The Two Things Retailers Must Do To Win Holiday 2017

Retailers know that Holiday 2017 is make or break. They’re tasked with demonstrating to consumers and investors that their business is still relevant in the 21st century — and if they don’t capitalize on the opportunity at hand, their brand may not survive to see the next holiday season. To succeed, retailers need to deliver …

What It Takes to Be a Favorite Retail Brand

We know there’s a high correlation between a brand’s customer experience score and its sales. But what, exactly, do leading retailers like Amazon and Target do differently than their competitors to win the position of “favorite” in their customers’ hearts? In Q1’17, Signal and Digital Ascendant conducted a survey of consumers to find out. When …

How Emojis Help Marketers Engage With Consumers

Emojis have become a part of everyday human language. In fact, the 2015 Emoji Report by Emogi Research found 92% of the online population uses emojis, and 70% of Internet users said emojis helped them to express their feelings more effectively. In 2015, the Oxford dictionary even chose an emoji as the word of the …

The Amazon Threat and The Facebook Trap: How Retailers Can Win with Relevance in the Next Holiday Season

The holiday season is “make or break” time for retailers, accounting for up to 30% of annual revenue. Retailers face a host of challenges: mega competitors like Amazon, the rise of social platforms and the relentless flood of data that can drown an organization. Data is the solution to delivering the real-time, hyper-personalized experiences and comprehensive …