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Thrift, norming and price paranoia will be consumer trends in 2025

Martech

Consumers also proved paranoid about unexpected and inconsistent costs and pricing. Yes, prices are on consumers’ minds, but 68% cited lifestyle or self-improvement reasons for underconsumptive behavior, including: Decluttering and simplifying life (45%). ” Paranoid about the price. Fixing rather than buying new.

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How AI can combat the ‘paradox of choice’ and improve customer outcomes

Martech

With consumers feeling squeezed by rising prices and dealing with too many choices when shopping online, brands are turning to artificial intelligence to help consumers make better decisions. Image searches Some AI allows consumers to upload an image and then find that exact item or something similar.

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2024 online holiday spending set for record year with $240 billion in sales

Martech

online holiday shoppers are expected to spend $240.8 The holiday shopping season has been reshaped in recent years, where consumers are making purchases earlier, driven by a stream of discounts that has allowed shoppers to manage their budgets in different ways,” said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst, Adobe Digital Insights, in a release.

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D2C beauty shoppers are split between low prices and scarcity

Martech

A majority of online beauty shoppers will wait for lower prices and risk items going out of stock, a new study from D2C ecommerce company ESW finds. But there is also a sizeable number of “super shoppers” who will pay full price to get exclusive items. Seeking lower prices. Power shoppers. Why we care.

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28 AI Marketing Tools to Save Time and Boost Performance

Buffer Marketing

Pricing : Free plan available for up to three social channels. Pricing : Free plan available for up to 1 hour of video processing per month. Pricing : Starts at $19.79/month Pricing : Paid plans start at $149/month to get AI sentiment analysis. Pricing : Not listed. Paid plans start at $6/month/channel.

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Pinterest introduces Performance+ ad campaign suite

Martech

The new option allows advertisers to target the most valuable shoppers using Pinterest’s predictive analytics, based on thousands of signals in Pinterest. Promoting discounts will also be a helpful tool for holiday campaigns, as price is a top factor for this year’s holiday shoppers. Promotions. Processing. See terms.

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Holiday ecommerce start surpasses record-breaking forecast

Martech

Understanding where your customers fall within these pricing and buying trends will help your brand make the most of this prosperous season. On average thus far, sporting goods have been discounted at 10.9%, and furniture only 8.2%, so these are dramatic discounts for online shoppers. Toys have seen an average discount of 14.6%

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