My marketing hero was not a college professor or the marketing director of a Fortune 500 company. My marketing hero was my father. Meeting the needs of customers in good times and bad times is important for all retailers. Our customers’ needs have never been greater than in today’s economic environment.
In furniture the number 42 is not as significant until you take a look at the Retail Planning Guide edition of your Furniture Today. According to retailer statistics, “58% of all furniture stores according to 2008 data have a website” (see below). That means that 42% of all furniture stores according to 2008 numbers do not have a website.
It’s that time of the year again, when hustle and hoopla overwhelm the heart of the holidays. Long lines and traffic jams hardly inspire heavenly peace, and wish lists of hard to find items make me downright Grinchish.
We as marketers and retailers owe it to Ms. Jones to begin emailing her the moment she trusts her personal email with us. Just telling her she is going to be recieving special offers, design tips and other various offerings you have at the store level is not enough. Show and reward her for her faith in your retail operation.
What if you could beat that Ms. Jones to the punch? What if you could let her know that you are giving her your best deal without having to go through the questions? Enter stage right the wonderful world of promotional advertising on shipments.
Wouldn’t the P&L statement look a lot nicer to get 900 contacts without sacrificing 10% on the bottom-line to give a cash discount?
Today’s retailers are not being put out of business by competition. Most are struggling through these economic times. Ms. Jones is taking retailers out of business by talking, conversing and sharing.
John Rash, a reporter and author of the “Rash Report” for Advertising Age, is an acclaimed media analyst. In his most recent article he is commenting on the ups and downs of Nielsen ratings for the network super powers, which shows are performing, which shows are not performing, and other various media gossip. Normally I disregard these articles but there was something about this particular article that caught my eye
Welcome to website version 6.0 for R&A Marketing. What is significant about website version 6.0?
The most recent adaptation of our website came from an epiphany while I was taking a class at the Wizard Academy in Austin, Texas. I was taking a “Web & Radio Copywriting class” and the teacher of the class asked if anyone wanted their website to be critiqued.
