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9 Must-See Sessions at eTail East 2017

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If you work in ecommerce on the east coast, you’re already eagerly anticipating the upcoming eTail East 2017 Conference in Boston. Starting on August 14, attendees will have the opportunity to learn how top business leaders are using technology to drive growth in a tough retail market. Looking to raise money in 2017?

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Adaptable Teams Prevail Over Mythical Retail End Times

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The press continues to highlight bankruptcies and store closings to support a theory that the entire retail market is in a death spiral. However, neither bankruptcies nor store closings accurately reflect the state of the retail market. In 2017 we see an actual Wikipedia page dedicated to the 'retail apocalypse'. store closings.

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How 5 Online Businesses Already Increased Revenue Up to 96.44% – Just By Selling on eBay

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That’s not measly amount of cash –– not even for multi-million dollar online stores. In fact, eBay has quite a few things going for it in comparison to other channels you might consider. Don’t wait until right before the holiday season to test out the eBay channel. Damon Didier, VP of Marketing at Office Furniture Source.

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1,018 Brands Disclose Their Holiday Ecommerce Plans: How Do You Stack Up?

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There are plenty of online articles out there –– heck, we even ran one –– where industry experts and influencers advise of which seasonal marketing strategies online brands and ecommerce marketers should use to ensure their store gets a fair share of the holiday ecommerce revenue. 1-25% sales increase: 50.28%.

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Target Rebounds Thanks to Ecommerce, While Publishers Personalize Paywalls and Get “Smarticles”

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Target, which managed a critical sales turnaround during 2017, is expanding its omnichannel strategy to accelerate its increasing ecommerce market share. Thanks to a $7 billion investment in in-store and digital strategy during 2017, the retailer experienced a turnaround, increasing sales by 10%.

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The 6 Most Effective Types of Social Media Advertising in 2017

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While there are hundreds of different marketing strategies, only one can bring in consistent sales from day one. Most channels require significant lead time to yield an ROI (ex. content marketing). Some channels yield quick results but not day in and day out (ex. influencer marketing). Social media advertising.

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Omnichannel Ecommerce Marketing is Within Reach

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True omnichannel marketing is tough to do well. But, according to the 2017 Ecommerce Holiday Report , 86% of ecommerce marketers have still not executed a full omnichannel marketing strategy for their brand. What is an omnichannel marketing strategy? data) in order first.