1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors including retail and grocery, healthcare, travel, and finance. In April, as the UK and much of the rest of the globe prepares itself for the easing of lockdown restrictions, we take a look at how retailers including […]
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is impacting every part of our lives, from the places we can go to the way we spend our time, to the priorities we have and the way we spend our money.
1. Introduction This report is designed to provide marketers and innovation practitioners with practical guidance and advice on how to apply key principles and behaviours that sit at the heart of agile ways of working in order to support innovation and experimentation as well as greater organisational and team agility. With societal, market, competitive and […]
A suddenly hot segment of the crypto world has taken the internet economy by storm and created a potentially huge opportunity for brands.
Jessica Bolton, Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Iterable, shares some advice on closing the accessibility gap via three email campaigns fundamentals – content, code and visuals.
Is a D2C model right for your beauty brand? Karishma Joshi and Chloe Buckland of Capgemini Invent examine the challenges and opportunities in the market, taking in tech, brand, retailer strategy, content and data.
1. Introduction Whether marketers are leading a startup, working in a sector where margins are thin or budgets are traditionally tight, or if a brand or business has had its budget revised or downgraded, they can apply the principles and strategies for managing limited budgets, which have a degree of universality. During the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
In March 2021, Google announced on its Ads & Commerce blog that it was “Charting a course towards a more privacy-first web”. The blog post was a re-affirmation of Google’s commitment, first revealed in January 2020, to remove support for third-party tracking cookies in Chrome from 2022, and contained further details about how it plans […]
1. Introduction Each month, Econsultancy’s Digital Transformation Monthly report highlights the most important transformation stories arising from sectors including retail and grocery, healthcare, travel, and finance. In April, as the UK and much of the rest of the globe prepares itself for the easing of lockdown restrictions, we take a look at how retailers including […]
1. Introduction This report is designed to provide marketers and innovation practitioners with practical guidance and advice on how to apply key principles and behaviours that sit at the heart of agile ways of working in order to support innovation and experimentation as well as greater organisational and team agility. With societal, market, competitive and […]
After the shock of the coronavirus on brick-and-mortar retail, stores have to work harder than ever to compete with each other, and with consumers’ increased appetite for ecommerce. One way of doing this is to use technology to create immersive experiences that will encourage consumers back in-store as the world reopens.
Upstart brokerage firm Robinhood built a billion-dollar fintech business in the span of a few years by targeting young customers with a slick mobile-based stock trading experience and $0 commissions, but the company is facing the biggest challenge of its short life in the wake of a trading frenzy that was sparked by an unprecedented […]
Challenger banks have disrupted the banking industry, and the number of consumers flocking to digital financial services grew in 2020 in part due to the ongoing pandemic. Now, 2021 looks to be a pivotal year for upstart banking players. This year, Google will launch its much-anticipated bank accounts through an offering dubbed Google Plex. These […]
In a new age of remote healthcare, how is the internet of things enabling new forms of medical treatment, understanding and care?
The events of 2020 have fundamentally changed the course of ecommerce. So, what can marketers and brands expect over the coming 12 months? Our own Richard Robinson, Managing Director of Xeim Engage, asked the following panel of experts at eCommerce Expo 2021 for their opinions: Cassandra Stevens – Global Commerce Lead at Publicis Commerce Simon […]
What does the new retail landscape mean for Lyst and the burgeoning ‘fashion tech’ space in general? Chief Partnerships Officer Jenny Cossons discusses personalisation, social commerce and becoming the ‘Spotify of fashion’.
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to ecommerce, with the number of online shoppers globally increasing 9.5% in 2020. This growth is predicted to continue 10% year-on-year, reaching 3.8 billion in 2021.
Breaking into the Chinese market is a notorious challenge for many overseas brands, despite the appeal. Here’s how D2C footwear brand Allbirds has adapted to China.
1. Introduction Whether marketers are leading a startup, working in a sector where margins are thin or budgets are traditionally tight, or if a brand or business has had its budget revised or downgraded, they can apply the principles and strategies for managing limited budgets, which have a degree of universality. During the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Google is “charting a course towards a more privacy-first web” and yesterday made a significant announcement related to its plans for 2022 when its Chrome browser phases out support for third-party cookies and the cookiepocalypse becomes impossible to deny. Here are the key points marketers need to know.
In March 2021, Google announced on its Ads & Commerce blog that it was “Charting a course towards a more privacy-first web”. The blog post was a re-affirmation of Google’s commitment, first revealed in January 2020, to remove support for third-party tracking cookies in Chrome from 2022, and contained further details about how it plans […]
Increasingly, marketers are embracing the opportunities that artificial intelligence affords by processing data at scale to make better decisions.
1. Introduction For retailers, the continued shift to online shopping is driving the development of new products and technological innovation. This edition of Digital Transformation Monthly covers just two prime examples; Nestlé’s expansion of its ecommerce portfolio through the acquisition of SimplyCook, and Gap’s investment in a new $140m distribution centre to aid online fulfilment. […]
Leading marketers from KFC, Premier Foods, Little Moons, Mars and Kimberly-Clark will join the likes of Mark Ritson, Bob Hoffman and Helen Edwards for a new Festival of Marketing event in March designed to help marketers boost the effectiveness of their marketing spend.
1. Introduction Why is a disruptive strategy and culture increasingly valuable in an uncertain business climate? What can marketers learn from disruptive thinking and innovative techniques to help deliver their own objectives? This quick version of Econsultancy’s Learning from Digital Disruptors Best Practice Guide covers how disruptive businesses operate, their strategies for success, and their […]
For the last 10 years I’ve picked out the digital and marketing trends and developments which I believe will shape the industry and digital/marketing planning and thinking in the year ahead. I recommend you also look through Econsultancy’s Trends Hub for our experts’ predictions around digital marketing disciplines like data and analytics, customer experience, ecommerce, […]
Hannah Mitchell, organic strategy director at Croud, looks at search trends during lockdown and offers some advice for marketers who are setting content strategy in the run up to some kind of return to normality.
2020 has been an eventful year for SEO practitioners, PPC specialists and anyone working in the field of search marketing.
We’re back with another roundup of the biggest and best social stories and campaigns of the month.
1. Introduction The rise in both the number and popularity of social media channels in recent years has fuelled a parallel increase in customer expectations. The ‘always on’ nature of social media, coupled with its public forum nature, means consumers and audiences – in B2C and B2B spaces alike – expect to be able to […]
The GIF is still seeing a surge in popularity with the rise of emojis, memes and stickers. And while its cousin, short-form video, is having its time in the spotlight thanks to the rise of TikTok, GIFs remain nonetheless a very viable and popular alternative for brands looking to quickly convey messages.
Consumers have grown weary of always being asked for something — data, time, money. This creates a real challenge for marketers. When no one wants to engage with your content — how do we get, keep, and grow our customer base? This is especially true as normal tactics are losing effectiveness. To capture attention, marketers […]
Mark Wright began his retail career in store management before moving into ecommerce as Head of Trading at Marks & Spencer. After a stint at Jack Wills, he is now Global Ops Director at Fat Face, a role which his colleagues jokingly inform him can be abbreviated to retail GOD. Wright was recorded in conversation […]
