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Whether you鈥檙e an established brand like Wendy鈥檚 or a young D2C building an audience, understanding the right mix between organic and paid social is key, especially as the line between the two blurs. 鈥淚 think paid is planned paid, and organic has opportunistic pay that could go along with it,鈥� said Jimmy Bennett, vice president and global head of brand engagements and partnerships at Wendy鈥檚.

Hims & Hers defies digital health market odds: The D2C healthcare company grew revenues and membership鈥攁nd unlike competitors, it鈥檚 increasing its marketing and advertising spend.

Digitally native D2C brands embrace traditional retail strategies: More are inking partnerships with retailers like Amazon and Walmart to expand their reaches and offset soaring acquisition costs.

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Walgreens recently debuted a D2C telehealth service in which patients can communicate with doctors and nurse practitioners about non-emergent health concerns over text or video. Predictions. Pharma marketers will capitalize on the trend of patients receiving care from retailer pharmacies and websites. They will ramp up their in-store and digital advertising of vaccines and medications.

The bank wanted to introduce credit cards for its retail customers but gave up on the idea after shifting its strategy to weather economic headwinds.

D2C brands facing the declining effectiveness of search and social ads must use new strategies outside of the traditional D2C growth playbook.

Leaning into festival culture helps Forever 21 connect with Gen Z consumers. Abercrombie & Fitch uses generative AI to speed up the product design process. And Solo Brands embraces the changing definition of the D2C model.

Hard times ahead for D2C healthcare marketers: We unpack Rock Health鈥檚 2022 investment report and what the dropoff in funding means for consumer-focused healthcare brands.

To make it happen, the e-commerce giant is dangling affordable, easy access to care and treatment through a range of new services. Here鈥檚 our take on Amazon鈥檚 3 biggest healthcare moves in 2024:. 1. Expanded same-day Rx delivery. By the end of 2025, 45% of US consumers are expected to be eligible for free, same-day delivery of their prescription medications at Amazon Pharmacy.

After boosting the D2C model over the last decade, digitally native vertical brands (DNVBs) face a slowing market, with sales growth declining every year through the end of our forecast period in 2028. That means acquiring customers and revenue can鈥檛 solely be done through online channels such as social media, as DNVBs have relied on in the past. Here are three ways DNVBs can continue the momentum of their digital buzz.

For August, a digitally native direct-to-consumer brand of period care products, TikTok gives more than it takes down. For example, in January 2020, its launch video was immediately removed by the platform. 鈥淚 still get videos taken down for what the app believes is graphic content,鈥� said August co-founder Nadya Okamoto. Still, Okamoto credits TikTok for helping her cultivate a community of nearly 4.5 million followers across her personal and brand TikTok accounts, as well as allowing her to open a dialogue for authentic marketing.

Nike鈥檚 close connections to sports and sneaker culture keep it on the top of Gen Z鈥檚 list of favorite brands while its cutting-edge sneaker technology makes the brand a must-have for runners. But Nike must use a mix of D2C and wholesale commerce if it wants to defend its title from the competition.

Thursday Night Football shows viewership metrics don鈥檛 say it all: Amazon鈥檚 Black Friday audience was far lower than expected, but DTC opportunities drove brand excitement.

Tapestry brings its D2C and wholesale teams together to create a consistent brand experience across channels, while Hollister enables teens to fill their carts and send to a parent for purchase. Instacart and eBay find ways to offer customers more value.

I mean, having the friends' coffee shop, or having the various Nintendo relationships, or the Harry Potter stuff, it's not what you would necessarily assume they would have, but they're just constantly rolling these things out. Sky Canaves (10:48):.

鈥淐onsumer acquisition costs have gone up. Data is harder and harder to access. It鈥檚 trickier to figure out how to target our consumer in the right way.鈥� That鈥檚 Kendra Scott鈥檚 CMO Michelle Peterson, summarizing the state of marketing right now. The jeweler has found success both online and in-store by leveraging its D2C roots, pushing a viral TikTok presence, and working with the right influencers.

Chase鈥檚 hybrid branches鈥攖he latest launched in the Bronx in April鈥攊nclude a coffee shop and kids鈥� play area, and they have a dog-friendly policy. Chase鈥檚 Community Center branches host nonprofit workshops and seminars for Chase customers and the public. Bank of America highlights the histories of the buildings that house its branches.

We would then have e-commerce optimizations that would allow us to get more efficient. Well, we didn't take that efficiency and just be sedentary with it. We took that and we were like, "Now we have more room to put more money in media." And that's how you sort of, we've shown charts before, but Mint was growing linearly. And of course when Ryan came on, we started to move exponentially.