BigCommerce

AUGUST 3, 2017

Just launching a business won’t make people buy. Forget about the dreams of customers lining up and sitting with their wallets in hand waiting for you to launch, and crashing your server with traffic. Running an ecommerce business is just as hard as running any other business (minus the soul-killing overheads perhaps).

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Groove

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Before we dive into the three major reasons why Shopify subscriptions are changing merchant's online strategies, we need to define what a subscription bundle is to those out of the loop. Bundles and Subscriptions - let’s start there. In short, the choices online marketplaces provide them are overwhelming.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 23, 2021

There are a lot of misconceptions about online reputation management. In this guide, I’ll explain the role of online reputation management in today’s digital age, explain why it matters, and outline 10 tips for improving and protecting your brand’s online image.

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Groove

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Before we dive into the three major reasons why subscription bundles are changing Shopify merchant’s online strategy, we need to define what a subscription bundle is to those out of the loop. Bundles and Subscriptions - let’s start there. Online, you may see something along the lines of: “Subscribe & Save $4/mo”.

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Kissmetrics

AUGUST 25, 2021

If you want your blog posts to perform well, one simple way is to achieve this is by writing magnetic headlines. By playing around with your title after publishing a post, you may significantly increase the post’s conversion rate. Why Should You Care About Headlines? Why Should You Care About Headlines?

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Kissmetrics

OCTOBER 29, 2020

They don’t have the strategy, tactics, or tools they need to market their business well. This is really common, but it doesn’t have to be; if you have the right digital marketing strategy in place, growing your business is easier. If you’re feeling unprepared, don’t worry.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 19, 2023

According to him, the real money in retail media is right where it all started, on the retailer’s website, and to prove it one need look no further than Amazon. Reiffen sat down with Retail TouchPoints to share his take on why Amazon currently has such an outsized share of today’s retail media market — and how other retailers can change that.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 8, 2023

The online shopping industry has surpassed 2.6 billion digital shoppers in the first half of 2023, with 33% of the globe now considered an online shopper. That said, there is still substantial untapped opportunity within ecommerce, and one of the biggest barriers to online shopping is completely in control of the retailers themselves.

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Kissmetrics

AUGUST 18, 2021

Can you really make money from blogging? If your blog gets over 10,000 monthly unique visitors, then yes – you can monetize your blog and create a nice revenue stream with it. You can’t compare your new blog to one that’s been around for years. This in-depth article will guide you on monetizing your new blog.

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lateshipment

JULY 31, 2023

The holiday season is nearing and e-commerce businesses are gearing up to make the most of it. Get a head start with proven SEO techniques that enable you to get to your customers first and help you increase traffic and ultimately sales. Looking to stay ahead of the competition?

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365 Retail

JUNE 26, 2023

We’ve headlined this article ‘10 reasons why you need SEO’, because well, that works for SEO, but there are £106 billion very good reasons to make sure your SEO is on point. Even those who do enjoy a bit of physical shopping are hybrids, marrying their online shopping basket with the high street.

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Kissmetrics

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

With an audience as vast as Amazon, small business start-ups and solo entrepreneurs flock to the site to sell the products, get established, and build their enterprises. Despite the audience Amazon offers, you may want to look for other online venues to list your items. These terms might not be suitable for your business.

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Omnisend

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But savvy online retailers know the truth. This guide shows you how to write effective order cancellation emails that boost your ecommerce success. We also share some best practices and examples to inspire you. Ready to transform the way you handle order cancellations? In fact, they can actually enhance brand reputation.

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Kissmetrics

JULY 7, 2021

Any good online marketer or SEO needs to know how to build links to their site to rank well on Google. Whether you’re new to link building or have been building your backlink profile for 10+ years, you’ll likely find some useful nuggets in this post. Read it if you want a full background on link building.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 26, 2020

How you choose to promote events can have a direct impact on how successful that event is. For brands with an established place in the online hierarchy, their event promotion efforts don’t have to be particularly intense or creative. That’s why I put together this guide to event promotion for online and in-person events.

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Kissmetrics

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

But how do you make the most of Walmart Marketplace ? Well, let’s take a look, starting with how the platform operates. Once you register as a seller and upload your listings, your items appear in the search results alongside Walmart’s products and other Marketplace vendors. Why Should I Sell on Walmart Marketplace?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 14, 2023

The exact return rate varies among different verticals and individual retailers, but online sales consistently generate higher levels of returns compared to brick-and-mortar. You can’t solve returns, there will never, ever be a day where somebody goes, ‘We had no returns last year.’ That means you’re out of business.

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Kissmetrics

JANUARY 7, 2021

Today, if you make one wrong move, it can cause a huge ripple in your business. There are many reasons you’d want to remove information from Google. If there’s incorrect, problematic, or outdated info about you or your business online, it can harm your site’s performance and hurt your reputation.

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Kissmetrics

AUGUST 12, 2021

If you own a restaurant and aren’t leveraging social media, you are missing out. Think about this: you can reach thousands, if not millions, of viewers using popular restaurant marketing hashtags like #foodporn and #foodphotography. First, let’s talk about why social media is a crucial tool for restaurant marketing.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 22, 2021

Every business wants to feel like its customers and employees are happy. Doing so has real-world business benefits. For instance, did you know customers will pay up to a 16-percent price premium and display greater loyalty if a company delivers an excellent experience? Why Should You Use an Online Survey Creator?

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 20, 2022

From Birchbox to Dollar Shave Club, and Kiwi Crate to Netflix, we seem to live in a world of subscriptions, whether it be for software, movies, clothing, food, or whatever else you don't mind paying for with a monthly subscription. There's a reason so many subscription-based business models seem to be popping up.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 18, 2020

However, now that the online shopping giant is no longer operating, you might be interested in finding the best alternatives to Wanelo. Launched in 2012 by Deena Varshavskaya and headquartered in San Francisco, Wanelo was the silver bullet online sellers were looking for. What Was Wanelo? What made the Wanelo app so popular?

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Optimize some images, start ranking for keywords. There are serious limitations on both what you can and cannot say, with serious consequences if you make a mistake. Fortunately, I’ve put together a list of tips that should make your medical SEO journey significantly easier. The more relevant you are, the higher you rank.

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Kissmetrics

JANUARY 19, 2021

There’s more than one reason sites like BuzzFeed, Upworthy, or PopSugar get so many clicks, views, and site visitors. The top reason, though, is that all of these sites use unique, powerful, and engaging headlines that make people want to click on their content and view the whole story. Why Headlines Matter.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 30, 2021

If you want to build your blog audience , you’re going to have to get smarter with your content. Though SEO may sound complicated, it’s easier than you think; especially if you understand that writing for people, and not search engines , is a best practice. How do you create content that meets those goals?

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FastSpring

APRIL 30, 2024

If you’re selling your software, plugin, add-on, or other digital product for a one-time fee, you’re likely thinking about switching to a recurring subscription model. While the financial reasons are strong to switch to subscriptions, your path to roll out this massive change to your business is filled with peril.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 3, 2020

You wouldn’t drive a horse-drawn carriage to work or use a pager to contact your friends, would you? Here are 13 reasons why direct mail still isn’t dead. Would it surprise you if I said that direct mail gives you more bang for your buck than paid search and online display ads? Of course not.

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BigCommerce

JULY 21, 2017

Say goodbye to 35% of mobile customers — and that’s not even the biggest reason they leave. These issues, it turns out, aren’t a minor inconvenience, either — they’re costing business owners somewhere in the region of half their potential mobile sales, and often more. Why cart abandonment is an issue no merchant should have to face.

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Kissmetrics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

As a marketer or business owner, you know email marketing is a powerful tool. You might have already implemented email personalization to some extent, like addressing customers personally, but you can take it further. This article looks at 15 email personalization techniques you can apply to your marketing.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 14, 2021

If you are just getting started, you might be afraid of messing it up. The steps I’ll walk you through will ensure you’re depositing more money into your own bank account, rather than just funding Google’s empire. All of this information will help you determine which keywords you want to use in your first campaign.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The site, aimed at bringing off-price inventory from Simon’s malls online, now features more than 300 brands and as of last September, sales were up 100% year over year. We look at ourselves as more of a shop-in-shop than a marketplace , and the reason I say that is we collaborate with brands more than most other marketplaces.

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Ecommerce Platforms

JUNE 16, 2023

Whether you’re looking at a solution like Printful , Yotpo , Sumo , or something else entirely, the shopify app store comes with countless tools for business owners like you who want to drive up your conversion rate. Just before you start though, you might want to take a look at our Shopify reviews and Shopify Pricing guide.

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Kissmetrics

MARCH 29, 2021

If you run an e-Commerce brand, there’s a good chance you have an Instagram account. How much time do you spend on your Instagram bio, though? You probably spend far more time crafting great-looking posts and engaging stories. How long should E-commcerce companies spend writing their best Instagram bios?

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Kissmetrics

JANUARY 18, 2022

Great content is one of the most effective ways to drive business growth. Other times, you might spend hours trying to come up with a good idea, much less write your first sentence. However, blog posts are still the top asset to engage with your audience and generate leads for your business. You can do it, too.

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Kissmetrics

APRIL 21, 2021

Think back to the last time you made a big online purchase. If you’re like most consumers, there’s a good chance you interacted with the brand multiple times on different channels using different devices before you paid. That could be a traditional store, an online shop or a marketplace like Amazon.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2023

Back in the ’90s, when Jeff Bezos was looking for a way into the wide world of the web, he analyzed over 20 different categories to decide which would be the “first best” place to start. Bezos was right, and his online bookstore was a success (to put it mildly), but this isn’t a story about Amazon. Why am I going on this meeting?,’

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 3, 2021

Two years ago, online retail’s market share was sitting at 13.6% , according to eMarketer. The pandemic has made omnichannel a business imperative for merchants of all sizes. Marketing: There are a multitude of channels and tactics that allow you to maximize customer reach and engagement. The Four Pillars of Omnichannel Success.

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