Amine Khechfe says, “Shipping is the final (and arguably most important) frontier when it comes to satisfying customers. Big box retailers have made shipping a priority by routinely examining and revamping their fulfillment methods, resulting in solutions like Amazon Prime, Walmart’s two-day shipping subscription and eBay’s Fast ‘N Free initiative. Keeping an eye on trends and adopting new, relevant shipping methods will not only help improve customer satisfaction, but it will also help small business owners meet their bottom lines and compete with the big dogs. Here are five logistics... [...]

Susannah Morris says, “What if you could make your marketing more relevant, more remarkable, and more relatable to your potential customers? Well, user-generated content can help you do all that. By facilitating interactions between your current and future customers, you can increase the authenticity of your marketing. Amplifying your customers’ experiences, beyond helping you retain your current customers, can also help you acquire more customers, too. With that in mind, we’ve partnered with Yotpo to bring you The Guide to User-Generated Content: A Playbook for Ecommerce Marketers. You’ll... [...]

Steve Olenski says, “Getting increased online visibility can be a significant challenge for e-commerce businesses. As you’ve likely already figured out, it’s not easy attracting search traffic, links and social shares when all you have is product pages. But this is where content marketing comes in. It lets you go beyond simply promoting your products or services. Instead, you provide targeted content that your audience actually wants to read and share. Unfortunately, I’m still seeing many e-commerce businesses that think content marketing simply means having a blog. And while a blog... [...]

Ryan Erskine says, “What’s your business’s biggest problem? It’s not money. It’s not your pricing. And it’s definitely not the economy. The answer is almost always obscurity. If I don’t know you, you’ve automatically lost my business. How can I buy your products, invest in your company or fund your next venture if I don’t know who you are? I guarantee it won’t happen. If you want to grow your business, you need to make attention your number one priority. It’s why networking is a thing. It’s why beggars make announcements on the New York subway. It’s why CEOs go on... [...]

Christopher Jan Benitez says, “Looking for tips to improve your sales? Many guides splashed online use examples of successful brands that do marketing right. However, sometimes the best lessons are learned through failures. Boo.com, for instance, had opened the eyes of many digital marketers when they closed their doors back in 2000. This promising company aimed to be the biggest online retailer for sportswear and prestigious brand leisure. Although their idea was nothing short of revolutionary at the time, Boo.com failed to answer the fundamental questions that define a company’s profit... [...]

Sujan Patel says, “Based on data, organic search traffic is clearly one of the largest referral sources for most websites. There are more than 100 billion searches each month on Google alone, for example, and that works out to an average 2.3 million searches per second. A certain share of those searches can be traced back to consumers looking to make a purchase or seeking information to help them complete a purchase. Justin Butlion of Yotpo has described research he’s conducted to uncover how much organic traffic the average ecommerce business receives. “When I analyzed the traffic... [...]

Jordan Simas says, “It’s hard to do things alone. Especially complicated things like growing an ecommerce business. When it comes to selling online, the more friends you have the better. Having connections who can talk up your product is essential to driving traffic to your site and increasing sales. This is where blogger outreach comes in. Even if you don’t have a lot of contacts online you can still reach out to people for help. You just have to do it the right way—and I’m here to teach you how! Types of Blogger Outreach Blogger outreach is about more than just making... [...]

Tim Allen says, “Have you taken a look at Google Shopping recently? Okay, so it isn’t quite the ecommerce monster that Amazon or eBay are, and yes, it’s only filled with sponsored posts. Playing around with it, however, proves that it provides a decent experience. And that experience got me thinking. What if, instead of being sponsored ads, Google Shopping completely replaced organic search results for transactional queries? Would this be a better user experience? I would have a comparison of products from multiple retailers without even having to visit a website. Would this be a better... [...]

Christopher Jan Benitez says, “Looking for tips to improve your sales? Many guides splashed online use examples of successful brands that do marketing right. However, sometimes the best lessons are learned through failures. Boo.com, for instance, had opened the eyes of many digital marketers when they closed their doors back in 2000. This promising company aimed to be the biggest online retailer for sportswear and prestigious brand leisure. Although their idea was nothing short of revolutionary at the time, Boo.com failed to answer the fundamental questions that define a company’s profit... [...]

Sneha Banerjee says, “Getting the masterstroke in e-commerce is not an easy task, especially when you switch from selling jewellery to bespoke menswear. But Vidya Nataraj believes that the end product doesn’t matter unless it is close to retail. Vidya brings a decade of diverse experience in e-commerce, strategy, operations, sourcing, and finance. She worked for her family business for LandmarkGroup for 4 years before it ultimately got sold to the Tata Group. “I headed the music division before we sold out to the Tata Group,” she says. She is co-founder of Bluestone.com, an online... [...]