Category Archives: Checkout Management

Strategies for Increasing Your Average Order Value

Encouraging your customers to buy more items and spend more money each time they shop is a proven method to boost revenue and profitability. Brick-and-mortar retailers have perfected the practice over the years, based on the marketing concept of the … Continue reading

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Part 4 of 4 – Fulfillment In the first three parts of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan, how to focus your Marketing in order to … Continue reading

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Part 3 of 4 – Website Optimization In our first two parts of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan and how to focus your Marketing in … Continue reading

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Part 2 of 4 – Marketing In our first part of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan. Today we will focus on Marketing. This stage is … Continue reading

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Part 1 of 4 – Data Analysis As soon as the Back-to-school shopping is over, retailers and e-commerce providers will turn their almost undivided attention to Christmas. Some retailers have already started preparing for the season. In the next few … Continue reading

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Get More Out of Social Media

While no one these days would likely doubt the importance of integrating their ecommerce business with the world of social media, there is endless debate over how to turn that involvement into increased ROI.  How do you measure profit through … Continue reading

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Black Friday Breakdown: The New Enterprise Revolution

I am writing this on Black Friday, right in the middle of the busiest day in retail.  It’s around midday, so we’re coming down from perhaps the peak of the insanity, and pundits and polesters are already starting to comment … Continue reading

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Essential Features for Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Part II

In our last blog, we discussed how maintaining alternate payment gateways and creating gift registries are essential for ecommerce retailers preparing for the windfall that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Today, we will look at two additional aspects that … Continue reading

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Essential Features for Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Part I

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are unique days for the ecommerce retailer.  The normal activity of steadily flowing orders is disrupted by the exhilarating insanity of a single weekend that for many retailers, is the culmination and make-or-break point of … Continue reading

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Take Control of Your Abandoned Carts

Studies show a high percentage of shopping carts on ecommerce stores are abandoned.  One study by Marketing Experiments indicates over 56% of all shopping carts are abandoned before the purchase is completed. There are a number of reasons to explain … Continue reading

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