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Jewelry Retailers Must Prepare for a Customer Retreat and Signet Has Been Preparing for this Day

A remarkable thing happened during and after the pandemic: Jewelry sales went through the roof. Personal consumption of jewelry reached $94.6 billion in 2021, up over 50% from the $62.3 billion spent in 2020, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ (BEA) underlying data. Across the board, American consumers bought a ton of stuff in […]

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Mapping the New Consumer Path to Purchase

We’ve been told a consumer’s path to purchase proceeds in a straight line: awareness, familiarity, consideration, purchase … and if done right, it leads to loyalty. It’s a logical step-by-step progression model and gives brands the confidence to manage customers’ engagement and activate them along each step in their journey. Illusion Unveiled The problem is […]

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Brand Trust Is Built on Dependably Satisfying Consumer Expectations, not on Lofty Social Causes

After one of the more tumultuous years in American history, rocked by the triple whammy of the pandemic shutdown, wide-spread social unrest and a deeply contentious presidential election, it is no surprise that American’s trust in institutions has eroded sharply. An April 2021 Pew found only 24% of Americans trust the federal government to do […]

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Sephora’s Already-Great Beauty Insider Loyalty Program Is Getting Even Better

Look at most any list of the top retail brand loyalty programs and Sephora’s Beauty Insider typically is on it. Business Insider calls it out for offering members access to beauty classes, special promotions, exclusive sets and extending extra perks through credit cards. Shopify highlights the program’s flexibility that gives members access to discounts to […]

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Brand Loyalty: Why Brands Can’t Buy Loyalty with Points

Last year with great fanfare American Express launched a new concept in rewards programs called Plenti.  Its hook: it allows members to earn points across multiple brands, rather than just one.  So members can earn points by renting a car at Enterprise and redeem them at Macy’s. Apparently many brands are queueing up to join […]

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