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Avoiding Cart Abandonment
If you've made the plunge into e-commerce, your next steps are to ensure that those sales are coming through and not plagued by "cart abandonment". From our research, we've seen numbers like 59% to 83% of carts being abandoned somewhere in the middle of the checkout...
The Marketing of Today
We've been posting a lot lately about mobile marketing, eCommerce, social media and more. We've also been talking about the trends in shopping online as the holiday season is underway. If you're not currently selling online, you're missing out. Period. The numbers...
Welcome to the Digital Holidays
According to recent research by Google, 85% of us will start browsing on one device and finish our shopping experience with another. Welcome to the digital holiday season! It's in full swing. Is your website mobile? We can help you get there.
It’s Cyber Monday! How Are You Shopping This Year?
"Monday is an awful way to spend 1/7 of your life!" ~Unknown Unless, of course, it's Cyber Monday! The times, they are a-changin', and today may be a record day for the retail history books. While Black Friday was all the rage in year's past, Cyber Monday is...
‘Tis the Season – Are You Ready?
Happy Black Friday everyone! 'Tis the season to be merry, right? Or is it more accurate to say, "tis the season to SHOP TIL YOU DROP"? While many still rise at 3 a.m. to brave the calamity of lines and outrageous human behavior, just as many others choose to shop in...
Doing Social Media Right
"You have to be different, great, or first." ~Loretta Lynn Social media is just what the name says. It's a form of media that allows you to be "social" with your customers and potential customers. It's not enough to join Facebook or Twitter and call it a day. You've...
Ecommerce Sales Continue to Rise
Each quarter, Rave Retailer provides statistical data to Furniture Today for their eIntent segment which analyzes online furniture website data across the country. These statistics are right in line with many of the other statistics we've been reporting regarding...
Simple Ways to Use Mobile in Your Business
My twelve year old daughter pre-ordered an iPod 5 with her birthday money, and it arrived at our doorstep yesterday. Like a kid on Christmas morning, she's been giddy; playing with it, exploring all of the available options. As a techie myself, I must say it's a...
ECommerce Solutions, Indexing Your Site and Marketing That Works
Can you imagine a retail store without a checkout lane? Surprisingly, as the VP of Sales for Rave Retailer, that is exactly what I am finding in the field of sales. Ecommerce has grown to over 161 BILLION DOLLARS in 2011 and by 2016 that number will double. If you...