature of both bricks-and-clicks retailing and online retailing, store-based retailers really need to do everything they can to optimize their in-store traffic. Recently, HeadCount did a study on in-store traffic counts. This report is available [with a free … Continue reading

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How to Better Measure Online ROI

Many companies find it difficult to measure the ROI (return on investment) of various activities, including those activities conducted via the Web. Marketo has recently published an E-book titled: Solved Mysteries: Tracking Your Content Marketing ROI: “Is your content’s ROI … Continue reading

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Free Resources from the Retail Owners Institute

As we have have reported many times (see, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4), the Retail Owners Institute (ROI) is a tremendous resource for those interested in starting and/or expanding a small retail business. Take a look at all of … Continue reading

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