This week, Alibaba Group’s online retail platform Tmall announced an uptick in the number of new merchants on the marketplace, as well as a rise in transaction volume among new joiners. In other news, a cancer screening tool developed by...
The first step in diagnosing declines in organic search traffic is identifying which pages and queries account for the loss. The post Pinpoint Traffic Drops with Search Console, GA4 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Global execs foresee a softening of demand for their company's products but remain optimistic about profitabilty. The post Charts: Global Executives’ Plans, Projections Q1 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT and Gemini can suggest keywords, content, topics, and more. The post ChatGPT vs. Gemini for SEO Tasks appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce platform Alibaba.com unveiled a training and networking academy for women entrepreneurs in Europe this week, part of a broader effort to achieve gender equality in the business space. Over the course...
This week: updates on shoppable video, AI-powered search, composable commerce, payments, subscription plans, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: April 15, 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Content drives visitors which drive email subscriptions which drive sales. All are measurable. The post How to Track ROI from Content Marketing appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
The lines have blurred between buy-now pay-later providers and credit card issuers. The winners are merchants and consumers. The post BNPL Competition Drives Wins for Merchants appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Roman Kahn's ecommerce holding company seeks aquisitions, albeit cautiously. The post Amid Downturn, Ecommerce Investor Perseveres appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Online and mobile payment platform Alipay saw a jump in overseas visitors to Mainland China using its services to pay vendors in March, as tourists visited ahead of the Easter and Ching Ming holidays. And speaking of travel, Alibaba...
How will Google's Search Generative Experience impact organic listings? The post SEO Takeaways from SGE’s Partial Rollout appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Alibaba Group’s B2C online marketplace Tmall has earmarked more resources for business development among its merchants as the platform company looks to cement its position in China’s e-commerce sector. Executives laid out the updated...
U.S. manfacturing activity increased in March for the first time in 16 months. The post Charts: U.S. Manufacturing Trends Q1 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
An ad's postion on the search results page is less important than its prominence, per Google. The post Google Ad Updates Reflect New SERPs appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Visuals in social media posts drive engagment. New AI tools produce those visuals instantly from text prompts. The post AI Apps for Social Media Images, Videos, Infographics appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Alibaba Cloud is slashing the price of core public cloud products for international customers to support long-term AI growth, the company announced during its Spring Launch virtual summit on Monday. The new pricing strategy covers five...
This week: updates on fulfillment, design services, financing, digital marketing, payments, customer support, shoppable videos, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: April 8, 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Since 2014 we've published a monthly rundown of content ideas. This May 2024 installment addresses families, the military, Eurovision, holidays, and how-to videos. The post 5 Content Marketing Ideas for May 2024 appeared first on...
Losing his hair was the first step in Faraz Khan's entrepreneurial journey. Fully Vital, his DTC hair-wellness company, is the result. The post Early Hair Loss Spurs DTC Founder appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
This week, Alibaba Group published a voluntary update on its share repurchase program for the March quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. In other news, Alibaba Cloud has broadened its selection of freely available collaborative resources...
The surveillance specialist was invited to dine with the home secretary after the company he ran gave the party thousands Christen Ager-Hanssen was in Mallorca conducting an espionage operation when the email from Conservative party...
Responding to questions of customers and prospects can generate traffic and sales. The post How to Discover Shoppers’ Questions appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
The same year, 2022, company replaced plastic sleeves in EU with paper and cardboard, and cut plastic packaging globally by 11.6% The amount of plastic packaging waste created by Amazon has increased in the US even as the online retail...
Roughly half of U.S. adult TikTok users have never posted a video. Over two-thirds have not completed their bio. The post Charts: TikTok in the U.S. appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
New merchant tools this week address customer engagement, B2B payments, product discovery, digital marketing, fraud prevention, post-purchase solutions, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: April 2, 2024 appeared first on Practical...
Reviewing meeting recordings for takeaways and action items used to take hours. No more. The post AI Tools for Meeting Notes, Recaps, To-dos appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
This installment of our quarterly book rundown includes titles on digital marketing, team development, content marketing, AI, launching a startup, and more. The post 10 New Ecommerce Books for Spring 2024 appeared first on Practical...
The fast fashion firm’s dubious ethical record doesn’t get in the way of a ‘haul’ or an IPO At a time when more responsible politicians are finally pushing back against expansion by the fast fashion monster, Shein, it feels inevitable...
The consumer tech site has long relied on traffic from organic search. Then came AI-generated content. The post BGR Media Founder on AI Upheaval appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Internal links are critical for organic search rankings — and mega time-consuming. Yes, AI can help. The post AI-powered Internal Linking Tools appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Extra financing will bring technology giant’s total investment in OpenAI rival to $4bn Amazon said on Wednesday it will pour an additional $2.75bn into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to...
Online platform AliExpress is investing millions of Euros in discounts and deals ahead of this summer’s UEFA European Football Championship, part of an exclusive global sponsorship announced on Wednesday. The football championship will...
McKinsey & Company foresees better times ahead for global sporting goods retailers despite shifting consumer preferences and uneven supply chains. The post Charts: Retail Sporting Goods Trends Q1 2024 appeared first on Practical...
Buyers from around the globe flocked to e-commerce site Alibaba.com this month to participate in annual digital trade fair March Expo, and their activity painted a picture of the latest B2B trends. The platform saw increased demand from...
First-party data remains an underutilized marketing asset of ecommerce companies. The post Top Ecommerce Ad Segments appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Alibaba Group has proposed to purchase all outstanding shares of Cainiao Smart Logistics Network Limited while concurrently withdrawing its IPO and listing application, the company announced on Tuesday. The deal will establish a more...
Competitor research was once limited to enterprise brands with big budgets. No more. The post AI Platforms for Competitor Research appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
This week's rundown includes tools for livestream commerce, cross-border transactions, logistics, omnichannel sales, customer experience, fraud prevention, and more. The post New Ecommerce Tools: March 25, 2024 appeared first on...
It’s no longer just familiar designer goods that are faked. Counterfeiters now spread their net much wider After years of dealing with mental health issues, Kelly Robinson-Key found writing poetry helped her through the dark times. From...
Dividing the year into months of four weeks, five weeks, and four weeks facilitates comparisons and decision-making. The post 4-5-4 Calendar Aids Retail Planning appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Future Commerce founder Phillip Jackson sees the good in commerce as a societal stabilizer. The post Commerce Drives Culture, Says Media CEO appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Alibaba Cloud is partnering with FAW Group, one of China’s leading car manufacturers, to transform the automaker‘s business intelligence capabilities with generative AI. The Chinese maker of trucks, passenger vehicles and more is tapping...
Changing domain names can seriously reduce organic search traffic. Here's how to recover. The post Traffic Recovery from Domain Changes appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Jian Wen became involved in a criminal racket converting cryptocurrency into assets including property and jewellery A former takeaway worker found with bitcoin wallets worth more than £2bn, believed to be the largest ever seizure of its...
Research firm GWI surveyed global consumers as to their internet habits. Chatting and messaging were the top activities. The post Charts: How Consumers Use the Internet 2024 appeared first on Practical Ecommerce .
Judge says evidence for his conclusion that Craig Wright did not create bitcoin is ‘overwhelming’ Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin, is not the Australian computer scientist Craig Wright, a high court judge has ruled,...
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help bitcoin rally above $71,800 The biggest European stock markets are all in negative territory (with the smaller exception of Switzerland)....
Analysis shows link between Copper Technologies and Jonatan Zimenkov, who was later hit with US sanctions over Ukraine invasion A cryptocurrency firm transferred digital assets worth more than $4.2m to a crypto wallet belonging to a...
Last week the six biggest operators – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and ByteDance – were forced to toe the line on competition, advertising, interoperability and more. It was a gamechanger Last Wednesday was a landmark moment...