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Mobile Marketing: Mobile Marketing: A Cross-Channel Shopping Experience

Mobile Marketing: A Cross-Channel Shopping Experience

13 April | 0 COMMENTS
If you hope to remain successful in a market where consumers are continually changing their behaviour, you must be willing to adapt to their needs.  The fact that more and more shoppers are living a digital lifestyle today means you, as a retailer, must allow this to converge with the way you do business. You undoubtedly ...
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Social Media Marketing: Social Media: Who’s Responsible?

Social Media: Who’s Responsible?

17 July | 0 COMMENTS
With the massive growth and popularity of Social Media, professionals working in the marketing industry are now asking the question, “who is responsible for managing marketing and content initiatives in this new environment?” Does this sit entirely within the marketing department? While the marketing team has traditionally managed the brand and promotional communications within a company, ...
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Web Development: No More Boundaries

No More Boundaries

20 May | 0 COMMENTS
Some of the world’s top online retailers have been building strong customer bases in Australia over the last few years. Just think of Amazon, StrawberryNet and eBay. Now here come the international bricks and mortar retailers with their online stores.  JC Penney have recently launched an online store with an Australian website ...
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Mobile Marketing: Building a Mobile Website for Retail Purposes

Building a Mobile Website for Retail Purposes

20 May | 0 COMMENTS
While mobile internet usage is still pretty small in Australia, it’s time we started thinking about shopping and buying over the mobile channel.  It’s only a matter of time until this becomes common practice in our markets. As consumer behavior shifts and becomes more in favor of buying online, mobile offers yet another channel to access ...
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Web Development: Integrating an Engaging Customer Experience in Multi-Channel Retailing

Integrating an Engaging Customer Experience in Multi-Channel Retailing

3 April | 0 COMMENTS
I recently had the honour of presenting at an event hosted in Sydney by the “Retail Design Institute”. Members and guests came to hear me speak about “Integrating an Engaging Customer Experience in Multi-Channel Retailing”. A shopper’s “Customer Journey” for any retail brand should be one and the same – regardless of a bricks ‘n mortar ...
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Advertising Blog: Have you heard the Wispa?

Have you heard the Wispa?

1 April | 0 COMMENTS
For the first time ever, UK’s confectionery leader Cadbury has been persuaded by the might of the web to re-launch one of its most recognised, loved and missed chocolate bars. And what a great story it is… Several years after being discontinued and following a massive consumer campaign to bring back the favourite chocolate bar of ...
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Web Development: Virtual Merchandising Online

Virtual Merchandising Online

5 March | 0 COMMENTS
Online consumers in Australia and New Zealand are consistently relying on the net for shopping alternatives, even during tougher economic times. eCommerce is a vital sales channel for so many businesses nowadays. Remember the internet is not just a sales channel Down Under. Like their American counterparts, more and more internet users in Australia are going ...
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Advertising Blog: How Brands Thrived During the Great Depression

How Brands Thrived During the Great Depression

4 March | 0 COMMENTS
Companies can and do prosper during times of economic turmoil. Take a lesson from brands whose Depression-era advertising strategies were key to their survival. With the recent meltdown on Wall Street and talk of a possible depression, I thought it would be instructive to do a bit of research on what happened with regard to advertising ...
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Search Engine Marketing: Take Advantage of Digital Marketing in 2011

Take Advantage of Digital Marketing in 2011

4 March | 0 COMMENTS
As companies finetune marketing budgets in 2011 to focus on programs that yield a higher return on investment, we thought it might be interesting to note that it presents a rare opportunity for marketers to take advantage of digital marketing to thrive in a difficult and challenging environment. As consumer behaviour matures online, and the preferred ...
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The Role of The Internet in Tougher Times

4 March | 0 COMMENTS
We’re all reading a lot about changing consumer behavior in these uncertain times. Consumers, being more in control of their purchasing choices, are looking for convenience and simplicity. They are demanding value for money, making their pennies stretch further and attempting to lighten up and enjoy themselves. These changes point to the growing importance for a brand’s ...
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