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5 Sure-Fire Ways to Increase Your 2018 Easter Sales with Moms

Easter is April 1st and that’s no April Fool’s joke. Americans will buy an estimated $18 billion in Easter basket items, a number that will meet last year’s record spend according to the National Retail Federation. Much of that purchasing power is controlled by mothers. BSM Media, the premier Marketing to Moms agency, recently surveyed 1,100 moms across the U.S. to uncover their spending habits around Easter and how brands can capture their spending. What we learned is this: Moms find it fun to create Easter baskets and anticipate buying enough…

What is Mom Buying This Easter?

Maria Bailey, author of Millennial Moms: 202 Facts Marketers Need to Know to Build Brands and Drive Sales, and her team at BSM Media recently surveyed 1,100 moms across the US on their Easter buying behaviors. What we learned will empower toy companies during the Easter shopping season. Act now- only 30 days until Easter!

3 Easy Ways to Update Your 2017 Marketing to Moms Tactics to Meet your 2018 Goals

Mothers spend in excess of $3.1 trillion in the US economy each year according to research by BSM Media and Department of Agriculture data. It’s likely that this spending power will exceed $3.5 trillion in 2018. How will you capture a part of Mom’s wallet this year? You could continue doing what you did in 2017, however you will likely achieve only what you achieved in 2017. If you want to up your marketing game, maximize your return on investment and increase your engagement with mom influencers, your marketing tactics must…

Marketing to the Mom of College Bound Gen Zers

If current tuition rates are any indication, college and university recruitment is big business. Competition is high as enrollment numbers continue an upward trend year over year to the latest number of 20.5 million students in fall 2016, according to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Whether your brand offers products for students or you are part of a marketing team at a college or university, recent research by BSM Media offers valuable insights on engaging with student populations and decision makers. BSM Media’s unique programs…

5 Mom Marketing Tactics For Holiday 2017

While most moms are focused on summer vacations, marketers should be preparing for their holiday sales purchases. The holiday season begins in just a few short months and with new sales comes the need for new marketing tactics. The team at BSM Media is committed to empowering marketing professionals with the tools to meet your holiday sales goals. Here are five of the outreach programs we’ve tested and proven during 2017. Retail Social Spotters: Moms purchase at the recommendation of other moms on Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram. Brands reap the…

3 Tips For A Different Back-To-School Season

It’s May, a time of year when moms are looking forward to the end of school, the start of summer and a more relaxed schedule. Back to school is typically not a topic of conversation with moms at this time of year. However, May is a very different story for the moms of more than 3.2 million high school students who have graduated or will graduate over the next couple of weeks. Brands that target moms of college students and their GenZ co-eds have a valuable opportunity to tap into…

Marketing To Moms Now, In Off-Peak Seasons

When marketing to moms, most marketers think about a sales calendar and plan for the obvious peaks. However, there are many more opportunities to tap into moms’ spending budgets other than Christmas, Back to School and Easter. BSM Media knows what’s on moms’ minds and what’s on their to-do lists now to help you leverage opportunities to grow your brand’s bottom line. BSM Media offers several tactics that don’t require a huge spend on ad campaigns or a long lead, including Social Spotters, video reviews, social media tours and Twitter…

Sampling Opportunity: MomSelect Swag Suite

Influencer Product Sampling: The MomSelect Swag Suite is back! The MomSelect Swag Suite is traveling to Orlando, Florida this year! Headlined by HP and MyPrintly, the MomSelect event will gather more than 200 top Social Media Mom Influencers. Attendees of the invitation-only event, which takes place during BlogHer*, will receive an exclusive MomSelect Swag Bag which can feature YOUR product. Whether you represent snacks, toys or tech, it’s a great way to gain visibility at one of the most highly anticipated events of the season: – 200+ attendees expected – Non-perishable…

Move over “Selfies”- Meet the “Store Shelfie”: the Marketing Tactic Creating Sales for Brands

Retail Shelfies Expose the Best of Influencer Marketing on Instagram Your product has finally hit the shelves of Target, Walmart, CVS or other retailers. After months spent in development, packaging and buyer meetings, you’re faced with the biggest challenge yet; driving consumers to stores to buy your product. Meet BSM Media’s Social Spotters, a diverse network of social influencers who seek out a brand’s product on the shelf and post a selfie with the product on Instagram, ultimately creating the “Retail Shelfie.” BSM Media’s Social Spotters network is made up…

Dear Doctor: How To Market To Moms

I recently completed a four-article series on marketing to moms for Bentson Clark reSource, a quarterly publication dedicated entirely to orthodontic practices. Why orthodontists, you may ask? This particular healthcare category is all about moms and their children, of course. For the back story, I have Chris Bentson to thank for the opportunity to contribute to his newsletters and reach this audience. Chris asked me to keynote at a conference way back in 2011, and we have worked together many times since then. It goes to show the power of…