Stephen Royal

I blend digital brands with #IoT products. I utilize retail to distribute & facilitate the adoption of digital services. #GrowthHack #OmniChannel #Disrupt

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Online Shopping During COVID-19 Exceeds 2019 Holiday Season Levels https://t.co/GJ47DwlzsF via @Adobe

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Alexa will soon be able to launch Android and iOS apps using voice commands https://t.co/gS9imCwxcO via @Verge

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Google's #MotionSense will allow users to bypass the traditional barriers of initiating a task on a smartphone. Fewer clicks means higher conversion. https://t.co/FS5ToQG82D

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Google and Apple take a ~30% tax on revenue from developers. In a billion-dollar industry, that's a lot of lost revenue for the app developers. @Tinder just joined a growing list of companies bypassing Google Play's taxes. https://t.co/sInjabSgVr

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22% of U.S. internet households owned a smart home device in Q4 2018. #smarthome #IoT @npdgroup https://t.co/QWNaX83D7L

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#Walmart will be leveraging it's 4,756 stores, located within miles of the customers' home to make #onedaydelivery a reality. #lastmile @walmart https://t.co/XWSDFTmxrk

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#PrimeMembers spend $800 more than non-Prime Members annually - for #Amazon, increasing #CustomerRetention w/ Prime increases sales by 133%. New customers are great, but increasing retention rates of your loyal customers is the key to #GrowthHacking
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Voice is not a dud! An Item added to a shopping list is a win! One of the most popular features w/ Voice is list-making. Customers build their list over time. Voice creates larger carts & customer's checkout once list is complete. #Ecommerce #AI @Walmart https://t.co/xoYv9VueS1

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With the @geteero acquisition, @Amazon bought 3+ owned access points in customers' homes that collect additional data without the Alexa command #Amazon #eero #geteero https://t.co/PDQym1GfOC

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This year, the @amazon will capture 49.1% of the online retail market, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast on the top 10 US #ecommerce #retailers. Amazon now controls nearly 5% of the total US retail market (online and offline) https://t.co/BCqnX5JQEk

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According to @BainandCompany, increasing customer retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%. #AffiliateMarketing #CustomerRetention #CustomerLoyalty #Loyalty https://t.co/lF9tcZJ8gt

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@Amazon is now utilizing @WholeFoods stores and sales associates within miles of the customers' home to facilitate Prime adoption. #DoYouWantPrimeWithThat
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Great #StrategicPartnerships! Retailers are able to sell in-demand offerings & #MealKit providers are able to combat their struggles with acquisition & retention. @hellofreshdev @blueapron @PeapodDelivers @AholdDelhaize @Costco @Walmart https://t.co/5uregD3ioP

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Great example of a #StrategicPartnership! @Walmart is able to sell relevant, incremental installation services at the point of purchase & @Handy is able to utilize heavily trafficked stores to sell services, acquire new customers & drive brand awareness! https://t.co/83WJugEaIa

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Teams are hard at work, grocery pickup killing it and customers love it - #Walmart beats on earnings and revenues as US e-commerce push pays off https://t.co/eAnsDhotTm

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Amazon finally opens up Alexa to developers to make money off third-party skills https://t.co/iTZfb6kfHI via @Verge

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"Consumers’ allegiance will shift from trusted brands to a trusted AI assistant." Users will choose their AI assistant based on it's ability to earn & maintain that trust. @neilbendle @NirajDawar https://t.co/LCeHPoZ4xK

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Stop marketing to a static customer archetype, the future of marketing depends on serving a customer’s most relevant needs in the moment. Everyone’s needs vary depending on time & context. https://t.co/8tUmbJmo34

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Uber's approach to on-boarding new customers. Connect in the customers' physical environment to give people across all backgrounds the ability to interact with our digital world. https://t.co/qfR8JPPRv7 via @ubereng #GrowthHack

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@michaelwolf @ring Expect a bidding war between @Amazon & @Walmart. Whoever owns the lock to the customers door will decide whose packages can or can't be delivered inside the customers home. #SmartLock