GEO for ChatGPT Instant Checkout
Last week OpenAI launched “Instant Checkout” for ChatGPT, a feature allowing consumers to buy products without leaving…
Agentic Commerce Has Arrived
AI shopping agents, once a combination of novelty and hype, are becoming a viable ecommerce sales channel….
Economy Candy: Three generations of sweets and success
We recently got to visit Mitchell and Skye Cohen at Economy Candy to learn about the history…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 1, 2025
Our handpicked list this week of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on sustainable…
Smart Packaging Technology Builds Consumer Trust, Brand Loyalty
Packaging is more than a product vessel. It serves as a strategic tool for storytelling, trust-building, and…
CFO Shifts to Menswear, Egyptian Roots
In 2020, Karim Abed was the chief financial officer for a Texas-based home builder. The job paid…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 25, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services for ecommerce merchants includes updates on agentic commerce, multichannel…
Retailers Double Down on Marketplace Expansion Amid Rising Data Risks
Retailers are increasingly turning to third-party marketplaces to broaden their reach and accelerate growth. These platforms provide…
From Click to Customer: Optimizing the Fulfillment Process for Success
Rapid order fulfillment is crucial in making a great impression on customers and building brand loyalty. Big…
How to upsell and cross-sell your way to higher revenue with WooCommerce
Making sales is good, but making bigger sales and moving more products per sale is better. That’s…
How Brands Boost ROI with Smart Data
Ecommerce marketers know the challenge of delivering relevant promotions to prospects without violating privacy rules and norms….
Visa’s VAMP Could Cost Banks and Merchants
Visa’s new fraud monitoring framework gets its teeth on October 1, 2025, when merchants’ acquiring banks are…
Amazon demands proof of authenticity from electronics sellers
Amazon has caused concern among a large number of electronics sellers. The platform now requires extra prove…
New Ecommerce Tools: September 10, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services from vendors to ecommerce merchants includes updates on AI…
Can AI Send the Perfect Ecommerce Promo?
The combination of first-party behavioral data and artificial intelligence may transform ecommerce outbound marketing. Called “AI individualization,”…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 28, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products and services from vendors of ecommerce merchants includes AI-generated product images,…
SMB Marketing Strategies To Sustain End-of-Summer Sales
Summer may be ending, but consumer demand isn’t. Small retailers can turn seasonal inventory into revenue with…
Cart abandonment is quietly killing your revenue – Here’s how to get it back
Every business knows cart abandonment only too well. In fact, just three out of ten shoppers who…
3D Layered Text: The Basics
Recently, a client asked me to create a bulging text effect. These are exactly the kinds of…
Covering hidden=until-found
Filing this in the “Missed First Time Around” category. It popped up in the Firefox 139 release…
Compare the top multichannel marketplaces behind fast-growing brands
Selling on an ecommerce platform like WooCommerce gives you the greatest amount of control over your own…
Getting Creative With Quotes
Block quotes and pull quotes are useful for punctuating solid blocks of running text. They’re also two…
AI Shopping Tools Threaten Affiliates
Chatbots and AI shopping tools that generate gift ideas and recommend products could disrupt affiliate marketing and…
Keeping Article Demos Alive When Third-Party APIs Die
After four years, the demos in my “Headless Form Submission with the WordPress REST API” article finally…