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Are your weekly circulars more than just junk mail?

Where great investment goes into creating a weekly circular, both in production and distribution, retailers need to ensure that all marketing strategies are aligned to promote these same priced to sell products.

Online weekly circular – Make your circular available online. Also, do not rely on PDF browsers to display your circular if at all possible. Where the budget allows, outsource an online circular that allows your customers to navigate easily through your circular. This ensures that even those who do not receive your circular can avail of it, and where accessible versions are displayed, the visually impaired will find positive differences, as with Loblaws online circulars. A sturdy online circular will be the foundation of your online multichannel marketing initiatives.

Email – Update customers with products from your weekly circular. Give them a taste of the most appealing savings opportunities, and have them visit your online circular for the full flyer.

Search Marketing – If you are investing in a paid search marketing campaign, take advantage of this by featuring hot products within Google search. Give them a great call to action, don’t just say Me Too, say Buy Now Because It’s On Sale.

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Searchology at Google: More options for consumers, more options for marketers

Google unveiled a great deal of new features to Universal Search, as well as some exciting discussion about Google Mobile Search and Android capabilities at Searchology today, which was offered via live webcast.

Google Search Options

With Universal Search, we experienced the wonder of blended search, but what if you only want to view videos or forums? What if you only wanted recent content? Google’s search options allows you to do this. Now when you search, you have the further choice to “Show options…”

Google Search Options

Here you can only view certain types of content (though I find these to be a little “sparse”). You can view by how recently it has been created exactly like Google Blog Search. You can alter the amount of information in the results. You can also view timelines and a Wonder Wheel (picture below). The Wonder Wheel is interesting, it’s sort an automated brainstorm.

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