
I’m a customer. Please get to know me.
Data collection is an issue right now — not because customers don’t want to give their data, but because they don’t see anything in...

Amazon owns more than 90% market share across 5 different product categories [Report]
Amazon is eating the world. Two recent reports illustrate just how much. In her anticipated annual Internet Trends report, released...

E-commerce highlights from Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends report
As usual, this year’s Mary Meeker report from Kleiner Perkins takes a far-reaching look at internet trends and statistics. A large chunk...

Adobe suits up for e-commerce competition with its purchase of Magento
From Adobe Adobe, which has been busy boosting its capabilities in advertising, content creation and analytics, has now added a major...

How to use domain names for marketing
Although many small businesses do just fine with using one domain name, companies of all sizes can certainly benefit from registering...

Has Amazon ended its Google Shopping campaigns?
It looks like after a year and a half of running Google Shopping campaigns, Amazon has stopped bidding on product listing ads. According...

The conflicted marketer’s take on AMP for Gmail
announced plans to bring its Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) technology to Gmail, giving subscribers the ability to interact with email...

3 lessons learned from 365,000 Amazon furniture & home goods product pages
As in many markets, the tactics to successfully sell home goods and furniture on Amazon differ slightly depending on the price point. But...

Jeff Bezos confirms Amazon now has more than 100M Prime members
Jeramey Lende / Shutterstock.com Amazon has remained tight-lipped regarding its Prime membership numbers until yesterday, when CEO Jeff...

Snapchat looks to offer new e-commerce options for Discover Publishers
Snapchat is testing an e-commerce option on some of its Discover publisher channels. The feature will allow users to swipe on a product...

Closing the deal with in-store customers
Awareness advertising — whether delivered through TV spots, print pieces, online banners, social posts or mobile ads — is a key component...

Study captures new consumer ‘hierarchy of needs’ facing brands
Given all the politics and polarization in the market these days, it’s a bit of a minefield for brands. Loyalty is down, according to...

Consumers don’t want to think anymore
Expectations are moving so quickly that they’re outpacing the same technologies that are keeping retailers on their toes. At the...

The future of retail is Generation Z-dependent — and martech is the way to reach them
Despite their short attention spans, Gen Zs are efficient thinkers who have higher expectations when it comes to their shopping...

The dynamic consumer’s journey & how to add value
The consumer journey — erroneously once described as a linear set of digital interactions with a focused end goal — never existed as it...

Report: Product discovery, not payments, the real m-commerce bottleneck
Conventional wisdom argues that despite mobile traffic growth, the main reason smartphone commerce lags the desktop is friction at the...

How brands can engage with customers after checkout
The challenge for brands arises, however, when that customer leaves the physical confines of the store. The 1-to-1 conversation related...

Instagram expands shoppable organic posts to 8 more countries
Last year, Instagram launched shoppable organic posts for businesses in the US, giving brands the ability to add e-commerce links within...

Swift shifts in marketing spend aren’t enough to stem the Amazonian tide
According to a recent Gartner survey of CMOs, marketing leaders are now allocating two-thirds of their budgets toward customer retention...
























