{"id":3348,"date":"2021-01-07T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuusoft.com\/blogs\/?p=3348"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:55:31","slug":"weather-based-marketing-strategy-for-retail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kuusoft.com\/blogs\/weather-based-marketing-strategy-for-retail\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather-based Marketing Strategy: How to Benefit from Power of Weather in Retail Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The weather changes have a direct impact on retail sales. Think about it; how many of you shop in the midst of torrential rain or snowfalls? Why do we order hot soup at times and cold salad the other days? Except for Christmas Eve as a high-traffic retail season, it is only natural that customers find warm, sunny weather more welcoming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It affects mood, motivation to buy, and even which channels people choose, such as shopping in-store versus online. In fact, many retailers consider weather the second-biggest influence on consumer behavior. Smart retail marketing harnesses the weather\u2019s power to influence your customers\u2019 actions by launching campaigns and weather-triggered advertisements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Retail businesses call it \u201cweather-based marketing\u201d \u2013 a strong driving force that has a massive impact on retail and hospitality industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What's Weather-Based Marketing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Weather-based marketing uses real-time conditions to trigger the right message at the right moment. It replaces static seasonal planning with responsive offers that match what customers are experiencing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How do Weather Changes Affect Sales?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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If you look at what you do each day, you\u2019ll see weather affects how you travel, shop, and interact. Research indicates that as weather goes from severe to mild conditions, various retail industries observe minimum to extreme alterations in their gross profit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The most basic example of this fact is the ice cream sales. Generally, we believe that hotter temperatures tend to spike up the ice cream revenue. However, that isn\u2019t always the case in cooler climates like the UK. Research shows that ice cream sales tend to rise with warmer temperatures but can plateau or even decline when it gets too hot, as people are less willing to go out or worry about the product melting on the way home.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There\u2019s a simplified model named \u201cProfit of One Degree,<\/a>\u201d which illustrates how the weather affects retail sales. Based on analyses by weather-retail analytics firms, a 1\u00b0F increase in summer can be associated with roughly 1.2% higher beer sales, 2% higher soft-drink sales, and 8% higher strawberry sales. Conversely, a 1\u00b0F drop in cooler seasons can correspond with higher demand for items like soup and jackets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So, overall, weather-based marketing is an important tool. Businesses that integrate such analytics and information to curate their marketing strategies find a substantial difference in their sales.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How to do it?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Despite the weather being fickle with little reliance on forecasters, it might appear that exercising weather-based marketing is futile. Not at all.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For something that has such a profound effect on consumer behavior, it is only logical for retailers to strategize their inventory, deals, and marketing tools accordingly. It would help them to invest their advertising dollars in the right places and at the right time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Let\u2019s explore how to incorporate a weather-based marketing strategy, both for predictable seasons and unplanned events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Email marketing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For many retailers, email is the simplest channel for launching weather-based campaigns. This can turn into an email campaign for every season that compels consumers to take purchase action based on weather conditions. Weather forecasts and upcoming seasons can easily help retailers curate their email marketing content ahead of time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Weather-responsive digital-out-of-home (DOOH) adverts are extremely effective. Retailers can launch a campaign based on the weather information they collect from forecasts. Further, they can prepare pre-made advertising templates for expected events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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DOOH advertising can be on billboards, LCDs, or digital signage. Weather-based ads displayed on walkways, streets, and out of stores are proven to impact retail sales enormously.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Examples of Companies with Weather -Responsive Advertising<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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La Redoute<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An offline fashion store, which employed a weather-based DOOH ad campaign. The series of ads involved a model who donned lighter summer clothes when the weather was warmer and changed into more layers as the wind would get cold.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Additionally, La Redoute showed temperature readings and probable forecasts as an informative piece for viewers. The campaign led to around an increase of 17% in product sales along with a 34% increase in their website traffic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For a service that does not exist as a brick-and-mortar store, those figures are a whopping success. Similarly, Stellar Cidre marked an increase of 65.6% annual sales, year after year, for as long as they used this tactic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Another great example is McDonald\u2019s weather-reactive outdoor campaign in the UK. Using real-time data from the Met Office in April 2018, digital billboards showed local forecasts using McDonald\u2019s menu items as weather icons. For instance, if \u201cWednesday\u201d predicted rain, McDonald\u2019s ad campaign reflected the information with a pack of fries upside down to suggest rainfall. A steaming hot coffee icon for \u2018Friday\u2019 showed a hotter temperature for the day. Dynamic content software updated the icons hourly based on live weather data, similar to how digital signage systems refresh content automatically.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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How to Measure Weather-Based Campaigns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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To justify ongoing investment, track how weather-triggered campaigns perform versus your normal baseline:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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