Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Ever wish you could predict the future? Me too. If only you could predict what’s shaping business trends, or what your clients need, you could plan and grow your company, right? Well, there’s good news. While we don’t have a crystal ball, it’s entirely possible to gain a little insight into how the market is evolving and how the changes affect your long-term business planning.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
One of the top challenges and misunderstandings that I continue to see here at Forrester is about what the definition of Zero Trust actually is. Zero Trust is not one product or platform; it’s a security framework built around the concept of “never trust, always verify” and “assuming breach.” Attempting to buy Zero Trust as […].
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Optimizely
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Ahh, direct mail! Does it still ring a bell? You walk out to your mailbox either excited to receive a package or maybe an acceptance letter to your school of choice, or you’re anxiety-riddled because you’re expecting a bunch of bills or, (gasp!) a jury summons. If you think about it, direct mail marketing has never really gone away. Even though I pay most of my bills online, I still receive a healthy abundance of junk mail on a weekly basis.
BigCommerce
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
2020 was a challenging year for, well, everyone — but retailers suffered the particular challenges of shutting down or restricting in-store…
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Groove
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Though Instagram may seem like a feed of endless photos, it's really one of the most powerful social media platforms out there for eCommerce brands. In fact, Instagram's average engagement ratio is 8 times greater than that of other social media platforms, making it full of potential opportunities to build engagement with your audience and sell more online with Instagram eCommerce.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Tell Us About You I have a background in computer engineering, and over the past 10 years I’ve been in engineering and consulting roles at organizations like MIT and a variety of startups. I live in New York City and love to read, do yoga, and learn new languages. In normal, non-pandemic times, I’m an avid traveler, though that has obviously […].
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Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Count appointment-based selling as another existing trend that was supercharged by COVID-19. Retailers such as Best Buy and Apple were two of the first to implement the model at scale, showing the value for businesses outside of luxury and specialty retail. And as COVID-19 volatility continues to put retailers and consumers in a frustrating holding pattern, more retail brands are turning to appointments to minimize store traffic and keep social distancing guidelines in place.
My Wife Quit Her Job
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Today, I’m really happy to have Amanda Austin on the show. Amanda is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course and she runs a 6 figure business selling dollhouse furniture over at ShopOfMiniatures.com. In this episode, we’re going to do a deep dive into her journey, how she decided what to sell, how she grew her business, and what obstacles she had to overcome to get to this point.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Forrester’s take on the SASE model This is big, folks. This is really big. Bigger than Gamestop. Even bigger than Heeleys (the adult version saved in my Amazon wish list). This could be the biggest technological transformation since sliced bread, Dorito tacos, or public cloud. A year ago, fellow Forrester analyst Andre Kindness and I […].
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Businesses of all sizes typically can’t afford to ignore social media. Every enterprise, regardless of its sector, can benefit from the massive audience you can reach with popular social platforms. There’s just one small problem: it’s far too easy to spend time on tasks that take too long and offer little reward. This is where social media marketing shortcuts can prove useful.
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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.
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Today, most CPG brands or grocery retailers would consider the retailer’s own website the single most important digital touch point for online grocery shopping. Throughout the last five to 10 years of grocery ecommerce evolution, the industry has been hyper-focused on how it could bring the brick-and-mortar format online. This led to a narrow focus on the retailers’ owned digital properties and traditional methods of user tracking and communication, like the loyalty card.
Fabric
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Most articles about building e-commerce software focus on B2C (business-to-consumer) settings. While B2C is widely written about, there are far fewer technical guides for developers in the $1.3 trillion B2B (business-to-business) e-commerce industry. B2B e-commerce is notably different from B2C retailing, and building software for this industry poses a unique set of challenges.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
How do sales leaders, sales operations, and sales enablement practitioners navigate their way through an increasingly crowded technology space?
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Do you want more organic search traffic to your site? I’m willing to bet the answer is yes – we all do! Organic search traffic is critical for growing your website and business. Some research claims around 53% of your site’s traffic can be attributed to organic search. But the stats don’t matter much if your site doesn’t show up in the search results at all.
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
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
As soon as COVID-19 and the ensuing stay-at-home orders first hit the U.S. in March 2020, consumer buying behavior began shifting. As a result, retailers needed to reshape their ordering options and, in some cases, the entire layout of their stores. In addition, as the popularity of online ordering and delivery continues to skyrocket, marketers need to rethink how they communicate with and market to consumers.
My Wife Quit Her Job
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Should I quit my job? Should I shut down my business? Should I end a partnership? In this post, you’ll learn the exact questions that I ask myself when deciding whether to move on and pursue something else. First off, the principles outlined in this post apply to all areas of life. For example, I use this framework for relationships, projects, marketing strategies, everything!
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the need for change in customer service organizations – changes in the ways we work, we hire new talent, we invest in new technology, and in the way we practice risk management. We are all aware of the operational holes that were exposed when contact centers moved agents home in […].
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Beacon technology has completely revolutionized both business and marketing. As one Business.com article put it, with “Retail going digital and digital media coming to retail,” this technology is completely changing the marketing game. The key to the versatility of this location-based mobile technology lies in its size and function. It relies on small devices, often the size of a postage stamp, using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals to transmit information to mobile devices via mobile apps.
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.
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Tracee Ellis Ross. Retailers across multiple verticals are taking concrete steps to diversify their merchandise mixes with products produced by women, Black people and other people of color. Some companies are using the power of celebrity, like Ulta Beauty naming actress and Pattern Beauty CEO Tracee Ellis Ross as the retailer’s new Diversity and Inclusion Advisor.
Omnisend
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Reading Time: 6 minutes. Think about the last time you won something. How did it make you feel? People look for gaming pleasure for years–it taps into our competitive human nature. Unexpected entertainment and winning something makes people feel good, increases their engagement, and makes the occasion more memorable. That’s why gamification in marketing is so effective and businesses are constantly searching for ways to include this element in their strategies.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
How many buyers really use the website? This was a question asked in a recent conversation with a consulting services client. It was asked in response to a critique of the website. My analysis showed how difficult it was for a buyer to understand digital business transformation services from the firm’s website. It’s perhaps not […].
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
There are dozens of factors to consider when spying on your competition–what are they ranking for, what are they doing on social, is there a new platform you should be considering? It can be overwhelming, but paying attention to what is working and what doesn’t can make or breatk your long-term success. This is where marketing tools come into play.
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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!
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Even the best business plans expect some bumps along the road: financial insecurity among consumers, supply chain complications, a shortage of labor or reduced in-store traffic. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced retailers to grapple with all of the above, all at once. Facing a near-apocalyptic situation, retailers have had to pivot quickly, creatively and competently in order to withstand the chaos of the 2020 economy.
My Wife Quit Her Job
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
If you are using Amazon multi channel fulfillment to store and ship orders for your online store, you need to know exactly which Amazon fulfillment centers are being used for your sales tax calculations. Sales tax laws have changed dramatically over the past few years and more and more states are fighting to collect sales tax for online purchases. Thanks to marketplace facilitator laws, almost every single state in the US now forces marketplaces like Amazon to collect and remit sales tax on your
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Since April 2020, we have estimated how the retail economies of 30 major US metropolitan areas are recovering from COVID-19. By aggregating 11 metrics (across retail sales, local economic indicators, and virus spread), our model predicts that these metropolitan areas will face differing levels of COVID-19 disruption. For these metrics, we looked at US metropolitan-, […].
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Great copywriting can move mountains. Think about the last time you bought something — what was it that sold you on the product or service? The features, the benefits, or the price may have all played a part in your decision. But in reality, it was the copy that did the heavy lifting. After all, you wouldn’t have known about those amazing features or that killer price unless someone, somewhere spent time figuring out what would be most appealing to you and put it into words.
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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.
Retail TouchPoints
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Walmart reported 69% online sales growth and an 8.6% same-store sales bump in the U.S. during Q4 2021, which ended Jan 31, 2021. Total revenue for the full fiscal 2021 was $559.2 billion , up 6.7% from fiscal 2020. The retailer will build on this momentum by accelerating investments in services across the company and increasing wages for 425,000 frontline workers.
Inflow Insights
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2018 and has been updated since to ensure accuracy and to adhere to modern best practices. When you’re an SEO managing a website for years and publishing content consistently, there comes a point where things can seem out of control. You’ve published so many test pages, thank you pages, and articles that you’re not even sure which URLs are relevant anymore.
Forrester eCommerce
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Emotion Is The Key To Benchmarking Journeys We know customer journeys matter. We know emotion matters. It’s time to bring these two together and use journeys to design for the full scope of emotion. To know what good looks like — and to benchmark customer journeys — we need to understand how to design for […].
Kissmetrics
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
The move from brick-and-mortar retail shopping to e-commerce sites has continued steadily over the last decade. Between 2014 and 2023, global retail e-commerce sales are expected to increase by $5.2 billion. As online shopping integrates seamlessly with search and social platforms and as UX improves, more users are inclined to make their purchases online.
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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.
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