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MandM Direct Drives 2.4% Revenue Increase with Personalized Real-Time Recommendations

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Online discount apparel retailer MandM Direct , which had previously relied on standard rules-based recommendations to guide website visitors through the shopper journey, has generated impressive improvements in multiple KPIs with real-time, personalized recommendations.

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10 Alternative RSS Readers if You Still Miss Google Reader

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Then, in 2013, Google Reader was switched off, and their popularity has dwindled. But as online habits changed, usage declined, prompting the search giant to permanently retire Google Reader back in July 2013. Then teach Leo what’s useful to you by upvoting or downvoting its recommendations. It felt like everyone was using them.

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Ecommerce Personalization in the Age of Consumer Data Privacy

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It also asks how “recently added” products can be successfully integrated into recommendation systems when they have no prior engagement. Using an advanced algorithm, merchants can make intelligent and accurate recommendations based on on-site actions alone. They use that behavior to recommend items to match their needs.

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The 8 Must-Follow Business Principles That Drove 832% Growth and $5M in Revenue

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But it did happen between 2013 and 2015 –– when our business was growing 832%. In 2013, Google released Hummingbird, the single largest change to Google’s search algorithm in 12 years. But in 2013, it was incredibly needed because the results Google kept showing weren’t any good at all. Ford Motors. The list goes on.

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FTC Accuses Social Media Services of ‘Vast’ User Surveillance, Lax Privacy Protections

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The report’s findings are timely, particularly as state and federal policymakers consider legislation to protect people from abusive data practices.”

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The Definitive Guide to Online Reputation Management

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— Alex Goot (@alexgoot) March 13, 2013. Would they recommend it? — Elizabeth Windsor (parody) (@Queen_UK) March 14, 2013. Boston.com News (@BostonDotCom) March 13, 2013. Remember, you aren’t just responding to the person who left a review, you are showing everyone else online who your brand is.

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The Ultimate Guide to Using UTM Parameters

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Note: Once you’ve taken sufficient time to create data-rich URLs, I recommended that you shorten them, using tools like bit.ly I recommend, though, that you track more concrete conversion-focused metrics, like leads generated and email signups. Here’s an email from Pinterest, recommending certain boards to follow.