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SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
The second is the rise of direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands. Last year, DTC online sales reached an impressive $14.28 It also accelerated the rise of DTC brands, but not for the same reasons. DTC brands drove into the pandemic and adapted to it to catch the digital shift. There are two kinds of DTC brands that have arisen.
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AUGUST 1, 2020
Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly “out there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the “sight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers. Mastercard also has its own sound.
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AUGUST 13, 2020
The use of online direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels to purchase consumer-packaged goods (CPG) has grown by 50.1 percent since the pandemic began, surpassing the growth of online marketplace use in key product categories like food and clothing. These shifts are reflected in consumers’ growing tendency to try new brands.
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JULY 28, 2020
Brands looking to sell directly to end users need a vision for what their omnicommerce experience should be, and a plan for how they’re going to deliver something to complement their existing business instead of merely complicating it. Bhatia said there are parts of that effort that brands should focus on and others they should outsource.
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NOVEMBER 27, 2020
That influx of users new to digital paths and processes has created pressure in the market for brands to leverage video content. We [can] use data within the video itself to help even further explain things — like their bill, their statement, their benefits — that can actually give examples from their real life,” he said.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 9, 2020
That’s the current state of play in Southeast Asia where social commerce is growing rapidly as brands try to find new ways to sell during the pandemic. Case in point: Luxury fashion and auto brands in Thailand are now selling their products on Japanese chat app Line. Line charges brands for sending messages and livestreaming.
PYMNTS
MARCH 26, 2020
For retailers, especially those deemed non-essential and struggling with revenue, branding may be on the back burner right now. Big mistake, say several branding experts. And who you were was your brand. “A Your brand attributes are the ones you fall back on when you have to make difficult decisions. “A
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