Content Marketing

Retailers hoping to reach millennial and Generation Z customers with organic, sponsored content (that resonates!) should look no further than TikTok. Despite being the new kid on the social media block, TikTok has become the fastest-growing platform in the world, with 800 million active users. The nature of the app and the popularity of its…

Will the world ever “go back to normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic? Perhaps, but it’s going to be a longer haul than many realize. Traditional retailers are among the many facing a handful of changes since the pandemic struck, including how to navigate remote environments and the explosion of online shopping. This shift has also…

In episode 260 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Jennifer Kwon, president of CALPAK, a luggage and travel essentials company. Listen in as Kwon discusses the history of the company, its recent product development and direct-to-consumer (D-to-C) growth, and her career journey. She shares how the brand is staying competitive in a crowded luggage…

As the coronavirus pandemic forced brick-and-mortar stores around the world to shut their doors this spring, some retailers turned to livestreaming to engage their customers. Many found the experiment a resounding success. Case in point: InTime, a Chinese department store operator owned by Alibaba, leaned into livestreaming to boost its activity during the country’s lockdown. InTime saw…

When states and countries begin reopening stores, restaurants, workplaces, and entertainment spaces, we’ll be living in a dramatically different world then we were before the COVID-19 pandemic. How could anyone truly predict a global pandemic and the aftermath it would leave on our economy? Yet, here we are as consumers, business owners and marketers, stuck…

The peak holiday retail sales period is make-or-break for most retailers. This year more than ever before, the 2020 holiday season will be even more crucial as retailers attempt to recoup their Q1 losses due to store closures related to COVID-19. In the coming months, planning for this year’s holiday season will go into overdrive…

U.S. commerce has experienced an unprecedented level of disruption since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Our modern global economy has never faced anything quite like it, and we’re still unraveling which industries will sink or float in a post-COVID world. While sheltering in place just a short time ago, many rushed to stock up on food…

With price, shipping costs and positive product reviews ranking as the most important factors driving purchase decisions on Amazon.com among consumers, converting clicks to sales is imperative. There are millions of products listed on the marketplace, and as a result of Amazon’s business model, competitor product listings are visible on any initial listing. Breaking through…

When retailers enter into global markets, they give a lot of attention to ensuring their products are ready for the tastes and expectations of new cultures. But what about the product content? An often overlooked part of bringing products to global markets is content localization to create an accurate, natural-sounding product description for consumers. Customers…

The world is adjusting to life in self-isolation, with many people working from home and stores shutting their doors. Brick-and-mortar stores are no longer an option for many retailers, with over 15,000 shops in the U.S. are estimated to close this year due to COVID-19. As the commerce industry acclimates to this new normal, those…