Tag Archives: Shopping

Kill the ‘Coffee Shopping’ with These 7 Ideas for Better Networking

Ryan Estis — December 8, 2016 Follow @RyanEstis— December 8, 2016 “Dude, if you could figure out a way to get paid from having networking and brainstorming meetings at Starbucks everyday, you’d be crazy rich.” The truth hurts. At the time it was exactly the perspective I needed. I like meeting new people, learning about … Continue reading Kill the ‘Coffee Shopping’ with These 7 Ideas for Better Networking

Using shopping assistants to fill your shopping carts, online

Columnist and Microsoftie Christi Olson discusses the company’s personal shopping assistant and provides some thoughts on how marketers might adapt to this new technology. Christi Olson on December 8, 2016     This year, I decided to up my Black Friday and Cyber Monday game by researching my purchases in advance, so I knew exactly … Continue reading Using shopping assistants to fill your shopping carts, online

6 Quick Ways to Reduce Stress During the Busy Shopping Season

Nicole Blanckenberg — December 1, 2016 Follow @https://twitter.com/StoreYaCom— December 1, 2016 It’s crunch time and chances are you were (hopefully) run off your feet this Thanksgiving weekend. However, as Christmas shopping intensifies, so does the stress of a small business owner. According to the American Institute of Stress (AIS), 62% of Americans are stressed due … Continue reading 6 Quick Ways to Reduce Stress During the Busy Shopping Season

Email Drives In-Store, Online Holiday Shopping For Black Friday, Cyber Monday

by Jess Nelson, November 23, 2016 With Black Friday lurking just around the corner, have you tested your emails to make sure they render correctly on mobile devices? Nearly six in 10 Americans — 137.4 million individuals — are considering shopping this Thanksgiving weekend, according to the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) annual holiday consumer survey. … Continue reading Email Drives In-Store, Online Holiday Shopping For Black Friday, Cyber Monday

Personalizing Web Sites, Ads Dominate Holiday Shopping Decisions

by Laurie Sullivan@lauriesullivan, November 4, 2016 Consumers anticipate doing more of their shopping through online channels this year, but marketers need to understand the personal and the emotional cross-channel purchase journey. Personalization is a driving factor for higher sales during the 2016 holiday shopping season. Of those surveyed, 31% of people participating in a survey … Continue reading Personalizing Web Sites, Ads Dominate Holiday Shopping Decisions

Uncover hidden potential in your paid search and shopping campaigns

In this helpful how-to piece, columnist Andreas Reiffen explains how to find anomalies in your paid search campaigns and address them for improved performance. Andreas Reiffen on November 3, 2016   In search marketing, we’re always trying to get that little bit of extra performance out of our paid campaigns. But what do you do … Continue reading Uncover hidden potential in your paid search and shopping campaigns

Criteo Finally Introduces Predictive Search Platform For Google Shopping

by Laurie Sullivan@lauriesullivan, October 25, 2016 Criteo introduced a search platform for Google Shopping Tuesday after months of speculation. The platform takes a strong effort at predictive search based partly on machine learning and technology from its Datapop acquisition in 2015. Predictive Search combines Datapop’s product feed, content optimization and responsive campaign technology with Criteo’s … Continue reading Criteo Finally Introduces Predictive Search Platform For Google Shopping

Look to Thanksgiving dinner for holiday shopping trends

Columnist Adam Weiss takes a close look at the friends and family we all have around our Thanksgiving dinner tables and explains how affiliate marketers can get their attention this holiday shopping season. Adam Weiss on October 28, 2016  There’s nothing quite like the holidays: home-cooked feasts, colorful foliage, gift giving, and most importantly, visiting … Continue reading Look to Thanksgiving dinner for holiday shopping trends