In our last blog, we discussed the keys to creating a successful brand activation strategy. With your target audience defined and your goals established, it’s now time to put a cohesive plan into place and start engaging with – and selling to – your customers. 

It’s Spring/Summer. Do you know what your BIG IDEA for Holiday is and what the campaign content to support it looks like?

If you're struggling to get ahead — don't fret. Many retailers feel like they're always behind in their planning and execution. But the fight is worth it! Holiday is, after all, the biggest revenue season of the year for many retail categories.

You Deserve To Get Ahead (With Your Marketing)

Animation is one of the most compelling ways to tell a visual story. 

When you think about animation, what comes to mind? Is it a cartoon, or perhaps a Pixar film? It’s common for animation to be thought of in its bigger, motion-picture style—but in marketing terms, animation is more compact and has become a go-to method of communicating with customers.

Did you know that animation predates film altogether? The earliest forms of animation were used by the ancient Greeks, who used a series of visuals to tell a story or communicate with others. The first animated motion picture was, according to film experts, Émile Cohl’s Fantasmagorie in 1908, while the first full-length animated movie was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, released by Walt Disney in 1937.