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Intuitive retail is rooted in human behavior. For it to be effective, it must fundamentally meet the expectations a person has created through life experience to deliver relevance, clarity and occasionally disruption in a split second. Manufacturers have spent millions … Continue reading
The shopping environment is challenging – both inside and outside the store. Shoppers are faced with a multitude of messages, the majority of which they don’t see or care about! Follow these six steps when developing creative for shopper marketing … Continue reading
Dads are cooking more to spend quality time with their families and to “feel” good about it. Marketers can count on this new type of epicurean dad to develop into a long-standing demographic that will only continue to grow. Find … Continue reading
I know I’m not the only one who struggles when getting ready to pay for a cab with my credit card and the cabbie asks, “What, no cash?” It’s not that there aren’t ample amounts of banks for us to … Continue reading
American Apparel has long been criticized for not carrying size XL, but with the average hipster weighing in at about 93 lbs.,* there’s really been no need, until now.** You see, American Apparel has decided to branch out, or come … Continue reading
Yesterday, the Missoni line launch at Target sent their site down for most of the day. And the Whole Foods offer from LivingSocial sent their site into overload. While the situations must have sent both marketing and IT folks into … Continue reading
I took a lap around the office yesterday afternoon and asked Upshotters what’s making them happy (in marketing) this week. Here’s what they had to say. 1. Temporary urbanism. It’s the new term for pop-up retail. We love pop-up retail. … Continue reading
NeoCon brought quite a mix of emotions for me when I stepped off the ‘L’ the morning of June 13 on my way to the office. As an Environmental Designer, there’s the excitement of being surrounded by an influx of … Continue reading
With marketers and the masses coming around on barcode marketing, we decided to clear the air about which barcodes are most appropriate for particular marketing campaigns, the growth of the barcode marketing category, and where to find additional resources about … Continue reading
Our SXSWrapup will continue momentarily, but we’ve got one piece of unfinished business to handle first. Before we headed out to SXSW Interactive, we tipped you off to foursquare’s new partnership with American Express (at the very bottom of that … Continue reading