Sat.Dec 08, 2018 - Fri.Dec 14, 2018

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Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday — For most retailers, it’s really about December sales

Steve Dennis

By now hopefully folks are beginning to accept that Black Friday and Cyber Monday are mostly media events—some would say “media traps” —that actually reveal next to nothing about how the holiday season will ultimately turn out. Moreover, aside from the generally hard to get “door busters,” the best deals are often found over the next several weeks, not on the two days that generate the most hype, er, I mean, attention.

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The Empowered Marketer: Marketing to Everyone with a Mouth

Optimizely

When a digital native brand makes the move from Instagram ads to TV ads, it’s a milestone of mainstream success. While they may already have had millions of followers and massive sales online, the move to more traditional media is a line in the sand between an up-and-comer and true success. Shane Pittson is the Head of Marketing for quip , and recently led the digital native brand make the big leap to traditional media.

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How to Manage Your Retail Operations When You’re in Growth Mode

Wiser

In 2018, it seems like we constantly see headlines about retailers that are shutting down a large number of their store locations throughout the U.S. This past summer, Toys ‘R’ Us closed its remaining 200 U.S. stores after 70 years of business. The news of these closings left customers feeling shocked as they observed the end of one of the most iconic names in retail. .

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Get Ready for Edge Computing’s Rise In 2019

Forrester eCommerce

Every company needs edge computing on its technology roadmap starting in 2019. While many of you may see edge as exclusive to IoT, its value is much wider and will prove as critical to driving up customer experience as content delivery networks (CDN) were in the early days of the Web. Which explains why you […].

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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CPA Marketing in 2018: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners

BigCommerce

When it comes to marketing your online business, your return on investment (ROI) is crucial to your success.

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How to Dominate Google in 2019

Kissmetrics

You’ve already experienced it… SEO is becoming harder and harder. As time goes on, it takes longer to rank and you have to spend more money to get the results you want. But the reality is, you can’t wait forever to get results. And you have no choice but to leverage SEO as a tactic because everyone else is doing it. So, what should you do? Well, the first thing you need to do is adjust how you think about SEO.

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When Design And Algorithms Collide

Forrester eCommerce

Algorithms are a new design material, affecting UX in the form of news feeds, recommendations and propensity scores. Unfortunately, it’s not all going smoothly… Want to learn more? Please reach out with any questions; I’m always happy to discuss over inquiry.

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Marketing Matchmaker: Steps to Finding Your Perfect Ecommerce Agency

BigCommerce

When it comes to marketing in 2019, simply using traditional methods is no longer going to cut it.

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Marketing Unboxed: How Spikeball Wins the Marketing Game

Optimizely

What’s the name of the game? For hundreds of thousands of energetic competitors worldwide, it’s Spikeball. For us marketers who might not be as adept at, say, running around and contorting our bodies to eke out that extra point, it’s analyzing their marketing strategy. The game itself is heaps of fun, but can the same be said of their marketing approach to new customers?

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237: How To Build A Personal Brand With Facebook Ads For Just 5 Bucks A Day With Dennis Yu

My Wife Quit Her Job

Today I’m lucky to have Dennis Yu on the show. Dennis is someone who I met at Social Media Marketing World at the speakers mixer and it’s funny. I knew that I recognized the guy right away because he’s been plastered all over my Facebook feed for years. Anyway Dennis is the CTO of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults, teaching them how to manage social campaigns for large enterprise clients.

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AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype

AI is rapidly transforming digital commerce, but how do you separate real opportunities from hype? Moderated by Orium, AI for Commerce: Foundations, Aspirations, and Hype , experts from Bloomreach , commercetools , Contentstack , and Fluent Commerce explores where AI is already delivering results and where its potential is still unfolding. This masterclass dives into proven AI applications, emerging innovations , and the gaps between promise and reality in commerce.

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GE Announces New Industrial IoT Software Business

Forrester eCommerce

With GE establishing a new stand-alone software business, we examine what it means for existing and potential customers of GE Digital and for GE. What we know: December 13th 2018 – GE announces the formation of a new industrial IoT software business with $1.2bn in revenue (based on GE Digital sales). The new IIoT company […].

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8-Figure Private Label Seller Shares His 9 Steps to Success

BigCommerce

Just five years ago, I was a civil engineer straight out of college struggling in the 9-5 world.

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Strategies to Grow Your Email List Pre-Purchase

Optimizely

Personalizing all your marketing communications is extremely effective in ecommerce. The open rate for non-personalized emails is 16%. The open rate for personalized emails is 26%. When customers receive non-personalized emails, the click-to-convert rate is 4%. When they receive personalized emails, the click-to-convert rate is 7%. If you directly communicate with your shoppers via email and personalize it ( more than just saying “ Hi, YOUR NAME ”) through emails, ads, or social media posts in a

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237: How To Build A Personal Brand With Facebook Ads For Just 5 Bucks A Day With Dennis Yu

My Wife Quit Her Job

Today I’m lucky to have Dennis Yu on the show. Dennis is someone who I met at Social Media Marketing World at the speakers mixer and it’s funny. I knew that I recognized the guy right away because he’s been plastered all over my Facebook feed for years. Anyway Dennis is the CTO of BlitzMetrics, a digital marketing company which partners with schools to train young adults, teaching them how to manage social campaigns for large enterprise clients.

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Staying Ahead of UFLPA Enforcement: Best Practices for Retail Supply Chains

Speaker: Ethan Woolley, Director at Kharon

This webinar will explore how companies can proactively address compliance risks–rather than reactively responding to–UFLPA enforcement actions. Ethan Woolley will provide insights into the latest CBP enforcement trends, entity list updates, and industries under increased scrutiny, with a look at potential shifts under the Trump administration. Ethan will also explore how predictive data and strategic due diligence can help organizations stay ahead of regulatory challenges and strengthen complia

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Robotics Quotient — Maximize Value From AI And Automation Investments

Forrester eCommerce

AI and automation have risen to the top of CIOs’ agendas, but most companies aren’t prepared to recognize the full value from their investments. While they’ve spent money on technology, they haven’t invested enough in fundamentals — the people, leadership, and organizational structures that will drive success. Learn how our RQ (Robotics Quotient) model helps clients […].

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How to Leverage the Power of Amazon FBA

BigCommerce

Amazon FBA has become one of the most popular ways to earn income online.

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The Top 3 Mistakes Companies Make in Implementing B2B Ecommerce

GetElastic

B2B ecommerce has exploded to become a major force in the US Economy, and an exciting new selling channel in many traditional industries. Forrester Research reports that the B2B ecommerce market totaled $889 billion in 2017. By 2020, that number is projected to eclipse $1.2 trillion. B2B ecommerce has quietly grown to surpass the size of the more visible B2C ecommerce marketplace, today accounting for 2.5 the volume of B2C online purchases.

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The Retail Revolution Is Redefining Convenience

RTP blog

By Steven O’Toole, NCR Convenience stores are suddenly becoming much more convenient and Amazon’s announcement of its plans to open as many as 3,000 self-serve, cashierless stores is sure to accelerate the trend. Competition from e-Commerce, technological innovations and new consumer expectations have triggered a revolution in retail that is redefining the shopping experience.

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Future-Proofing Enterprise Commerce: Why Extensibility Wins with Shopify

Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón

Enterprise commerce is evolving fast, and brands relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all solutions risk losing agility. But modernization doesn’t have to mean disruption. In this webinar, we’ll explore how an extensible, modular approach empowers brands to integrate new capabilities, enhance performance, and scale efficiently—all while leveraging Shopify’s strengths.

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Four Types Of Edge Matter To Your IoT Deployments

Forrester eCommerce

The edge, and edge computing, figure prominently in a lot of internet of things (IoT) discussions right now. But where — and what — the edge is very quickly gets complicated. Telecoms operators understand the edge of their network. Sellers of servers and gateways know what they’d like their customers to fill the edge with. Beneficiaries of […].

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Amazon Advertising & PPC: What You Need to Know, How to Get Started and a Tool to Help You Along the Way

BigCommerce

If I asked you to name the biggest Amazon story of the last year, what would you say?

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How Video Helps Increase Ecommerce Conversion Rates

SellBrite

A year ago, you launched a website, complete with a store, numerous product pages, and even a blog. Over time, you saw your site sessions increase, you saw growth in your social media following, and you received positive feedback from customers happy with their purchases. But, even so, your sales are somehow flat. Sure, you’re happy to make any sale, but in order to remain competitive and stay afloat, you need to see your sales grow over time.

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Year-End Review: Retail’s Top Success Stories Of 2018

RTP blog

Last week, the RTP. editors identified the bad and the ugly of retail in 2018 , highlighting key instances where retailers and others fumbled the ball. But as the year concludes and the holiday season spreads plenty of cheer, the team wanted to end on an appropriately high note by sharing retail’s positive stories — especially given that 2018 was considered a bounce-back for the industry.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Help Rogue IT Go Legit With Citizen Development Platforms

Forrester eCommerce

Meet Ray. He’s the director of loan operations at a bank – and he’s running out of patience. It takes ages to process customer requests, find customer info, and decide on loans. His team is doing the best it can but is demoralized by poor customer reviews and lost deals. After asking central IT for […].

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Online Business Ideas to Get You Started Making Money on the Internet

A Better Lemonade Stand

Check out these online business ideas you can actually start right now so you can earn more revenue and start a business you love. The post Online Business Ideas to Get You Started Making Money on the Internet appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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Dropified Review: An Oberlo Alternative With Better Product Support

Ecommerce Platforms

Dropshipping has its pros and cons, but most ecommerce professionals can agree that the worst part is finding excellent suppliers who are willing to work with you. Dropified looks to change that, while also providing support for larger stores, compared to competitor Oberlo. To start, we should make it very clear that both Dropified and Oberlo are extremely similar.

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Keeping Customers’ Digital Identities Safe This Holiday Season

RTP blog

By Kevin von Keyserling, Keyfactor As the retail industry gets underway for this year’s holiday season, it’s expected that hackers will follow suit. In fact, 80% to 90%. of login attempts made to online retailers’ web sites are hackers using stolen data — the highest percentage of any industry. Widespread coverage of major data breaches, including Amazon’s recent exposure. of user emails, demonstrates that retailers struggle to keep pace with evolving threats.

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🚀Future-Proof Your Salesforce B2C Commerce: Modernization Strategies Inside!

Outdated platforms are costing you sales. Legacy platforms like Salesforce SiteGenesis and SFRA can slow innovation, increase maintenance costs, and frustrate customers. This playbook provides a strategic roadmap to modernizing your Salesforce B2C Commerce platform using a composable approach to transition to faster, scalable, and flexible e-commerce solutions —without disrupting your business.

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IBM Goes All In On Cloud And Sends Collaboration And Experience Products To HCL

Forrester eCommerce

IBM’s journey to rebalance its enterprise software portfolio around areas such as AI, hybrid cloud, and supply chain shifted into high gear with an agreement to sell a group of its collaboration and experience products to HCL Technologies for $1.8 billion, as announced on December 6. The products involved in the deal are: Notes, Domino, and Connections for collaboration, Appscan and BigFix in the security arena, plus several […].

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Doing more with less: How Sam’s Club scaled up conversion by embracing data

GetElastic

Originally published on BloomReach. Samsclub.com senior manager of site merchandising, Robelle Mancilla shared how her small ecommerce team embraced data to scale conversion just in time for the holiday season. Like many teams today, the site merchandising team at Samsclub.com were expected to do more with less. What typically takes a team of 20 to perform, Mancilla’s team of five were tasked with managing everything from the homepage to the category pages – with delivery expectation

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4 Hacks To Exploit A High Google Ads Cost Per Click

Store Growers

Long gone are the days of paying 1 or 5 cent for clicks on Google Ads. Today, clicks are expensive. And a high cost per click means that advertisers have to find a balance between profit and traffic. Paying a higher cost per click can get your more visitors, but it will eat into your profits. Bid too low, and your ads won’t even show up. This is a daily struggle for most advertising campaigns.

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The Team Members You Need For Ecommerce Success

Salsify

If there’s one thing we know by now, it’s that ecommerce is a team sport. When you consider all of the moving pieces that need to come together to deliver sales and conversions online, it makes sense to imagine a group of people working cross-functionally to make it all happen, but in today’s increasingly ecommerce-oriented world, winning brands have started to hire people with the sole purpose and focus of growing ecommerce as an online retailer.

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The Trends You Need to Succeed This Holiday Season

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.