Dinner Dollars

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Broadway Shopping Centre gave diners a 1-in-6 chance to win back the cost of their meal. Those who didn’t win were still treated to tasty consolation prizes.

The prospect of winning free food is one way to get shoppers into a mall. It’s what Australia’s Broadway Shopping Centre did recently, when it ran its “Win Back Your Dinner Dollars” promotion. From August 29 through September 11, cust[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Girlfriends Know Best

Mall Websites, Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

The Wet Seal Inc. understands how important social interaction with customers is. That’s why it has launched a “Shop with Friends” feature on its websites, using Facebook to connect shoppers.

The Wet Seal Inc. gained more than one million Facebook fans in 2010 for a reason. The California-based fashion retailer seems to understand how much social interaction impacts the shopping experience and consumption habits of its target custome[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Ten Tips To Improve E-mail Marketing & Grow Your Business

Email Marketing, Technology Lab

Melissa Data, a direct marketing software and services company, shares 10 e-marketing tips after reviewing its customers campaigns.

We’ve all heard of e-mail marketing, but it can appear daunting with all the laws, spam filters, and confusion over the best method to use. Whether you’re an e-marketing novice or you’ve tried it before, learning the tricks of the trade ca[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Deals 2 Share

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

How are you communicating your meal deals to shoppers? The CORE sends registered shoppers a Food E-lert text message with a new offer each day, which can be redeemed by showing staff at the participating eatery.

The CORE’s Food E-lert program could save shoppers a lot of money and time. The Canadian shopping center, which includes TD Square and Holt Renfrew, is encouraging its customers to text the word “foodie” to its program number to sign up to[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Best Dressed For Less

Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

At Coquitlam Centre, contestants had 90 minutes to assemble and model an outfit with a $150 budget. The contestant with the most Facebook “Likes” won an additional $250 gift card.

Here's a challenge: take a $150 mall gift card, hit the shops and purchase an entire outfit in less than 90 minutes. That's what Canada's Coquitlam Centre recently asked 15 contestants to do in its Best Dressed for Less Fashion Challenge. They a[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

South Bay Galleria’s Mobile Campaign

Fashion Blogs, Style Lounge, Stylist and Personal Shopping Services

South Bay Galleria attracts new mobile club members with text-to-win incentives. From time to time, the center takes a more elaborate approach involving fashion displays.

If you build a new shopping complex, there is a good chance to that some shoppers will come. That rationale doesn’t really apply on the Web, though. You can launch as many online programs as you want, and still get zero traffic. California’s[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Charleston Town Center’s iMall Campaign

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Over 140 million Americans are smartphone owners, a fact that Charleston Town Center Mall didn’t hesitate to capitalize on.

By the end of this year, the number of smartphone users in the U.S. will reach 140 million. These Nielsen projections were all that the promotional team at Charleston Town Center Mall in West Virginia needed to see to plunge into digital marketi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

CentrO’s Rumor Mill

Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

Thanks to carefully-slipped rumors and social media, CentrO’s new store openings were massive hits.

Last fall, Germany’s CentrO shopping center pulled off the most successful store openings in its 14-year history, thanks in part to a social media campaign dubbed “CentrO Goes Viral.” First, the center and its agency spread rumors about[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The BFF Challenge

Leasing, Shopping Center Business, Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

To entice Forever 21 into leasing, Lime Ridge Mall challenged youth to show displays of friendship at the mall and answer a survey regarding the store.

Last October 14, Canada’s Lime Ridge Mall offered shoppers a challenge: to display their friendships in public for a chance to instantly win a gift card. The mall was really on a mission to impress Forever 21 executives during their mall tour,[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

She’s Alive!

Celebrity Appearances, Entertainment

Lakeside Shopping Centre topped its 50-foot Christmas tree with a live fairy actress.

How do you perch a living Christmas fairy on top of a 50-foot tree? With a 30-tonne crane and a crew of 10 workers with really steady hands. Oh yes, and you also need a willing participant. Luckily for the UK’s Lakeside Shopping Centre (Lakesi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...