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17 B2B Ecommerce Companies Taking Advantage of a $6.7 Trillion Opportunity (+ How Your Brand Can, Too)

BigCommerce

Many online brands are both B2B and B2C –– and even use their same homepage for each audience, segmenting into customer groups for individual merchant accounts. Assurant launched a business-to-employee ecommerce site with BigCommerce, saw incredible growth and then used that same site to sell B2B and B2C.

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How to (Realistically) Start an Online Ecommerce Business That Actually Grows

BigCommerce

Are you planning to take your B2B business directly to consumers with a B2C site? (If Think about the kind of details that can make or break your business, like number of SKUs and shipping weight. Shipping restrictions, zoning laws, and trademark considerations. Conduct market research. Conduct competitive analysis.

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

BigCommerce

All the while, they will need their ecommerce site to function amidst the complexities of: bulk orders and order minimums. LTL shipping. To help you navigate these changes, here are some of the latest B2B ecommerce trends we’ll cover in this piece: Focus on New Customer Acquisition. Upgrade Your B2B Ecommerce Software.

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A Complete Sana Commerce Review

Ecommerce Platforms

B2B eCommerce and B2C businesses acting as manufacturers, distributors, or wholesalers face many challenges, the most important of which is ensuring their customers are happy. To help leave a smile on your customer's face, using the right eCommerce software platform for your business is imperative. It's well-reviewed.

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Pros & Cons of Dropship eCommerce

GetElastic

You’ll want to do a fair amount of brainstorming and market research before venturing into the world of drop ship. With eCommerce heavily influenced by competition, you’ll need to stand out in the marketplace. We commonly work with Jetti and FluentCommerce for order management integrations specifically related to drop ship.

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The Best B2B Ecommerce Platform for 2020

Ecommerce Platforms

While it’s easy to assume that the age of online stores is focused strictly on the B2C marketplace, the truth is actually that B2B companies are gaining steam too. According to Statista, the B2B eCommerce market worldwide is worth $12.2 That’s more than 6 times the value of B2C ecommerce. trillion (as of 2019).

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How to Choose the Best Ecommerce Personalization Software

Kibo

Personalization is important for both B2C and B2B ecommerce experiences. This was the case even before the pandemic drove much of the buying journey online, with Practical Ecommerce reporting that as many as a third of business buyers wanted to make 90% (or more) of their purchases online back in November of 2019.