Sales Report 2024: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday
Online retailers enjoyed strong sales during “Cyber Five,” the five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday and…
Holiday Shopping Frenzy Fuels Surge in Black Friday Week Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks on consumers and retailers surged during Black Friday week, according to a report released Wednesday by…
How Lifecycle Marketing Powers Ecom SMBs
Small and midsized ecommerce businesses can benefit from lifecycle marketing and a strategic approach to engaging shoppers….
5 Content Marketing Ideas for January 2025
January is a month of new opportunities. In 2025, content marketers can kick the year off right,…
Perplexity Shopping Tests Ecommerce SMBs
Search and chat provider Perplexity AI has launched a new shopping assistant with the potential to disrupt…
Holiday 2024 Marketing Campaigns from Top Brands
It’s time to be inspired by some of this year’s top holiday campaigns. In 2024, global brands…
Health Crisis Drives $50 Million Supplement CEO
Dean Brennan says a diet of beer, pizza, and fast food led to his ulcerative colitis. His…
Porch Pirates Pilfer $12 Billion in 2024: Report
Package thieves snatched US$12 billion in goods this year, according to a report released Tuesday by Security.org….
New Web Design Tools, November 2024
Resources from the design community can enhance an ecommerce site. Here is a collection of new web…
Supply.co Founder on Life after the Sale
Patrick Coddou’s entrepreneurial journey is impressive. In 2015 he launched Supply, a direct-to-consumer seller of razors and…
New Ecommerce Tools: November 7, 2024
Every week we publish a rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Charts: Global Ecommerce Trends Q3 2024
The internet is connecting the world. As of July 2024, 5.45 billion people — 67.1% of the…
Potential Meta AI Search Engine Could Disrupt Online Ad Market
Meta is reportedly working on an AI-powered search engine that will crawl the web for information, a…
Competitive analysis — What to do before you commit to your next great business idea
Whether you’ve already started an online business, are looking to expand an existing one, or are considering…
AI-Driven Cyberattacks Increase Risks to Online Retailers This Holiday Season
The retail industry is bracing for more than just the usual surge of cyberattacks this holiday shopping…
New Ecommerce Tools: October 24, 2024
We publish a rundown each week of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Holiday Gift Guides Drive Long-Term Revenue
The holiday season is a prime time to acquire customers, but it can also drive them away….
Top Life Project surpasses revenue goals by 59% in year one
The Top Life Project was founded in Italy in June 2021 by Cristina Tomasi, MD, and her…
New Google Shopping Is an SEO Reality Check
Google Shopping’s generative AI makeover is a reality check for ecommerce marketers seeking organic search traffic. Google…
New Books to Grow (or Sell) a Business, Fall 2024
Fall 2024 offers a bumper crop of new books aimed at helping ecommerce entrepreneurs and execs. Here…
How to find (and vet) the best product manufacturers
The hardest part is over. You’ve got your product idea down. That means you have taken the…
New AI Apps Reinvent Ecommerce Video
New AI-driven applications can generate video from text, edit a batch of short clips from a single…
Report: Gen AI to Transform Operations, Revenue
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform businesses in two key ways: automating operations and growing…
Charts: U.S. TikTok Shop Sales 2023-2024
Charm is a U.S.-based data platform providing retailers, sales teams, and investors with in-depth analytics on direct-to-consumer…