Here is a list of product releases and updates for mid-June from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on visual search, fulfillment tools, artificial intelligence, personalization, and selling on Amazon. Got an ecommerce product release? Email [email protected]. Ecommerce Product Releases PayPal debuts PayPal Commerce Platform. PayPal has launched the PayPal Commerce […]
For your summer reading list, here’s a batch of new ecommerce books. There are titles on multichannel marketing, blockchain technology, startup strategy, funding your business, and producing successful video content. I compiled this list using Amazon. From Amazon’s “Books” category, I selected “Business & Money.” From there I chose the “Processes & Infrastructure” sub-category and
Growing an ecommerce business can feel like juggling knives whilst riding a unicycle on a tightrope. Business owners and managers have so much data available and so many key performance indicators, it can be difficult to know where to focus attention or investment. While there are many possible metrics or KPIs, businesses aimed at long-term,
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Mark Fitzsimmons “Reading List” is an occasional series where we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite books and blogs and tell us why they read them. For this installment, we corresponded with Mark Fitzsimmons. He is managing director at Xigen, a U.K.-based digital agency offering web design, development, ecommerce, and online marketing
For years, rumors have swirled about Facebook’s entry into cryptocurrency while the social media giant worked quietly to figure out its approach. Details are emerging. In this post, I’ll explain Facebook’s plans and the impact on ecommerce merchants. Facebook GlobalCoin Facebook is reportedly rolling out a digital payments system next year that will allow Facebook
Content marketing inspiration for July 2019 can come from many sources, including advice columns “Dear Abby” and “Ask Ann Landers,” sporting events, space exploration, American politics, and even Facebook. Content marketing is the act of creating or curating content and then publishing it and promoting it to attract, engage, and retain an audience of customers
Launching and then growing an ecommerce business can be both exciting and stressful. The reward for many entrepreneurs is to sell their companies someday. I’m the founder of Beardbrand, an ecommerce business in Austin, Texas, that focuses on beard care and men’s grooming. This is episode 18 in my series on building an ecommerce business
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Here is a list of product releases and updates for late-May from companies that offer services to online merchants. There are updates on seven-day deliveries, B2B platforms, cross-channel marketing, subscription businesses, selling on Amazon, financial technology, and creative economic development. Got an ecommerce product release? Email [email protected]. Ecommerce Product Releases FedEx Ground announces seven-day residential
The mission of Practical Ecommerce is to publish independent content — articles, podcasts, seminars — that helps ecommerce merchants. What follows are the most popular articles that we published in May 2019, recognizing that posts published earlier in the month are more likely to make the list than later ones. Analyze Click Paths in Google
Direct-to-consumer companies increasingly rely on crowdfunding for initial capital. Indiegogo, a crowdfunding portal, now offers “InDemand” to assist startups in moving from initial raises to functioning businesses. Watch out traditional retailers. Digitally native direct-to-consumer brands are stealing your thunder, and more of them are popping up. DTC companies manufacture and ship their products directly to
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