Category: Platforms

March 3, 2023

eBay offers fulfillment services in some countries, and on Friday, it reminded sellers in the UK about its “eBay fulfilment by Orange Connex” solution. “eBay fulfilment by Orange Connex is a dedicated storage and logistics solution for small businesses, combining […]

February 28, 2023

eBay is making changes to its advertising program that effectively make more purchases subject to ad fees thanks to the “halo” effect. Currently, sellers pay an ad fee for a “direct” sale, which is when a buyer clicks on a […]

February 21, 2023

Sellers should not rely on eBay’s mobile app when checking their seller performance metrics. eBay manager Brian Burke told listeners of the eBay for Business podcast that there is a difference between the metrics value shown on the mobile app […]

January 25, 2023

When Wegmans announced last September that it would no longer allow shoppers to use their smartphone to scan and pay for items in its stores, the company sparked a firestorm on social media among customers disheartened by the loss of […]

December 22, 2022

A significant number of advertisers have recently increased their social media budgets or redirected spending from other media toward social platforms, while only 15% reduced or paused spending on the channel, according to Advertiser Perceptions. The number of advertisers feeling […]

December 16, 2022

BigCommerce is laying off workers and cutting costs as it pushes to reach breakeven by the end of 2023. The ecommerce platform will reduce its workforce by approximately 13% across employees and contractors, it announced on Thursday. BigCommerce rival Shopify […]

December 6, 2022

GoDaddy launched a solution to make it easy for sellers to create a WordPress store through its Managed WooCommerce Stores solution, reducing the number of plugins required to run their shop. A spokesperson for GoDaddy said traditionally, WordPress requires entrepreneurs […]

November 28, 2022

eBay appears to be putting its holiday marketing budget into its handful of focus categories as it runs another sale in luxury goods to attract big spenders. After recently funding coupons to encourage shoppers in luxury watches and fine jewelry, […]

October 31, 2022

As it looks to build on its creator connection initiatives, and amplify rising voices across its apps, Meta has announced the inaugural 25 members of its US ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ program, which aims to highlight new voices in various categories. […]

October 27, 2022

Etsy’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Fisher will step down at the end of the year to spend more time with his family and pursue other interests, the company announced on Thursday. Replacing Fisher will be Rachana Kumar, currently Etsy’s Vice […]

October 19, 2022

Etsy introduced promoted listings on its Depop marketplace, which it acquired last year for $1.6 billion (primarily cash). The ads are called Boosted Listings, and sellers will pay 8% whenever any of their boosted listings sell. Etsy has to show […]

August 18, 2022

The creator economy has skyrocketed, estimated to be worth more than $100 billion, but some creators have difficulty establishing economic independence while maintaining authenticity. To help them gain their footing, Shopify Collabs offers a platform for them to find brands […]

July 19, 2022

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more prevalent in our lives. Between our digital assistants, chatbots, virtual assistants, automobiles and recommendation engines across industries such as medicine, finance, insurance, manufacturing, marketing and entertainment, AI is everywhere. […]

July 18, 2022

As consumers emerge from the pandemic, their new online shopping behaviors are merging with their pre-pandemic traditional shopping habits.1 This more modernized approach combines digital and physical channels, forcing merchants to move to an omnichannel strategy or risk being left […]

July 18, 2022

Meta’s looking to give its eCommerce ambitions another push, with the launch of payments between users and businesses within Messenger chat, providing another way to facilitate transactions in its apps. As you can see in this example, the new process […]

June 6, 2022

For a medium that is as unsparing and spartan in its interactional capabilities as the voicebot, the difference between delight — yes, voicebots can delight you, even those of the telephony IVR stripe — and dismay almost always hinges on […]

June 3, 2022

“Meta” is what it is all about. Meta this, and meta that. The currency and relevancy of meta are ever present and participatory in our cultural and technological discourse, with recent announcements on the “race to the metaverse” — the […]

May 23, 2022

Writing a blog is one of the best ways to establish expertise within an industry and drive traffic to your website. There are a variety of platforms available to launch and manage a blog at little or no expense. Here […]

April 21, 2022

Zoom has unveiled Zoom IQ for Sales, an intelligent conversation solution for sales professionals. It also released new Zoom Events and Webinar features like backstage branding and branding for webinar sessions. “Zoom IQ’s analysis covers customers’ reactions, conversational and selling […]

March 9, 2022

Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform Bynder, headquartered in Amsterdam, announced the acquisition of UK-based GatherContent in a press release on March 3, 2022. Post-merge, Bynder has approximately 500 employees globally. Alice Deer, CEO and co-founder of GatherContent, will take charge […]