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5X the Spend, 2X the Engagement: Why AI Retail Merchandising Is Essential for the Holidays

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the poster child for the old adage, “Work smarter, not harder” — especially when it comes to AI retail merchandising. product views per visit, and 5X the per-visit spend – as well as twice as much re-engagement. AI saves merchandisers (and customers) time. higher basket rates, 4.8X

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Strong Cyber Week sales show consumers are willing to spend

Martech

consumers spending $12.4 “The 2023 holiday shopping season began with a lot of uncertainty, as consumers shifted their spending to services, while dealing with rising costs across different facets of their lives,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst, Adobe Digital Insights, in a release. . billion, up 9.6% million every minute.

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How promotional merchandise magic can make the difference in your marketing campaigns

Biznology

Promotional merchandise is one of the oldest types of promotions. Even in today’s digital world, promotional products and branded merchandise really do make a big impact on marketing campaigns. 7 in 10 marketers use promotional merchandise to raise brand awareness. Merchandise that stands the test of time. Like this post?

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How Sur La Table uses AI to power customer experience

Martech

The company has two site merchandisers, as well as a data analytics team, all using insights from Discovery to improve the customer experience on Sur La Table’s website. Organizationally, the merchandisers are the keepers of the data generated by Discovery. Search queries were a big opportunity for us,” said Radaz.

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Research Maps Spending on Content Marketing

B2B Marketing Directions

Companies in the United States will spend $63.3 Content Marketing Spending Borrell's analysis found that U.S. Because of COVID-19, Borrell projects that content marketing spending will decline by 1.5% This slight decline is almost entirely attributable to major spending cuts by companies that have been hit hard by the pandemic.

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Merchandising for better sales

Leading Results Rambings

I went to pick up my daughter from kindergarten yesterday and ran head long into a master merchandiser who I both respect professional and loathe personally – Scholastic. Master merchandising and “value-add” from Disney for their pockets. Nothing but a fight and tears for us parents who did not want to spend $19.95

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How Adidas builds metaverse experiences and partnerships

Martech

They were people who, during pandemic lockdowns, were spending more time getting involved in web3 projects on the side, often on Discord. Each step in the journey gets the brand closer to selling real merchandise and virtual wearables and tokens through web3 channels. Identity is the next big thing to explore,” said Wykes-Sneyd.