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A Tale of Two Consumers: Mid-Tier Brands Face Uphill Battle. Brands and retailers that try to be everything to everyone will suffer as loyalty wanes. Mid-tier brands Macy’s and Kohl’s reported soft sales Meanwhile, discount and dollar stores are seeing…
A Tale of Two Consumers: Mid-Tier Brands & Brands & Advertising Face Uphill Battle- Brands & Advertising
- Business & e-Commerce
- Consumer Attitudes
A Tale of Two Consumers: Mid-Tier Brands Face Uphill Battle. Brands and retailers that try to be everything to everyone will suffer as loyalty wanes. Mid-tier brands Macy’s and Kohl’s reported soft sales Meanwhile, discount and dollar stores are seeing increases in foot traffic and growing their fleet. On the…
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eMarketer - Retail Trends 2023A Tale of Two Consumers: Mid-Tier Brands & Brands &...
A Tale of Two Consumers: Mid-Tier Brands Face Uphill Battle. Brands and retailers that try to be everything to everyone will suffer as loyalty wanes.…
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Finding credibility in online communities. Online communities are more powerful than ever, and they offer brands an opportunity to connect with their consumers. By understanding the different types of communities - value-based, experience-based, and interest-based - brands can add value…
Finding credibility in online communities- Brands & Advertising
- Consumer Attitudes
- Digital Platforms
Finding credibility in online communities. Online communities are more powerful than ever, and they offer brands an opportunity to connect with their consumers. By understanding the different types of communities - value-based, experience-based, and interest-based - brands can add value and personalize their communications in 2023. The potential for how…
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Wavemaker UK - Growth Trends...Finding credibility in online communities
Finding credibility in online communities. Online communities are more powerful than ever, and they offer brands an opportunity to connect with their consumers. By understanding… -
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To Meme Or Not To Meme. Even in 2023, memes continue to grow as an effective way for brands to connect with their audiences on social media. While meme marketing should not replace long- term brand-building tactics, creating meme-worthy brand…
To Meme Or Not To Meme- Brands & Advertising
- Emerging Technology
- Media & Information
To Meme Or Not To Meme. Even in 2023, memes continue to grow as an effective way for brands to connect with their audiences on social media. While meme marketing should not replace long- term brand-building tactics, creating meme-worthy brand moments will create spikes of fame, buzz and attention that…
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Wavemaker UK - Growth Trends...To Meme Or Not To Meme
To Meme Or Not To Meme. Even in 2023, memes continue to grow as an effective way for brands to connect with their audiences on… -
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Harnessing the power of TV moments. Brands that tap into TV's "essential viewing moments" become part of a shared cultural experience, generating chatter and social currency. Sports, reality TV, and dramas are sure-bet formats that spike viewer interest, and brands…
Harnessing the power of TV moments- Brands & Advertising
- Culture
- Entertainment
Harnessing the power of TV moments. Brands that tap into TV's "essential viewing moments" become part of a shared cultural experience, generating chatter and social currency. Sports, reality TV, and dramas are sure-bet formats that spike viewer interest, and brands can directly link up with a show or create product…
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Wavemaker UK - Growth Trends...Harnessing the power of TV moments
Harnessing the power of TV moments. Brands that tap into TV's "essential viewing moments" become part of a shared cultural experience, generating chatter and social… -
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Encounters Not Channels. To create effective 360 media campaigns, brands need to focus on the encounter, or how they want consumers to feel at various points across the media ecosystem, instead of thinking by channel and medium. Thinking by media…
Encounters Not Channels- Brands & Advertising
- Digital Platforms
- Media & Information
Encounters Not Channels. To create effective 360 media campaigns, brands need to focus on the encounter, or how they want consumers to feel at various points across the media ecosystem, instead of thinking by channel and medium. Thinking by media encounter creates a more holistic and seamless media experience for…
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Wavemaker UK - Growth Trends...Encounters Not Channels
Encounters Not Channels. To create effective 360 media campaigns, brands need to focus on the encounter, or how they want consumers to feel at various… -
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TikTokCommerce. Gen Z’s Social Commerce Habits Are Shaped by Chinese Players. TikTok’s strong Gen Z appeal will fuel adoption of new shopping habits. TikTok gains ground as a platform for product discovery and search—#TikTokMadeMeBuyIt has nearly 32 billion video views…
TikTokCommerce- Business & e-Commerce
- Consumer Attitudes
- Digital Platforms
TikTokCommerce. Gen Z’s Social Commerce Habits Are Shaped by Chinese Players. TikTok’s strong Gen Z appeal will fuel adoption of new shopping habits. TikTok gains ground as a platform for product discovery and search—#TikTokMadeMeBuyIt has nearly 32 billion video views to date. The US launch of TikTok Shop will bring…
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eMarketer - Retail Trends 2023TikTokCommerce
TikTokCommerce. Gen Z’s Social Commerce Habits Are Shaped by Chinese Players. TikTok’s strong Gen Z appeal will fuel adoption of new shopping habits. TikTok gains… 
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Bubble-Up Culture. Popular culture was traditionally “trickle down”, and shaped by the few media gatekeepers with scaled audiences. Shaped by a combination of splintering attention, touchpoint proliferation and audience fragmentation, communities and creators will be more influential than ever across…
Bubble-Up Culture- Culture
- Emerging Technology
- Lifestyle
Bubble-Up Culture. Popular culture was traditionally “trickle down”, and shaped by the few media gatekeepers with scaled audiences. Shaped by a combination of splintering attention, touchpoint proliferation and audience fragmentation, communities and creators will be more influential than ever across a decentralized media ecosystem. The formation and diffusion of culture…
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WARC - The Marketer’s Toolkit...Bubble-Up Culture
Bubble-Up Culture. Popular culture was traditionally “trickle down”, and shaped by the few media gatekeepers with scaled audiences. Shaped by a combination of splintering attention,… 
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Fan Communities. With the increasing impact of Bubble-Up Culture, fan communities will matter more in 2023. Fan communities are in-built audiences for new products, even those distant from a brand’s core competency. They enable monetisation based not on mass appeals…
Fan Communities- Brands & Advertising
- Consumer Attitudes
- Culture
Fan Communities. With the increasing impact of Bubble-Up Culture, fan communities will matter more in 2023. Fan communities are in-built audiences for new products, even those distant from a brand’s core competency. They enable monetisation based not on mass appeals and advertising, but on propulsion towards the mainstream by a…
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WARC - The Marketer’s Toolkit...Fan Communities
Fan Communities. With the increasing impact of Bubble-Up Culture, fan communities will matter more in 2023. Fan communities are in-built audiences for new products, even… -
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Journeys Evolve. Another implication of Bubble-up Culture is that brands and journeys evolve. To tap into such effects, marketers may want to perceive a brand as a plural entity with different meanings for distinct audiences, but shared relevance for all…
Journeys Evolve- Brands & Advertising
- Consumer Attitudes
- Culture
Journeys Evolve. Another implication of Bubble-up Culture is that brands and journeys evolve. To tap into such effects, marketers may want to perceive a brand as a plural entity with different meanings for distinct audiences, but shared relevance for all of them; They should draw bedrock insights from fans and…
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WARC - The Marketer’s Toolkit...Journeys Evolve
Journeys Evolve. Another implication of Bubble-up Culture is that brands and journeys evolve. To tap into such effects, marketers may want to perceive a brand… -
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Fragmented Audiences & Shifting Budgets. Marketers are questioning whether the era of mainstream reach is truly over. There is a growing recognition that the rules of engagement are changing, with media and audience fragmentation being a major concern for marketers,…
Fragmented Audiences & Shifting Budgets- Digital Platforms
- Emerging Technology
- Media & Information
Fragmented Audiences & Shifting Budgets. Marketers are questioning whether the era of mainstream reach is truly over. There is a growing recognition that the rules of engagement are changing, with media and audience fragmentation being a major concern for marketers, influencing their budget allocation for 2023. This has resulted in…
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WARC - The Marketer’s Toolkit...Fragmented Audiences & Shifting Budgets
Fragmented Audiences & Shifting Budgets. Marketers are questioning whether the era of mainstream reach is truly over. There is a growing recognition that the rules… 
