Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) October 10, 2012
TabSite (http://www.tabsite.com), the industry leader in Facebook fan page management, is challenging retailers and brands to get ahead of consumer purchase decisions this holiday season and extend the season days longer. Using social engagement applications, retailers of all sizes have the potential to drive traffic, increase fan participation and boost sales.
With the National Retail Federation (NRF) forecasting holiday retail sales this year will expand by 4.1 percent from last year to a whopping $ 586.1 billion, and the long Thanksgiving/Black Friday weekend expected to top last years record $ 52.4 billion takeaway, brands and retailers have an imperative to develop marketing strategies to assure their piece of the largest holiday profits pie in years. But consumer surveys have demonstrated how competitive our wired-in culture has made the holiday season: Almost a third of all holiday shoppers started browsing in September last year, and over 60 percent started looking for post-holiday deals before Nov. 1, the commonly accepted official start of the season. A formidable 88 percent of online shoppers plan to research their gift purchases in advance, and 67 percent expect retailers will offer better deals this year than last year. Its evident that time is of the essence for brands and retailers that want to reach deal-hungry consumers, and now is the time to start rolling out holiday campaigns, including that essential social media campaign.
TabSite, the leading provider of custom social media engagement apps, has analyzed consumer behavior and devised a strategy for a well-timed holiday season social campaign that makes the most of how consumers are thinking and acting at each step of their shopping experiences.
Consumers are increasingly making a jump on their holiday shopping and TabSite advises brands and retailers with the best ways to capture that consumer activity through social media, said TabSite co-Founder, Troy Rumfelt. Now is the time to implement a plan that reaches and engages consumers before theyve made decisions about their gift purchases.
To create buzz with social media tools and meet the seasons traffic and sales goals, TabSite offers the following strategies: