Behavioral Retargeting

Shopping preferences of men and women are diverging as each gender responds differently to disruptive technologies. This dynamic was highlighted in our new study, Mind the Gap: The Gender Effect on Shopping Habits and Technology Disruptors. In fact, according to the results, men are less likely to embrace disruptors like mobile shopping, Amazon.com, and discount…

The media has painted millennials as killers of many things — whether it’s napkins, diamonds or bars of soap. And if you pay attention to any of these headlines, you might view the generation as a group of ruthless avocado toast fiends who aren’t interested in any of the traditional products or marketing tactics that…

This is an $18 trillion global spending story. Seventy percent to 80 percent of consumer purchasing is controlled by women. There's a reason why many retailers have shifted their language from share of wallet to share of purse, and why terms like clientele’ing are starting to replace terms like showrooming. Women are the gatekeepers to…

Findings from the spring edition of the National Retail Federation’s quarterly Consumer View report provides insight into how millennial parents shop, spend and engage with brands differently than parents in other generations. Millennial parents turn to their smartphones at every point during shopping. The study found 78 percent use their phones to research products (compared…

I’ve received more than 30 retailer emails today alone … and it’s not even lunch time. These emails range from basic blasts with varying degrees of relevance to me to more personalized abandoned cart reminders and follow-ups on items I’ve interacted with. It might seem that I’m reviewing these with a particularly critical eye, but…

Online shopping has become a near-ubiquitous activity. According to a recent study by Verto Analytics, more than 96 percent of all American adults (ages 18 and above) use an e-commerce platform at least once a month. And multitasking has become the norm, presenting a new challenge to online retailers. In addition to shopping online, consumers…

First Insight conducted a consumer survey examining retail industry disruptors that could be driving shopping behaviors and purchase decisions. Results revealed a significant gender gap between how men and women shop and make purchase decisions, as men are less likely to embrace disruptors such as mobile shopping, Amazon.com, discount retail and AI.

It’s clear there has been a shift towards more “customer centric” business models. While this seems like an obvious strategy for any brand, execution frequently proves to be a challenge. It’s great to want to cater to your customers’ wants and needs, but when it boils down to it, it’s difficult to truly understand a…

It seems every time we turn around, a new consumer channel is being introduced — another social media app, another home assistant, another way to engage. But as consumers press on with their always-on, ultra-connected lives, marketers are left struggling to just make basic connections between email, mobile, social and web identities without the added…

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