Promotional Strategies

  • Black Friday Marketing for Premium Brands: Strategies That Protect Value

    Black Friday Marketing for Premium Brands: Strategies That Protect Value

    What if I told you that the most successful Black Friday campaigns aren’t about slashing prices by 80% or screaming ‘EVERYTHING MUST GO!’ in bright red text? What if the real winners are the brands that actually increase their perceived value during Black Friday whilst everyone else is racing to the bottom? Now, before you […]

  • The Creator Economy Takeover & The Authenticity Advantage Your Brand Needs

    Today in episode four of our core trends mini-series about the Great Ecommerce Realignment, we’re diving into a force that’s not just changing ecommerce—it’s completely redefining it: The Creator Economy Takeover. Here’s a stat that should wake you up: the creator economy is now worth over $104 billion. That’s not just big—that’s bigger than the […]

  • The Death of Digital Advertising (And What’s Rising From the Ashes)

    Today, we’re talking about something that’s going to make some of you very uncomfortable, and certainly many of my industry peers! We’re talking about the death of digital advertising as we know it. And I don’t mean it’s struggling or evolving – I mean the Facebook ads, Google ads, and programmatic display advertising that built […]

  • Meta’s Game-Changing Update: What It Means for Your Ads—and Your Sales

    If you’ve been feeling like your Meta ads are a bit hit and miss lately—or you’ve just noticed things aren’t working like they used to—you’re not imagining it. There has been a major shift. Meta has officially rolled out its biggest update since the infamous Apple iOS 14 privacy change that turned digital advertising on […]

  • How I Grew My Ecommerce Beauty Brand By 200% In Just 6 Months

    Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on how I took my newly acquired skincare brand, Indagare Natural Beauty, and grew it by 200% in just six months. The past year hasn’t been an easy time in eCommerce, given how rapidly everything has been changing thanks to all the massive technological advancements in AI, on top […]

  • How To Boost Ecommerce Sales During The Quietest Month Of The Year

    If you’ve been feeling the pinch this month, you’re not alone. February is historically the slowest month for eCommerce sales.    For starters, it’s the shortest month of the year, and most consumers have just spent up big on Christmas, summer holidays, and back-to-school expenses. They’re back to work, back into routine, and often tightening […]

  • In A Cashflow Crunch? Discounting Is Not The Solution…

    Do you remember back in the COVID boom years when eCommerce felt like an endless money machine? Customers were stuck at home and governments were handing out cash.  So customers had lots of free time and more spare money so what did they do? They shopped online. eCommerce sales skyrocketed with almost zero effort.  Paid […]

  • How To Choose The Best Email App For Your Ecommerce Store Part 2

    This week we’re sharing Part 2 of my podcast, “How To Choose The Best Email App For Your Ecommerce Store”. In it, I compare two email platforms that a lot of eCommerce businesses are currently choosing between – Flodesk vs Klaviyo.    Now, if you’re looking at or already using something different, I’m also going […]