By Shane O’Neill, Vice President Who cares about fine wine and nice cars? We should all be drinking two-buck-Chuck and driving a practical car, right? It would be cheaper and cloth seats are the new leather. And while we’re at it forget about the Jimmy Choo stilettos. You can match a sensible pair of shoes from Payless...
By Shane O’Neill, Vice President 2 cups cake flour2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt4 large eggs, separated2 tablespoons sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted2 cups milknon-stick cooking spray Preheat the waffle iron according to the manufacturer’s instructions. In 1 medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.In a second bowl use the wooden...
A Fruchtman Marketing Podcast
With Meta (formally Facebook) unveiling its “all in” approach to the Metaverse, it’s time to start preparing for what’s next.
By Shane O’Neill, Vice President There’s a “new” e-commerce payment option trend that’s growing fast, referred to as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL). While the concept isn’t actually new, platforms like Affirm do make implementation simpler, especially for small and medium-sized businesses. The question is, is it right for your store, and could it help in growing...
By Shane O'Neill, Vice President On October 28, 2021, Facebook officially changed its name to Meta. Oh, you didn’t notice this on Facebook itself because Meta is a publicly-traded company and Facebook is just one of their assets. Meta will be spending tens of billions of dollars in the next few years to build the Metaverse and...
by Shane O'Neill, Vice President A lot of times, little pieces of code from different places have to be added to your website in order to get it to play nicely with others. There might be code from Facebook, from Google Analytics, from anywhere, really. These pieces of code are often referred to as "tags". One way to...
by Shane O’Neill, Vice President There’s a new shiny penny in the social media marketing world and it’s called TikTok. Everyone is talking about how you should add it to your marketing mix, but should you? Sure, TikTok is fun and cool, but is it the right audience at the right time for a retail jeweler? Before...
by Shane O'Neill, Vice President The past decade has seen traditional “television commercials” take a back seat to the digital realm of social media, Google Ads, and YouTube advertising. Production costs and the somewhat antiquated traditional cable buys certainly helped push advertisers to the less expensive, more data-driven digital options. It’s true that digital advertising provides additional...
by Shane O’Neill, Vice President Having eCommerce activated on your website is becoming a common talking point, although many retailers still resist allowing online purchases. The COVID-19 situation has forced many to rethink their online presence, as many stores were closed, and eCommerce transactions became the only real opportunity to drive sales. Year over year, online sales...
A Fruchtman Marketing Podcast
Just about every business is in the social media game now and most are failing to use their social media channels even in a moderately successful way.