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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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Most businesses with an ecommerce presence use an ecommerce store and/or an ecommerce platform to conduct both online marketing and sales activities and to oversee logistics and fulfillment. With the help of short text ad copy and display URLs, online retailers began using the tool in a pay-per-click (PPC) context.

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

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Fulfilling a dream. My son graduated with a degree in online marketing in 2008. The 2008 housing bust and weak economy had me laid off as an engineer in the midst of new health concerns personally. I run a marketing company and Sandy runs a fulfillment company. BigCommerce is central to that plan!

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

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My son graduated with a degree in online marketing in 2008. The 2008 housing bust and weak economy had me laid off as an engineer in the midst of new health concerns personally. He is a veterinarian and I spent the last decade in online retail, so the opportunity finally emerged for it to become a reality.