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SMS Marketing: The Comprehensive Guide to Strategic Text Messaging

Groove

What is SMS Marketing? With this uptick in cellular device usage, SMS marketing is a hot topic for eCommerce marketers. So, what exactly is SMS marketing ? SMS marketing stands for Short Message Service 一 or text messaging. The Rise in Popularity of SMS Marketing Let’s go back to over a decade ago.

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

BigCommerce

Ecommerce Timeline: Year Major Ecommerce Event. 1969 The first major ecommerce company, CompuServe, is founded. 1982 Boston Computer Exchange launches as one of the first ecommerce platforms. 2009 BigCommerce launches as an online storefront platform. 2009 Square, Inc. 2009 – Square launches.

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Magento or OpenCart - which is better, what to choose?

MagentoBrain

Most recently, at the beginning of 2017, a quarter of a billion dollars was invested in Magento to develop the Asian e-commerce market. But does it meet the requirements of e-commerce today? OpenCart saw the world in 2009, and after 6 years it has become the most popular solution for Chinese online stores.

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40 Top Online Store Builders For An Amazing Ecommerce Site

eCommerce CEO

Ecommerce is one of the fastest growing business models in the world today, and everyone wants a piece of the action. Based on worldwide sales trends, the ecommerce market is due for a 221% increase by 2020. That’s why I’ve put together this list of the most popular ecommerce website builders on the market today.