2021 Global Retail Events

Once upon a time major shopping peaks revolved around holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentines Day. However, as e-commerce has evolved and thanks largely to globalisation, retail events like Singles’ Day and winter sales have reshaped marketing and promotion plans for brands.  

Whether it be religious or national holidays, or retail specific events, brands and publishers need to be aware of the different shopping peaks their audiences will be leveraging. To assist with 2021 planning, we’ve collated a list of the key 2021 retail events from across the globe.  

Retail events provide an opportunity for brands to acquire new customers and engage their existing audience. Our experts have provided four key strategies for optimising retail events to reach and convert consumers.  

1. Connect with partners who can provide insight into local markets and consumer behaviours, whether it be insights into the best media formats, or the strongest performing publisher models and promotional offers. Additionally, communicating with local publishers will provide brands with an added layer of insight.
   
2. Utilise data and AI tools like Affiliate Consumer Graph to serve personalised ads based on past shopping behaviours.
3. Employ commissioning strategies such as multi-touch commissioning and reward all publishers who contribute to the path to purchase; and Dynamic Commissioning which aligns to business goals and KPIs.
4. Engage hard-to-reach consumers where they chose to spend their time online with relevant ads via mobile and AVOD solutions.  

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