Snapchat’s tremendous growth is powered by its unique combination of storytelling, creativity, and communication. People and brands can freely express themselves through Snapchat stories, photos, and various fun filter options. Snapchat has more than 150 million daily active users worldwide and there are 10+ billion video views every day. Snapchat continues to take lead among … Continue reading
User Generated Content (UGC) has proved to be 20% more influential on purchasing decisions for consumers. Since 84% of people trust opinions and recommendations from people they know over any other form of marketing; UGC is the key to enhancing your store’s image. Let your students showcase their creativity and tell their own stories with … Continue reading
Starbucks and Airbnb have started beta testing features that give brands more creative control over their profiles. This new tool called featured tweets allows brands to pick around 10 tweets and a few photos to promote at the top of their page. Below these two new promoted sections you can find the brand’s tweets in … Continue reading
Maintaining social media accounts can be challenging and it’s difficult to know what to post where. Since each social media site excels at a different function, the same post doesn’t work on every site. You have to play to that platform’s strength if you want your students to take notice and respond accordingly. Take a … Continue reading
Happy Holidays from The Douglas Stewart Company! We will not be publishing a blog this week, but we’ll be back in the first week of January. See our website dstewart.com for more information on our holiday hours. Season’s greetings and best wishes for success in 2017! Sincerely, The Douglas Stewart Company
As 2016 comes to a close, you’re probably wondering what’s trending for 2017 and maybe feeling a little overwhelmed. With the holidays approaching, products to order, and a business to run; that leaves limited time to explore what tactics you should really focus on for next year. This easy infographic gives you everything you need … Continue reading
Technology is constantly changing the way people shop and one of the biggest pain points for consumers is the amount of time spent standing in the checkout line. Large companies are starting to put the checkout process in the hands of the user, allowing them to skip the checkout lanes completely. This is not only … Continue reading
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to engage directly with your students on the social media sites they use most. Facebook alone has a reach of nearly 1.3 billion users and growing. Using social media is an efficient way of reaching customers; a single post can reach thousands of your students in seconds. It’s also … Continue reading
Augmented reality aims to address common shopping annoyances and engage customers. This technology allows consumers to digitally overlay selected products over a picture of their real-life, helping consumers make informed decisions. A survey conducted by Walker Sands, a digital marketing agency, found that 55% of consumers think virtual reality will influence their buying decisions in … Continue reading
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