Facebook this year announced it is putting drones and satellites in the air over developing countries to help bring its social network to new populations. After all, in the US, its saturation is already pretty high (59.17%). These other Facebook marketing stats and trends further suggest there are...
Small business owners juggle many jobs in keeping their businesses afloat. One of these is often marketing. A review of small business marketing trends indicates nearly half (47 percent) of small businesses take a Do-It-Yourself approach to marketing. The State of Small Business Marketing One study...
B2B marketing statistics and trends illustrate the global B2B marketing industry is still going strong. It's predicted to grow annually through 2018. Digital, in particular, will continue to garner attention with a 12.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), per PwC. B2B Marketing Budgets In 2014...
Pumpkin Hacking 101 Let's explore a marketing methodology that goes by the funny name of "Pumpkin hacking." Contrary to what it may sound like, pumpkin hacking doesn't involve prize-winning vegetables. Rather, it's a simple SEO strategy that can help boost your site's traffic. Here's what you need...
There are a number of important benefits to be gained by integrating Hubspot marketing with your Shopify ecommerce site. When you use these two tools together, your company is able to leverage critical customer and purchasing data from your shopping cart with Hubspot’s powerful inbound marketing,...
The marketing world is a buzz with its latest obsession: growth hacking. Known as the strategy that helped brands like Facebook, Uber, and DropBox achieve astounding growth during their start-up phases, growth hacking is the art and science of finding relevant ways to use your product, data,...
It’s a great time to be an e-commerce startup. According to AmericaCommerce, eCommerce is a $220 billion dollar market in the U.S. alone – and growing by nearly 17% every year. By 2017, online retail sales are predicted to reach $370 billion. Shopify for eCommerce Startups For many, the allure of...
Pop-up stores are temporary retail events, when an online retailer establishes a short-term, physical storefront for the purpose of driving sales, reaching new audiences, and generating buzz. Pop-ups are the retail trend of the moment – and for good reason. They’re significantly less expensive and...
Email marketing accounts for over 7% of all transactions on ecommerce websites, making email the one of the most effective ecommerce marketing channels, according to a report by Custora. Email is a critical part of an eCommerce brand's sales-nurturing and engagement strategy. The roles that email...
The self-educating buyer In 2008, Roman Ray wrote, The Best Salesperson: Your Website, in Entrepreneur Magazine explaining how an business's best sales person is actually their website. The Internet has changed the way we shop Websites play a central role in the customer acquisition process. A...