Globally, Brick-and-Mortar Stores Still Alive and Kicking

Despite perceptions to the contrary, on a global basis, the brick-and-mortar store is not fading away in the face of online and mobile shopping — as long as such stores …

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How Do College Students “Connect” with Brands?

Marketers today recognize the enormous buying power of college students and very much want to gain their attention and patronage. But are marketers able to “connect” with college students through …

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Marketers Are Using Social Media. Are They Doing It Well?

In response to this question, eMarketer reports that:

“Nearly nine in 10 U.S. companies with at least 100 employees will use social media for marketing purposes this year, eMarketer estimates, …

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What Any Marketer Can Learn from Amazon Prime

Although some firms truly get the value of strong customer loyalty programs, there are others that still don’t. The current king of customer loyalty programs is Amazon with …

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