8.6 Trillion text messages are sent every year on average. That’s over 20 times the number of Tweets and 12 times the number of Facebook messages sent daily. With all the messaging going on, it’s no wonder marketing teams are finding SMS marketing to be an extremely powerful tool. (Read more…)
When running an online store, it’s easy to forget that visitor #4578 is a real, live person, subject to biases, persuasion techniques, psychological theories, etc. Having a basic understanding of some of the most popular persuasion techniques can put you ahead of the competition. You’ll have more insight into why visitors abandon their carts, why they buy and how they’re persuaded. More importantly, you’ll have insight into how you can turn theory into practice, science into cold, hard cash. (Read more…)
What can you do to win customers if you’re running an e-commerce store? But what if you could capitalize on more of those lost opportunities and get more business?
Once you’ve built your website, the temptation is to think of it as finished. Now your aim is to get more visitors. After all, if you’re making 10 sales for every 1000 people to visit, then getting 2000 people to visit will mean 20 sales! Right?
Not necessarily. Were that true, however, how much will it cost to double your visitor count? For more sites, plenty. What if, instead of doubling your visitor count, you worked to double your sales from your existing customers? (Read more…)
We are well into 2017, so if you want a winning e-commerce marketing strategy you need to start planning now. E-commerce continues to grow rapidly, so competition will ramp up faster than the total growth of the market. This means customers will be harder to win, easier to lose and pickier on price and user experience. Here are a couple of trends that e-shop owners should embrace to stay up to date. (Read more…)
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing so many aspects of our lives. From the way we operate appliances in our homes to the way that children play with toys. Also, is starting to have a significant effect on the way e-shops attract and retain customers.
New algorithms, powerful new computer technologies, and access to massive amounts of digital information have created significant opportunities for the rapid growth and adoption of machine learning techniques all around us. E-commerce has been an early adopter, though it is still very early days, and the possibilities to delight customers with these technologies are endless. (Read more…)