Sofia Spanou


Sofia, the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) at ContactPigeon, is a seasoned professional driving revenue growth for the company. With a background in leading the Customer Success Team, she excels at helping clients flourish in online commerce. Beyond her role, Sofia is a devoted wife and mother, finding fulfillment in balancing her successful career with cherished moments spent with her husband and two children. Follow her on LinkedIn.


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Temu Marketing Strategy: A Case Study of the Trending eCommerce Star

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Anyone browsing social media has probably seen a series of curated ads from Temu filled with product suggestions based on their search history. Founded in 2022, the Boston-based company has garnered 50 million downloads, surpassing the popularity...


The 24 Best eCommerce Retail Case Studies Worth Reading

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In the fast-paced world of retail and eCommerce, staying ahead of the game is not just a goal; it’s the lifeline of our industry. For seasoned retail executives, inspiration often comes from the experiences and successes of industry giants...


Macy’s Marketing Strategy: How the Omnichannel Clothing Retailer Scaled

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Over the past decade, Macy’s, the renowned clothing retailer, has undergone a remarkable transformation and significant growth in its business operations. Despite the coronavirus hardships, Macy’s marketing strategy helped the company to...


The Body Shop Marketing Strategy: Disrupting the Beauty Industry Since 1976

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The Body Shop International Limited is a British beauty brand specializing in cosmetics, skincare, and perfumeries, founded in 1976 by Dame Anita Roddick in Brighton, UK. Since then, The Body Shop marketing strategy hasn’t stopped challenging...


SUPERDRY Case Study: The Marketing Strategy Behind One of the Top UK Clothing Retailers

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SUPERDRY is a renowned clothing company based in the United Kingdom and was established in 1985. The company offers casual clothing inspired by classic American styles and Japanese graphic design fused in a uniquely British way. Popular with...


Screwfix’s Marketing Strategy: The Story Behind the Largest UK Trade Tools & Hardware Retailer

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Screwfix started out in 1979 as the Woodscrew Supply Company. Since its origins, it has grown substantially and is now one of the most well-known hardware retailers in the United Kingdom.  In 1999, the company was acquired by Kingfisher, PLS,...


ALDI’s marketing strategy: The key growth ingredients of the FMCG titan

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A giant in the UK’s grocery industry, ALDI prides itself in selling the most economical quality items. Over the past decade, ALDI’s marketing strategy has aimed at aggressive growth globally, trying to ensure everyone has nearby ALDI...


The Ocado Marketing Strategy: How It Reached the UK TOP50 Retailers List

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When Ocado entered the grocery delivery market at the dawn of the millennium, the landscape was quite different. In 2000, the company consisted of three employees in a single room, thinking of how to respond to an emerging trend of consumers...


Sainsbury’s Marketing Strategy: Becoming the Second-Largest Supermarket Chain in the UK

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The name “Sainsbury’s” is familiar to people across all demographics and age groups in terms of quality and affordable grocery shopping in the United Kingdom. Rising from humble origins in the 19th Century, Sainsbury’s long-term growth...


ASDA’s marketing strategy: How the British supermarket chain reached the top

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ASDA is one of the largest and most famous retailers in the UK. Currently, it serves more than 18 million customers every week across its 600 stores. The British empire leverages machine learning, an omnichannel approach to retail, and now-iconic...


IKEA: The omnichannel strategy the Swedish furniture retailer used to reach the top

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We have already talked about the value of case studies before, but we cannot stress enough how our readers can benefit from complete and detailed case studies. At ContactPigeon, we love writing about all-things-retail, and case studies about...


20 Brick and Mortar Marketing Strategies That (Actually) Work

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The pandemic-infused, sudden growth of eCommerce brought intense and fierce competition to brick-and-mortar shops, with giants like Amazon accounting for nearly 20% of all retail purchases. Now this might seem like physical retail is seriously...


Boots: The Omnichannel Marketing Strategy Behind UK’s Leading Pharmacy Retailer

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Success stories about famous or noteworthy brands, like LEGO, IKEA, New Look, Screwfix, or Farfetch, can provide valuable information to retailers and marketers alike. A collection of case studies that consists of tried-and-true, successful...


John Lewis Omnichannel Strategy: How the UK’s Top Homeware Retailer Has Reached The Top

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The John Lewis Partnership PLC is a business group comprised of the John Lewis & Partners department stores, the Waitrose & Partners supermarket chain, and other retail-related businesses. The first store was opened in 1864 in the famous...


Gartner Trends 2021: What They Mean for Retailers

Gartner Trends 2021 for Retail

Each year, Gartner publishes a list of the top strategic technology trends for businesses to pay attention to for the upcoming year. As a world-leading research and advisory company, Gartner understands the retail business and how customers...


The 2024 Retailer Guide to Customer Engagement Best Practices

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In recent years, customer engagement has grown to be the new buzz word among customer experience advocates. The more engaged your customers are, the more emotionally invested they are in your business, and hence more likely to advocate your brand...


Marketer Spotlight: Meet OFarmakopoiosmou’s Dora Kafourou

Marketer Spotlight: Dora Kafourou

We are finally resuming our Marketer Spotlights series! This month, we have the pleasure of interviewing Dora Kafourou, eCommerce Digital Marketer of online pharmacy, OFarmakopoiosmou, to be the marketer in the spotlight. In the Marketer...


Tesco Case Study: How an Online Grocery Goliath Was Born

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Tesco boasts an impressive history in the UK and abroad. Over the years, the grocery goliath has achieved continued success by remaining at the forefront of retail trends, including everything from self-service shopping to international expansion...


Why ASOS is the Absolute UK eCommerce Success Story

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ASOS is an eCommerce retailer famous worldwide for its latest fashion and trends in menswear and womenswear. The acronym ASOS actually stands for “AsSeenOnScreen”, although nowadays the brand is better known by its...