Category Archives: eCommerce

How to Supercharge Your Online Holiday Sales

The music, the lights, the food and the shopping! As the song says, the holiday season is “…the most wonderful time of year”. For

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Small and Medium Businesses Ready to Disrupt the eCommerce Marketplace

Twenty years have passed since the first online shopping transaction was processed. Some claim this purchase was a Pizza Hut pizza, while others say it was Sting’s 10 Summoner’s Tales CD, but whatever it was, the internet would never be the same. Over the next eighteen years, what started out as a single small transaction

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The Results Are In – Video Boosts Sales

If there is one item you want to include in your online ecommerce site this holiday season, it is video. A recent report by video commerce solution provider Invodo has the data to prove what many have known, video boosts sales. Video engages online shoppers and has a direct influence on buying decisions. But don’t

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Supercharge Your Ecommerce Site with SMS

Text messaging is moving beyond a way stay in touch with family and friends and quickly becoming an important client engagement tool for business. SMS has become the leading application in use today and this trend will only continue. The good news for retailers using the Magento ecommerce platform, is the growth of SMS enabling

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Travel and eCommerce – What They Have in Common

From amusement parks to boardwalks to historical sites, it seems there are almost as many travel destinations as there are travelers. Whether you are on a trip, planning a trip or fondly remembering a favorite trip, here are some lessons that traveling can teach us about eCommerce. 1. Tourists like excitement The longest lines at

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Magento Go and ProStores

Magento Go and ProStores are Saying Goodbye It’s time to say goodbye to eBay’s e-commerce platforms Magento Go and ProStores, which will be shutting down effective February 1, 2015. Approximately 10,000 merchants using these platforms will be affected by the change, and many are being advised to migrate to the Magento Community Edition or Magento

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Aiibaba Debuts New US eCommerce Platform

11 Main, a new invitation only online ecommerce platform by Chinese internet giant Alibaba, is now open for business in the US. Focusing on small niche markets and boutique shops, Alibaba released the new platform shortly before their IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with an expected valuation of approximately $153 billion. As an

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Magento Community Edition 1.9 – What You Need to Know

During the recent Imagine 2013 Global eCommerce Worldwide Conference, eBay Enterprise announced the release of Magento Enterprise Edition version 1.14 and Community Edition version 1.9. Promising an easier, faster and streamlined system, eBay Enterprise head of Product and Strategy Mark Lavelle stated “The latest Magento platform updates are a direct reflection of our commitment to

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Retailers Offering E-Commerce Options

Something we are starting to see when we take the time to shop online is the “Buy online, pick up in store” option.  This option is very popular to all of the online shoppers that would prefer to shop online.  Once the shopper is notified their item is at the store, it can be picked

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Yelp And Google Flooded With Fake Reviews

Millions of people around the world rely on reviews before making a purchase.  Reviews range from a small coffee shop to business’s where large amounts of money are spent.  The bad thing about reading reviews is the possibility you might be reading a review that is not only fake, but the person writing the review

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