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How Unilever-owned Liquid I.V. approaches retail media ad spend
Liquid I.V. is pouring ad dollars into online retail platforms to protect its top spot in search results and fend off competitors. “Being the No. 1 powdered hydration company in America definitely puts a target on your back,” said Danielle Fessenden, Liquid I.V.’s senior director of Amazon and omnichannel. Now that online retailers have opened […]
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Under Armour shakes up its marketing strategy
With revenue down 10% in its recent earnings report, sportswear brand manufacturer Under Armour discusses fewer promotions, fewer SKUs, more loyalty and more influencers. Every two in three emails Under Armour sent to consumers in 2023 included a discount or promotion. Likewise, 65% of Under Armour’s sales last year were on promotion and only […]
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Behind Liquid I.V.’s marketing strategy for Prime Day domination
Unilever’s hydration powder brand Liquid I.V. talks how it climbed to the third most-sold product during Amazon Prime Day. Liquid I.V. bulked up its marketing strategy for Amazon’s 10th annual Prime Day sales in July with homepage and event page placements, an exclusive product launch, branded packages prior to the event and a drone product […]
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Publicis Groupe to acquire influencer marketing platform Influential
Communications company Publicis Groupe recently announced it plans to acquire Influential, an influencer marketing company. Influential uses AI to match bands with an influencer’s audience. The vendor has 300 brand clients, including Ulta, Amazon, DoorDash and McDonald’s, and has 3.5 million influencers in its network. Influential has access to and data on 90% of global […]
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Amazon’s best Prime Day ever
Amazon said Prime Day 2024 was its best yet, with record sales and more items sold during this two-day sale than any other Prime Day. Amazon said it sold more than 200 million items during the 48-hour sale July 16-17. Amazon offered millions of deals to its 200 million paid Prime loyalty program members. Amazon […]
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Etsy’s new marketing campaign highlights its handmade vision
Etsy debuted a new marketing campaign this July that advertises the marketplace’s foundation and commitment to being an online store for handmade goods. The campaign includes videos of sellers creating unique products by hand. One advertisement features a robotic arm at the start that is broken at the end of the video. “Recently, […]
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Inflation squeezes back-to-school spending
Most shoppers plan to spend less this year for back-to-school purchases as they struggle with personal finances, according to Deloitte’s 17th annual back-to-school survey. The consulting firm surveyed 1,198 U.S. parents of school-aged children in May 2024. Back-to-school spending per child, by income bracket Deloitte estimates that shoppers will spend $586 per child for […]
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Glossier becomes official beauty partner of USA Basketball
Skincare and cosmetics brand Glossier announced it will be the official beauty partner with the USA Basketball Women’s National Team as the team prepares for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. With the announcement, Glossier will gift the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s National Team packages of skincare and makeup products and “will have a […]
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Four retailers named top customer experience brands
Average customer experience quality falls to record low, according to Forrester’s annual index. Chewy, H-E-B, Zappos and Etsy ranked in the top 10 brands for having a top customer experience, according to Forrester Research Inc.’s 2024 U.S. Customer Experience Index released in June. The annual index evaluates 98,363 consumers’ perceptions of 223 brands across 13 […]
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Amazon to offer discounted products shipping direct from China
Amazon.com is rumored to be launching a new marketplace under the Amazon.com umbrella that would offer shoppers cheap products that will ship directly from Chinese warehouses. Product such as apparel and home goods would take nine to 11 days to ship to customers, according to reports. The move comes as more U.S. consumers are buying […]
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