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Commerce Trends for 2018: #1 Personalization in B2B

GetElastic

For a few years, personalization has been B2C commerce’s favorite catch phrase: know your customer, personalize the offers and prices, sell at the right time and keep communicating until you build a relationship and not just a sale. But do B2C techniques work for this audience? B2B will look more like B2C.

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

BigCommerce

The only real alternatives to using an ecommerce platform are: Building one from scratch, which is out of the question for most businesses — and only justifiable for multimillion (or multi billion) dollar companies. Discover why brands like SONY and PEPSICO use open SaaS to tackle: Direct-to-Consumer & B2C Implementations.

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Your MarTech Tool Stack Isn’t Complete in 2018 Without These 13 Apps

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Like a valley girl without botox, a business in 2018 without a proper stack is showing its true age. It recently topped Fortune’s list of 100 best companies to work for in 2018 and has been able to retain consistent growth behind its experienced leadership. Hootsuite solves the problem by managing all your social channels in one place.

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Top 10 B2B eCommerce Website Examples

GetElastic

While the B2C market is changing at a fast pace to keep up with customer demand, the B2B market, is also shifting in needs and feature desires. “If Just like B2C, eCommerce adoption will become inevitable even for those in the B2B space. As our founder Harry Chemko stated back in 2018 – B2B will look more like B2C.

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7 B2B Ecommerce Trends + 13 B2B Brands Changing How Businesses Buy

BigCommerce

Integrate Your Systems for Multi-channel Selling. Like B2C, B2B businesses know the importance of offering a multi-channel experience to drive sales. But historically, that multi-channel experience for B2B buyers meant only having access to an online catalog. Avoid the Doom Loop and Go Mobile Already!

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13 Automotive Ecommerce Sites Revving Up Online Sales

BigCommerce

billion in 2018 , representing a 121% increase compared to 2012 revenue. They’re selling automotive parts, accessories, and service online for everything from sportbikes to trucks for both B2C and B2B buyers. And others still are updating their online storefront channels and launching multi-channel initiatives to increase market share.

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

BigCommerce

When you factor in the expanded ecommerce selling opportunities through omni-channel retail (like adding Amazon and eBay storefronts to your sales approach, for example), it’s easy to see that now is the best possible time to grow an ecommerce business. Business-to-Consumer (B2C). Remember: B2B Consumers Are Also B2C Consumers.

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