Blog: Digital Trends and Innovations

Decode the future of commerce with our experts. On the agenda: our analysis of the latest trends in 3D configurators, virtual try-on, product digitalization, and the world of e-commerce.

• Industry 4.0: what it is and how it will change the world as we know it

  By Yahong Zhang | January 26, 2020

  

  The way that business is done around the world is changing rapidly. This is because technology is advancing so quickly that it is making things possible that have never before.

  For example, smart factories, the internet of things, robots, location detection technologies, advanced human-machine interfaces, 3D printing, big data, augmented reality, and 3D technology are reshaping the way that companies produce products and the way that customers search for, engage with, and shop for products.

  All of these changes are resulting in the creation of “Industry 4.0.”

  Industry 4.0 is a brand-new wave that will redefine the way business is done in the coming decades. However, in order to properly understand how Industry 4.0 is changing business, one needs to understand the first three industrial revolutions.

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• Direct to consumer: Everything to know as a luxury marketer

  By Yahong Zhang | May 24, 2021

  

  Direct to consumer, also known as DTC or D2C, is an eCommerce strategy which enables manufacturers and brands to sell directly to consumers, without passing through the reseller or retailer.

  In traditional commerce, manufacturers have a B2B approach, where the flow goes wholesalers-distributors-retailers-consumers. In the DTC model, the manufacturer uses its own channels - website, social media -, as well as advertising and marketing techniques to communicate directly to the consumers and sell their products without intermediaries.

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• 6 techniques that will make you an in-store marketing expert

  By Yahong Zhang | February 16, 2020

  

  We have all heard about the importance of e-commerce in today’s retail landscape due to the impacts of the digital generation. As seen in Deloitte’s 2019 Consumer Survey Report, interviewees expresses expectations to spend 36% of their budget in store, compared to 59% online, while more than half, i.e. 54% said that they preferred online shopping experiences to offline.

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• Omnichannel Marketing 101: Why it? Why today?

  By Yahong Zhang | November 30, 2019

  

  The marketing world defines omnichannel as "a cross-channel approach to sales that seeks to provide customers with a seamless shopping experience, whether they're shopping online from a desktop or mobile device, by telephone, or in a brick-and-mortar store”.

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  In comparison with multichannel, where each medium is treated as an independent silo with its own strategy, omnichannel starts from an umbrella strategy that integrates all channels, platforms, media, resources and tools to gain synergy and co-create a full customer experience that drives conversions.

  Omnichannel revolves around consumers and their customer journey across different platforms and devices. The aim is to align the objectives, messages, tools and approaches to ensure that each channel complements one another as a part of the same red thread and therefore brings out the best of the overall strategy.

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• What can luxury brands learn from Gucci's digital strategy?

  By Yahong Zhang, Sabrina Khadivi | May 1, 2024

  

  Jean François Palus as new CEO and Sabato De Sarno as new Creative Director, Gucci has managed to implement a marketing strategy targeted at Generation Z, i.e., the group of consumers with apparently low buying powers but high influences.

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• 3D Technology In Business: Bringing Imagination to Life

  By Yahong Zhang | December 9, 2019

  

  3D technology is an emerging sector that is being embraced by business nowadays, to improve the shopping experience as well as to simplify the working process, applications of 3D technologies include _3D modeling, 3D printing, 3D visualization, 3D display and so on.

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