Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 1, 2020

The communications industry is facing a perfect storm of converging forces, from COVID-19 to the rise of influencer marketing and even AI. At Forrester, we research around 10,000 global technology vendors that utilize indirect sales and often get asked about the value of PR in the channel.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 12, 2021

^CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN^ The channel software stack comprises a group of technologies that help companies develop, design, and execute plans to find, recruit, onboard, develop, enable, incent, co-sell with, manage, measure, and report on partners.

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Optimizely

APRIL 3, 2018

What matters more to your B2C business — a new customer buying your product or the new marketing channel that brought in the new customer? The marketing channel is only important because it brought in that new customer. Instead, you need to shift your focus from “which channel should we optimize next?”

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 21, 2023

Empowered customers expect seamless cross-channel experiences. B2C marketers must understand customers and create value exchanges in their individual moments of need. A cross-channel marketing hub (CCMH) can help marketers overcome data and channel integration complexity to consistently engage […]

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Practical eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A channel might produce a lot of revenue, but at what cost? The post Attributing Marketing Expenses by Channel appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 26, 2024

To meet customers in their moments, marketers must design, execute, and optimize interactions across the full range of devices, channels, and touchpoints where consumers engage with a brand. Meanwhile, the marketing landscape continues to evolve with new technologies, data deprecation, and sophisticated consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This new breed of individuals has become known as “influencers,” and as their measurable popularity and influence grew, brands quickly lined up to incorporate them into targeted marketing campaigns. This became known as influencer marketing. Video has indeed evolved.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 15, 2023

Channel organizations are at a pivotal moment. As partner networks have grown more complex, a more holistic, ecosystem-oriented approach is needed.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 23, 2019

A lot has changed in the 25+ years I have spent in the technology channel. The one constant is the […].

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Groove

OCTOBER 5, 2024

If you're looking to drive more sales for your eCommerce store, suffice it to say that eCommerce SMS marketing is a powerful avenue to explore. Understanding SMS for eCommerce SMS marketing for eCommerce involves sending targeted marketing messages via text to your audience of SMS subscribers.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Albertsons Media Collective is expanding its Collective TV offering to include video ads across NBCUniversal ‘s suite of channels and publisher partners, including Peacock , ESPN , Food Network , CNN , Telemundo and Sunday Night NFL.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 29, 2021

Since posting our top 64 channel podcasts in 2019, there has been explosive growth in podcast adoption. The audio-only format is also expanding with the invite- and iOS-only upstart Clubhouse achieving 16.4 million downloads since it debuted last year, according to Sensor Tower.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 28, 2021

As the shift continues, companies that have experience of and actual success in marketing on marketplaces will reap the benefits of early adoption. Both business buyers and B2B sellers are increasing their participation in marketplaces. A number of factors are converging to drive this trend.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 21, 2021

Last year ended up being a tale of two cities for the channel. With catlike reflexes, the IT channel emptied the laptop supply chain and became […]. On one hand, customers and governments recognized partners as an essential service and central to their ability to rapidly respond to a worsening pandemic early in the year.

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Groove

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Half of marketers report that email marketing is their most impactful channel. Key Factors to Consider for Your eCommerce Email Platform Since email plays a key role in your overall marketing strategy, you’ll want to carefully select the platform that works best with the rest of your business strategies and priorities.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 18, 2024

Amazon has teamed up with media investment company GroupM to co-develop original, shoppable content for the new Amazon Live free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel , which launched in April 2024 on Amazon’s Prime Video and Freevee streaming TV services. The mobile experience that sits alongside Amazon Live’s streaming TV content.

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 8, 2021

The channel is very large, highly diverse, and incredibly decentralized. Channel partners know that to be successful, they need to carve out a niche — whether that be by line of business, by industry (and, increasingly, by subindustry), by size of customer, geographically, technologically, and by business model.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 14, 2020

A couple of years ago, I made the prediction that we were entering the third stage of sales and marketing — the decade of the channel ecosystem. With over 75% of world trade flowing indirectly, I started to sense an influx of investment in and attention on indirect sales by firms in all industries. Looking […].

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 22, 2021

The channel organization must have a strong interlock with the marketing operations team to ensure the measurement roadmap is focused on the right areas.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 30, 2023

Marketing analytics is the practice of measuring, managing, and analyzing data from marketing initiatives — including channels, programs, campaigns, and tactics — to improve marketing effectiveness and identify opportunities to optimize short- and long-term objectives.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 6, 2020

Preparing for this years list of future channel trends has been an immersive experience to say the least. In 2019, I was able to talk to 497 companies one-on-one about their channel strategy and programs, including 130 of those face-to-face.

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Channel Technology Customer Experience B2B 524

Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 12, 2021

The CCCM market is growing as independent players deliver innovation that outshines many of their more established competitors.

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Channel Marketing Management B2C 335

Groove

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Marketing is the lifeblood of eCommerce stores, but it's also something that many store owners struggle to navigate. With so many different marketing avenues and strategies that go into the recipe for success, it's not a surprise that owners are often left feeling a little overwhelmed. What is a Digital Marketing Company?

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Groove

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Digital marketing services are vital to establishing, maintaining, and improving your online promotional efforts, and entrusting an agency with those tasks can lift a significant burden from your internal teams. Understanding Digital Marketing Services Before we dig into which services to pursue, it's important to look at the bigger picture.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 8, 2021

When I published the “What I See Coming For The Channel 2020” I totally missed the pandemic, social unrest and pandemonium, and even murder hornets somewhere in the middle. Coming off of a year like 2020 makes analysts and futurists reluctant to make any kind of predictions going forward! That being said, many of the […].

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 20, 2024

These factors have made it challenging for retailers to plan and execute effective marketing strategies. As a result, many retailers are adopting a more conservative approach to their marketing spend, focusing on efficiency and return on investment (ROI). Leveraging affiliate channels. Four of these strategies include: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Health-focused online grocer Thrive Market plans to launch a retail media network powered by Instacart ’s Carrot Ads solution. Thrive Market will use Carrot Ads to help connect brands with its more than 1.5 million members through sponsored product and display ads on its own website and app.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 11, 2019

Leverage Channel Data To Give Partners A Better Experience: Winning In The Channel Requires Data-Driven Program Innovation Brands that provide an enhanced partner experience grow faster than their peers, are more profitable, and drive higher customer satisfaction and retention downstream.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

(CLICK FOR HIGH RES) The channel technology stack is a group of technologies that brands leverage to manage and improve their indirect sales process and partner programs. The channel […].

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Forrester eCommerce

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Out of the 14 different spheres of influence that we track at Forrester, the channel industry trade press ranks near the top. Smart vendors and distributors know that the magic of finding, influencing, recruiting, enabling, and nourishing a top performing channel boils down to three simple questions about partners: What do they read?

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Groove

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It has been said that it's never a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket, and this sentiment certainly applies to e-commerce marketing. Search engine optimization, PPC advertising, and email/SMS promotion are three core pillars of e-commerce marketing that every online retailer should leverage.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 14, 2023

Subscription-based hardware is the emerging model that every hardware vendor is promising to customers, partners, and investors. It’s a significant shift from the classic capex model in which firms spend money for outright hardware purchases. where subscription-based […]

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Kissmetrics

JUNE 8, 2021

Have you defined the distribution channels that will be used by your company? In short, distribution channels determine the path goods will take from the manufacturer to the final consumer. There are many types, formats, and levels of distribution channels. What Are Distribution Channels? Direct Channels.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 29, 2021

In this Forrester Wave™, we compare CCCM solutions from enterprise marketing software suite vendors. Done right, CCCM delivers more than outbound campaigns.

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Channel Marketing Management B2C 243

Kissmetrics

JANUARY 8, 2021

How do you ensure your YouTube channel is reaching the right audience and helping you achieve your marketing objectives? Roughly 73 percent of US adults have a YouTube account, which means it’s an excellent opportunity for marketers to generate new leads and promote content. Why Your YouTube Channel Needs an Audit.

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ROI Revolution

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Embracing a multi-channel programmatic marketing strategy is no longer an option. 75% of shoppers use multiple channels before making a purchase. To engage your audience, you need to diversify your marketing efforts and utilize emerging channels. It’s time to embrace a multi-channel approach.

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