Retail

What we know about e-commerce and social commerce

Article • WARC Best Practice, December 2020

This article provides marketers with information and guidance about connecting marketing communications directly with the opportunity to purchase and facilitating seamless online purchases.
Global Ad Trends: COVID-19 One Year On

Data • Rob Clapp, WARC Data, April 2021

This report summarises the latest research from WARC's Data platform, with a focus on the long-term changes and opportunities in advertising and consumption across e-commerce, online video, social media, and gaming and esports. Key findings include:
The digital customer journey

Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, December 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, with many consumers experimenting and even becoming reliant on the digital channel while in isolation.
2020 Social Strategy Report: Insights from the WARC Awards

Article • WARC Exclusive, July 2020

Analysing what makes social media strategies effective, with lessons for marketers drawn from the 'Effective Social Strategy' category of the 2019 WARC Awards.
Five digital shopping trends surging due to the coronavirus

Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, August 2020

With COVID-19 placing constraints on physical operations, consumer-facing companies have become more reliant on the digital channel to drive all forms of engagement with their customer base.
From running shops to serving customers: The Tesco turnaround story

Case Study • Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Grand Prix, IPA Effectiveness Awards, 2020

Tesco, a supermarket chain, gained back consumer trust in the UK from 2015 to 2019 with a turnaround strategy that put helpfulness at the heart of its messaging.