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

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Since then, electronic commerce has helped countless businesses grow with the help of new technologies, improvements in internet connectivity, and widespread consumer and business adoption. 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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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.

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

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Improving an industry. 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. That’s when I met BigCommerce, built a site, taught myself SEO and PPC. Mira Herman, Owner, Rose Mira.