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E-commerce and Retail
nopCommerce: The Leading Free and Open-Source ASP.NET Ecommerce Platform
Built on the ASP.NET framework and available under an open-source license, nopCommerce has cemented its position as the most popular choice for entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses. Its versatility and rich feature set make it the go-to platform for anyone looking to launch or grow their online store with confidence. Its modular architecture allows for easy customization and scalability, ensuring…
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E-commerce and Retail
Flash Sales: An Effective E-commerce Tool For Driving Significant Revenue
What is a flash sale? A flash sale is a steeply discounted offer that has a quick expiration. E-commerce providers drive many more sales by offering daily flash sales on their sites. Consumers wind up returning daily to see what the deal is… purchasing more items more often. But do they work? Familiar brands with loyal customers can no longer…
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Advertising Technology
Apple iOS 14: Data Privacy and the IDFA Armageddon
At WWDC this year, Apple announced the depreciation of the iOS Users’ Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) with the release of iOS 14. Without a doubt, this is the biggest change in the mobile app advertising ecosystem in the past 10 years. For the advertising industry, IDFA removal will upend and potentially close companies, while creating a tremendous opportunity for others.…
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Content Marketing
Riverside: Simplify Your Podcast and Video Recording Experience And Record From Anywhere
Last week, I was invited to be interviewed by Matt Nettleton on his Default Profitable Podcast. He sent me a link, and we did the interview using Riverside… and it worked flawlessly. Since I have a pretty nice audio and video setup in my home office, I’m always concerned that I can configure the platform in use. With Riverside, it…
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Content Marketing
Soundtrap: Create Your Guest-Driven Podcast in the Cloud
If you’ve ever wanted to create a podcast and bring guests on, you know how difficult it can be. I currently use Zoom to do this since they offer a multi-track option when recording… ensuring that I can edit each person’s track independently. It still requires that I import the audio tracks and mix them within Garageband, though. Today I…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
What, Exactly, Is Good SEO?
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, a seasoned journalist, digital marketer, and content strategist who helped drive explosive growth at Patch. When I was introduced to him as an SEO consultant, I couldn’t help but cringe a little. Even though this particular engagement focuses on search strategy, that label carries some baggage. It often implies that…
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Artificial Intelligence
Global Loyalty Trends 2025: What’s Working, What’s Failing, and What’s Next
Antavo’s Global Customer Loyalty Report 2025 delivers a sweeping analysis of how loyalty is being redefined in the age of personalization, automation, and AI. Based on data from over 2,600 business professionals and 10,000 global consumers, the report captures the shifting priorities and strategic realignment of loyalty programs across industries. It is especially timely as brands face economic uncertainty, rising…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
AMP: What are Accelerated Mobile Pages? And Don’t Forget To Implement Analytics
This last month I’ve been working with a client that’s seen a noticeable decline in organic search traffic over the last year. We’ve fixed quite a few issues with the site that could impact rankings; however, I was missing one key factor in reviewing their analytics – Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP). What is AMP? With responsive websites becoming the norm,…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Free Mobile Responsive Email Templates from Litmus
We’re working with a client whose e-commerce emails aren’t currently responsive. We do not doubt that they’re losing clicks and conversions given the massive behavioral shift of subscribers moving to mobile. 60% of all email sent is opened on a mobile device. Constant Contact You may already understand responsive design – basically website code that adapts the layout of your…
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Sales and Marketing Training
How to Boost Your Sales Post Purchase With An Effective Customer Retention Strategy
In order to thrive and survive in business, business owners must embrace a lot of techniques and tactics. A customer retention strategy is critical because it’s far more effective than any other marketing strategy when it comes to increasing revenues and driving a return on your marketing investment. Acquiring a new customer can cost five times more than retaining an existing customer. Increasing customer retention…