While data is becoming increasingly invaluable to any business, there are myriad and complex laws governing its collection, storage and use that you have to be aware of.
For eCommerce entrepreneurs and executives who want to sell more
While data is becoming increasingly invaluable to any business, there are myriad and complex laws governing its collection, storage and use that you have to be aware of.
Today’s digital marketplace offers unbridled reach and it allows for unbridled understanding of your customers, but only if you collect the right data about them. knowing what you should know about them is becoming something of a science.
Michael Ross, chief scientist at eCommera, suggests that focusing on the right inputs, plus a little magic, will drive profit for optimised websites.
Using and understanding web analytics is vital for the success of a website, especially when it comes to ecommerce.
There are a lot of analytics packages out there, some free, some extremely expensive so how do you decide on the package that’s right for you?
When understood and used correctly web analytics provides an invaluable tool for lowering bounce rates, completing conversions and maintaining customer loyalty.
Steep penalties make card data protection a high stakes proposition and, as many will no doubt be aware, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Council is due to publish a revision to the standard in October this year, making PCI top of mind in 2013.
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.
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.
Retail is moving from the store to the consumer. In the past, you understood retail by looking at ‘profit per store’ and took action by store – opening, closing or refitting, or by hiring a new manager.
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Tony Pearce, serial company starter and entrepreneur talks us through his nine steps to using crowd funding – and offers some salutatory warnings about the risks, workload and rewards. Watch and learn…
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January 7, 2014
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