Walmart brought in more online revenue than eBay in May for the fist time. Greg Sterling on June 15, 2020 Despite the reopening of physical retail stores, double-digit commerce gains appear permanent. Adobe’s latest Digital Economy Index report, reflecting online buying in April and May, found digital shopping activity exceeded holiday 2019 by 7%, and … Continue reading May e-commerce exceeds holiday 2019, setting up the battle of the marketplaces
Robert Logemann — May 5, 2020 If a team member falls short or doesn’t complete their work on time, who is at fault? The immediate, even obvious, answer is the underperforming employee. If they were told what to do and by when, they are responsible for executing their assigned tasks — and are at fault … Continue reading Setting Expectations? Make the Conversation Two-Way
David Leonhardt — April 1, 2020 As a small business owner, perhaps even a solo business owner, there are some website mistakes you should not have to worry about. You’ll hire a website designer, who shouldn’t make technical mistakes about SEO, security or user experience. But there are mistakes that you still might make. Some … Continue reading Top 9 Mistakes Clients Make Setting Up a New Website, and How to Fix Them
Darleen DeRosa — January 16, 2020 As the new year gets underway, many organizations are reassessing their leadership development goals. Of course, they’re not the only ones thinking about building better leaders. High-potential employees are busy putting a great deal of thought into their professional future and assessing the development resources available to them. In … Continue reading Setting Leadership Development Goals for the New Year
Vince Chiofolo — October 7, 2019 A sales incentive program – like every business initiative – is an orchestra of strategy, creativity, and process, all harmonizing together to align a system with an overall set of goals. Usually, in channel sales programs, these goals are fairly clear cut. Chiefly: make more indirect sales. To get … Continue reading Setting Smart Objectives in Channel Partner Incentive Programs
Here’s how to set effective growth goals – the kind that will make it easy to plan out and execute an effective marketing strategy. Jacob Baadsgaard on October 2, 2019 When it comes to marketing, most people aren’t in it for the planning sessions. While a few special people love planning things out, most of … Continue reading Are you setting reasonable goals for your business?
Choncé Maddox — July 1, 2019 — July 1, 2019 When you go into business for yourself, there are so many things to consider and set up. You need to get a website, outline your services, create products, determine how you’ll deliver goods, etc. The one obvious thing that’s easy to forget is figuring out … Continue reading Setting Up Your Business to Receive Payments (What You Need to Know)
Sarah Kelley — May 29, 2019 — May 29, 2019 Did You Know: Your Business Goals Should Be the Backbone of Your Website Whether you’re just starting a business or have been at it for years, highlighting your key business goals on your website is a huge priority. How do I effectively do that, you … Continue reading Tactics for Setting Successful Website Goals for YOUR Business
Katie Sweet — May 17, 2019 Follow @misskatiehrdy — May 17, 2019 I recently received an email from a retailer that I thought was really bizarre. The email asked me if a particular backpack was “still on my mind.” The problem is that I had already purchased that exact backpack. From that very same retailer. … Continue reading 6 Questions to Ask Yourself When Setting Up Your E-Commerce Triggered Emails
Ingrid Catlin — April 15, 2019 Follow @blueingy — April 15, 2019 When structuring your channel incentives program, you may be uncertain how long promotions should last in order to get optimal results. Make it too long and the novelty may wear off so participants lose their drive to succeed. Make it too short and … Continue reading 5 Tips for Setting Effective Channel Incentive Time Frames
