Today's companies know the ins and outs
of multichannel marketing, but it's easy to forget that customers might attempt to seek to solve a problem on several different channels, too.
Not exact matches
It's not a new concept,
of course, but Weltbild - head Carel Halff's declaration last summer that «the future belongs to the
multichannel business,» seems to have encapsulated (or generated) the industry vision at the moment for how the German book
market will weather digitization crises.
Content, publishing, and media organizations should
market the synergies
of multichannel products to consumers, stressing the benefits
of having both print and online access, rather than selling competing stand - alone products.»
On 27 April, HSN -
multichannel retailer - will launch the T - Mobile Nokia Lumia in the
market at the weekend event
of Bi-annual Innovation.
David Field, head
of marketing and retail development at the company, said: «An important element
of the refurbished Cork store is our new «e-store», a key part
of our
multichannel offering where consumers can download e-books to their e-readers in store.
A
multichannel approach ensures all aspects
of your
marketing battle plan will work in coordination to meet the same overarching goals.
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This
multichannel marketing blitz is part
of the reason the 24 - year - old chain continues to enjoy double - digit sales growth.
Sephora's
multichannel approach to
marketing demonstrates the sea change in retailers» thinking from the start
of this decade, when brick - and - mortar chains saw the Internet as the single greatest threat to their business.
Beyond opening a store or launching a Web site,
multichannel marketing options remain abundant, according to Craig Smith, founder and managing director
of Trinity Insight, an Ardmore, Penna. - based consulting firm that assists retailers in attracting online customers (Smith offers his perspectives on e-commerce at trinityinsight.com).
Learn how major companies in other industries are launching successful
multichannel marketing campaigns that celebrate the likes, interests, and lives
of their customers.