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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Why people are starting online businesses. The most popular course at Stanford isn’t a STEM class. It isn’t in entrepreneurship, how to start a business, nor coding. It is one in how to design a happy life. The course is co-taught by Dave Evans, the former lead designer of Apple’s first mouse and co-founder of Electronic Arts. In those positions, he learned how to design for user experience and remove unnecessary elements.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

By Erica Baird and Karen E. Wagner, Lustre There were more than 2,000 store closings in 2017. And there were more retail bankruptcies than in any year since the 1930s. Economists, sociologists and the media bemoan the economic and social havoc wreaked by retail’s decline. But retail stores are part of the character of the streets we walk every day. Online shopping, with no live people and nothing to touch, just isn’t the same experience.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The best day to send your customers emails is Tuesday, according to solid A/B testing analysis. The second best day is Thursday. But hold on, analysis from a different company says it’s best to send your customers emails when nobody else is sending them. So that means you should send them on Monday or Friday… or maybe the weekend? But then… what if everyone else has read that analysis and started sending their emails on Monday or Friday to avoid sending them on the popular days?

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Right now, selling on Amazon is almost too easy. All you have to do is find a product with good margins/demand, list it on Amazon, and it will eventually sell because Amazon’s audience and reach is so vast. When my wife and I first started selling on Amazon several years ago, we sold over 60 units in a matter of 8 days with just 3 products listed online with no reviews.

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October Prime Day is usually an early sign of how consumer spending trends ahead of the holidays. This one was no exception. Our October Prime Day Report breaks down what’s working: the products flying off the shelves, the categories winning big, big brands, and the search terms defining demand. All brought to you via Similarweb’s Shopper Intelligence platform.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Forrester just released a new report on mobile and new technology priorities for marketers, based on our latest global mobile executive survey. We found out that marketers: Fail to deliver on foundational mobile experiences. Consumers’ expectations of a brand’s mobile experience have never been higher. And yet, 58% of marketers agree that their mobile services […].

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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Kissmetrics Populations lets you track key segments of your user base. In just a few steps, you can track user activity, marketing performance, and product engagement. And now we’re making it even better. With our latest iteration, you can connect a Population to a Facebook Custom Audience for even greater targeting and tracking in Kissmetrics. Let’s see how it works.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

By Anna Arwidi, Axis Data is increasingly at the heart of every business. The ability to collect, analyze and derive actionable insights from multiple sources of data in real time can be the difference between winning a customer or seeing them captured by the competition. And retail is no exception. Brick-and-mortar retailers have, in the past, failed to keep pace with their e-Commerce rivals in the capture and use of data to optimize the customer experience.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Here’s an email I recently received in my inbox: “Hi Karen, how are you? We have these beautiful canary-yellow sandals on sale that we think you’ll love. Click below for next-day delivery!”. Thanks, well-known ecommerce website, but I don’t wear heels and I hate the color yellow. Just because I’m a woman who once bought something from your website (a cellphone case, in fact) doesn’t mean I’m automatically interested in the latest peep-toe stilettos.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Whenever someone asks me for a fully hosted shopping cart recommendation, I almost always point them to either Big Commerce or Shopify. As of right now, they are two of the best ecommerce solutions available. However when it comes to choosing between Shopify and BigCommerce, the decision becomes a lot more complicated and depends on your specific needs.

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ROI Revolution

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Amazon has become an essential platform for brands and retailers to advertise their product lines. In 2017, it’s estimated that Amazon advertising revenue eclipsed $1.65 billion dollars in the US alone , a roughly 50% YOY growth. That number is expected to double to more than $3.2 billion by 2019. One of the core ad formats for Amazon is Headline Search Ads.

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Generative AI is poised to redefine B2B, but scaling AI success in this space isn’t without obstacles. From fragmented data sources and complex buyer journeys to operational inefficiencies, the road to AI-powered growth can be challenging. To achieve a competitive edge, understanding your organization’s AI-readiness is essential. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model provides a quick, actionable way to assess your starting point.

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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

How many times have you Googled something and your search results have little to no content below the link? Yeah, that’s the meta description. And every website should have one. If you have a website, then meta descriptions should matter to you. Even if you don’t personally have a website and simply browse online, meta descriptions should still matter to you.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

If you’re just dropping in to this guide here, then we have a lot to cover! First, this is one chapter in a 9-chapter guide on how to start a profitable online business. We’ve covered everything from laws and nuances to how to source product to even giving you a free startup template for a competitive analysis in your industry. Let’s review really quickly.

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RTP blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

When retailers and brands advertise during the Super Bowl, they need to hit the mark. With NBC charging more than $5 million for a 30-second spot, businesses can’t afford to bungle an opportunity to reach a massive audience — a good portion of which watch the game at least as much for the commercials as the on-field action. The RTP team discusses which Super Bowl advertisements were the most effective, which they enjoyed the most and what retail brands can learn from these examples.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Every B2C marketer should treat their email list like gold. Email is often your most direct contact with buyers and prospective buyers, making your list an incredibly valuable marketing asset in terms of driving revenue. However, email lists also must be treated with care. You can’t just blindly send to your entire list on a daily basis and expect to get a great response every time.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Google Analytics is an extremely powerful tool for visualizing how visitors interact with your website. And with this data, you can make actionable changes to improve your sales and traffic. But the main problem with Google Analytics is that it’s way too complicated for the average user. The sheer number of options, switches etc… make it hard to figure out where to find your data.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Best Shopify Plugins for 2018 – An Overview. Shopify is a super simple way to launch an online store, which explains why over 500,000 merchants use their tools to run their sites. They handle everything from marketing and payments, to secure checkout and shipping. Once you have your Shopify store up and running there are even more ways to make it stand out and help you get even more value from the platform.

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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Content is king. And content marketing in 2018 remains a brilliant and cost-effective method for engaging with leads and customers, spreading brand awareness, and getting around the increasing use of ad-blockers. Whether it’s an email newsletter, social media post, or blog on your own or someone else’s website, people want to see your stuff. They accept it.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Whether you’re looking to start up an online business or diversify your offering to scale your current ecommerce business, you need two very specific things: a product idea. . a sourcing method. Product ideas can be difficult to come by , especially ones with true market viability. But coming up with the idea is often less challenging than the sourcing of those products – so I found out.

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Today’s e-commerce landscape is vast and it’s moving fast and is fiercely competitive. To thrive you need to offer the right products to the right customers on the best channels. Learn how to successfully harness the power of omnichannel selling to reach more online buyers, diversify and grow revenue, and reduce cost – while delivering a seamless "shop to ship" customer experience across all channels.

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Rishi Rawat

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Nice animated graphic by McKinsey to describe customer journey: Key takeaway: More than half of customers- 58 percent – change brands from one purchase cycle to the next. This means, as marketers, we have plenty of opportunities to acquire new customers.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

If you want to meet some of the best minds in ecommerce, you no doubt already made plans to attend eTail West 2018 in Palm Springs. The sunny Californian location probably helped sway your decision, as well, but that’s not the only reason. Starting on February 26, many of the world’s top ecommerce retailers will converge for three days of in-depth learning and valuable networking.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

As you probably know, the photo you choose for your Amazon listing can mean the difference between losing a customer vs making a sale. And more importantly, the quality of your photo determines whether you’ll even get a click on your product in the first place! Speaking from experience, I’ve run experiments on my online store where a simple photo swap resulted in a 2X increase in conversions and an equivalent increase in Amazon sales rank.

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Ecommerce Platforms

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I have a friend who runs a successful e-commerce business. He started off with just two small online stores a few years ago. When I asked him how he managed to climb so high in his trade, he responded saying that he was doing the exact same thing he was supposed to if he had opened a small flower shop near my house. Now, you must be wondering – what does that have to with a flower shop?

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I’m getting in touch with the news that fashion retailer, Gina Trictot, has achieved 98% inventory accuracy thanks to its partnership with SML RFID. Please see the full press release below, including exclusive quotes.

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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Over 3.7 million blog posts were written today. The market is flooded with blog articles. So how does your content have a chance of standing out? Successful content marketing has always been about standing out in the crowd by producing the best content. Now that there’s more (great) content than ever. how are you leveling up? — Hiten Shah (@hnshah) 2 January 2018.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

A few years ago, Forbes contributor Ken Krogue noticed a lady returning rotten, moldy fruit at a Costco store. The clerk attending to the woman kindly offered her money back, even though she bought the fruit days ago, when they were still fresh. Costco is willing to go to great lengths to keep their customers satisfied. After a year hiatus from having the top Net Promoter Score (NPS), Costco is back in the top spot.

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Bootstrapping Ecommerce

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In this article learn how to start an online store with just a couple hundred dollars (or less) because to start your own online business you don’t need to have loads of money, you just need to play your cards right. The post 4 Steps to Start an Online Store With a Tiny Budget appeared first on Bootstrapping Ecommerce.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

This post originally appeared in Multichannel Merchant. . Marketing attribution can be a little intimidating. Should you do first, last, or multi-touch attribution? How do you measure multiple channels? How should you weight your attribution? There’s so many choices to make it can be overwhelming. If you’re feeling stressed by the complexity of multi-channel marketing attribution, you’re not alone.

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Speaker: Jennifer Wright and Nick Barron

2025 is right around the corner, and with it comes a new wave of consumer expectations, competitive pressures, and operational challenges. Success lies in finding the balance between operational flexibility and creating experiences that keep customers coming back. The future of retail belongs to those who can stay ahead of shifting customer preferences and marketing trends. 🔮 In this session, we’ll dive deep into what it takes to keep customers engaged and your operations nimble, no matt

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Most brand new entrepreneurs get hung up on the business formation process because they don’t understand what types of businesses are out there. Let’s face it, not everyone has an MBA. Not everyone is educated in the mechanics of starting a business. But the good news is that launching an online business is not rocket science. And the purpose of this guide is to lead you through all of the red tape that the government imposes on small businesses.

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Klaviyo

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

When looking to improve your email marketing, it’s common to wonder what everyone else is doing in the world of ecommerce and more so, how they’re performing. What exactly does “good” look like anyway? The answer is that “it depends”; on what type of email campaign or flow you’re sending, and what goal you’re aiming for. For example, the average open rate for a campaign email is 35% while the average browse abandonment email open rate is 50.54%.

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Kissmetrics

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Traditional marketing is getting a facelift. Not the scary kind, where you can’t move your eyebrows anymore — but the kind where you look well-rested and ten years younger, and no one can put their finger on the reason why. Smart organizations recognize the need to change how they spend their time and money to increase brand exposure and cement their footprint in the market.

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BigCommerce

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

There are a lot of ecommerce resources that are publicly available. So, we’ve put together a quick hit list that will enable you to be more productive and stay up-to-date on your industry. We’ve limited and categorized the list for easier handling. Our goal is not to overwhelm you, but rather give you a solid foundation on which to get started. Productivity Tips for Business Owners.

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The opportunity for e-commerce merchants in international markets is immense. Data indicates that when international options are available at checkout, merchants see up to 20-60% higher cart conversion and a 128% higher gross merchandise value (GMV) than domestic orders. However, while the opportunities are significant, so are the risks. Without careful planning and strategic partnerships, merchants may face challenges, including high shipping costs, complex customs regulations, and unexpected p

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