Deborah Merkin

Recent Posts
The New Face of Marketing to Millennials: What Retailers Need to Know
Millennials are like marketing unicorns: tough to catch but oh-so-worthwhile when you do. Merchants are struggling with how to harness this power and use it to market to millennials, since the younger generation has tremendous spending power and is the largest growing segment of the American workforce.
Tackle Holiday Marketing & Payments in 2016
In the heat of the holiday shopping season, merchants ask themselves things like, “How many consumers are shopping on mobile?,” or “What will my omnichannel mix look like this year?”, and “How do we balance the quantity and timing of discounts and promotions?” Let’s take a fresh look at each of these questions:
CVS Pharmacy® November Wellness Newsletter
Top stories from the CVS Pharmacy® November Wellness Newsletter!
The winter months are usually one of the toughest for employees. As the weather gets colder and the holiday appraches, your employees are likely to face illness, financial stress, and lack of sleep. In this edition of the CVS Pharmacy® November Wellness Newsletter, we focus on the best ways to keep your workforce healthy, both physically and mentally, highlights on the latest news from CVS and their flu shot eGift card, and resources on wellness incentives.
Implementing a Financial Wellness Program
Financial stress plagues millions of American employees. To offset this stress, many companies have started including financial wellness programs into their employee benefits package. But without the proper implementation this good intention is unlikely to go very far. To start it is important to understand that your workforce is different. Every employee has their own unqiue financial challenges. When you identify what those challenges are then your program is better prepared to offer information that is useful. Here are three more tips to further ensure financial wellness program success.
[Infographic] The Best Holiday Gift for Everyone on Your Corporate List
With the holiday season rapidly approaching, managers, supervisors, and the like are thinking about what to get their employees, clients, and vendors as a holiday gift. The majority of consumers prefer gift cards over other holiday gifts, including cash! Many prefer gift cards over other holiday gifts because it gives them the chance to have an "experience", like going to a restaurant, buying something they have had their eye on, or sharing it with their friends or family.