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Why Convenience Rules The Day

From all my years in research and consulting, I think I’ve learned a thing or two about marketing worth sharing. Enduring fundamentals, mostly yet often overlooked. So, this year, I’m sharing some for your consideration. I hope they’re helpful. This week’s thought: Convenience rules. Convenience trumps everything. No matter how innovative or cheap a brand may be, if it’s not easy to use, it will fail.

How Marketers Can Counter The Decline In Time Spent Shopping

There has been a steady erosion of time spent shopping over the course of this century—since roughly the take-off point of digital media, social platforms, and Big Data. This trend is likely to continue, and it is not unexpected. Online shopping, particularly mobile shopping and social commerce, has been touted for efficiency. But speed comes at a price, which is an ongoing decline in the time consumers spend with marketing and retail. The era ahead...

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