August, 2019

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Abandoned Cart Email Subject Lines (27 Strategies + Examples)

BigCommerce

When was the last time you thought to yourself, “Oh look, I only have a few emails today!

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Marie Kondo and Consumer Minimalism: Are Changing Attitudes Changing eCommerce?

ESW

Unless you’ve been living under a bridge, you’ve probably come across the terms “KonMari” and “consumer minimalism” more than once. But you may not know what they mean. Ironically, if you have been living under a bridge, you probably understand both terms better than anyone else. KonMari and the wider consumer minimalism trend are changing the way that a significant portion of the western world thinks about shopping and consumerism in general.

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Instagram Influencer Marketing: The Organic Superfood You Need To Fuel Your Ecommerce Store

BigCommerce

When we are looking for recommendations, who do we go to?

Marketing 309
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Collective Bargaining: Your Biggest Risk In The Age Of The Customer

Forrester eCommerce

Social media has created customer groups that coalesce around a brand — in effect, a union. They collectively can and will change your corporate policy. With collective bargaining, business as usual is no longer acceptable. Are you ready for the empowered, technically savvy, and motivated customer? It’s the age of the customer: What are you […].

Customer 307
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From Data to Decisions: Maximizing Retail Potential with AI

Speaker: David Azoulay, Marc Stracuzza, 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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Revlon’s Cautionary Tale: The Changing Nature Of Influencer Marketing

Forrester eCommerce

A Giant In Trouble: Revlon Considers A Sale Cosmetic giant Revlon is exploring the sale of all or some of its business amid lackluster sales and a crushing debt of $3 billion. The iconic company’s 2016 acquisition of brand Elizabeth Arden apparently isn’t rescuing it from the Sephora and DTCs of the world. Revlon’s tale […].

Marketing 281
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Rated H For Headless (Is Headless CMS For Mature Audiences Only?)

Forrester eCommerce

My colleague Joe Cicman just published a new report (“The New Commerce Revolution: Off With Their Heads (Or Not!“) to help de-hype headless commerce. Much of that work is also very relevant to headless content management systems (CMSes), which we started covering over three years ago (“The Rise Of The Headless Content Management System“).

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Demystifying text message marketing

GetElastic

Every marketing professional knows that an email open rate over 20% is above-average and click rates of over 3% are reserved for the most-engaged customers (sports fans, hobbies, etc). However, these metrics pale in comparison to SMS/text message engagement performance. Year-over-year for the past 10 years, SMS open rates have been over 97% within two minutes of receipt; and near 100% read over the course of 24 hours (though this might often be a user clearing their text messages out).

Marketing 148
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Become An Adaptive Thinker: Flex Between Divergence And Convergence

Forrester eCommerce

Every business runs on thinking, mostly in two modes: divergent and convergent. I’ve been researching this and I just published my findings in a new report to help individuals, teams, and organizations tap both modes. Divergent thinking helps you create — generating many alternatives. Convergent thinking helps you decide — choosing among alternatives.

Customer 281
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10 ways to drive organic ecommerce traffic

GetElastic

Publishing relevant and quality content is the easiest way to increase your website’s organic traffic. Also, enlisting effective search enginge optimization (SEO) techniques will influence ranking on various search engines. Websites that have higher rankings (i.e. presented higher in the search results) are identified to a larger number of people who will then visit those sites.

eCommerce 153
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Marketing Unboxed: The Sill’s Marketing Grows on You

Optimizely

Plants make people happy. Or at least that’s the notion behind The Sill , an online greenhouse that will ship a living plant to your door — a convenience any modern gardener will appreciate. Even if you relentlessly kill plants, The Sill’s easy-to-care-for indoor plants will bring out your nurturing side. But how well cultivated is their marketing?

Marketing 285
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The B2B Digital Commerce Playbook for Manufacturers

In this comprehensive guide, we delve into four essential ecommerce strategies for manufacturers. Each strategy is backed by a clear vision to ensure your efforts are aligned. Whether you’re a seasoned industry player or a budding digitalization champion, these strategies offer actionable insights to drive success. What will you find in the guide: Overview of how current events and external pressures impact business priorities.

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CBD Insurance: Why CBD Businesses Need It for Product Liability

BigCommerce

Companies in the cannabis and hemp space that don’t take out CBD insurance coverage could face serious financial and legal…

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Ubersuggest 5.0: Generate 1 Million Keyword Suggestions in 7 Seconds (Seriously)

Kissmetrics

Ubersuggest started out as a tool that provided suggestions through Google Suggest. And although that’s great, everyone these days is using Google Suggest to come up with keyword ideas. There have to be more keyword ideas out there that get more search volume and aren’t competitive, right? Well, there are, and now with the new Ubersuggest , you’ll get access to them.

SEO 279
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269: How My Student Makes 60K/Month Selling Party Supplies With Amanda Wittenborn

My Wife Quit Her Job

Today I’m really happy to have Amanda Wittenborn on the show. Not only is Amanda a student in my Create A Profitable Online Store Course but she was also a finalist in the 5 Minute Pitch, my Shark Tank like show, where she competed to win $50,000. Amanda started AmandaCreation.com where she makes over 60K/month selling children’s party supplies online.

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Channel Marketers Need To Become Community Marketers – Here’s How

Forrester eCommerce

A lot has changed in the 25+ years I have spent in the technology channel. New technologies, partner business models, shifting demographics, expanding communication vehicles, and most recently, new technology buyers with different psychology, behavior, and journey have created a whirlwind of change for vendors, distributors, and partners alike. The one constant is the […].

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The Personalization Playbook: 2024 Strategies

Did you know—74% of IT leaders are looking to improve their tech stack to offer better personalization? It’s impossible to ignore the importance of personalization, but it comes with challenges. How do you do it with a tight budget? What about customer privacy and the use of data? The Personalization Playbook is packed with research and insights from Orium, Talon.One, and Bloomreach and gives IT leaders answers to these tough questions, helping them shape 2024 strategies for personalization.

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How to Sell on Instagram with Shopify – The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Have you been swindled by the errands to churn out the easy peasy hacks to sell on Instagram with your Shopify store ? Believe me, I know what it takes, and how demanding it is, to make your brand or whatever niche you're into known to the most precise audience. This dire need follows the immense dominance of Instagram as a sales channel for most of the online retailers.

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The Empowered Marketer: Demystifying Liquid Diets With Mark Olivieri of OWYN

Optimizely

The health and wellness marketing is crowded with buzzwords, but OWYN wants to put their money quite literally where their mouth is with plant-based and allergen-free protein shakes. OWYN stands for Only What You Need, and the brand goes the extra mile to create new processes and levels of transparency to validate that they are the cleanest beverage brand on the market.

Marketing 186
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A Decade of Growth, Strategy, and Innovation: Celebrating 10 Years of BigCommerce

BigCommerce

After meeting in a chatroom six years prior, Eddie Machalaani and Mitch Harper founded a company in 2009 with one…

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Google’s Advice for Surviving Algorithm Changes

Kissmetrics

In case you missed it, Google just published advice for SEOs on how to continually do well throughout their algorithm changes. Now, what most people don’t know is Google doesn’t just push out a handful of algorithm changes per year. They publish substantially more. Just to give you an idea of how often Google changes, they had 3,200 algorithm changes in just 1 year.

SEO 276
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The Circular Product Journey: Powering a Sustainable, Data-Driven Future With PIM

The linear flow of make > use > dispose is unsustainable. Not only is it at odds with the realities of modern society, but it also fails to meet evolving demands from consumers and regulators. Linear is out. Circular is in. Going circular is not an overnight switch. It requires forward planning and data-driven decision-making. In this ebook, you’ll see how the right technology can help brands and manufacturers secure the product data governance they need to power this circular transition.

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268: How To Rank An Ecommerce Store In Search With Dan Shure

My Wife Quit Her Job

Today, I’m excited to have Dan Shure on the show. Dan is the founder of a boutique SEO consultancy called Evolving SEO and he is an SEO expert with a fantastic reputation. He’s helped entrepreneurs like Nathan Chan of Foundr Magazine and Noah Kagan of Sumo.com with their SEO in addition to popular startups like Ring, and Hint Water. He also runs a popular podcast called Experts on The Wire.

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Infrastructure Automation Platforms: Coopetition At Its Fiercest

Forrester eCommerce

Why Infrastructure Automation? I used to kid around with my research director, Glenn O’Donnell, that my previous Forrester Wave™ evaluation on configuration management was the “Wave no vendor wanted to be in.” The term, while valid, is old. Further, configuration management is one part of a larger infrastructure automation story. This led to an interesting […].

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7 Things to Tune TODAY to Prepare Your Mobile Experience for Holiday ’19

GetElastic

2018 was unequivocally the “year of mobile holiday shopping.”. 51% of traffic came through mobile, driving 31% of revenue, up 55% YOY. 48% of orders were processed through mobile, up 19% YOY. Mobile drove 68% of traffic and 54% of orders on Thanksgiving, up 15% YOY. 67% of Black Friday traffic and 49% of orders came through mobile. Shoppers say half of their holiday purchases were made through mobile.

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Pinnaclecart.com Review: Where Does this Ecommerce Solution Rank in 2019?

Ecommerce Platforms

Are you contemplating on how to furnish your business with an online store and upskill the checkout options? PinnacleCart has got some powerful tools to heighten your customers' shopping experience. If you're a newbie merchant in the e-commerce industry, you want to pick a platform whose features aren't tangled. The acute rivalry between 3rd party sales channels can't go unnoticed.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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Leverage Headless Commerce To Transform Your User Experience with Drupal Ecommerce

BigCommerce

Drupal is among the most widely used open source content management systems around, hanging out with the likes of WordPress…

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SEO Doesn’t Have to be a Long-Term Game: There Are Quicker Ways to Get Results

Kissmetrics

Everyone thinks SEO is a long-term game… that you have to wait months if not years to see results. And, maybe that was the case a few years ago when content was still king. With Google making 3200 algorithm changes in just one year , their goal isn’t to make a website wait a year or two before they are able to achieve a top spot. Instead, they want to show the user the right site as quick as possible.

SEO 265
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Ebay Dropshipping From Amazon – Pros/Cons And How It Works

My Wife Quit Her Job

Every week, I get at least 2 or 3 requests to write more online tutorials about Ebay dropshipping. And I can certainly understand why. On the surface, the Ebay dropshipping model is attractive because… You don’t need any money to begin. There is practically no upfront risk. You don’t need to worry about inventory. But if you peel back the onion, you’ll quickly realize that dropshipping on Ebay might make you a few bucks here and there but it is definitely not a good, sust

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Asia Pacific To Drive Global Social Ad Spend In The Next Five Years

Forrester eCommerce

Forrester expects global social advertising spend to reach $165.6 billion in 2023, up from $75 billion in 2018 — a CAGR of 17.1%. Asia Pacific and the rest of world will grow fastest, capturing the US and Europe’s share of global social advertising spend. Asia Pacific’s share of global spend will increase from 30% in […].

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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How to create an effective ecommerce customer journey mapping

GetElastic

Statistics show 48% of shoppers abandon a brand’s website and move on to the competitor due to poor customer experience (CX). And 89% of consumers quit shopping from ecommerce sites after experiencing poor CX. The best way to solve this problem of high abandonment rate is to develop an effective customer journey map against your brand’s story that features desired CX.

eCommerce 153
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HubSpot Marketing Hub Review (August 2019) – The Ultimate Guide

Ecommerce Platforms

Welcome to the only HubSpot Marketing Hub review you're going to need this year. Marketing isn't easy. It’s a game where the rules are continually changing, driven by evolution in customer demand and expectation, as well as new technology and innovations. Great marketers need more than just skill to get by these days; they need the right tools to help them stay ahead of the competition.

Marketing 134
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What a Decade of Experience Has Taught Me About Affiliate Marketing

BigCommerce

Have you ever purchased an item by clicking on a link in an influencer’s blog post?

Marketing 255
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Marketing B2B: O Que é, As 10 Estratégias Mais Usadas e Exemplos

Kissmetrics

O marketing B2B é essencial para que empresas que vendem para outras empresas consigam gerar leads qualificados que possam ser convertidos em clientes. Se você tem esse tipo de negócio e seu planejamento de marketing ainda deixa a desejar, siga com a leitura deste artigo. Implementar ações de marketing B2B é uma tarefa desafiadora, já que vender para outras organizações envolve muitos desafios.

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Mapping Digital Transformation: Retail’s Strategic Shift

Speaker: Jennifer Wright, Michael Scholz, Jasmin Guthmann, and Scott Canney

Digital transformation in retail is so much more than new technology. You need to get your whole organization, from entry-level workers to executives, on board with the new tech, new skills, and culture changes that digital transformation brings. Leading this mindset shift can be a daunting task… but that’s where this webinar comes in! Join our panel of experts as they guide you through the challenges of digital transformation, preparing you to avoid common mistakes and make the most of incredib