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Episode 54: Reaping the Benefits of Holiday Promotions

The EcomCrew Ecommerce Podcast · December 8, 2016 · 15 min

Summary

This episode provides a concise recap of ColorIt's holiday promotional strategies and their financial outcomes. It highlights the effectiveness of targeted, narrow sales over site-wide discounts during peak seasons like Thanksgiving and Christmas, offering valuable insights into holiday planning and execution for ecommerce operators.

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paid acquisitionconversion & crobrand & content

Topics covered

holiday sales strategythanksgiving sale performance12 days of christmas promotionnarrow vs. site-wide salesecommerce promotion results

Episode description

Hey, it's Mike again with another solo episode. Grant can't join us today, but he'll be back with us soon. Today I want to talk more about ColorIt's holiday planning. The last time I talked about this I talked about our promotions and our discounts. Today I want to share how all that work paid off for ColorIt these last few weeks. Today's Topics: ColorIt's Thanksgiving Sale. Our best sales days during the holiday. ColorIt's 12 Days of Christmas promotion. Why you should have narrow holiday sales, instead of site-wide sales. My EcommerceFuel talk and their new website. How to get involved with us over Facebook. So, that's our super short episode today. Again if you want to catch our live episodes of these podcasts while we record them, then like our Facebook page. Resources Mentioned Today: Ecom Crew Facebook Page eCommerceFuel ColorIt.com 12 Days of Christmas Promotion If you have any questions or anything you'd like us to di

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What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Analyze the performance of specific holiday promotions to identify what resonated most with customers and drove the best sales days.
What does this episode say about conversion & cro?
Implement “narrow” holiday sales focusing on specific products or categories instead of blanket site-wide discounts to maximize impact and profitability.
What does this episode say about brand & content?
Plan and execute multi-day promotional events like "12 Days of Christmas" to sustain customer engagement and sales throughout the holiday period.
What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Leverage early planning, as discussed in previous episodes (though not in this transcript excerpt), to ensure smooth execution of holiday campaigns.
What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Don't overlook the importance of ongoing engagement; ColorIt's success points to sustained effort rather than last-minute pushes.

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