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How to Conduct Online Market Research for Your Ecommerce Business

BigCommerce

Conducting keyword research will tell you what consumers are searching for all over the world. Do a search for a product or business idea, and then view the directional search demand for that keyword throughout the past few years (you can go all the way back to 2005, as of this writing). Descriptions. Blog posts. Website as a whole.

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From Bookstore to Superstore: The Evolution of Amazon.com

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Circa 1994, Jeff Bezos began working on a business plan (yes, in his garage) for what would eventually become the largest internet retailer in the US. 2004: Amazon’s consumer electronic sales surpass book sales for the first time. 2005: Amazon Prime, the company’s now-overwhelmingly popular membership program, is born.

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Cyber Monday is the Biggest Sales Opportunity in 2018: Here’s What to Do About It + Marketing Ideas

BigCommerce

According to MarketingLand , more and more consumers are switching to online shopping during the holidays to avoid the mad dash of foot traffic. When it started in 2005, Cyber Monday didn’t even rank in the top ten sales days of the year. Also consider: Cyber Monday 2017 was the largest single day of online shopping in U.S.

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