Category: Trends

As shoppers become more mobile savvy, retailers face new realities.

According to a study recently released by Catalina (the POS couponing and loyalty behemoth), mobile savvy shoppers covet, in the following order: coupons/deals real-time coupons reminders of what’s on their shopping list from their mobile shopping…

POPAI Shopper Marketing Trends: 2013 vs. 2014

Back in 2013, our Charlotte marketing agency was intrigued to see whether the ten retail and shopper marketing trends that POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International) put out would come to fruition. In a nice gesture of…

The methodology behind TiVo’s Super Bowl Ad Report

TiVo, which has been tracking must-see Super Bowl moments and advertisements for a decade, has released its report on what viewers actually watched on Sunday. In case you missed it, here’s the link. Although the…

8 reasons why retailers who sell to the middle class should be VERY worried

In the wake of the worst recession in 50 years, there’s little doubt that the American middle class (the 40% of households with annual incomes between $50,000 and $140,000 a year) is in distress. Even…