My Wife Quit Her Job

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Today I’m really happy to have Chelsea Frank on the show. Chelsea is a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course. She joined over a year ago and she’s been doing really well with her business LifeAndLimbGel.com. Chelsea sells hot and cold therapy products on both her online store and Amazon. But these are no ordinary hot/cold packs. They are designed to contour to your body for a perfect fit.

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Kissmetrics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Editor’s Note: Jeff Seibert spoke at Stanford University to discuss what he learned by building and selling startups. This post is a summarization of the talk. It finally happened. Your promising little startup finally found its niche, got noticed, and got acquired by a big-name technology company. So what’s next? One need only look at Jeff Seibert , former senior product director at Twitter, to learn valuable lessons about how to proceed when your startup is acquired by a larger brand.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Cyber Monday this year , mobile shopping very nearly surpassed desktop shopping. Mobile traffic set a new record at 47.4% of site visits, however, it only accounted for 33.1% of overall online revenue, according to Adobe. This means that while mobile shopping and browsing rates were impressive compared to previous years, mobile buying still lags behind.

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Profitero

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Toys are big business in the run-up to the holidays, second only to Clothing and Accessories when it comes to planned expenditure: Deloitte’s annual holiday survey shows that toys will account for 18 percent of shoppers’ total holiday allocation this year. But while everyone’s talking about Fingerlings and Cozmo robots, our analysis reveals that more than half (58%) of the Top 100 best-selling Toys & Games on Amazon.com are actually priced below $20.

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Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Brian Walker

Brands used to look for a commerce platform that could do everything. But over time, one vendor was no longer enough to meet a brand’s needs, so they added, and added, and added— and now it's essential that these vendors work well together. That’s composable, and it’s important to get it right. Customers and your board expect you to be in new channels and to adapt quickly to market change.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 7, 2017

On Cyber Monday this year , mobile shopping very nearly surpassed desktop shopping. Mobile traffic set a new record at 47.4% of site visits, however, it only accounted for 33.1% of overall online revenue, according to Adobe. This means that while mobile shopping and browsing rates were impressive compared to previous years, mobile buying still lags behind.

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GetElastic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A bad checkout experience can lead to an abandoned cart and a tarnished brand image. Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. Keep them waiting for 2.5 minutes, and they get annoyed. Keep them waiting for 5 minutes, and half will just leave the store – and likely never return. ( Retail Customer Experience ).

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GetElastic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A bad checkout experience can lead to an abandoned cart and a tarnished brand image. Surveys show that 70% of customers get irritated by slow or chatty cashiers, and 49% hate seeing closed lines at peak hours. Keep them waiting for 2.5 minutes, and they get annoyed. Keep them waiting for 5 minutes, and half will just leave the store – and likely never return. ( Retail Customer Experience ).

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A Better Lemonade Stand

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Check out these best ecommerce resources from the month of November to stay involved and in-the-know with the ecommerce community! The post Ecommerce Monthly: November Review & Roundup appeared first on A Better Lemonade Stand.

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Omniconvert

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Having a short adventure may seem fun at the beginning. But building a long-term relationship is far more rewarding. Lighters can’t warm you for good. If you are short-sighted and don’t maintain the fire burning, you’ll end up freezing. You can apply the same thing in eCommerce. You can’t build a strong relationship with customers […]. The post Free webinar: The Step-by-Step Process to a High-Converting Customer Retention Program appeared first on Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO)

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ecomdash

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Use this guide to get started dropshipping with WordPress. It's a great, affordable option with perks such as no monthly fees and an array of free plugins. Read more. The post How to Dropship With WordPress appeared first on ecomdash.

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Speaker: Loreal Lynch, Everett Zufelt, and Michaela Weber

Once upon a time, in the vast realm of online commerce, there lived a humble checkout button overlooked by many. Yet, within its humble click lay the power to transform a mere visitor into a loyal customer. 🧐 💡 Getting checkout right can mark the difference between a successful sale and an abandoned cart, yet many businesses fail to make payments a part of their commerce strategy even when it has a direct impact on revenue.

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Kibo

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Here at Kibo we are honored to work with amazing clients who offer […]. The post Kibo’s Second Annual Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on The Omni Channel.

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TradeGecko

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Managing cash flow effectively is crucial to keeping any wholesale business running smoothly. Having cash available when you need it to pay bills and reinvest back into the business is also key to continued growth over the long term.

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Bronto

DECEMBER 7, 2017

For ISPs like Gmail that use a domain-based reputation system, private domains give you the greatest flexibility and control. The post Take Back Control of Your (Sending) Reputation with a Private Domain appeared first on Bronto Blog.

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Smile.io

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Good things take time, and creating an incredible rewards program is one of them. The best businesses know that there is always room for improvement, and as a result they are often making changes to better meet their customers’ changing needs.

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Adopting MACH technology means more than implementing new platforms. This type of digital change affects your organization at every level and requires a thoughtful approach to navigate challenges that crop up. The Get MACH Ready report, co-authored by MACH Alliance member Scott Canney in collaboration with Orium, commercetools, and Contentstack, will provide you with strategies to prepare your organization for a digital transformation.

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Bronto

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The retail industry is undergoing major changes. While some observers see this period as the end of days, savvy retailers will see it for what it truly is — retail’s renaissance. The post The Sky Isn’t Falling – Retail’s Renaissance Is Just a Little Scary appeared first on Bronto Blog.

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Dynamic Yield

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The practice by which a company talks about its values, products, and services, or the specifics of a marketing campaign in the same way. Aimed to strengthen the impact, a consistent message driven across channels and touchpoints reinforces its meaning and shines a spotlight on what an organization truly wants to communicate to its customers. […].

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Bamboo Rose

DECEMBER 7, 2017

As the retail industry is basking in what’s predicted to be a profitable holiday shopping season, we look to the year ahead, working to stay ahead of consumer trends, emerging technology, and change. Despite all the hype, retail is not dead – it’s thriving, and 2018 will hold a few new trends that add up […]. The post Looking ahead: What 2018 will bring to retail appeared first on Bamboo Rose.

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Dynamic Yield

DECEMBER 7, 2017

The hardware, software, and machine used to manage an offsite transaction between a merchant and a customer is considered a point of sale system. This includes functions such as credit card processing and receipt distribution. Commonly associated with the cash register at the checkout counter in a retail store, POS systems operate and process transactions […].

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Store Growers

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Three months ago, I launched an online store called Apes In Space where I sell space posters. The first months were all about getting everything set up and to start some of the foundational marketing activities. But without many orders to show for. November was a busy month, I started running Facebook ads and there was the Black Friday promotion. While keeping up with the biggest time consuming task: the (almost) daily blog.

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Dynamic Yield

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Refers to the process by which an online brand changes from one platform to another. For example, an eTailer moving from Shopify to Magento or vice versa. There are a variety of reasons why replatforming would be necessary for a business, some of which include the ability to: Manage upgrades and revamps more easily Efficiently […]. The post Replatforming appeared first on Dynamic Yield.

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Lemonstand

DECEMBER 7, 2017

If you have an online store you need eCommerce product reviews for your products, right? As a consumer I know I’ve certainly used them to help me make important purchase decisions and this has long seemed both best practice and essential to making sales. Research in 2010 found that each ratings star added on Yelp translated to a 5-9% increase in business revenues.

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Dynamic Yield

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Typically integrated within the larger technology stack, a point solution is a tool, product or service which aims to deliver on one, singular value proposition for the marketing organization such as triggered emails or A/B tests. Often, these tools can be deployed at reasonably low costs, driving strong uplift and ROI for smaller businesses or […].

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OrderDynamics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Clicks to Bricks: Online Retailers Expand into Physical Stores. Over the past few years, a number of online retailers have expanded their digital-native presence into physical retail. To do this they opened well-curated and digitally-connected brick and mortar locations. Some retailers, like Bonobos and Warby Parker, use their stores as showrooms where customers can try on and order merchandise.

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Demac Media

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Imagine someone is telling you an entertaining story. He’s taking time to mention all the important details and pauses periodically to make sure everything is making sense. He’s just about to get to the best part when he suddenly stops and walks away. An hour or so later, he comes back and just hops right back into his story, ignoring the noticeable gap in the conversation.

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RTP blog

DECEMBER 7, 2017

By Glenn Taylor, Senior Editor I’ll admit that outside of skimming through a few tweets, I wasn’t too tuned in on the news that President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to reduce the size of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in Utah. But a day after the news broke, Patagonia definitely got my attention in displaying the statement “The President Stole Your Land” on the front page of its web site.

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ItemMaster

DECEMBER 7, 2017

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Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, Román Tejada, and Guest Speaker Sucharita Kodali

Imagine a retail landscape where every interaction is personalized, every decision informed, and every opportunity maximized 🤔✨ Join us for an exploratory journey into the heart of AI-driven retail innovation. We’ll unveil the transformative potential of AI and data analytics in shaping the future of omnichannel personalization and e-commerce.

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