What brands need to know about podcasting

While the typical model for podcasts and even traditional radio is to provide content that is free and ad supported, one new study finds that in the case of podcasts a growing number of Americans are willing to pay for the content. >>

Ecommerce

Reports: What merchants can expect from 2020 holiday season

There are only six months until Christmas and that means only about 2 months remain for merchants and brands to be shopper-ready for the holiday season. And, according to one new study, what consumers are looking for this year is a safe way to shop in-store. >>

Ecommerce

Study: Subscription brands booming, here's how to capitalize

Subscription boxes for food, clothing, makeup and more continue to be a booming part of the digital economy. But it isn't only physical subscriptions that are booming - more and more people are using streaming subscriptions for entertainment, especially during the first half of 2020. >>

Ecommerce

Expert: What Walmart+ launch means for ecommerce

This week, Walmart announced the launch of Walmart+ a new digital service that is set to compete with Amazon's Prime offering. Through the new subscription consumers can get same-day grocery delivery, fuel discounts and other perks for the annual fee of $98. >>

Advertising

Mid-year check-in: what marketers need to know

As we begin the second half of 2020 and as more businesses open following the lockdown measures put into place to quell the spread of COVID-19, many are wondering what do they do now? Is this a return to old advertising practices or have certain things changed permanently? We asked a digital expert how marketers should approach a mid-2020 advertising check-in. >>

Loyalty Marketing

Study: Experience key to loyalty

There has been tremendous growth to online shopping as consumers were forced to push many things, from grocery shopping to clothing and apparel, to the digital space. And according to one new report, this move has underlined the importance of the customer experience to overall brand loyalty. >>

Ecommerce

How COVID-19 has changed ecommerce

As restrictions begin to lessen around the world, more people are hitting grocery stores and shopping malls, but what does that mean for the increase in spending digitally during the lockdown months of the pandemic? We asked a digital expert what merchants can expect as consumers return to work. >>

Advertising

Reports: How consumers are reacting as stay-home orders lift

As states begin to re-open but with cases of COVID-19 still spiking around the US, many consumers are changing their minds about what to do next. According to new data out from Engine Insights more than half (54%) of consumers still say they want businesses to reopen but that is a 12% decrease from last month. >>

Internet

Top tips to get the most from video conferencing

Although many businesses, especially in the retail sector, are opening back up other businesses are continuing with remote workers at least in part. This means a continued interest in and use of tele- and video-conferencing technologies. Here's how businesses and marketers can choose the right video conferencing equipment for their employees. >>

Internet

Study: Marketers say work-at-home 'as productive' as office work

While it is true that many consumers and businesses want life to return to pre-COVID levels one new report finds that working from home isn't harming many businesses. In fact, according to data out from ringDNA most marketers and sales pros (84%) say their teams are 'as or more productive' when working from home as when they worked from the office. >>