Your customers are somewhere on a social site building relationships and sharing information. Are you joining in on the social conversation? In the past, ecommerce and social media didn’t mingle due to the ages of its participants. However, social media is no longer all about teenage kids sharing their latest gossip. According to Pingdom, 61%…
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2011 Holiday Shopping Trends and Consumer Behavior
According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales are expected to surpass $465 billion this year, up 2.8% from last year. NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay says, “While businesses remain concerned over the viability of the economic recovery, there is no doubt that the retail industry is in a better position this year to…
Read moreIs Social Commerce a Waste of Time? We don’t think so!
According to recent research, nearly 4 out of 5 active internet users visit social networks. Currently, companies generate approximately $5 billion in web sales via social sites and mobile applications. And according to Moontoast in a report titled, The Social Commerce Opportunity, this number will explode to $30 billion by 2015. Gartner predicts that 50%…
Read more5 Tips to Satisfying the Mobile Shopper
Mcommerce has become a hot subject lately, especially since consumers are heading into one of the biggest shopping seasons of the year. According to the Experian Simmons 2011 Mobile Consumer Report, more than 33.3 million U.S. consumers already engage in shopping-related activities on their mobile phones, while 2.3 million of those consumers have made a…
Read more10 Tips to Take Advantage of the Holiday Ecommerce Rush
Long lines, pushy people, checkout line frenzy—According to the 2011 TOTSY Moms Shopping Trends Report, 72% of mothers are planning to leave the car in the garage and shop online this holiday season to avoid the unnecessary stress. As Ecommerce store owners, it’s important to prepare your store for increased holiday traffic and capitalize on…
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