BigCommerce

DECEMBER 8, 2017

There are five PR specialists for every one journalist. Add in all the non-PR agents sending pitches — like entrepreneurs, marketers, and ecommerce owners — and you can see why journalists are drowning in emails. Most of these emails are basically the same: “You should write about my company. It’s really cool. So what do you think?”. Unsurprisingly, response rates are abysmal.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

“Wash. Condition. Rinse. Repeat.” Sound familiar? It’s a common morning routine. And we all know how things run when we settle into a comfortable routine: it feels like life is on autopilot. Sometimes, that works. However, you might perform your routine so well that you forget to look for improvements. Perhaps your hair would look better without conditioner, but if you never stop to question your routine, you’ll keep going down the same path.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Since my wife became pregnant with our first child in 2007, I’ve created 2 different lifestyle businesses, an ecommerce store selling handkerchiefs and a blog about entrepreneurship. And these businesses were created so my wife and I could spend more time with these two. For all of you who are unfamiliar with the terminology, a lifestyle business is a business that you can run on the side to earn extra money so that you don’t feel obligated to work your day job.

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Ecommerce Platforms

DECEMBER 8, 2017

An online boutique store is one of those niche product ideas that will never get old. Fashion constantly changes over time, and clothing allows you to choose from a large collection of different items, for both women and men. By the end of this guide, you'll know how to start an online boutique- the ins and outs of the business, ways to find good suppliers and dropshippers, while also exploring the supplier vetting process.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There’s a well-known moral exemplified in the tortoise and the hare fable – “slow and steady wins the race.” The same is true in ecommerce marketing. Customers aren’t always easy to engage — the average cart abandonment rate is 69.2%. It takes persistence and a variety of marketing strategies to reach your audience and increase sales. The alternative of slamming customers with aggressive marketing at once overwhelms buyers or, even worse, irritates them.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Facebook recently released Facebook Messenger app ads to the general public. Aaaaaannnnnddddd digital advertising just got even more creepy than ever imagined. Thanks, Zuck. You can now directly message potential prospects via Facebook Messenger right in their inboxes. Kinda like LinkedIn’s Sponsored InMail. Meaning you can nag people 24/7 now. But with all of these new features comes white noise.

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Ecommerce Platforms

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Have you encountered a chance to move into the world of omnichannel selling? Chances are you have. Even if it doesn't seem like it. A physical retail hardware store selling a handful of items online reflects that of an omnichannel experience. The same goes for building a website or bringing a mobile point of sale to a trade show or craft fair. Amazon and Walmart are currently duking it out in one of the most prolific omnichannel battles we've seen, with Amazon's attempt to create physical bookst

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 8, 2017

By Bobbi Leach, FuturePay We’ve heard it all before: “brick-and-mortar is dying.” But retailers are flipping the script on finding value in their physical store locations. Retailers are working to get the most out of their stores rather than just closing up shop. In urban settings in particular, where it’s costly to open and manage full-size locations, retailers are opting for smaller spaces that offer a more intimate customer experience and significant cost-savings.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Editor’s Note: Jeff Seibert spoke at Stanford University to discuss what he learned by building and selling startups. This post is a summarization of the talk. It finally happened. Your promising little startup finally found its niche, got noticed, and got acquired by a big-name technology company. So what’s next? One need only look at Jeff Seibert , former senior product director at Twitter, to learn valuable lessons about how to proceed when your startup is acquired by a larger brand.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Cyber Monday this year , mobile shopping very nearly surpassed desktop shopping. Mobile traffic set a new record at 47.4% of site visits, however, it only accounted for 33.1% of overall online revenue, according to Adobe. This means that while mobile shopping and browsing rates were impressive compared to previous years, mobile buying still lags behind.

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A Better Lemonade Stand

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Check out these best ecommerce resources from the month of November to stay involved and in-the-know with the ecommerce community! The post Ecommerce Monthly: November Review & Roundup appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It’s no secret that retailers and their employees have a history of rocky relationships in the U.S. A recent New York Times article, titled: “Retail Jobs Don’t Need to Be Bad. Here’s Proof.” argues that retail employment conditions could be significantly improved if American employers followed European retailers’ lead. For example, the article indicated that while 42% of U.S. retail workers earn a low hourly wage — defined as less than two-thirds of the median wage across the economy — only 23%

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Klaviyo

DECEMBER 5, 2017

2017 is soon to be a thing of the past, crazy right? While it may be hard to believe the end of the year is here (and the busiest time for ecommerce stores), the end is near. You may be wondering, what’s on the horizon for ecommerce marketing in 2018? I reached out to a number of ecommerce pros to see what data backed predictions they had, and wanted to mention one beta product launch I think will shake up ecommerce marketing in the coming year.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Cyber Monday this year , mobile shopping very nearly surpassed desktop shopping. Mobile traffic set a new record at 47.4% of site visits, however, it only accounted for 33.1% of overall online revenue, according to Adobe. This means that while mobile shopping and browsing rates were impressive compared to previous years, mobile buying still lags behind.

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GetElastic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A bad checkout experience can lead to an abandoned cart and a tarnished brand image. Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. Keep them waiting for 2.5 minutes, and they get annoyed. Keep them waiting for 5 minutes, and half will just leave the store – and likely never return. ( Retail Customer Experience ).

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 4, 2017

By Andrew Park, InMoment Companies say converting more leads to customers will be their top priority over the next year, according to recent research. This is certainly a worthy goal, but it begs a natural next question — how do you keep customers once you have them? This conundrum is one retailers have been trying to solve for decades. Thanks to new technologies, that’s becoming easier to do in 2017.

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Steve Dennis

DECEMBER 2, 2017

When someone we care about fails to admit they have a serious problem and fails to do the work to remedy it, are we shocked when they eventually experience the consequences of their addictive or dysfunctional behavior? Are we surprised one little bit when a brand facing stiff competition and highly disruptive forces finds itself struggling to stay in business because it never bothered to get serious about innovation?

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Cyber Monday this year , mobile shopping very nearly surpassed desktop shopping. Mobile traffic set a new record at 47.4% of site visits, however, it only accounted for 33.1% of overall online revenue, according to Adobe. This means that while mobile shopping and browsing rates were impressive compared to previous years, mobile buying still lags behind.

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GetElastic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A bad checkout experience can lead to an abandoned cart and a tarnished brand image. Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. Keep them waiting for 2.5 minutes, and they get annoyed. Keep them waiting for 5 minutes, and half will just leave the store – and likely never return. ( Retail Customer Experience ).

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SellBrite

DECEMBER 8, 2017

If there’s one golden rule of marketing, this is it: It doesn’t matter how cool or revolutionary your product, service, or company is. If you’re tooting your own horn and talking about how amazing your stuff is, that’s just… not very compelling. If you have influential people within the industry saying all these nice things about your product, on the other hand?

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A Better Lemonade Stand

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Logos are important for every business and this guide gives you info, tools and resources to help you create the best company logo design for your brand. The post Company Logo Design for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs: Your Complete Guide to Developing & Designing a Masterful Logo (+ 50 Pre-Vetted Logo Designers) appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 5, 2017

The customer lifecycle is a beautiful thing. It starts with the potential of a new person visiting your site. In an ideal world, it ends with a meaningful relationship: a new loyal customer. As your customers move through their unique lifecycle stages, your ecommerce brand should engage with them at each step of the way. However, many brands are not doing this at all.

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Steve Dennis

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Since the Whole Foods deal, more than a few industry analysts and pundits have weighed in on which retailers might be on Amazon’s shopping list. Various theories underpin the speculation. Some say Jeff Bezos wants to go deeper in certain categories, so Lululemon or Warby Parker get mentioned. Foursquare (is that still a thing?) crafted its own list from analyzing location data.

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Retail Technology Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Ahlsell Sverige AB has signed an agreement to acquire Proffsmagasinet AB (Proffsmagasinet), a leading Nordic e-commerce business within tools and supplies with annual sales of approximately 260 MSEK.

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TradeGecko

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Many retailers struggle to price for profit, especially when they’re moving from pure retail to wholesale. Sometimes, a retail price that offers a comfortable profit becomes too low for wholesale pricing due to the additional costs involved. Calculate and export your wholesale and recommended retail prices with TradeGecko's Wholesale Price Calculator.

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Omniconvert

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Having a short adventure may seem fun at the beginning. But building a long-term relationship is far more rewarding. Lighters can’t warm you for good. If you are short-sighted and don’t maintain the fire burning, you’ll end up freezing. You can apply the same thing in eCommerce. You can’t build a strong relationship with customers […]. The post Free webinar: The Step-by-Step Process to a High-Converting Customer Retention Program appeared first on Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

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Store Growers

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Three months ago, I launched an online store called Apes In Space where I sell space posters. The first months were all about getting everything set up and to start some of the foundational marketing activities. But without many orders to show for. November was a busy month, I started running Facebook ads and there was the Black Friday promotion. While keeping up with the biggest time consuming task: the (almost) daily blog.

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Retail Technology Review

DECEMBER 5, 2017

By Stephen Keenan, Managing Director of Large Enterprise at Verizon. It's approaching that time of year again. Summer is over and the festive season is just around the corner. This period is crucial to many retail and hospitality businesses, and they are crossing their fingers that 2017 will be a bumper year.

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ROI Revolution

DECEMBER 6, 2017

By now you’ve probably heard the news: This year’s Cyber Monday was the largest online shopping day in history. According to Adobe Insights , online sales reached $6.59 billion , which marks a 16.8% increase from a year ago and for the first time, mobile sales reached over $2 billion. These record breaking numbers reaffirm what ecommerce experts have been predicting for quite some time.

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Wiser

DECEMBER 4, 2017

To be the best, you’ve got to attract the best and today was no exception. Mark Rudolph, a twenty year veteran of enterprise software sales, marketing, and operations joined us as our new Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to Wiser, Mark was the Chief Operating Officer at Evidon, Inc. (formerly known as Ghostery), where he led go to market for the company developing them into the leader in digital governance solutions resulting in Ghostery being acquired by Cliqz (A Hubert Burda Media Company)

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