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Aster Agency thoughts on modern commerce communications, PR and marketing strategy, and navigating an evolving media landscape.

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Getting the Media 411 From CMSWire’s Dom Nicastro

Abby Nelson

June 23, 2025

Dom with his dog, Mack
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Communications Strategy, Company News, Media Relations, Retail, Technology

Announcing the Retail Tech PR Handbook: 3 Key Takeaways

Jeff Ketner

September 27, 2022

Retail technology is evolving at at an increasingly rapid pace, […]

jerry sheldon ihl group

Analyst Relations, Retail, Technology

From Electric Cars to Customer Journeys: Talking Retail with IHL’s Jerry Sheldon

Jeff Ketner

June 21, 2022

Electric cars have the potential to impact nearly every retail vertical.

direct to avatar

Retail, Technology, Video

Direct-to-Avatar (D2A): Retailers, Are You Ready for It?

Catherine Seeds

May 17, 2022

According to our president Catherine Seeds, one of the best […]

Gen Z Madeline Q&A Blog

Retail, Technology, Video

Dishing With My Daughter: Interviewing “Gen Z” About Shopping Habits

Catherine Seeds

March 22, 2022

Today we are digging into a topic that I find […]

retail tech pr agency

Communications Strategy, Media Relations, Retail, Technology

Why to Hire a Retail Tech PR Agency

Adrienne Newcomb

January 11, 2022

When speaking with prospects and new clients in the retail […]

retail associate experience

Retail, Technology

Why Retailers Must Create a Great Associate Experience—and How We Can All Help

Jeff Ketner

December 14, 2021

As I write this, the retail industry is in the […]

amazon go evaluation

Retail, Technology

“It Feels Like Stealing!”: A First-Hand Experience at Amazon Go

Jenny Bradford

October 26, 2021

As someone who never considered herself a “tech nerd” before […]

grocery technology communications strategy

Analyst Relations, Media Relations, Retail, Technology

Retail’s Big Opportunity Is Grocery Tech: How Communications Can Support Market Leadership

Jeff Ketner

July 27, 2021

Grocery continues to be the healthiest, most rapidly changing segment […]

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