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Yesterday, I started an Adpulp story with this lede: "Expectations. Many American shoppers have learned to let them go, begrudgingly." I was being facetious. Shopper's expectations are sky high. According to a new report from BRP Consulting, customers expect engaging and relevant interactions and conversations across all channels and they don’t have any tolerance for unsatisfactory shopping …
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Thanks to offshore manufacturing and the Walmartification of America, millions of American shoppers feel they have a right to pay less. The American shopper also wants to do less to pay less. After all, getting dressed and driving to a retail store where human interactions are the norm, is so last century. Seriously, why bother to go shopping (in the physical realm), when you can order just about anything your …
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A job with the federal government may not be the most exciting job, but it offers some stability and the benefits are great. The downside, as we continue to learn, is that the federal government routinely sputters and like a normal business that's poorly run, shuts down. During the present shutdown, now in its 3ist day, 800,000 federal workers are without pay. This is leadership at its worst. Meanwhile, corporate …
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H-E-B. These three letters roll off of Texans' tongues as easily and as frequently as barbacoa. HE Butt Grocery—founded in Kerrville, Texas, in 1905—has the kind of cult following few retailers in any category enjoy. https://youtu.be/wr_fSyPdrWI Eater helps to explain the draw. H-E-B has just tapped into one of the most powerful cultural forces in existence: Texas pride. What’s unique about H-E-B …
Do you need new shoes? It's okay if you do. No one we know wants to check your closet for Imelda-like tendencies. https://youtu.be/wQnhk0vjat0 Let them eat cake and buy shoes. Let them eat cake, knit an afghan and buy shoes. Let them eat cake, knit an afghan, buy shoes and anticipate the delivery of the Zappos branded box. https://youtu.be/lpJJJJ5nJBE Client: Zappos Agency: Plan A Managing …
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If you've ever been to Canada you may have dined at a Tim Horton's. The quick-serve restaurant is one of the largest in North America. This holiday season, the brand brings Canadian values to life through its iconic True Stories campaign, inspired by the lives of Canadians across the country. Chosen from almost 18,000 stories received organically through the Tim Hortons website since 2008, Tim Hortons six new …
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This year’s Christmas campaign for UK department store John Lewis & Partners is about the power of a gift. And how that gift inspired, changed and influenced the course of a little boy’s life. That little boy just happened to be Sir Elton John. https://youtu.be/mNbSgMEZ_Tw My gift is my song and this one's for you. Agency: adam&eveDDB ...So excuse me forgetting But these things I do See I've forgotten …
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Banks are another in a long list of industries going by the wayside, thanks to the unrelenting tide of digital disruption. However, there are always survivors who manage to adapt and thrive. Frost Bank is a Texas financial institution with a century and a half of service under its belt. Can you imagine the number of successful adaptions the bank has made since its founding? Texas, the nation and the economy have …
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