If you thought Walmart’s acceleration into grocery pickup was aggressive, consider their plans for 2019: grocery delivery available at about 1 in 4 Walmart stores in the US, reaching about 40% of all US households.
If there’s one place Walmart is winning in ecommerce, it’s with online grocery pickup (OGP). This simple service has revolutionized the way Walmart shoppers can transact with convenience, while remaining loyal to the channel. It may even be the key to the omnichannel transformation of your product.
3 things you need to know about geofencing
Reaching consumers in a relevant way is often profoundly tied to place. Historically retailers & suppliers have focused on contextual, physical mediums for tapping the power of place inside the store – signage, displays, shelf talkers and so on. Beacons haven’t really worked. Promotional touch screens don’t get used that much. By and large, efforts to innovate and change the game have failed…
The landscape for grocery is rapidly changing. As retailers struggle to adapt, supplier marketing teams are often left to find innovative ways to drives sales and strengthen loyalty on their own. The landscape for grocery is rapidly changing. As retailers struggle to adapt, supplier marketing teams are often left to find innovative ways to drives sales and strengthen loyalty on their own…
One of the biggest mistakes a shopper marketing strategist could make going into next year would be to treat Online Grocery as just another tactic or box to check off of the media plan. The landscape for grocery and retail in general is being completely shaken up by new, convenient pickup and delivery options. As of September 2018, Walmart now offers grocery delivery in 50 metro areas and online grocery pickup in over 2,000 stores. And the reality is, everyone is jumping on this trend – including Whole Foods (Amazon), Target, Costco and Kroger…
Winning holiday shoppers online and in-store requires careful planning, in theory. But there’s not always time for a plan. Shopper marketers know how crazy holiday gets, so a plan isn’t enough – sometimes you need to improvise with smart, targeted tactics that you can quickly implement to reach and engage your target audience…
By now most marketers have put in place a few moderately effective always-on digital media campaigns. But more often than not, despite achieving some success, most haven’t significantly evolved their digital strategy and aren’t sure how to level-up their paid media.
By the end of 2018, over 63 million households in the US will have “cut the cord” or will choose to never subscribe to cable or satellite at all. But what if you could still reach these households with the power and flexibility that you have with other online advertising platforms? Connected TV is the answer, and is rapidly becoming a critical component to any best in class media plan…
Many have heard of geofencing. Some have tried it. But few are maximizing the full potential of this powerful capability. Real-time Isn’t Always the Best Time More often than not, marketers and business owners who have tried geofencing used it as a real-time tactic. What that means is advertising to an audience while they’re inside […]