Believe it or not, it’s that time again for us to start gearing up for the holidays. Not every brand sufficiently prepares their paid media campaigns for this fast-paced season — and for e-commerce brands, this is especially crucial. Getting ahead of the competitive holiday season is a recurring obstacle. To start off on the […]
Amazon has announced a new automatic return policy rolling out October 2 that makes it mandatory for third-party sellers to accept returns for all in-policy orders. Under the current policy, buyers must first contact sellers to get a return approved so that the seller can review the return request and approve on a case-by-case basis.
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Tracking the online behavior of 500 million global shoppers, Salesforce Commerce Cloud’s Q2 2017 shopping index spotlights the various ways digital commerce is continuing to grow. From shopper spend to mobile site traffic and social traffic, the report shows increases across the board during Q2 of this year. Specifically, digital commerce was up 14 percent
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According to a recent survey conducted by NetElixir, a majority of SMBs are seeing strong returns on Amazon, Jet and eBay. Surveying 500 small to mid-sized US retailers that sell online, 60.2 percent attributed at least half of their online sales to the three online marketplaces. Of that 60.2 percent, 26.6 percent said there was
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In the world of web analytics, not all metrics are created equal. Some can stand alone on their own, giving you valuable insights into business performance at a glance. We call these metrics Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and depend on these metrics to guide our marketing efforts, especially as we head into the busy holiday
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When you own, run, or look after the marketing for an online store, there are plenty of strategies you can implement to generate interest, build a brand, increase conversions, boost referrals and encourage repeat business. In this day and age, though, when billions of people have at least some kind of online social media presence
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Name a big search engine. If you didn’t mention Amazon, you should. It’s a vast commerce search engine whose reach extends far beyond “hard good” products — especially as Amazon moves into digital content delivery and services. Many marketers — especially as the holiday shopping season approaches — are struggling to decide where Amazon fits into
The list of retailers plagued by store closures, bankruptcies, buyouts or very serious financial trouble is a who’s-who list of iconic brands that have fallen off their retail pedestals. This year has already proven to be a retail cull, and this holiday season will add more names to that list. It’s make-or-break for many, and
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The very concept of how people buy has fundamentally changed, due to the emergence of digital platforms like search engines, online reviews, social media and e-commerce marketplaces. This new online landscape has led to a rapidly expanding gap between consumers and the brands they shop for. To better understand this widening disconnect, we first need
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With more data on purchase intent, consumers, advertising methods and the shift from big-box retailers to online stores, the apparel industry has seen a massive shift in its advertising structure over the past few years. More powerful marketing technology and a more competitive market have forced the industry through its most profound transformation since the
