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How Retailers Should Approach AI and Big Data During Holiday Seasons
Shopper behavior is fundamentally different during the holidays. Marketers can't rely on the same data and algorithms that they leverage at other times of the year. If brands don't adjust to...

The Mobile Opportunity: Recognizing the Power of Apps and the Mobile Web
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It's no secret that the holiday shopping season can have an outsize impact on a small business's revenue for the year. Here are four areas businesses should prioritize. Read the full article at...

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A CMO's Thanksgiving: Five Reasons I'm Thankful for Managing the Marketing Mayhem
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Customer Analytics and Data Privacy Laws: On a Collision Course?
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Brand Posts on Instagram: Engagement and Frequency Trends
The average engagement rate on Instagram posts published by brands has been steadily declining since November 2018, according to recent research from Socialinsider. Read the full article at...
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How to Achieve Cultural Velocity (And Why You Need to): Jonah Berger and Stefan Burford on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]
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Integrating Search and Social: Best-Practices for Cross-Channel Marketing
Paid search and social are both performance channels with particular strengths and weaknesses. Used intelligently together, these two channels combine for a powerhouse multichannel campaign....

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