Industry insights blog

Give your female shoppers what they really want – time
21 Mar: Give your female shoppers what they really want – time

Across the region, for every ad featuring strong women and girls, there’s the inexplicable product that was marketed specifically to women—but didn’t have to be. From household cleaners to snacks to breakfast cereals, some brands are still creating unnecessarily gendered versions of products where often the only unique feature is pink or glammed up packaging.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t opportunities…

4 Strategies to make your sales funnels convert in 2020
20 Mar: 4 Strategies to make your sales funnels convert in 2020

As an entrepreneur trying to stay relevant and thrive in the competitive digital age, there’s one marketing strategy you’ve likely heard holds the secret to growing your business online: sales funnels. You’ve seen the ads, read the blogs, watched the tutorials and tried your hand at implementing sales funnels in your own business. But for some reason, you haven’t hit the…

How luxury brands can win during a crisis
19 Mar: How luxury brands can win during a crisis

The luxury industry is more resilient during times of crisis than people think, and there are ways brands can come out of these periods as winners. With markets in turmoil and uncertainty at peak levels, CEOs of brands — both in and out of the luxury industry — are asking me: What now?
Nearly all sectors have felt an impact. With several…

Beyond discounts: Retailers offer frequent shoppers out of the box perks
18 Mar: Beyond discounts: Retailers offer frequent shoppers out of the box perks

Retailers are embracing shopping rewards programs that offer bonuses beyond coupons. As brick and mortar and e-commerce retail struggle to navigate the current landscape, loyalty programs can act as a bridge to shoppers amid the Covid-19 crisis.
A shift in customers’ expectations in recent years has led more retailers to adopt unique perks that reward frequent shoppers in experience-focused ways, not just…

How to avoid a social media crisis during COVID-19
17 Mar: How to avoid a social media crisis during COVID-19

Like many industries, the marketing industry has been feeling the impacts of Covid-19 worldwide. As the crisis unfolds, many marketers are discussing how to keep business moving along in such uncertain times. While clearly, the main focus continues to be mitigating the disease itself, for many companies brand management and communication on social media is becoming even more strategic.
With most business…

Experts decode Generation Z
16 Mar: Experts decode Generation Z

Now that members of Generation Z are entering the workforce and beginning to flex their purchasing power, marketers want to better understand these individuals who were born from 1995 to 2012. Seven Gen Z marketers and entrepreneurs share their insights from the frontlines.
Climate anxiety
The cold, hard truth about climate change and its impact has not been lost on many Gen…

6 Costly Facebook ad mistakes and how to fix them
15 Mar: 6 Costly Facebook ad mistakes and how to fix them

Want better results from your Facebook ad campaigns? Are you making one of these six mistakes that could reduce your Facebook ad results? In this article, you’ll discover six Facebook advertising mistakes and how to fix them.
#1: Mistake: Facebook Ads Aren’t Aligned With a Funnel
The biggest mistake that Facebook advertisers make on the platform is they launch ad campaigns without a…