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MARCH 5, 2019

Data security is essential to surviving the 21st century ecommerce landscape.

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MARCH 4, 2019

You've seen (or maybe heard about) the entrepreneurs on Shark Tank. Half of them walk in front of the sharks talking about the hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars they have spent on their startup, only to be in a situation where they need more money from the billionaire investors to keep their dreams alive. It may give you a sinking sensation in your stomach, knowing that you would never be able to gather together that type of money or have the collateral to backup that sort of lo

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GetElastic

MARCH 4, 2019

5G is the next generation of mobile networks that will drastically increase performance and enable new use-cases across three dimensions: Massive machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will accelerate the adoption of M2M/IoT leading to emergence of many new use-cases including remote control, infrastructure monitoring, health, connected cars and many others.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 4, 2019

Last April, we outlined how the “Tech Titans” (Amazon, Google, and Microsoft) were poised to change the cybersecurity landscape by introducing a new model for enterprises to consume cyber security solutions. Security has long been delivered as siloed solutions located on-premise. These solutions were hard to buy, hard to use, and existed in siloes. Security […].

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BigCommerce

MARCH 8, 2019

People love t-shirts. They can make your entire outfit pop, help you make a statement, or be a conversation starter.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 5, 2019

When you look at the chart above, what do you see? A site that gets a ton of traffic, right? I am a marketer, so I should be somewhat decent at getting traffic… or so you would hope. But here is the thing, just because I am decent at marketing doesn’t mean my Google traffic keeps climbing up and to the right. Just like you, I face challenges. I have ups and downs, I can also get penalized, and I have to continually battle algorithm updates.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 4, 2019

Food Tech figured prominently on the menu at Mobile World Congress 2019. Mobile operators, network equipment providers, device manufacturers and solution providers address challenges from farm, field, fishery or factory to fork, - and beyond. Venture investment has increased significantly. And, if Mobile World Congress is any indication, companies large and small are eager to get a place at the table.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 5, 2019

Data security is a hot-button issue right now, and for a good reason.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

MARCH 4, 2019

One of the biggest challenges with running an ecommerce business is finding an efficient and inexpensive way to deliver your goods to the end customer. Unlike digital products which can be delivered via download or email, a physical product must be shipped using a carrier like USPS, FedEx or UPS. But just because you sell physical products online does not mean that you have to store your own inventory and ship out your own products.

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Bryan Eisenberg

MARCH 7, 2019

Amazon almost killed Best Buy. Then Best Buy learned to Be a little more Like Amazon and it is doing great. You too can Be Like Amazon while not being like Amazon. Any business, retail or services, online or brick and mortar can learn from these principles. Build relationships, help people buy instead of focusing on selling them, understand your employees & customers’ motivation.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 5, 2019

Here at Forrester, we love all things music. Each office floor has a different musical theme and all the rooms are named after popular musicians of the time. It’s not uncommon to have a team meeting in Guns N’ Roses or an afternoon phone call in Jackson Browne. So, it seems natural to think of […].

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Optimizely

MARCH 7, 2019

When you think of your role as a B2C marketer, does “technologist” immediately come to mind as a description? If it doesn’t, it should. You spend a lot of time evaluating, using, and optimizing your marketing tech stack all while staying up on the latest trends in the industry. These days it’s easy to feel a bit too reliant on your marketing technology.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 5, 2019

It's hardly surprising that 63% of people in their 20's want to start their own business. The freedom that comes with being your own boss is fantastic- not to mention the earning potential is also pretty enticing. These are just a few of the benefits that would make anyone reconsider the traditional nine to five. So, why don't more people stop dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur and just get on with it?

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SellBrite

MARCH 6, 2019

The majority of people who land on your ecommerce site won’t buy anything. They’ll likely browse your for a few minutes and then leave. So even with lots of traffic, your revenue suffers. Instead of losing site visitors forever, you need a way to get their attention to improve your chances of boosting your revenue. What you need is a lead magnet.

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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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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 4, 2019

I recently did a webinar with a few of my colleagues from the RSA Conference Advisory Board on precisely this topic, which you can find here. We tried to expose as much as we could of the fantastic variety that you’ll find at RSA Conference 2019. Here’s a further elaboration of one of my favorite […].

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RTP blog

MARCH 8, 2019

By Ed King, HighStreet Collective Since we started our consultancy, HighStreet, in mid-2017, it’s become painfully clear that legacy retailers have had a difficult time with their “omnichannel” and in-store innovation efforts. While we have inspired many brands and retailers with our passionate message about how shopper expectations have outpaced the rate of retail innovation by a factor of three-to-one, the fact remains that many (including some of our clients and current prospects) are unable,

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GetElastic

MARCH 6, 2019

Are you wasting valuable resources trying to improve customer experience? 70% of leading companies say that it is a top priority [1] , but many don’t know where to start. They see customer experience as isolated touchpoints: physical stores, mobile apps, web store, social media. While it is important to improve those individual interactions, companies should not lose sight of the forest for the trees.

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A Better Lemonade Stand

MARCH 4, 2019

15 top web security tools to protect your ecommerce store and website from malicious attacks and threats. Be proactive & protect your most important asset. The post Web Security & Privacy in 2019: 15 Top Tools to Lock Your Online Life Down appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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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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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 6, 2019

Over and over, clients tell us they just don’t get enough funding for the kind of privacy programs they want to create. In fact, many privacy budgets shrank in 2019, after firms were forced to spend more than they expected on GDPR compliance in 2018. But what if we told you that customer-centric privacy programs […].

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RTP blog

MARCH 4, 2019

By Anthony Ferry, PriceSpider When innovation dies and a product line atrophies, it is because we are not engaging innovation. In today’s rapidly changing landscape, forward-thinking companies interested in long-term retention, increased profits and overall growth must encourage employee engagement — this drives employees to truly care about their work, which leads to thoughtfulness and ideas that advance businesses and even spark ideas for new ones.

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My Wife Quit Her Job

MARCH 6, 2019

Today I’m thrilled to have Trent Dyrsmid on the show. Trent is a serial entrepreneur, husband, and father who owns 3 companies, an Amazon ecommerce business, an SOP software company called Flowster and BrightIdeas.co which is a popular podcast and entrepreneurship publication. Together, these companies generate millions per year in revenue. I invited him on the show today because we share the common goal of maximizing income without negatively impacting family life.

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Ecommerce Platforms

MARCH 7, 2019

This Refersion review explores its unique features and different pricing structures. On top of this, it will also cover the users who are likely to benefit the most from using this platform. For online business owners, it’s hard to ignore the power of affiliate marketing. Research shows an increase of 6.8 billion in U.S affiliate spending by 2020. Sounds impressive, right?

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 7, 2019

For years, I’ve maintained that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook Inc., has had his eye on a singular goal: becoming the global version of China’s WeChat. WeChat is China’s most popular messaging app with 1 billion monthly users. China’s population is 1.4 billion people, which means approximately 2 in 3 Chinese are on WeChat. But WeChat […].

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ESW

MARCH 4, 2019

Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoin especially, are more likely to draw raised eyebrows than excited grins these days. But don’t be fooled by the price volatility of crypto. There’s a bigger discussion about what crypto — and the blockchain technology behind it — can do for the entire eCommerce sector. “Digital currencies like Bitcoin are helping both private users and online merchants to experience a whole new world of monetary exchange with complete ease,” eCommerce consultant Darshit Parmar writes.

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GetElastic

MARCH 5, 2019

The conception of the pop-up show was birthed out of the financial crash of 2008 as an alternative to long retail leaseholds – and since their inception they have gone mainstream. In the UK alone, the pop-up industry is currently worth over £2.3 billion a year. Plus with almost 30% of British businesses beginning their entrepreneurial journey as a pop-up, it’s safe to say that this retail phenomenon isn’t going away any time soon.

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Steve Dennis

MARCH 4, 2019

Wayfair.com, the leading purveyor of home furnishings online, recently delivered what many on Wall Street saw as a blockbuster quarter, reporting sales growth of more than 40%. Of course they also lost $144 million for the quarter, which about doubled the loss from the year earlier. For the entire year they lost a cool half a billion dollars, despite being at this whole e-commerce thing for over 15 years.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 7, 2019

This week we launched our annual panel survey on Digital Experience (DX) priorities, challenges and strategies. If you’re a leader, decision-maker, or influencer of your enterprise DX strategy, we’d love to have your input: [link] take the survey?

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Fastr

MARCH 7, 2019

Rick Kenney Zaius Vice President of Industry Strategy You’ve probably been there before. They’re just not that into you. “What could I […]. The post Guest Blog – Reading Your Customers’ Signals at Every Step of the Customer Journey appeared first on Zmags.

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TradeGecko

MARCH 5, 2019

Did you know… less than 1 percent of America’s 30 million companies export overseas? And of the U.S. companies that do export, 58% export only to one country. With three-quarters of the world’s purchasing power outside of the U.S., global markets are ripe for channel acquisition. SMBs may be challenged when accessing information and capital, as well as complicated taxes and high shipping costs.

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SellBrite

MARCH 4, 2019

From celebrity endorsements to ultra-niche micro influencers, the use of influencer marketing doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. There’s power in its ability to help brands stand out and expand their reach to audiences they normally wouldn’t have access to. As an ecommerce seller, influencer marketing—especially through the Amazon Influencer Program —improves your chances of selling more products, increasing brand awareness, and growing your customer base.

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