- Back-To-School Mom Myths: Marketing Missteps Leading Up To The Real 'New Year'
Engage:Moms, Mary Gilbert - Friday, July 29, 2016
As a working mom, I am starting to feel the heat of a waning summer season. How am I supposed to relax when I am juggling work, parenting a k ...
- Kids Spending More On Back-To-College Gear; Tech, Clothing, Dorm Decor Top Categories
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 28, 2016
The back-to-school shopping season is in full swing, and a new report from Deloitte says college bound kids are eager to up their own investment in everything from chic shee ...
- Shoe Carnival Dances Back To School
MAD, Larissa Faw - Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The shoe retailer and its AOR 22squared are partnering with izo, parent company of DanceOn to collaborate on a series of ads designed to appeal to teens. ...
- NEW! In New Foot Locker Campaign, James Harden's Inner Voice Is Colin Farrell
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Brands get ready for the Olympics. Don't text and drive. Let's launch! ...
- Survey: Most Parents Use Mobile For Shopping
Mobile Marketing Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, July 25, 2016
The omnichannel customer journey continues to define the way most people approach their purchases. Buying directly from their device increased five percentage points since last year -- the biggest ju ...
- NRF Predicts 10% Increase In Back-To-School Spending
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 21, 2016
As online shopping continues to grow, with 46% planning to shop this way, discount stores are losing clout. Although they are still the most popular choice, just 61% say th ...
- Kohl's, JCPenney, Macy's Heading Back To School
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Kohl's and JCPenney just unveiled marketing plans centered on bargains, deals and worthy causes. And Macy's is hoping to work fashion trends, focusing on playful 1990s-era throwbacks. ...
- Target's New Ad Team? The Kids Are Alright
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, July 18, 2016
Looks like Target isn't satisfied with letting kids co-design its new Cat & Jack clothing line: In what it claims is an industry first, it's letting Gen Z run i ...
- Best Buy, Office Depot Roll Out Back-To-School Ads
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, July 18, 2016
Best Buy is going for funny in a campaign aimed at the college-bound crowd. Called "How To College" and "Intel," the spots spoof both real problems and the not-so-real. ...
- Dad Will Buy Kids' School Supplies On Mobile This Year (Probably)
Mobile Insider, Ben Frederick - Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Dads will be more likely to purchase back-to-school supplies on their mobile devices, according to Rubicon Project's second Back-To-School Consumer Pulse Survey. ...
- Crystal Ball At The Mall: Look For Stronger Back-To-School Spending
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, July 15, 2016
While 93% of shoppers plan to spend at least some time in a mall or shopping center, ecommerce continues to gain importance. Some 62% say they will do online resear ...
- NRF: Parents To Rein In Spending, Use More Coupons
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 7, 2016
Target hopes to benefit from that smart-shopping parent, as it gears up for the big Cat & Jack launch announced earlier this year. School uniforms are available now online. ...
- Social Lessons For The Back-To-School Marketer
Social Media Insider, Thom Forbes - Thursday, July 7, 2016
Toni Box, senior director of social media & content at PMX, delves into the social media findings and recommendations contained in the agency's sixth annual Back to School Trend Rep ...
- Back To School Underway; Staples Taps Perry To Reach Teachers
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Tuesday, June 28, 2016
This year, the retail chain is including a sweepstakes, so that anyone who spends $25 or more at Staples can enter to win a $50,000 scholarship, with the chance ...
- Blogs And Social Media Help Back-To-School Shoppers
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Friday, June 10, 2016
U.S. adults leading their families' back to school shopping this year, analyzing their shopping habits around three key categories of items: clothing, school supplies and food/snacks, many U.S. families beg ...
- Get Crackin'... Back-To-School Shoppers Are On The Prowl
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Monday, May 9, 2016
According to verified online buyers' surveyed by Bizrate Insights, Back-to-school ("BTS") shopping may not heat up until July, but 5% of shoppers have already started by April and another ...
- Bing In The Classroom
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Three new step-by-step video demos educate teachers on how to use Bing for ad-free search inside schools. They also demonstrate additional tools and resources available for teachers such as resear ...
- October Search Spike Calls For Short-Lived, Focused Campaign
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, September 18, 2015
While it may seem a bit out of the ordinary, advice from NetElixir comes after analyzing consumer sentiment based on year-on-year lift for back-to-school and Labor Day sales. One interesti ...
- Mom And Dad Chose Mobile For Back-To-School Shopping
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Friday, September 18, 2015
According to the new IBM Digital Analytics Benchmark, based on traffic and sales across 3,000 websites during the month of August, Back-To-School US retail online sales for August were ...
- Search Data For Same-Store Sales Finds Some Stability In August
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, September 9, 2015
ChannelAdvisor released same-store sales (SSS) data that noted a bit more stability in August for brand terms in paid-search campaigns running across Google's network after seeing a boost in t ...
- No Special Treats For Back-To-School Kids This Year
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Monday, August 24, 2015
According to the 2015 Back-to-School spending report card from Brand Keys, households with school-age children (pre-school through 12th grade) do not plan to spend more this year on back-to-school suppli ...
- Target Gains Ground; Corrals Tiny Creatures For Back-To-School Blitz
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, August 19, 2015
With turnaround efforts going better than expected, Target is baiting its back-to-school trap with the irresistible: Tiny tortoises wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles backpacks, for example. Denim-wearing dachshunds eating the ...
- Back-To-School Search Ads Must Lead Online Consumers To Local Stores
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The majority of back-to-school shopping dollars still find their way into stores rather than online, but search marketers need have time to focus mobile and desktop search budgets toward colle ...
- Dannon Danimals, Quaker Launch Promotions With Fuel Up To Play 60
Marketing Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, August 10, 2015
Created in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fuel Up to Play 60 helps more than 73,000 U.S. schools improve their environments to help kids be active for ...
- Back-to-School Smartphone Shoppers: 63% Compare Prices, 62% Look for Deals
MobileShopTalk, Chuck Martin - Monday, August 10, 2015
Smartphones are front and center in back-to-school smartphone shopping this year and they're going to be used mostly to make sure the consumer is getting the best price. More th ...
- BTS Shoppers Waiting, Looking For Deals
Marketing Daily, Aaron Baar - Sunday, August 9, 2015
"There's a lot of pressure on parents and teachers for purchasing school supplies," Bryant Harland, technology analyst at Mintel, tells "Marketing Daily" about the desire to save money on back-to-scho ...
- Kimmel Brings Comedy Game For Adidas, Foot Locker
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Thursday, July 30, 2015
The company hopes that adding Jimmy Kimmel will help it push the comedic edge it has tried to hone throughout the #Approved campaign. The ad promotes both the Adidas Origina ...
- YouTube Magic Powers New Old Navy, Macy's, Target Campaigns
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Wednesday, July 29, 2015
With back-to-school spending tightening up, the country's biggest retailers are going full-on Motown to win kids over, with Old Navy, Macy's, and Target all introducing musical campaigns inspired by YouTu ...
- NEW! L.L Bean's Back-To-School Campaign Illustrates Brand's Backpack Durability
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Wednesday, July 29, 2015
I had an L.L. Bean backpack back in the day, and it lasted for an eternity. The brand launched a back-to-school campaign highlighting just how durable the company's backpacks c ...
- Back-to-School Smartphone Shoppers: 57% Check for Deals, Price Info
MobileShopTalk, Chuck Martin - Tuesday, July 28, 2015
The completion of back-to-school shopping is running a bit late this year and, as expected, smartphone activity will be a big part of the mix. Very few (14%) consumers plann ...