ARTICLE SUMMARY: Feel like you’re constantly seeing alerts about big, game-changing acquisitions and then reading about the acquired company’s quick deterioration just a few months later? We do, too—which is why we found the Jet/Walmart deal so refreshing. Unlike most, Walmart is actually encouraging Jet to maintain its entrepreneurial spirit with the intention of leveraging
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On Wednesday, December 6th, we hosted our first holiday party for retailers and brands in the CommerceNext community. With the help of those who attended, we raised more than $3,300 for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. We want to thank our sponsors for making this event possible: Clearhead, Curalate, Smartgift, Industrial Color Brands, Dynamic Yield,
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We know retailers and brands attend several conferences every year. And we fully embrace the challenge of ensuring CommerceNext becomes the go-to customer acquisition summit for ecommerce and retail marketers. To ensure we cover the most relevant topics and invite the top industry thought-leaders to speak at CommerceNext, we work closely with our amazing board of
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: Amazon is the largest ecommerce platform in the US. If you’re a retailer already on the platform, you’re probably wondering how to stand out and increase Amazon sales. If you’re a retailer who hasn’t yet made the leap, Ryan Craver would say you’re missing out. With his three key tactics, Craver makes it seem like
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: Everyone’s on Facebook. How can you possibly increase your returns when it seems like every competitor also advertises on the platform, and the tools are constantly evolving? Emily Hickey (former COO of Lolly Wolly Doodle) truly believes in the power of Facebook advertising. And with her company, Instant Ad Copy, she proves to
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: With deep retail roots and pure entrepreneurial spirit, Miki Berardelli traversed through the top ranks of international retailers like Chico’s and Ralph Lauren to land at the helm of a uniquely innovative children’s retail subscription service — KIDBOX. CommerceNext co-founder, Veronika Sonsev, dips into Miki’s secret sauce for success in an exclusive interview
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ARTICLE SUMMARY: We’ve all spent an hour – or seven – engrossed in a Zynga mobile game. What pulled us in and what kept our interest? The same principles we should be using in retail to attain and build customer lifetime value. From A/B testing to extensive data analytics, Cathy Beaupain (Dermstore President) breaks down
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We want to share some exciting news with the retail and ecommerce community! The management team behind the last two GrowCommerce shows (Scott Silverman, Allan Dick and Veronika Sonsev) are launching a new conference called CommerceNext.
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