Creative

More often than not, a consumer’s opinion of a retailer results from a quick snapshot. Sometimes it's an ad seen on TV. Other times it's walking by a storefront and seeing what's on display. Or even just seeing a brand’s design on a co-worker’s shirt. One thing is certain when it comes to a retailer’s…

As e-commerce has rapidly accelerated, so have consumer expectations surrounding online brand experiences. Shopping has become an extension of everyday life; every moment is now an opportunity for discovery and connection. As a result, consumers are being more spontaneous in their purchases, making brand loyalty suffer and competition rise. The average person is estimated to…

People are overwhelmed. The pandemic has changed the world. Supply chain disruptions are turning short trips to the store into mini-adventures and starting to cause worry about gifts for the holiday season. So the last thing shoppers need is to be bombarded with endless and oftentimes generic brand messages and ads in their social feeds…

In case you missed it, the holidays are in full swing. Media outlets have started reporting on the top toys for the season, Amazon.com is moving up Black Friday to start now (!), and the threat of supply chain snarls and shipping delays are prompting consumers to get out their credit cards early this year.…

People scroll through a Statue of Liberty’s worth of content each day — in case you were wondering, that’s about 305 feet. So how do you stop the scroll? How do you get people to stop scrolling to pay attention to your ads? Good creative is crucial to delivering high traffic on e-commerce sites, but creative…

In episode 317 of Total Retail Talks, Editor-in-Chief Joe Keenan interviews Tim Schroder, senior vice president of marketing at Save A Lot, a limited assortment discount grocer. Schroder discusses the company's offerings and his role, as well as Save a Lot's newly rolled out marketing and branding campaign "Like, A Lot A Lot." He shares why…

Big data is dumb. (oooh ... this guy is being provocative) OK, I’ll back off that statement a bit by saying: Big data is ambivalent. I’m picturing a giant robot with a stream of data flowing from its mouth. And below, marketers hoot and cheer and slosh around in a lake of information. But soon,…

Learn how through the use of shoppable content, you can create create unique, interactive, differentiated online shopping experiences.

James Gregson, digital creative director at LEGO Group, reminds marketers of the importance of social media fundamentals in a rapidly changing economic and social climate.  Avenue Code: Tell us about your personal career path. How did you get to where you are today? James Gregson: As someone who wasn't academically oriented, my career path was…

As the pandemic wages on, people are shopping online more than ever. And with the holidays upon us, brands are preparing for the wave of e-commerce-driven shoppers. In fact, 56 percent of people haven't visited a brick-and-mortar store since the start of the pandemic. However, that doesn't mean that shoppers have stopped spending. A recent…