RTP blog
JANUARY 11, 2019
By Tim McMullen, redpepper “Nike Pushing Retail Innovation” “Sephora’s innovation ‘gathering speed’ at LVMH” “Will These Trends Shape Retail for the Next 25 Years?” These are three recent articles on retail innovation. If you took everything that’s been published about the topic this year, you’d be looking at the figurative tippy-top of the iceberg.
Omnisend
JANUARY 6, 2019
Today, our users are actively looking for a personalized customer experience. Targeted email marketing is a great way to respond to that need by ensuring that the messages those customers receive is always relevant. In this article, I’m going to tackle everything you need to know to be successful in targeted email marketing. By the Read more The post How to Use Targeted Email Marketing for Ecommerce appeared first on Ecommerce Marketing Automation | Omnisend.
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OrderDynamics
JANUARY 10, 2019
How Is Omnichannel Retail Strategy Like a Board Game’s? Our marketing team have recently started playing board games as part of our work-life balance. Since then, I realized the strategy of a game called “Ticket to Ride” is similar to an omnichannel retail strategy. Here is why: To begin with, Ticket to Ride is a German-style, railway-themed board game designed by Alan R.
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. Smart channel professionals are looking at data across the partner journey as a […].
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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.
BigCommerce
JANUARY 7, 2019
Customers insist on more choices regarding where, when, and how they can purchase goods – including buying directly from brand…
Kissmetrics
JANUARY 8, 2019
When you look at me, what do you see? Someone who is a marketer… maybe even an entrepreneur. As you may already know, I’ve co-founded a handful of companies. I’ve received a handful of awards from people like President Obama and the United Nations. And I am a New York Times bestselling author. The list keeps going on and on. In other words, most people see me as successful.
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Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 9, 2019
The US Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has defined a scale to describe the autonomous capabilities that self-driving cars have — i.e., their levels of automation. ([link] Level 5 is full automation, which allows self-driving cars to operate with no human assistance. Google and Uber, among others, are aiming to develop level 5 cars, but […].
BigCommerce
JANUARY 9, 2019
Ecommerce marketing is the practice of driving top-of-funnel traffic to convert into sales and customers.
RTP blog
JANUARY 9, 2019
The term “omnichannel” gets thrown around a lot — some might say too much — by retailers and industry observers. However, the word still conveys an important truth: retailers must take every action possible to maximize customer engagement opportunities across both traditional and emerging channels. The seventh annual Retail TouchPoints Omnichannel Survey shows where retailers are succeeding in connecting with the consumer, as well as where they need to improve.
Optimizely
JANUARY 8, 2019
If you’re anything like me, you’ll have spent the first few weeks of the new year when it’s gray and cold looking at holidays in the sun. After hours (and hours) of browsing photos of golden sands and turquoise seas, I started seeing retargeted ads with contests to win vacations. Running an online contest to capitalize on the mood of consumers during the dreary days at the start of a new year is a great example of successful contest marketing.
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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.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 8, 2019
Depending on who you listen to, the combination of GDPR and distributed ledger technology (DLT, AKA blockchain) is either a poisonous cocktail or a magic potion. As you’d expect, the reality is more nuanced: While GPDR poses a challenge to DLT-based architectures, it doesn’t make them obsolete or unviable. Furthermore, DLT can actually form an integral […].
BigCommerce
JANUARY 11, 2019
Website backups are the insurance of online business.
RTP blog
JANUARY 7, 2019
By Michael Manlapas, MetaPack Retailers and brands are important to consumers, and physical stores help to reinforce the connection between customer and brand, providing a marketing touch point that is harder to duplicate online. Consumers still primarily shop in-store; they like to browse and touch products even if they then purchase them online. Equally, a shopper could purchase online and opt to pick the product up in-store.
My Wife Quit Her Job
JANUARY 9, 2019
Today I’m thrilled to have Paul Jarvis on the show. Paul is an author, designer, podcaster, course and software creator. His works have been talked about by Ashton Kutcher and Ariana Huffington. He’s worked with clients like Danielle Laporte, Microsoft, Marie Forleo and Mercedes. Now Paul is obviously a total stud. But the reason this interview is special to me is because his latest book “Company of One” has had a profound effect on me.
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Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 10, 2019
On our morning news feeds, we see headlines chock-full of emerging tech that is supposedly changing the game for next generation retail experiences. Somehow those hover-boarding delivery robots, AmazonGo check out knock-offs and frighteningly-accurate computer vision powered taco stands are most certainly going to put you out of business. No, not quite.
GetElastic
JANUARY 7, 2019
Consumers, on average use five to six touchpoints before making a purchase – and for those multi-device shoppers their commerce journey starts and ends on smartphones. And not all journeys end with a conversion. Based on data from comScore there are five reasons mobile shoppers don’t convert: 2% — security concerns. 6% — unclear product details. 6% — inability to open multiple browser tabs to compare. 3% — difficulty navigating. 6% — difficulty inputting
Inflow Insights
JANUARY 8, 2019
How can you rank your eCommerce product pages for competitive terms? What page elements help product pages rank well for trending and profitable keywords? Is building as many backlinks as possible really the key to ranking well? ( Hint: nope). To help answer these questions, we identified 25 competitive eCommerce terms that have been trending upward in search volume in the past year (according to data from Google Trends and Shopify ).
A Better Lemonade Stand
JANUARY 8, 2019
If you’re interested in learning about new ways to run your ecommerce business better, check out this roundup of the best business apps for ecommerce! The post Our Top 10 Favourite Apps of 2018 appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.
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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.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 7, 2019
Today, Akamai announced that it has acquired Portland, Oregon-based Janrain. Although the financial terms were not disclosed, Forrester estimates the purchase price to be in the $250M–$275M range, based on typical M&A SaaS revenue multiples of 4X to 6X and Forrester’s estimation of Janrain’s annual revenue.
Steve Dennis
JANUARY 6, 2019
If you are the sort of person who tracks stories on retailers’ holiday sales performance you know a certain ebullience has set in. On the heels of optimistic forecasts by the National Retail Federation and others, Mastercard’s SpendingPulse indicates that retail had the “best” season in six years , with overall sales growing 5.1%.
Ecommerce Platforms
JANUARY 8, 2019
Have you come across Spree Commerce while browsing the web, and are you unsure what it is and whether it'll help your business? If so, you're in the right place. Read our thorough review to get to grips with everything you need to know about this software. Let's dive in! Who's Spree Commerce? Ruby on Rails created Spree Commerce back in 2007. In short, it's a comprehensive e-commerce framework offering entrepreneurs a scalable, open source solution.
A Better Lemonade Stand
JANUARY 11, 2019
Slack gets an unfair reputation for only being used as an instant chat messenger between teams, and while it is useful for that purpose, there are several other ways to use Slack to provide value to your businesses every day. The post 7 Ways to Use Slack to Manage Your Online Business appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.
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.
Forrester eCommerce
JANUARY 7, 2019
The origin of the term used to describe the most advanced, disruptive innovations has returned again as an innovation focus of its own. Last week, the China National Space Administration disrupted its competitors, like NASA, by landing its Chang’e-4 spacecraft on the dark side of the moon. Its Moonshot is now using robotics to collect information […].
Retail Technology Review
JANUARY 8, 2019
By Graham Woods, Managing Director of W3Partnership. No-one talks about retail in terms of online and offline anymore. The word omnichannel entered and left our parlance with equal speed. Retailers are now focussed on providing customers with the choice, experience and delivery they want, when they want it – regardless of the channel on which any part of the customer journey takes place.
Ecommerce Platforms
JANUARY 7, 2019
Can you feel the itch? The online learning market has been expanding exponentially of late and is expected to hit $37.6 billion in value by next year. Yet all we’ve been doing is churning out content after another for our blogs, without a solid strategy for monetizing knowledge and expertise. Well, the good thing is that your blog has already won you some online following, and possibly even a decent email list.
Bootstrapping Ecommerce
JANUARY 8, 2019
If you’re wondering how new brands go from 0 - 100,000 followers super fast we’re here to spill the secrets: They work with digital influencers. The post How to Work with Digital Influencers to Increase Your Instagram Followers appeared first on Bootstrapping Ecommerce.
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Generative AI is reshaping retail, but achieving true AI success isn’t simple. Many brands face hurdles—underdeveloped data strategies, limited AI-ready infrastructure, or lack of seamless integration across systems. As you explore how AI can boost efficiency and transform customer experiences, understanding your business’s readiness is key. Orium's Data & AI Maturity Model offers a clear starting point.
ESW
JANUARY 7, 2019
You’re most likely here because your eCommerce business is achieving scale, and it’s time for you to start thinking about how to grow the business strategically and effectively. In part one of this conversation, we walked through a few specific ways to prepare for long-term growth. But you can’t stop there. A growing eCommerce business means more traffic to your shop, particularly during peak times like Black Friday and the week leading up to Valentine’s Day.
Retail Technology Review
JANUARY 8, 2019
FarEye, a technology solution to run eCommerce and supply chain logistics operations has been mentioned as a sample vendor in Gartner’s recent Hype Cycle report for Multienterprise Solutions[1] under the Global Logistics Visibility technology which was published on 13 December 2018.
Webbula
JANUARY 10, 2019
Webbula might be based in Pittsburgh, but we like to travel, especially early in the year. Our incredibly good looking sales team will be making their way around the United. The post Where Will Webbula Be in 2019? appeared first on Webbula.
Rishi Rawat
JANUARY 11, 2019
In this post I’m going to be talking about something that is really at the core of everything we do at Frictionless Commerce and that is a process we call ‘Deconstruction’ For those of you that prefer video, I recorded a video walkthrough (note: the video is 18 minutes long, but it’s worth your time if you want to know how we come up with our conversion ideas): If you prefer reading text, continue below.
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