Forrester eCommerce
MAY 16, 2019
The recent merger of CloudBees and Electric Cloud is a sign of the times in the world of DevOps as integrated DevOps solutions come back into vogue. Not too recently, this would have been looked down upon as a step in the wrong direction when it comes to innovation and providing value to developers. But […].
BigCommerce
MAY 14, 2019
Where do you store inventory? In your living room or garage? At a leased warehouse space? With a third-party provider?
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Kissmetrics
MAY 14, 2019
When you think about SEO and what’s changed over the last 5 years, what comes to your mind? Chances are, it’s something related to how it’s harder to get rankings on Google. But why has it gotten harder to get more organic traffic? Well, if you ask most SEOs, they’ll say it’s because Google has created a much more complex algorithm. They look at factors like page speed, brand queries, and hundreds of other factors that it may have not been placing much emphasis on in the past.
My Wife Quit Her Job
MAY 12, 2019
Those of you who have followed me since the beginning know that I’ve been running a 7 figure ecommerce store since 2007. But did you know that email marketing makes up over 30% of my sales? Not only that, but over 20% of that revenue is derived from my email autoresponder sequences which generate money for my online store on autopilot. In fact, 7 autoresponders that I created “once” long ago now bring in over 6 figures worth of income every single year without me having to do 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.
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 14, 2019
Marketing has been a story of eras: from mass marketing to the direct marketing era to digital marketing, and now data-driven marketing. As marketing strategy changes and marketing resources shift, so do consumers and customer loyalty — today, consumers use more devices, ad blockers and other privacy protection tools, and still have increasingly sophisticated customer […].
BigCommerce
MAY 16, 2019
The truth about ecommerce is that it’s a numbers game.
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Optimizely
MAY 16, 2019
This week was Magento Imagine 2019 with 3,000-plus ecommerce leaders from around the world converging on Las Vegas for breakout sessions, live customer panels, and much more. The team at Zaius was lucky enough to attend for the first time this year, now as one of the newest Magento Technology Partners. It was great to see a different approach to an industry ecosystem and how Magento (now part of Adobe) impacts the enterprise retail tech market by cultivating a true community that thrives togethe
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 16, 2019
Many firms have used Forrester’s principles of customer obsession to guide their business and IT transformation journey, striving to be customer-led, insights-driven, fast, and connected. But in their pursuit, most firms fall short when it comes to organizational change. Rather than undertake a full organizational design exercise, firms are adopting tactical change, creating agile delivery […].
Ecommerce Platforms
MAY 17, 2019
If you’ve tried running an ecommerce website , then you already know how fierce the competition is out there. The number of ecommerce businesses is increasing quite exponentially because we all want a piece of the action- especially considering thawt the volume of digital buyers globally in 2019 is about to hit 2 billion. Now, let’s face it- there are winners and losers in the online shopping space.
RTP blog
MAY 15, 2019
Retail TouchPoints. successfully wrapped up its fifth Retail Innovation Conference. last week, and there was no shortage of insights shared throughout the three-day event. The agenda included top-notch content, such as how to combine iteration and innovation to build a disruptive retail experience; how next-gen CEOs are approaching physical retail strategies ; and best practices for AI implementations.
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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.
Optimizely
MAY 15, 2019
Customer research is the core of every good marketing strategy. Finding product-market fit is nearly impossible if you don’t talk to a ton of people about your product, test it out, and find the audience who truly loves it. This is exactly the method that helped Josh Zloof find the right customers for Sudden Coffee. He faced what seemed like an insurmountable challenge — how do you change the bad reputation of instant coffee?
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 14, 2019
At 5 a.m. this Saturday morning, I will be in a huddle of a few dozen hardy individuals in subfreezing temperatures. At the hour, we will begin a “race” through 60 kilometers of beautiful desert surrounding Utah’s Bryce Canyon. I put “race” in quotation marks because, except for the premier athletes at the front of […].
GetElastic
MAY 17, 2019
According to Statista, ecommerce sales are projected to grow to almost $3.5 trillion in 2019 and grabbing only a tiny portion of the market share means generating some serious profit. However, in order to start a successful online business, you need to create an outstanding website. Since the homepage is the first thing users see when they visit your site, we want to concentrate on this element and explain how to take care of it most effectively.
RTP blog
MAY 13, 2019
By Samir Addamine, FollowAnalytics Retailers are trying to make up for lost time — and regain lost customers — by creating high-tech offline experiences that match the ease and convenience of e-Commerce. However, despite the fact that more and more retailers are focusing on the e-Commerce experience, relatively few have turned to native apps to try and attract customer interest.
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Optimizely
MAY 14, 2019
Does your ecommerce newsletter suck? Your open rates are just OK; your clicks so-so; and you get the occasional conversion, but there’s clearly more you could be doing with your customer newsletter. Think about how many email newsletters you receive each week yourself. How many do you read, how many sit in your inbox unread for weeks, and how many do you delete immediately before eventually unsubscribing?
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 16, 2019
My house is almost a hundred years old. And while it might have some lovely period features (often estate agent speak for dilapidation), it also requires constant care. This makes good home insurance vital. Because I am an insurance geek and cover insurance at Forrester, insurance companies that get me as a customer are rather […].
GetElastic
MAY 15, 2019
In 2018, 11.9% of all retail was attributed to ecommerce, this number is expected to increase to 17.5% in 2019. Considering that retailers reported $3.53 trillion in sales in 2017, it’s safe to say that ecommerce has a big future. The world of ecommerce is highly competitive, not to mention having to battle the giants like Amazon and eBay. These tech giants are changing the game entirely by making it possible for anyone to sell products, from anywhere, at anytime.
Ecommerce Platforms
MAY 14, 2019
The most probable answer to why you might be a little curious about Square's fees is the need to use a safe mobile payment method. If I want to handle payment processing with more precision, this is the first stopover before I do any sign-up. It educates you more about API integration, pricing, inventory and invoice management. You don't just jump right in haphazardly!
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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.
My Wife Quit Her Job
MAY 15, 2019
Today, I’m really happy to have Sunny Lenarduzzi on the show. Sunny and I met at Social Media Marketing World where we were both speakers and she has over a decade of experience as an award winning video, social media and brand strategist. She helps entrepreneurs elevate their businesses on YouTube and her clients have generated over 5M in revenue from organic YouTube traffic.
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 14, 2019
In 2019, the pressure on insurance business and technology leaders isn’t letting up. Earlier this year in Forrester’s “How Five Drivers Will Shape Insurance Business Technology Investments In 2019” report and webinar, we examined the drivers shown here that are shaping insurance business priorities. What Did We Learn? These five drivers are refocusing executive and […].
GetElastic
MAY 13, 2019
For more than half a decade B2B Online has been a go to destination for B2B digital business leaders. It has earned this acclaim by providing manufacturers, distributors, and commerce practitioners from B2B businesses a tailored forum to network with, learn from, and collaborate with their peers and their partners. However, any event of this nature or size, there are always a few looming themes or questions asked in need of answers.
Store Growers
MAY 12, 2019
There are tons of great articles on how to do keyword research. And rightly so. Finding the right keywords can be extremely valuable to your business. But unfortunately, most keyword research ends up in a forgotten spreadsheet somewhere. I’ve been guilty of this myself. Many times I’ve started the research but didn’t follow through somewhere along the way.
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Ecommerce Platforms
MAY 16, 2019
Cart abandonment is a universal nightmare for eCommerce brands. Recart focuses on reducing the holes in your bottom-of-the-funnel strategy so that you can eliminate the headaches associated with lost revenue. When you do all the hard work to get your customer through to your checkout page, there's still a 75% chance that they'll leave without buying anything.
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 14, 2019
Success in the communications services sector is indeed a capricious piece of cheese. In it, every new technology advancement brings new business models, new security and sociopolitical debates, brand new industries of disruptors, and even new job roles for man and machine. As new technologies mature, the distinction between technology, media and telecommunications industries blur. […].
GetElastic
MAY 13, 2019
It’s no longer about just providing a product or service; the experience brands and businesses deliver to their consumers has become the epitome of what deems success today. And as businesses continue to evolve what their customer experience (CX) strategy should look like, they often look towards the experts for those answers. Enter in Gartner Customer Experience & Technologies Summit (Gartner CX).
Retail Technology Review
MAY 14, 2019
Amazon’s $800 million investment in free next-day deliveries may be making headlines, but the home delivery expert ParelHero says same-day 24/7 deliveries are the future of e-commerce.
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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.
Ecommerce Platforms
MAY 13, 2019
Creating the perfect website is tough. That's where tools like Optimizely come in. You need to find the ideal host, a CRM system you can trust , even a reliable checkout process. Even if you get everything right first-time around, today's online stores are dynamic things. Often, they need to be constantly assessed and improved to ensure that they continue to deliver results.
Forrester eCommerce
MAY 15, 2019
Back in November, Forrester outlined its 2019 predictions for a set of hot emerging technologies. We identified which markets were likely to command big investments in the new year and even predicted that GE would turn a corner this year. Let’s see how we did so far with a few of them. Additive manufacturing will save […].
GetElastic
MAY 14, 2019
In a time where news about crises in a business spread like viruses do, and the tipping point of issues is basically under one hour, effective brand reputation management can help protect companies. Today, brand reputation management is more important than ever to businesses, and the rapid progression of technology has made it easier for companies to track and monitor the conversations and sentiments around their brands.
SellBrite
MAY 17, 2019
Whether you want to sell handcrafted soaps or the latest tech gadgets online, there’s no shortage of sales channels to choose from. From Amazon to WooCommerce, each ecommmerce platform comes with its own set of unique features to help you manage your business well. There’s only one problem: Some online sales channels offer design templates and fulfillment outsourcing while others offer product auctions and multiple pricing options.
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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