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Holiday Shopping Unwrapped: Marketing Strategies for the Moments That Matter

Download our report to discover every phase of the holiday season

The report that keeps on giving

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    Expert insights and data from 13 markets

    Dive into strategies to build lasting customer relationships and ensure repeat business for a truly successful holiday season.

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    Evolve from seller to storyteller

    Get actionable ways to address your customers’ real, timely needs and align your brand with customers’ values and traditions.

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    Discover 7 holiday shopping phases

    Uncover the emotional drivers and spending patterns that make the holiday season such a dynamic time of year.

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    Spread marketing cheer across channels

    Strategically blend email, SMS, and other channels to nurture your customer relationships effectively and efficiently.

Featuring insights and cartoons from Marketoonist

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Adding a welcome dose of delight to our data is cartoonist Tom Fishburne, Founder and CEO of Marketoonist. Tom’s work and voice reminds us all of the joy behind our jobs and you’ll find his influence, insights, and illustrations throughout our report.

Holiday Shopping Unwrapped: Marketing Strategies for the Moments That Matter

Uncover the seven phases of the holiday mindset—and how your brand can meet shoppers where they are.

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Put a bow on all you need to know

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Navigate the ebbs and flows of consumer mindsets during each phase of the holiday season.

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Create campaigns that resonate with every type of holiday consumer throughout the season.

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Understand the regional shopping nuances behind how people think, feel, and buy throughout the seven phases of the holiday season.

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Start your planning as early as September and tap into nuanced “micro-Moments” for deeper customer engagement.

“It’s all about aligning the right product with the right person, not just offering another discount.”

Jess Cervellon, Customer experience expert, podcast host, and founder of Open Late Collective

Hear from the experts

  • Mark Baartse

    Outsourced CMO and e-commerce marketing consultant, Australia

  • Natalie Berg

    Retail strategist, author and founder at NBK Retail, UK

  • Jess Cervellon

    Customer experience expert, podcast host, and founder of Open Late Collective, US

  • Julian Givi

    Associate professor of marketing at West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics, US

  • Nancy Harhut

    Behavioral scientist, founder of HBT Marketing, and author of Using Behavioral Science in Marketing, US

  • Miya Knights

    Strategic consultant, owner and publisher 
of Retail Technology Magazine, US

  • Dr. Rachel Lawes

    Futurist, marketer, author of “Using Semiotics in Marketing” and “Using Semiotics in Retail,” and Fellow of the Market Research Society, UK

  • Dr. Jason Pallant

    Senior Lecturer of Marketing at RMIT University and Global Retail Expert, Australia

  • Thomas Ramsøy

    Applied neuroscientist, founder of Neurons, Denmark

Read Holiday Shopping Unwrapped: Marketing Strategies for the Moments that Matter