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How Purchasing Behavior Differs by Generations

ecomdash

In order to stay relevant in any marketplace, it’s essential for small businesses to fully understand consumers’ purchasing preferences. In 2016, it was predicted that baby boomers would soon control 70% of the United States’ disposable income. This is largely due to their preference for engaging with in-store clerks.

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How To Accelerate The Consumer Purchase Decision Process

Smile.io

Build trust and establish industry expertise by determining a publishing cadence that works best for your business. Why Content Marketing Is Important for your Small Business’ Success Determining a marketing strategy for your business comes with so many questions.What will appeal most to my customers?

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How I Turned My Father’s 90s B2B Business into California’s Fastest Growing Online Succulent Seller

BigCommerce

I was naturally drawn to the competitive and creative nature of retail business. Initially, I saw it as more of a hobby and “helping our family business out a little bit” than as a viable career path. In 2017, we saw a 45% increase in revenue with a decrease in Google ad spend vs. 2016. That’s huge!

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Cyber Week 2017: Black Friday Stats, Cyber Monday Trends + 25 Brands Reveal The Secrets to Their Success

BigCommerce

Automotive retailers saw the highest average order value ($235.10) , followed by retailers within the Sports & Outdoors ($143.50) and Home & Garden ($103.60) categories. Small Business Saturday. Influencer Marketing & Social Media Engagement. Small Business Saturday: +22.79%.

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Dropshipping Definition: The Best Way to Setup a Drop shipping Business Quickly

Ecommerce Platforms

This makes drop shipping one of the few business models where you don't need to spend money before the customer actually pays you, which minimizes a lot of your risks. The retail side of ecommerce is worth more than $220 billion, and is expected to grow to $370 billion by 2017. Chapter #2: Pros and cons of dropshipping.

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Ecommerce Statistics

Ecommerce Platforms

Looking for some solid data on eCommerce, CRO, social media, and automation? Ecommerce sales account for just 8% of total retail sales in the U.S. U.S.ecommerce sales reached $396 billion in 2016 and are predicted to grow to a massive 684 billion by 2020. SearchEngineland, 2016). Wondering if SEO can still help?

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The State of Ecommerce Platforms in 2018: Cloud Commerce, Open SaaS and The API Economy

BigCommerce

The Number 1 SaaS Ecommerce Platform Internet Retailer’s 2018 survey found BigCommerce to be the #1 SaaS ecommerce platform preferred by mid-market and enterprise retailers. SaaS ecommerce platforms remove much of the complexity from running an online business because instead of managing the software yourself.