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About ecommadvisor

E-commerce enthusiast, evangelist, speaker and consulting leader. Founder of several successful e-retail businesses including grapevinehill.com - #1 footwear retailer in the world on eBay and Amazon. Now a full-time consultant, helping small to mid-sized businesses worldwide achieve their multichannel sales and marketing goals.

Use Behavioral Marketing To Up The Ante In The Age Of The Customer

In March 2013, Silverpop commissioned Forrester Research to evaluate how marketers are leveraging automation in their customer engagement processes.  If you remember reading my blog post “Top 5 Marketing Trends for 2014” (Jan 2014), then you know that #3 and #4 were directly pointing … Continue reading

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How to Win BIG with Marketing Automation: Cart Abandonment

Here are a couple of staggering statistics standing between YOU and BIG PROFITS… 67.91% – this is the average online shopping cart abandonment rate*! * based on the average of 27 different studies regarding e-commerce shopping cart abandonment, compiled by Baymard Institute. … Continue reading

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Customer Success and The Business Growth Theorem

Customer Success (Loyalty) Helps Crush Sales Quotas Axiom #1: If Your Business is Not Growing, Your Business is Dying. Axiom #2: Maximizing Retention & Minimizing Churn is as Equally Important as Acquisition. Axiom #3: Customer Retention = Repeat Business = Lower … Continue reading

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The Content Marketing Theorem

I recently participated in a webinar that focused on best practices in Content Marketing. The whirlwind of suggestions and formulas postulated, debated and tweeted was enough to bring on a marketing migraine. Ugh…got to…simplify. I am a HUGE FAN of … Continue reading

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Advanced Marketing Segmentation: Behavioral & Predictive Modeling

The last 3 years have seen a dramatic shift in marketing that have made it highly technical.  So much so that many companies shifted significant marketing related functions over to their IT team.  This was, and continues to be, a … Continue reading

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eCommerce Equations: Site Visitor to Conversion Ratio

People ask me all the time, “How much traffic do I need to get “x” conversions per day?“. Unfortunately, the answer is never what people want to hear.  Most people love to latch onto a stat that suits their expectation … Continue reading

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The Secret Sauce (Part 4): UX, UX, UX – Predictability Breeds Confidence and Loyalty

OK – Let’s Start with the SECRET… PROCESS is the Foundation of True Perception. These days, with the emergence and growth of open source development platforms, and templates galore available for “plug-n-play” design, practically ANYONE can have an impressive looking website … Continue reading

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Business Travelers Rejoice! Electronic Devices ON

According to MarketWatch and PRNewsWire, On Oct 31, JetBlue Airways JBLU  announced that it has “begun the process with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to become the first airline to allow customers to use personal electronic devices during all … Continue reading

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