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Merging Marketing and Sales Through Shoppable Video

Collections are often inspired by themes. Marketing campaigns aim to attach consumers to that theme, hoping that it inspires people on an emotional level. And while brands in our industry do pursue artistic brand expression, we often see campaign videos that don’t showcase any product. Similarly, it is often the most creative silhouettes of a new collection that are used for marketing purposes, (shows and campaign videos) while they may not be available in stores because retailers buy into more mainstream merchandise.

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5 Things To Know About Marketing In China

Over the past year I’ve come to learn a lot about the digital branding landscape in China. While I am certainly no expert, I have been blown away by some of the things that I’ve learned.

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PreCommerce: A Critical Stage in Launching (or Re-launching) eCommerce

We now operate in an environment where ecommerce is no longer a buzz word. Much aligned with the digital space, we have moved quickly beyond the idea of ecommerce into the worlds of Web 3.0, social commerce and integrated commerce. This change can be partially credited to the recession, which created an atmosphere where brands no longer tolerated the negative impact to their bottom lines that occurred when retailers scooped up all of a brand’s online sales. Ecommerce is now standard.

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Why Integrating Social Functionality To Your Site is a Powerful Play

Throughout recent years we have seen the internet develop at a rapid pace. Online technology evolved, allowing brands the capacity to do more than ever before. Social network platforms have grown into today’s digital superheroes, as we’ve prioritized community and the quest for connecting the brand with as many users as possible. We have done this largely by allocating budgets to ‘social’ initiatives and leveraging Facebook, Twitter, Instagr.am and other social platforms for our brand.

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FC is Bound for the Southern Hemisphere!

We are escaping New York winter for New Zealand’s summer climate. Even though we’ll be traveling, we’ll still be publishing articles to keep your appetite for digital marketing content at bay, though maybe at a more relaxed pace than usual!

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Most Read Articles of 2011

2011 has officially come to a close and we are all now back at our desks, albeit perhaps a bit more plump than when we left a week before. We are planning, executing, thinking, and strategizing, ready for what’s next. But as we gear up for the year ahead and think forward, it doesn’t hurt to take a (brief) look back at the most prominent take-aways from the year before. Here, our most read articles of last year, re-mixed to provide context for a successful and thoughtful 2012 year.

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