On Friday, Google introduced Zavers, “a digital coupon solution that enables retailers and manufacturers to reward loyal customers with coupons that are relevant to them
Content marketing was huge in 2012. Whether you ask Curata or MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute, about 9 in 10 B2B marketers utilized the tactic to drive sales and leads, engage customers and prospects, establish thought leadership, and boost Web traffic, among other things. A report from Econsultancy and Outbrain found that 90 percent…
Foursquare boasts more than 25 million users (31 percent of them are mobile) and more than 3 billion check-ins from around the world, according to its website. Not only that, but the social network has more than 1 million businesses utilizing its merchant platform. So clearly, if you’re a merchant looking for a new way…
Tips and tricks from Maritz Loyalty Solutions to tune up your marketing programs with ramification.
“Online marketing in 2012 could be summed up in a few words: mobile, big brands and Google updates,” writes Joanna Lord, vice president of growth marketing at SEOmoz. So what will be in store for online marketing in 2013? Lord shares 10 predictions, among which are: increased “second screen” (i.e., mobile) value, an evolution in…
SellSimple has launched an iOS application that allows a user to sell an item across several platforms at the same time. The app can post listings on sites like Craigslist, eBay, Etsy, Facebook, Twitter and other outlets, including the SellSimple Marketplace. All a user has to do is take a few pictures of their item,…
The maddening decline of page reach aside, Facebook and its enormous audience still offers a potentially rich platform for brands to sink their teeth into. “If correctly optimized, Facebook increases brand awareness and advocacy, lowers service costs, and drives customer loyalty and incremental sales,” says Jeff Bullas. He points to two primary tasks to achieve…
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Yes, there’s still money in the deals industry: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to acquire Bloomspot, a site connecting consumers to offers from local and national merchants, for a cool $35 million. The deal will give JPMorgan the ability to offer its credit card holders more discounts to local businesses. Most of Bloomspot’s 100-person…
We’re continuing our series of profiles of local-commerce companies by featuring Clutch. The purpose of these Q&A interviews is to give merchants, marketers and others in the industry a look at what some companies out there are doing. These profiles are also meant to offer different takes on the future of the local-commerce industry. Clutch,…