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• 13 Creative Stunts People Used to Land Their Marketing Dream Jobs - If you want a creative job in a competitive industry, sometimes the traditional resume and cover letter combo just doesn't cut it. To get the attention of a hiring manager at a top agency, you'll need something that highlights your assets, proves your intense interest in the agency, and differentiates you from a crowd of people trying to do the exact same thing -- all without seeming too over-the-top, gimmicky, or creepy.
  Topics: job, land, resume, agency, cover, company, video, candidate, jobs, creative, marketing, stunts, used, work, dream.
• 150 Power Words to Add Some Oomph To Your Copy & Deliver Results - I can guarantee you that this article will be absolutely eye-opening. It will provide actionable, research-backed insight that's proven to take your marketing copy from mind-numbing to mind-blowing.
  Topics: words, consumers, copy, list, theyre, marketing, deliver, power, add, results, big, used, running, oomph.
• 45 Slack Tricks to Boost Productivity & Improve Collaboration - Slack is an undeniably popular messaging channel for businesses — it's used by over 12 million people worldwide, and 87% of its users say Slack improves communication and collaboration.
  Topics: productivity, tricks, collaboration, daily, improve, slack, using, used, create, users, worldwide, user, colleagues, boost, messages.
• 6 Brands That Used Social Media to Boost Their Subscriber List - More than likely, you've heard the debate on whether it's more worthwhile to invest in email marketing, or social media marketing, to turn leads into customers.
  Topics: facebook, used, boost, sale, list, media, social, brands, sent, subscribers, channels, promoted, subscriber, marketing, email.
• 6ixty8ight makes Japanese debut with online launch - Hong Kong lingerie brand 6ixty8ight marks its Japanese debut on June 20 by launching an e-commerce store.
  Topics: debut, ecommerce, japanese, makes, used, online, 6ixty8ight, stores, lingerie, brand, yearthe, store, japan, launch.
• 9 of the Best Infographic Examples of 2020 - There's a whole lot to like about well-designed infographics: beautiful typography, succinct messaging, clever layouts, bold graphics. Not to mention that people follow directions 323% better with text and illustrations than without illustrations.
  Topics: sales, used, infographics, content, marketing, information, visual, examples, infographic, best, help.
• Ad Tracking: What It Is & How to Do It - Back in the days of Mad Men-esque advertising agencies, tracking how many people engaged with a particular ad campaign was nearly impossible to do well. Advertisers would sink money into mediums like radio and print, and hope sales of the advertised product went up. There was no dependably accurate way to determine how many people engaged with an ad or purchased a product because of it. In fact, the term ROI (return on investment) wasn't even widely used until the mid-1960s. 
  Topics: ad, users, pixel, ads, cookies, tracking, advertisers, information, used, google.
• Airtable Review: Smart Spreadsheets for Pretty Much Anything - If you’re looking for database software or just a way to create better spreadsheets, check out this Airtable review to find out what Airtable has to offer.
  Topics: used, features, spreadsheets, base, different, youre, review, option, data, smart, bases, airtable, create, pretty.
• Amazon Prime Day sees competition from more than expected number of retailers - Amazon’s Prime Day continues to gain competition from rival retailers piggybacking on the annual event with their own sales. Ahead of this year’s Prime Day, RetailMeNot had forecast that this year’s sale would see competition from 250 retailers. Today, the firm upped this figure to over 300, saying it found that more retailers than earlier […]
  Topics: expected, ecommerce, day, amazon, prime, shipping, techcrunch, sales, free, competition, used, sees, number, retailers.
• Amazon to pay $61.7M to settle FTC complaint over stolen Amazon Flex driver tips - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced today that Amazon will be required to pay $61.7 million to settle charges that it withheld some customer tips from its Amazon Flex drivers over a two and a half year period. According to the complaint against Amazon and its subsidiary Amazon Logistics, the company had advertised that it […]
  Topics: company, used, rate, amazon, ftc, driver, drivers, flex, techcrunch, pay, complaint, tips, settle, stolen.
• Amorepacific adopts eco-friendly packaging - Amorepacific has chosen to make use of eco-friendly packaging, adopting paper materials instead of bubble wrap.
  Topics: used, ecofriendly, amorepacific, environment, packaging, adopts, product, problem, paper, consumers, containers, materials.
• Approaching 8 Figures with a Single Employee - Ben Arneberg has done some impressive things. He’s jumped out of airplanes for the Air Force, met Jeff Bezos and even done work for the Department of Defense. But what’s perhaps most impressive is how he’s built a near 8-figure business with only one employee. In this episode we discuss the tactics he’s used to [...]
  Topics: willowandeverettcomwhat, arneberg, single, hes, using, whats, youderian, work, used, approaching, employee, ben, impressive, figures.
• Behind the turnaround that netted Vinted €50 million - It was May 2016 when Thomas Plantenga got the call. He was living in New York and working on projects with Fabrice Grinda — the co-founder of classified juggernaut OLX and the founder of FJ Labs. Plantenga had worked with Grinda on expanding OLX and was ready for the next challenge — which came in […]
  Topics: vinted, plantenga, came, super, companies, trends, turnaround, company, million, used, clothing, netted.
• Brian Beck, B2B ecommerce expert and author, on headless commerce [video] - In this short video, B2B ecommerce expert and author, Brian Beck, discusses why headless commerce is a great way for B2B organizations to future-proof their business.
  Topics: website, beck, ecommerce, think, short, headless, brian, outside, b2b, author, commerce, video, organizations, used, expert, way.
• Brighton-based MPB snaps up $69M to build out its used camera equipment marketplace - Used-goods marketplaces, an online staple since the beginning of the internet as we know it, have really come into their own during the COVID-19 pandemic: They’ve been a place for people clearing out their domestic spaces to list items that they have that are still in good shape, making some money in the process; and […]
  Topics: items, camera, partners, 69m, marketplace, techcrunch, equipment, million, platform, vitruvian, raised, brightonbased, way, used, world, mpb, build, snaps.
• Bringg nabs $30M to expand its delivery logistics platform used by Walmart and others - Over the last several years, delivery services have become a key component of how retailers, or anyone selling or distributing products and services, do business. Now, with a global health pandemic in full swing keeping people indoors (and away from physical storefronts), delivery has become an essential must-have if you want your business to stay […]
  Topics: platform, 30m, logistics, walmart, services, delivery, million, used, business, offering, techcrunch, growth, service, expand, nabs, bringg, businesses, way.
• Color Psychology for Brands: A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Color for Branding - Color psychology affects our mood and behavior & many companies around the world use these insights to make brand decisions.
  Topics: psychology, understanding, understand, colors, beginners, different, guide, brand, way, red, color, used, audience, brands.
• Done Right, Customer Profiles Drive Revenue - A good customer profile relies on objective information to describe shoppers, often segmenting them around the reasons they choose a company or product. In this post, I'll offer tips for building and using customer profiles.
  Topics: drive, information, ecommerce, customers, objective, profiles, right, personas, customer, shoppers, revenue, marketing, used.
• Ecommerce in Belgium: €10.26 billion in 2020 - Ecommerce in Belgium was worth 10.26 billion euros in 2020. That’s a decrease of 10 percent compared to the situation one year before. Of course, the decline has everything to do with the coronavirus outbreak. Belgians bought far fewer services online, but ordered more products. The average Belgian online shopper… Continue reading
  Topics: euros, belgian, billion, ecommerce, online, bought, used, average, belgium, purchases.
• Ecommerce in Poland to reach €11.64 billion in 2019 - Ecommerce in Poland is predicted to increase by 25 percent this year. This would mean business-to-consumer ecommerce sales of this Eastern European country will be worth 11.64 million euros at the end of this year. A significant growth is predicted for Poland’s ecommerce industry this year. In 2017, online retail… Continue reading
  Topics: predicted, users, poland, ecommerce, online, billion, used, shopped, websites, reach, polish.
• Ecommerce in Spain was worth €27.96bn in 2018 - Ecommerce in Spain was worth 27.96 billion euros in 2018. That’s an increase of 17 percent compared to the previous year. For this year, a growth of about 20 percent is expected, which would mean ecommerce in Spain will be worth 33.56 billion euros at the end of 2019. This… Continue reading
  Topics: worth, consumers, used, ecommerce, 2796bn, spain, spanish, items, online, payment, euros.
• Etsy and Shopify: How Three Makers Used Both to Grow Their Businesses - When you’re taking your very first steps into the world of ecommerce, there’s a lot to learn.  That’s why marketplaces like Etsy hold such appeal and can be such a good fit for makers who are just considering the idea of getting their products in the hands of customers. But selling on Etsy and selling on Shopify aren't mutually exclusive, and building a Shopify store can help you own your brand, build relationships with your customers, and grow your business. We spoke with three merchants to break down how they run their business on both Etsy and Shopify.More
  Topics: selling, etsy, things, store, grow, brand, business, makers, shopify, customers, products, youre, used, businesses.
• Google Used Search Data to Create This Report for Navigating the Holidays - Ah, the holidays. It's a holly, jolly time of year that's full of egg nog, seasonal foods, and -- in a word -- chaos.
  Topics: holidays, trends, navigating, create, seasonal, used, popular, holiday, thanksgiving, shopping, help, report, video, data, search, google.
• Greenstorm opens online marketplace for used e-bikes - Greenstorm, which launched an online shop this morning, is one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe. The German company that provides e-bikes to hoteliers in six European countries, now has an online marketplace which offers private traders the opportunity to sell their used e-bikes. With the new online shop, Greenstorm… Continue reading
  Topics: used, conversions, christmas, opens, state, online, ebikes, marketplace, greenstorm, sell, shop.
• Header Tags: What They Are and How to Use Them - When I first started blogging, I had no idea how to structure my posts to rank for search engines, or even why it was important.
  Topics: header, ecommerce, h1, theyre, post, tags, used, guide, keyword, title.
• How Coca-Cola Invented The Father of Christmas (Or did they?) - Photo: Coca-Cola History has offered many representations of Father Christmas, who has appeared in a range of clothing and colors…
  Topics: empire, image, santas, suit, santa, used, coca, cocacola, red, father, christmas, build, cola, campaign, brand.
• How I maintain mental and physical health (to grow my business) - Managing a fast-growing ecommerce business is not for the faint of heart. I've picked up a few practices over the last decade to keep my mental and physical health while scaling FringeSport.
  Topics: dont, sleep, try, work, happy, wife, health, used, mental, grow, im, maintain, physical, business.
• How Neuralab Crafted a Custom Automotive Experience on WooCommerce - Restoring old cars is big business. It’s also art! Created by people with the ability to preserve heritage. Pagoda Classics is a Croatia based car restoration and renovation company. With more than 25 years of experience and over 150 renovated vehicles, they’ve become a synonym for passion, individualism and perfection. CEO Karlo Beštak and his […]
  Topics: experience, classics, pagoda, design, shoot, photos, cars, video, shooting, automotive, production, woocommerce, used, neuralab, crafted, custom.
• How Our Marketing Team Used Sprint Planning While Working Remotely - This post is a part of Made @ HubSpot, an internal thought series through which we extract lessons from experiments conducted by our very own HubSpotters. As marketers at HubSpot, we’re constantly tasked with driving cross-functional projects towards launch.
  Topics: feedback, campaign, planning, sprint, marketing, audience, remotely, team, day, concept, creative, group, working, used.
• How Sujan Patel Used a Growth Mindset to Increase Views by 8 Million - While every business owner likely realizes the integral role marketing plays in a business's overall success, marketing for marketing's sake isn't going to get you anywhere -- there has to be a clear strategy and focus behind it.
  Topics: teams, customer, increase, product, million, views, marketing, used, growth, mindset, business, weaknesses, metrics, customers, sujan, patel, sales.
• How to Automate Your Social Media Marketing Like the Pros - As a millennial, social media has been around since I was in elementary school. Myspace was created when I was nine years old. YouTube was founded when I was 11. And Facebook became available to the public when I was 12. Although using social media has been a daily habit for me since I was in high school, it wasn't until I became a marketer that I understood the power of it.
  Topics: posts, automation, help, marketing, automate, social, pros, tools, content, team, media, used, post.
• How to Design a Memorable Logo (Whether You Do It Yourself or Work with a Designer) - Good logos stick. Bad ones don’t. In this guide, you'll learn how to design a memorable logo, from brainstorming concepts to getting feedback to finalizing your design. We even design our own logo from scratch.More
  Topics: good, work, brand, color, logo, logos, youre, used, fonts, green, designer, memorable, design.
• How to Write Captivating Copy (With No Experience) - It’s amazing that this week some aspects will finally be coming together to start completing the look of my online store. New to this case study series? Don’t worry, I’ll catch you up. Week one was all about choosing a niche. I broke down all the steps I take when […]
  Topics: customers, help, page, product, buy, used, keyword, copy, write, captivating, customer, experience.
• I should have used Google Shopping ads sooner - If you’re a nationwide retailer — or even statewide — you may advertise on Google Shopping, if not Google Ads, or both. As a small online-only retailer, I wish I had ...
  Topics: shopping, used, pages, results, sell, search, google, sooner, weeks, visitors, organic, ads.
• India’s Cashify raises $12M for its second-hand smartphone business - Cashify, a company that buys and sells used smartphones, is the latest India startup to raise capital from Chinese investors after it announced a $12 million Series C round. Chinese funds CDH Investments and Morningside led the round, which included participation from Aihuishou, a China-based startup that sells used electronics in a similar way to Cashify and […]
  Topics: manocha, startup, business, raises, secondhand, million, thats, india, indias, network, smartphone, used, 12m, device, cashify, online.
• Is conversational commerce just hype? - Although we're in the early days of voice commerce, Google Assistant is now estimated to be a resident on more than 1 billion devices worldwide. Therefore, we need to start measuring voice in commerce across the entire shopping journey.
  Topics: thats, smart, retail, voice, product, shopping, hype, used, conversational, speaker, commerce, value.
• JD Super boosts tea sales through live streaming - Chinese online supermarket JD Super used live streaming to achieve a 100-per-cent increase in tea sales during a recent tea festival.
  Topics: used, live, tea, chinese, boosts, viewers, streaming, jd, experts, video, sales, us42300jd, super.
• Kids on 45th just raised millions in seed funding to sell lightly used kids clothes — sight unseen - A seemingly endless number of startups has attracted funding in recent years to make life easier for people with money to spend. They’re sold nice clothes, chic shoes, cool office space, on-demand car services, on-demand laundry services, on-demand cleaning services, anti-aging therapies. It goes on and on. Overlooked in the process is the overwhelming majority […]
  Topics: clothing, world, sell, clothes, unseen, lightly, millions, used, seed, 45th, funding, items, kids, raised, company, business, startup, sight, worthy.
• Magento Innovations Lab Round 4 Showcase - We launched the Magento Innovations Lab to spotlight the exceptional, bleeding-edge work that the Magento Community is doing. From merchandising to customer service to payments (and more), these innovations are truly creating exceptional customer experiences for Magento merchants. Please join us in a round of applause for the newest additions to the program—the round four selections!
  Topics: showcase, used, robot, round, lab, product, magento, testing, innovations, extension, parts.
• Making Big Decisions in Your Life & Business - Two years ago, my family had three massive, life-changing decisions to make, and we didn’t know which way to go on any of them. Thankfully, we were able to work through a framework that helped us make definitive choices that we’re happy with today, and in this episode, I’m sharing the key steps that helped us get [...]
  Topics: youderian, decisions, big, turned, helped, work, making, family, life, framework, today, business, used, way.
• Mexican unicorn Kavak raises a $485M Series D at a $4B valuation - Kavak, the Mexican startup that’s disrupted the used car market in Mexico and Argentina, today announced its Series D of $485 million, which now values the company at $4 billion. This round more than triples their previous valuation of $1.15 billion, which established them as a unicorn just a couple of months ago in October […]
  Topics: d, company, techcrunch, car, valuation, mexican, unicorn, market, kavak, latin, garcia, markets, 4b, used, raises, series, mexico, 485m, brazil.
• OLX Group invests up to $400M in used car marketplace Frontier Car Group at $700M valuation - Frontier Car Group, the Berlin-based startup building used car marketplaces targeting high-growth, emerging markets, has picked up another significant round of funding from a strategic backer also focusing on the same geographical opportunity. Today, OLX, the online classifieds division Prosus (the digital division of Naspers that listed earlier this year in Europe) announced that it […]
  Topics: techcrunch, invests, services, marketplace, frontier, group, valuation, million, business, 700m, shares, markets, olx, used, car.
• Personalisation in Practice: How Manière de Voir used behavioural data to pre-empt customer needs - Founded in 2014 with the aim of creating luxury clothing and unisex accessories, Manière De Voir now wants to make high end clothing more accessible both via price point and its online stores. Guided by the three core brand principles ‘great design, premium quality, customer value’ the clothes retailer showcases its distinct style and the comfort of their items by maximising the use of multiple channels. Via social media especially, customers are encouraged to show off their wares and the brand continues to cultivate a strong following, regardless of gender.
  Topics: gender, manière, customers, needs, voir, data, preempt, personalisation, practice, experience, truly, customer, based, behavioural, brand, used.
• Picnic raises €250 million for robotized distribution center - Online supermarket Picnic has raised 250 million euros in a new investment round. The Dutch company wants to use this money to build a robotized distribution center of 42,000 square meters. Investors are the existing shareholders, while the Dutch bank ABN Amro has provided Picnic with a new loan. The… Continue reading
  Topics: households, center, distribution, served, netherlands, data, million, robotized, raises, picnic, used.
• Posti opens Box, ecommerce-focused premises - Tomorrow, Posti will open a new premises in Helsinki, which is focused on ecommerce for its consumer customers and online retailers. The initiative, called Box, is equipped with fitting rooms, a big parcel locker and a digital kiosk. Box is the postal service’s answer to the rapidly changing ecommerce industry.… Continue reading
  Topics: box, premises, ecommercefocused, online, customer, retailers, used, store, postis, events, posti, opens, customers.
• Quality Control Drives Ugmonk.com to In-house Fulfillment - By 2017, nine years after launching his t-shirt company, Ugmonk, Jeff Sheldon had expanded into posters and workspace products. Gather, Ugmonk's modular desk organizer, had just completed a successful Kickstarter campaign with two shipping containers of custom manufactured organizers en route, to send to customers.
  Topics: used, drives, things, ugmonk, quality, ugmonkcom, design, products, control, started, way, fulfillment, inhouse, warehouse, work.
• Recommerce Surges as Retailers, Brands Get in the Game - Recommerce, the process of selling used products or excess inventory to companies or consumers, is growing 20-times faster than the broader retail market and five-times faster than off-price retailers. Leading recommerce merchants include thredUP, The RealReal, and Poshmark.
  Topics: items, used, goods, million, company, sellers, game, recommerce, brands, surges, retailers, thredup.
• Shopee app Singapore’s most downloaded - The Shopee app has emerged as Singapore's most downloaded shopping app.
  Topics: quarter, singaporean, used, chinese, downloaded, visitors, singapores, app, southeast, shopee, ecommerce, taobao.
• Should retailers use emoticons in customer service exchanges? - Service providers who use emoticons are perceived as warmer, but less competent, according to a new research paper, which offers sage advice for retail brands engaging with consumers across digital platforms.
  Topics: usage, used, study, emoticons, customer, exchanges, service, emoticon, customers, employee, warmer, retailers.
• Singapore electronics upcycler Reebelo raises US$1.25 million - Singaporean refurbished-electronics marketplace Reebelo has raised a US$1.25 million seed round led by June Fund, with participation from Antler.
  Topics: singapore, upcycler, way, raises, million, waste, devices, used, strong, reebelos, usually, reebelo, electronics, us125, refurbished.
• Snapchat adds new styles as Spectacles V2s get used 40% more than V1 - Snapchat isn’t revealing sales numbers of version 2 of its Spectacles camera sunglasses, but at least they’re not getting left in a drawer as much as the V1s. The company tells me V2 owners are capturing 40 percent more Snaps than people with V1s. And today, Snapchat is launching two new black-rimmed hipster styles of […]
  Topics: snapchat, v1s, users, used, camera, adds, company, v2, styles, snaps, spectacles, v1, v2s, theyre.
• Social Media Definitions: The Ultimate Glossary of Terms You Should Know - For many people, posting a tweet, hashtagging an Instagram caption, and sending out an invite for a Facebook event on Facebook has become common practice. 
  Topics: online, definitions, allows, used, terms, content, video, know, media, users, glossary, facebook, social, twitter, ultimate.
• Ssense launches personalised shopping experience for Chinese - Canada’s Ssense has developed a Chinese language version of its online store as it seeks to boost sales in greater China.
  Topics: shopping, experience, used, version, launches, chinese, language, ssense, personalised, customer, times, care, customers, taxes.
• Storytelling That Sells - Today we have Michael Jamin’s top-rated talk from ECF Live on how to tell your brand story in an entertaining and compelling way that will make you more money. Michael has a lot of experience writing in Hollywood—most notably for King of the Hill—and he is incredibly hilarious and well-spoken. Listen in to hear his […]
  Topics: writing, sells, storytelling, twirlygirlshopcomwhat, michael, takes, youderian, wellspoken, used, way, jamin.
• Subscription services taking off in South Korea - The subscription economy, through which one can periodically receive products or services instead of purchasing them outright, is on the rise.
  Topics: services, pet, products, purifiers, rent, taking, korea, south, rental, rentals, used, subscription, various, cent.
• Supporting 14,000 Artisans While Generating Over $4 Million in Revenue - In this episode of Shopify Masters, we talk to Sujata and Taniya Biswas, the co-founders of Suta. Suta is a modern saree and apparel brand that supports the livelihoods of 14,000 weavers, with fair wages and high ethical standards. Sujata and Taniya share their journey of creating a $4-million company with social impact at its core, their process for hiring and building a team, and how they market sarees to younger audiences.    More
  Topics: suta, come, think, started, supporting, lot, know, artisans, generating, work, revenue, million, sarees, used, dont.
• Swappie bags $40.6M to sell more secondhand iPhones across Europe - Finland-based Swappie has closed a €35.8 million ($40.6M) Series B to expand into new markets in Europe. The ecommerce business refurbishes and resells used iPhones, taking care of the entire process from testing and repairing used handsets, to selling the refurbished devices via its own marketplace, with a 12-month warranty. Local VC and private equity […]
  Topics: 406m, europe, used, phones, bags, techcrunch, iphones, really, devices, refurbished, secondhand, buying, market, sell, business, swappie.
• That Whole Foods is an Amazon warehouse; get used to it - Earlier this week, in Brooklyn, near the waterfront, Amazon opened what looks from the outside like a typical Whole Foods store. It isn’t open to the public, however; it’s a new fulfillment center. “Grocery delivery continues to be one of the fastest-growing businesses at Amazon,” the company said in a statement about the location, noting […]
  Topics: used, space, mall, techcrunch, centers, stores, retail, feet, amazon, fulfillment, foods, square, industrial, warehouse.
• The 19 Best Content Marketing Tools in 2019 - While no content marketing tool can replace a solid strategy and talented humans, having the right tech stack can certainly help you get the job done better, easier, and more efficiently.
  Topics: used, content, tools, marketing, tool, free, google, great, best, wordpress, help.
• The Coronavirus Could Drive Car Dealers to Ecommerce - Managing the coronavirus pandemic in the United States has led to temporary store closures, social distancing, and economic concerns. People and industries are affected, including car dealers.
  Topics: car, industry, drive, used, coronavirus, carvana, dealers, states, ecommerce, sales, online.
• The Simple Business Model Used to Build a $2.4 Million Business - Colin Macintosh turned the end of a tech startup career into a new beginning for building his own brand. In this episode of Shopify Masters, you'll learn from Colin Macintosh of Sheets&Giggles on how he builds a successful crowdfunding campaign and found his niche with eucalyptus lyocell sheets to build a multimillion dollar business. More
  Topics: build, going, million, business, used, model, youre, dont, simple, im, product, thats, really, think, lot.
• The Tactics HubSpot Used to Rank #1 for More Than 34,000 - People are hungry for immediate answers.
  Topics: youre, blog, posts, google, featured, rank, used, seo, hubspot, engines, write, search, tactics, content.
• This Banana Chip Company Saw Early Online Success, But Soon Realized Its Branding Wasn't Ready for Retail - Bubba's Fine Foods originally sported a bearded man on its packaging, but have since switched to a more appealing monkey in a fedora.
  Topics: soon, products, brand, company, schmidgall, used, online, fine, ready, success, branding, early, realized, bubbas, snack, retail, wasnt, saw, thats.
• ThredUp, whose second-hand goods will start appearing at Macy’s and JCPenney, just raised a bundle - ThredUp, the 10-year-old fashion resale marketplace, has a lot of big news to boast about lately. For starters, the company just closed on $100 million in fresh funding from an investor syndicate that includes Park West Asset Management, Irving Investors and earlier backers Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Upfront Ventures, Highland Capital Partners and Redpoint Ventures. […]
  Topics: resale, jcpenney, thredup, goods, market, techcrunch, secondhand, used, stores, appearing, customers, bundle, macys, think, start, buying, raised, brands.
• Thrift Books CEO on $150 Million of Annual Used Book Sales - Anyone who has purchased used books on Amazon likely encountered Thrift Books. It launched in 2003 as a pure-play Amazon seller. It is now the largest used-book seller in the world. I recently spoke with Thrift Books’ CEO, Mike Ward, about the company and the logistics of selling tens of millions of books every year.
  Topics: book, books, website, ceo, sales, sell, amazon, youre, million, annual, used, thrift, technology.
• Two-thirds of the Largest U.S. Retailers Use Content Marketing - Some 33 of the 50 largest U.S. retail companies use content marketing. And 22 of those are doing it fairly well. I reviewed the websites and social media channels of the 50 largest U.S. retailers, according to the National Retail Federation, to learn which ones used content marketing.
  Topics: company, blog, stores, largest, retail, walmart, marketing, retailers, twothirds, used, content, amazon.
• VTEX, an e-commerce platform used by Walmart, raises $140M led by SoftBank’s LatAm fund - E-commerce now accounts for 14% of all retail sales, and its growth has led to a rise in the fortunes of startups that build tools to enable businesses to sell online. In the latest development, a company called VTEX — which originally got its start in Latin America helping companies like Walmart expand their business […]
  Topics: vtex, billion, latam, latin, walmart, company, fund, ecommerce, led, techcrunch, tools, used, america, raises, platform, companies, softbanks.
• Vestiaire Collective raises US$64 million in fresh funds - Vestiaire Collective has raised US$64.1 million in its new funding, with new investors Korelya Capital backed by Korean technology giant Naver.
  Topics: million, raises, used, shop, funds, us64, korelya, launch, fashion, naver, fresh, vestiaire, collective, countries.
• What is Public Relations? The Definition of PR in 100 Words or Less - What is PR? Public Relations professionals help a business or individual cultivate a positive reputation with the public through various unpaid or earned communications, including traditional media, social media, and in-person engagements. They also help clients defend their reputation during a crisis that threatens their credibility.
  Topics: johnson, definition, professionals, pr, reputation, words, relations, public, company, positive, tylenol, used.
• What is a Business Plan? Definition, Tips, and Templates - The business plan is an undeniably critical component to getting any company off the ground. It's key to securing financing, documenting your business model, outlining your financial projections, and turning that nugget of a business idea into a reality.
  Topics: used, financial, plans, need, sales, plan, idea, business, definition, entrepreneurs, tips, investors, templates.
• What is an API? A Digestible Definition with API Examples for Ecommerce Owners - You’ve probably heard the terms API, Public API, or Web API before. These are often used by software companies when…
  Topics: interface, programming, information, application, products, api, data, request, system, apis, product, complete, used, bigcommerce, definition.
• What startup names are most effective? - Entrepreneurs take a long journey when naming their brainchild, comparable to a parent naming their own flesh and blood. There are many reasons behind naming...
  Topics: business, phone, used, effective, startup, naming, names, category, keywords, search, aaa, techcrunch, similar.
• Zalando wants customer to return boxes and bags - Zalando wants to make the shipping of its packages even more sustainable. The online fashion platform is planning a pilot for reusable packaging. The customer can return the transport carrier, ie the carton box or the plastic bag, to Zalando so the German ecommerce company can use it again. In… Continue reading
  Topics: bags, packaging, wants, pilot, reusable, used, plastic, boxes, customer, return, project, company, zalando.
• iDeal used for 59% of Dutch online purchases - iDeal is getting increasingly popular among Dutch consumers. The payment method was used for 59 percent of online purchases in the Netherlands last year. That’s an increase of 3 percentage points compared to the situation one year before. That’s revealed in the annual eCommerce Payment Monitor. Last year, consumers in… Continue reading
  Topics: consumers, used, purchases, popular, online, ideal, payment, dutch, second, method, netherlands.
• ‘Ecommerce in Germany: €103.4 billion in 2020’ - Ecommerce in Germany is expected to be worth 103.4 billion euros at the end of 2020. This would mean an increase of 10 percent, as the online retail industry was worth 94 billion euros last year. Germany is one of the most mature ecommerce markets in Europe. In this country,… Continue reading
  Topics: online, study, germany, euros, billion, expected, used, worth, ecommerce.