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Vishal Ponnappa

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CovidOverload
Covid-19 has pretty much turned the world upside down, grinding life as we know it to a halt and creating economic upheaval as never seen before. The global lockdown has brands scrambling to respond to their new realities, reworking their marketing while navigating the fine line between being helpful vs exploiting the situation Your email
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SXSW
Founded in 1987, South by Southwest is the world’s largest gathering of creative professionals. The event includes both a conference on up-and-coming innovative tech and festivals that celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music.  Emerging trends that can impact your Shopper Marketing Strategy: 1. Retro Trust  The world is rediscovering it’s love for
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Influencers
Social media influencers have dominated the news for the last couple of years, captivating the imagination of brands and consumers alike. An industry that is on the upward tick regardless of minor setbacks, has been predicted to be worth $10 billion by 2020.  So, what does this mean for the future of physical stores, are
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ScanAI
Today’s customer is channel-agnostic, switching effortlessly between online and bricks-and-mortar buying and employing a blend of shopping techniques: patronizing physical stores for tactile and social experiences, conducting product/pricing research via smartphone, and taking advantage of super-convenient online ordering and delivery options. Customers value experiences, and the quicker retailers can reduce its points of friction, the
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GenZ
The one constant for the retail industry is changing. Just as the industry seemed to get its heads around re-inventing itself to meet the expectations of tech-savvy Millennials, there is a new demographic of consumers flexing their buying power – Gen Z. Who is Gen Z? Now, all 22 or younger they consist of a
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BlackFriday
Kiwis shelled out $442 million over the Black Friday weekend, that’s an 85% increase from 2017!
Blockchain
Blockchain, one of the biggest buzzwords of 2018, has been tipped to impact a number of industries all across the world. In retail alone, the blockchain market size is expected to grow from USD 80.0 million in 2018 to USD 2,339.5 million by 2023, at a growth of 2,924%. This just shows that even though
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Singlesday
Now the largest online shopping event in the world. 2019 will see a growth in global ‘shopping day’ events Singles’ Day originated from a Chinese university with the intent of breaking away from the monotony of being single. It was to be a day filled with events and celebrations in the honor of being single,
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YearOfTheVoice
According to a Wall Street Journal article, tech companies now have their eyes on the next billion internet users mostly from the developing world. But the new users are going to be different from the first billion in the sense they are more likely to favor voice and video rather than typing and text. Averaging
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AIANZ
Chatbots were created as a marketer’s dream ally, a magical tool that allowed brands to literally be ‘always on’. The last two years have seen enormous growth in the number of chatbots entering the market as well as a larger number failing terribly. According to a 2017 Grand View Research Study, the chatbot market is
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