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Cross-Border Commerce 101: The History, The Lingo, The $900B Opportunity

BigCommerce

2011 – Bootstrap Mobile-First CSS Framework, Snapchat, WeChat all launched. 200%+ Increase in Cross-Border Revenue by 2020. The landed cost includes the original price of the product, all transportation fees (both inland and ocean), customs, duties, taxes, insurance, currency conversion, crating, handling and payment fees.

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

BigCommerce

In fact, growth projections estimate that by 2022, ecommerce revenues will exceed $638 billion in the U.S. From mobile shopping to online payment encryption and beyond, ecommerce encompasses a wide variety of data, systems, and tools for both online buyers and sellers. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). 2011 Stripe launches.

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API Business Models and How They Future Proof eCommerce

GetElastic

For example, an API that is used to connect your eCommerce platform with a 3rd party payment provider is external but is most definitely not public (which tends to define APIs made available to any developer, anywhere, regardless of source). The way to think about internal vs. external is within the context of firewalls and hosting.

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11 eCommerce Marketing Automation Systems Compared

Inflow Insights

Marketo defines marketing automation as “technology that allows companies to streamline, automate, and measure marketing tasks and workflows so they can increase operational efficiency and grow revenue faster.” Windsor Circle is a well-funded, fast-growing and talented startup (founded 2011) in the eCommerce marketing automation space.

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8 Strategies for Converting Free Trials Users into Paying Customers

FastSpring

A B2B company offering a freemium product will have a very different conversion rate than a B2C company offering an opt-out free trial. Users can gain full access to the product or service for a limited time period without sharing any payment information upfront. Are users automatically billed or signed up for recurring payments?

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33 Ecommerce Strategies for Growth from 12 $1M+ Brands [18 Must Have Tools Included]

BigCommerce

How to Turn Great Photos Into Millions in Revenue. Today, the company is growing online revenue more than 25% YoY. Today, the company is growing online revenue more than 25% YoY –- mainly due to the apps and ecommerce strategies below. In total, about 10% of total brand revenue comes in from their online store.