Is Your Store Invisible to Shoppers?

February 3, 2023February 1, 2023 Rich Lindblom education, Lindblom, marketing, members

How to help your future customers find you

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Service Marketing Plans for 2023

January 3, 2023January 5, 2023 Paul MacDonald marketing, ServiceSource

To accelerate sales in the new year, you need a well-defined marketing strategy that aligns with your company’s goals By

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The Great Reset Has Begun

December 28, 2022December 23, 2022 Rich Lindblom industry, marketing

Don’t let the box stores reclaim their share

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AVB Breaks Q1 Ad Campaign

December 14, 2022December 9, 2022 Alan Wolf AVBM, marketing, martech, Q1

Automated bundles make digital advertising easy

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William Glade’s Digital Crusade

December 7, 2022December 5, 2022 YSN Staff AVBM, marketing

AVB’s director of SEO & analytics is keeping members competitive online

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Omnichannel Marketing: Pick Your Platforms Wisely

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 William Glade marketing, martech

Match the channel to your target audience to maximize impact

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Is Your Website Up to Snuff?

August 31, 2022September 16, 2022 Alan Wolf avb marketing, Convention 2022, digital marketing, marketing, martech

Flagship features are table stakes in today’s marketplace, CMO says

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Convention Recap: We’ve Got a Solution for That

September 14, 2022September 13, 2022 Rich Lindblom digital price tags, HUB, KIOSQ, marketing, POS

In today’s retail world, a best-in-class website is indispensable to running a successful business, and fortunately for BrandSource members, the AVB Marketing team (AVBM) is an expert at just that.

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Convention Recap: What Are You Afraid Of?

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Rich Lindblom marketing, POS

Change is scary, but falling behind is scarier

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Marketing Agency

January 8, 2020January 10, 2020 Lauren Rowert avb marketing, education, marketing

All retailers want to make their businesses as successful as possible. But while some report amazing results from their marketing efforts, your mileage may vary.

What Goes Up: Following several quarters of accelerated sales, home goods bellwether Conn’s, with over 170 stores across 15 states, said a 13% decline in furniture and mattress revenue and a 25% decline in appliance sell-through contributed to an operating loss of $20 million within its retail segment for the three months ended April 30. Conns Inc.

Short Circuited: Best Buy’s sales and profits continued to deteriorate in the first quarter amid what the company described as an electronics recession, although it anticipates a rebound later this year or in 2024. StarTribune

If You Can’t Beat ’Em: Amazon said its independent sellers — which include ProSource members Abt Electronics, Walts TV and World Wide Stereo — collectively sold more than 4.1 billion products through its site last year, averaging more than $230,000 in sales. Amazon Small Business Empowerment Report