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12 Social Commerce Apps for Merchants

12 Social Commerce Apps for Merchants

Social commerce tools create opportunities for brands and merchants to engage and inspire consumers with entertaining shopping experiences. YouTube continues to help businesses connect and interact with viewers in shoppable ways. All eligible creators can now access live shopping features,…

To Drive Conversions, Spy on Competitors

To Drive Conversions, Spy on Competitors

The first step is identifying direct competitors. If your business model is low prices, Amazon and Walmart are competitors. If it’s quality and community over price, the field narrows. And don’t ignore brands that target your audience with similar products.…

AWS Boosts Amazon’s Q2 2022 Results

AWS Boosts Amazon’s Q2 2022 Results

In its 10-Q, Amazon said the operating loss for North America — 2 million in Q2 2022 — was primarily due to increased shipping, fulfillment, and transportation costs; high wage rates and incentives; and fulfillment network inefficiencies. The same factors…

Editorial Newsletters Are the New Blogs

Editorial Newsletters Are the New Blogs

Bloom shared a milestone in his personal life with his readers. His son has made subsequent appearances in the newsletter. Content marketers are familiar with blogs, a staple of search engine optimization and engagement. Mr Porter’s “The Journal” could be…

6 Keyword Tools for Video SEO

6 Keyword Tools for Video SEO

YouTube’s auto-suggestions attract a different type of audience than Google’s. For example, Google’s top suggestions for the search query “smart watch” are “smart watch women,” “smart watch men,” and “smart watch for kids.” All signal commercial intent, the start of…

A metaverse reality check: Defining the metaverse

A metaverse reality check: Defining the metaverse

Another major, and widely-cited, prediction about the metaverse is McKinsey & Company’s prediction that the metaverse will generate between and 5 trillion in value by 2030, which was published in the report, ‘Value Creation in the Metaverse’. The report opens…