Top 10 Retail Digital Marketing Trends in 2015 – and beyond!
The retail industry is always changing, and if your business wants to stay ahead of the curve, it can be hard to know where to start. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Industry trends that may be new to you, and should be...
How Pinterest went the extra mile for Father’s Day
For those of you that don’t know, Pinterest is a social media site, based around sharing images. A user has a board, and Pins interesting, funny or informative images on their board. Users can have different themed boards, such...
Primark trials ecommerce sales through ASOS
Primark has begun selling clothes through e-commerce site ASOS. Primark said it would sell a limited number of items online for a trial period, in order to gain ‘insight’ into online retailing. Many marketers have questioned why...
How the UK’s top retailers use Pinterest
Pinterest has always had a close relationship with brands, but this relationship is about to become even closer. The image sharing site allows users to post, and pin images to their own pages – boards. Retailers have been using...
8 Customers to avoid
It may seem a bit silly to avoid certain customers, but whilst the majority of customers are lovely, there are some customers to avoid. Here’s a list, and tips on how to cope: 1. The one that just looks They are interested in you...
eCommerce Email Marketing Strategies
When social media seriously hit the big time a few years ago, many people thought that would be the end of email marketing – but not so. Email marketing continues to be in the forefront of marketers minds. A recent study by...
23 Things to Consider to Boost Sales
To stay ahead of your competitors you must continually innovate, not only with your products and services, but with your marketing too. It may be difficult to find the time to execute an effective email marketing campaign, but...
Peter Jones relaunches Jessops stores
Photography retailer Jessops will once again open its doors, thanks to former Dragon and entrepreneur Peter Jones. Jessops went into administration back in January, but Peter Jones paid £2million last month to help revive the...
Debenhams poaches Argos e-Commerce Director
Department store Debenhams has poached Argos’ e-commerce chief to help promote its multichannel strategy. The previous chief, Simon Forster left at the end of 2012. Ross Clemmow will operate as Divisional Trading Director of...
Online Dating Firm sees Share Value Halved
One of the UK’s biggest online dating providers has seen its shares halved after announcing an audit into the way it operates. Cupid Plc which includes cupid.com, benaughty.com and flirt.com saw its shares fall by 57% to 49p. In...