The Long-term Effect of Buy Now, Pay Later

Point-of-sale financing services such as Klarna and Affirm make it easy for online shoppers to buy now and pay later. These financial tech companies have the ability to reduce checkout friction and please customers, but they may affect ecommerce...

In January 2020, Visa announced it was acquiring Plaid for $5.3 billion. Before long, the U.S. Department of Justice began scrutinizing the transaction, resulting in the filing of an antitrust lawsuit to stop it. In this article, I will describe Plaid and explain...

Clienteling Personalizes In-store, Online Shopping

"Clienteling" enables shoppers and personnel in physical stores to interact with online channels, such as web, mobile, and social. Saks Fifth Avenue, for example, has used clienteling for over five years. With clienteling, in-store associates to access...

Gym Owner Shifts to Online Weight Training (and Thrives)

Perhaps no industry has been more disrupted by the internet than education. Online training is booming — from 1-hour courses to college degrees. Take Barbell Logic, for example. It provides one-on-one strength and conditioning training, entirely...

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Detailed social media audits should be a regular part of an ecommerce marketer's standard operating procedures. An audit could include reviewing the company's social media KPIs, goals, page or profile completeness, and audience alignment. - Armando Roggio, Consultant, Developer, PEC Senior Contributing Editor

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