Monday Morning Memo: Retailers Under Pressure in 2018, Tips for Creating Content, and Getting It Found

Happy Monday! We can start this week dazed and confused or fresh faced and striving to be our best. Assuming you’ll opt for the latter, I’ve compiled a few articles which will set you on course.

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Douglas EldridgeJanuary 22, 2018
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Happy Monday! We can start this week dazed and confused, or fresh faced and striving to be our best. Assuming you’ll opt for the latter, I’ve compiled a few articles which will set you on course. This week’s marketing and technology news was heavy on retail, but also gave some great advice on content creation and how to get it found…

Retailers Need To Invest In Technology Architecture To Survive 2018 – Forbes

Has the bleeding stopped in retail yet? Retailers seem to have hit their stride with technology and the fine line between online and physical retail. Now, however, it’s time for them to take the plunge into investing in technology architecture which ensures that they are able to continue this evolution, allowing them a chance at success against organizations such as Amazon who already have figured it out. Read More

Transforming From Multichannel to Unified Retail Commerce – Gartner

Marketers, it seems, have finally embraced multichannel marketing, but according to Gartner, that is no longer enough. Retailers need to unify their channels with their physical presence to provide a truly customer-centric experience. In turn, this unified approach will build an ecosystem that will deliver the next level of CX. Read More

Why And How Semantic Search Transformed SEO For The Better – Forbes

This is a topic close to our heart at censhare, as our software is run on a semantic database which enables a user to find relevant content. It’s an intelligent approach in comparison to the keyword matches which were at one time the norm, helping both SEO optimizers and more importantly, end users. Read More

The Winning Formula For Content Creation – Entrepreneur

As the saying goes, “you get what you pay for”. So, in a world with free information, is it possible to actually get good information? The question for content creators is how to balance the ‘freebie’ aspect of their content against the need for quality assurance. At the end of the day, however, it is whether your content is truly useful to your audience which actually counts.
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Marketing Automation – Ad Week

Marketers who utilize marketing automation well realize that automatization isn’t enough - you still have to put the right content in front of the right people. This article goes into how AI solutions, while still in their infancy, are becoming a reliable solution to this challenge, but states that the role of an actual intelligent marketer isn’t going anywhere any time soon.
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Douglas Eldridge
Doug Eldridge has worked in marketing and communications for fifteen years, with experience in marketing agencies and software vendors, he’s written for CMSWire, eContent Magazine and various industry blogs. Doug is based in Denver, Colorado, is an alumnus of censhare US and while he is not writing, he is a typical Coloradan, which means a lot of time in mountains and breweries.

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