
Customer feedback is a weapon in your sales armory. Encourage it and cultivate it in the right way and people will be more likely to buy; cut corners and they will avoid your products like the plague.
For eCommerce entrepreneurs and executives who want to sell more

Customer feedback is a weapon in your sales armory. Encourage it and cultivate it in the right way and people will be more likely to buy; cut corners and they will avoid your products like the plague.

How can big data be leveraged to gain competitive advantage? Who is using it in the most effective way? How can it be properly analysed? It’s spawned conferences, dedicated websites, ebooks – you name it.

Online retailers need analytics to provide the eyes and ears of your shop. Google Analytics is one of the most powerful analytics applications out there and if your site generates fewer than 10 million hits per month, it’s free.

Big data is more than a buzz phrase. Collecting and curating the right data will give you a platform to attract more sales ad grow your business.

If you believe the hype, big data does everything: increase sales, cut costs, save you time, walk the dog – you name it. But for ecommerce businesses, at least, you wouldn’t be far wrong (save for looking after your pooch but who knows what the future holds?).

Acquiring accurate customer data is the holy grail of ecommerce; but that’s just the start. Keeping it safe from prying eyes is the real challenge.

Figleaves.com co-founder and chief scientist at ecommerce software and analytics provider eCommera, Michael Ross reflects on his fifteen years in eCommerce, learning from mistakes and the data revolution gripping retail.

Quality data is available at a click of your fingers, completely free of charge. Businesses now have data points from which to analyse success; from website analytics and email responses to social media engagement and customer satisfaction data.

Guy Mucklow, founder of Postcode Anywhere, looks into his crystal ball and gives eSellerMedia.com his predictions for the big ecommerce trends in 2013.

This year we polled the Intershop team around the globe to find out their top ecommerce ideas for Christmas 2012. Here is a snapshot of the best ideas from our teams in the UK, Germany and US.

April 10, 2013
Returns is an issue for every retailer and brand — fact. But how big an issue is it and why does it vary? How can retailers address it and control it?

February 17, 2013
Returns is an issue for every retailer and brand — fact. But how big an issue is it and why does it vary? How can retailers address it and control it?

January 8, 2013
When Marks & Spencer looked for an eCommerce platform to power their online outlet store, they knew they needed to work with a company that could support their 100+ years of retail tradition and handle the traffic volume they expected to drive. The obvious answer was Amazon Webstore.
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