When Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens started online beer retailer, Beer Cartel, in 2009, they had a mission to break the hold of "boring bland beers" on the Australian market.

Celebrity support can provide a massive boost for any brand, and for Rachael Finch, her prominence as Miss Universe Australia 2009 and career as a reporter and reality television contestant has provided the ideal marketing foundation for her wellness brand, Kissed Earth.

How much more can a brand be to its customers? That was the question Australian costume and party accessories retailer, CostumeBox, was asking internally as it set out to revamp its marketing strategy and re-engagement efforts.

Signet found itself facing the dual challenge of lifting customer sentiment and digital infrastructure capability in order to pursue growth.

A dust storm in 2009 at Bondi markets convinced fashion stallholder, Sandradee Makejev, to go digital.

When Julie Mathers founded ecommerce business, Flora & Fauna, in 2014 after a lengthy career in retail, she did so with the intention of creating a business that was both better and kinder.

Every day 48 per cent of Australians wake up with heel, arch or general foot pain. But despite this, more than half will never visit a podiatrist. This knowledge is part of what inspired integrated footwear and retail company, Atomic Group, to ramp up its online presence for its orthopaedic shoe line, Homyped.

Triple-digit customer database growth, record email engagement rates and a plethora of insights informing new products and promotions are just some of the wins for Australian brewery, Stone & Wood, after lifting its digital marketing game.

Double-digit increases in ROI for every dollar spent on email, higher frequency spending customers and hefty database signups are the kinds of marketing and digital tech investment returns that speak for themselves. But it’s also the ability to lift that human connection with customers that’s top of mind for Winedirect.com.au's chief digital officer, Adam Hollinshead.

Beauty subscription box provider, Bellabox, has seen its email marketing revenue increase by 156 per cent in the past 12 months after successfully transforming its digital marketing approach.

A prudent investment into ecommerce and marketing automation platforms has enabled Australian health beverages brand, Remedy Drinks, to better ride out the COVID-19 pandemic and drive commercial growth.

When Carl Hartmann and Mark Livings set out to build Lyre’s Spirit Co, they were looking to create a product and brand that would provide a palatable and socially acceptable alternative to alcoholic spirit-based beverages. Little did they know, the COVID-19 crisis was about to deliver a hoard of potential customers looking for a healthier lifestyle while in lockdown.

The industry is warning brands to think twice about the way they approach digital marketing after Optus received Australia’s second-largest infringement notice for spamming customers with email and SMS marketing messaging.

Mr. Beer has been around since the late 1990s, offering home brewing kits in the US and globally thanks to the reach of ecommerce. Yet with a growing customer database, the company was facing two problems: Lack of a strong automated email engagement program, and a solution to entice customers with relevant offers.

Automated campaigns that didn’t exist 12 months ago have generated 16 per cent of a total 37 per cent digital marketing revenue growth for the team at Sheike in the past year.

With the global wine market softening and competition growing, wine producers and retailers are having to work harder to maintain their customer bases. For Accolade Wines, that has meant getting much smarter about how it communicates.

Marketers are so time poor, they are not realising the omnichannel goals they wish to achieve, according to president and founder of dotdigital, Tink Taylor.