The retail winners and losers of 2017
At the start of the year, Retail Dive laid out the biggest trends expected to disrupt and define 2017. Above all else, we anticipated mass store closures, consolidations and mall mutations. Now that the year…
Baby tech makers, please figure out what parents actually need
For the past 19 months, my wife and I have been living with another human. He can get cranky, and he’s sometimes a picky eater. But he can also flash a smile that melts your heart. I’m talking…
Sandwiched’ between Gen X and millennials, Xennials seek own identity
Leading up to her high school graduation, Heather Garrett-Baity of St. Louis Park felt like her generation was on the verge of something great. She was a member of the storied Class of 2000, who were…
From Target to Toys ‘R’ Us, retailers are throwing parties this holiday season
Big-box stores this holiday season are setting up hot chocolate bars, installing festive photo booths and taking toys out of the box for play dates as they look to offer something to shoppers that they…
Miss a Cyber Monday or Black Friday deal? Don’t fret–deal season isn’t over yet
Did you make the same mistake I did? On Black Friday and over the Thanksgiving weekend I set my site on a 10.5-inch iPad Pro with 64GB of storage. Best Buy and a couple of other retailers online listed the…
Magid Research For CTAM: Consumers Want Internet of Intelligence
Consumers want Internet-connected services that will take care of everyday, repetitive tasks for them and anticipate their needs with timely reminders and encouragement. They’d also like to have options…
Once Promising Tech, Brands Are Now Backing Off Chatbots
Chatbots were all the rage last year, but 2017 didn’t become the automated paradise marketers may have imagined. Despite a mad dash to embrace the new technology, marketers and consumers alike have been…
Brands Discover Feelings Make Recommendation Engines Work
Recommendation-engine technology is reshaping the entire digital consumer experience from entertainment to online shopping. To make a lasting impression, experts recommend focusing recommendation engines not…
Snap Needs to Do a Better Job to Compete with Instagram
Our expert, Mike Vorhaus, gives insight on the future of Snap and what it needs to achieve in order to compete with Instagram. Click here to view: Snap needs to do a better job to compete with…
Study: Originals Drive OTT Subscriptions
Original and exclusive programming is the driving factor for consumers when they decide to subscribe to an over-the-top video service. That’s probably the biggest takeaway from the Magid Media Futures…