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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Report: Smartphones driving email orders

Smartphones are key for purchases driven by email campaigns. That's the word from new Yes Lifecycle Marketing data which finds that smartphones are down driving about half of all email-driven orders. Smartphones are also responsible for nearly one-third (35%) of all email-driven revenue, making mobile compatibility more important than ever for merchants and marketers. >>

Monday, June 11, 2018

Survey: Consumers find rewards programs "broken"

While many consumers continue to sign up for rewards programs from their favorite merchants and restaurants, nearly half (43%) say there are too many restrictions put in place as to where or when or how rewards can actually be redeemed. >>

Thursday, June 07, 2018

Study: Connected TVs, data driving video

In the video space, connected televisions and the adoption of data-driven video are driving adoption. That's the word from Innovid's new report, which shows that consumers are more engaged with data-driven video content than campaigns that aren't targeted. >>

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Report: Merchants banking on LBS to convert

Merchants are keying in on finding that location based ads and services can better help convert shoppers. That, according to new data sponsored by Blis, in which researchers found nearly three quarters of merchants are using location based ad campaigns, with nearly two thirds using location based data in emails and push notifications. >>

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Study: Google tops voice assist shopping list

While voice assistants are still a relatively new option for digital shoppers, most who use them aren't turning to Amazon, or their Alexa or Echo devices. Instead, according to new data out from RichRelevance, Google is the most turned to voice assistant. >>

Monday, June 04, 2018

Survey: Truth more important than marketing

According to one new report, consumers are less interested in marketing campaign buzzwords and more interested in the truth of how a product works. Which could mean marketers need to reevaluate how they are trying to reach these shoppers. >>

Friday, June 01, 2018

Report shows repeat customers more valuable

While many campaigns are keying in on getting consumers to first visit a store - be than an online hub or a brick and mortar retailer - new data suggests it could behoove marketers to invest a bit more in repeat shoppers. >>

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Top 3 tips to use online data to influence offline consumers

Collecting data is the easy part of a marketers job, the hard part is putting data in to action. This is made even harder when utilizing both online and offline data. Here are three tips to improve the use of data. >>

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Report: Data breach could cost $1M per business

From loss of brand trust to the time a business is down, the cost of a data breach continues to rise on a global basis. In fact, according to new data out from Kaspersky Lab, on average, data breaches cost about $1.23 million per enterprise; that is an increase of 24% YoY. For small businesses, the cost averages about $120,000. >>

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Reputation key to email campaigns

Reputation may be more important than ever for email marketers. According to new data, email senders with high reputation marks substantially increase the chances their mailings will hit consumer inboxes. >>

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Report: App impressions up 84% for Q1

Mobile continues its steady pace, with some areas of mobile seeing significant growth over the past year. According to data just released by PubMatic, global app impressions increased more than 80% from Q1 2017 to Q1 2018. >>

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Studies highlight importance of trust, store experience

Two new reports out in the ecommerce space, highlight the importance of retailers and merchants putting consumer trust higher on their list of priorities, and the importance of the shopping experience. >>

Monday, May 14, 2018

Report: Ecomm important for B2B brands

While many still consider business to business (B2B) buying to be the domain of traditional retail commerce, new data out from Avionos indicates that more and more B2B buys are made online. >>

Tuesday, May 08, 2018

Report: As ecommerce grows, so does digital fraud

Last year, American shoppers spent just over $450 billion online, an increase of 16% YoY. But, along with that increase in shopping came an increase in ecommerce fraud that is hitting merchants in the wallet. In fact, according to some experts, ecommerce fraud could offset the increase in digital spending for merchants who aren't protected. >>

Friday, May 04, 2018

Forecast: App spending to top $150b mark

For the next four years, experts believe consumers will spend at least $156 billion in mobile app stores - that is a 92% increase from what consumers spent in 2017. In 2018, alone, the app spend is expected to skyrocket to just over $106 billion. >>