Monday, September 24, 2018

Ecommerce

Study: Holiday shoppers starting earlier

While the big holiday rush won't be seen before the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, new data out from Bazaarvoice finds that 25% of holiday shoppers will begin their holiday preps about three months prior to December 25th. This means merchants need to have their holiday strategies in place as quickly as possible. >>

Email Marketing

Elements of a successful cart abandon email strategy

Shopping cart abandon rates continue to be a big problem for merchants around the globe. New data out from Campaigner shed light on how merchants can better strategize their email campaigns to re-engage shoppers to finish those purchases. >>

Ecommerce

How small and large merchants can fill the gap the Toys 'R Us closure left

There will always be a need for toys, but in the US the ability to find those toys has become harder with the closure of large toy retailer Toys 'R Us. That closure, though, could yield big benefits for merchants who can position themselves to take up the slack left in the wake of that closure. >>

Blogs & Content

Study: People don't like content recommendation widgets

You know those little content squares at the bottom of some content sites? The ones that have a picture of a child-star from years ago and a headline like "You won't believe his secret!"? People don't like them. That's the word from new research out from Arkadium. >>

Blogs & Content

How to use content to convert toy shoppers

With the closure of Toys 'R Us, there is a void online for toy shoppers. Here's how merchants can use product content to engage and convert toy shoppers. >>

Ecommerce

How one business went from media to data brand

Transitioning a business is hard, even if the transition is from B2B to B2C commerce. TechTarget made the leap from media company to data, and continues to thrive. Here's how they are adapting their business into a digital leader. >>

Search Marketing

Amazon pushes past Google for product search

Google, the king of search engines, has been upended by ecommerce platform Amazon for product searches. According to new data out from Jumpshot, for the first time Amazon has pushed past the search giant, accounting for 54% of beginning product searches. In 2015, Amazon accounted for 46% of beginning product searches. >>

Advertising

BTS, email trends merchants can use for 2018 holiday season

While most American kids are back in school, the back to school shopping season continues and will for a couple of more weeks. But, there are some early takeaways from the 2018 BTS shopping season which could be used by merchants to capitalize on the 2018 holiday shopping season. >>

Advertising

How real estate data can inform marketers' decisions

A new partnership between Eyeota and TwentyCi may give marketers more insight into their customers by keying in real estate data. Through the partnership , TwentyCi helps marketers find qualified audiences based on property and home ownership data. Here's how the partnership may give marketers better insights. >>

Mobile Marketing

Reports ID mobile trends, lifecycle for brands

Mobile continues to take up a larger percentage of consumers' digital time, whether that time is spent with social media, video streaming, or shopping. Two new reports identify key mobile areas which are key for brands' mobile strategy. >>

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