Sales enablement software firm Showpad has released what it describes as an AR e-commerce tool that will let B2B buyers get a closer look and feel at what they’re purchasing and how it might work in their organization. Using Apple’s ARKit, the AR e-commerce tool allows sales people to develop models that are projected through […]
Even though they work in B2B firms, 78 per cent of procurement managers begin looking for product searches on Amazon or Google rather than a vendor’s own site, and most are disappointed by what they find, according to a new report from Avionos. Avionos, a digital marketing firm based in Chicago, surveyed 160 U.S. B2B […]
More than half of B2B organizations said integration with legacy technologies is hampering their adoption of e-commerce tools and 37 per cent say they lack the ability to support various sales channels, according to a research study from Magento Commerce. While 85 per cent of organizations said they were interested in offering customers ways to […]
Throughout the supply chain – from manufacturer to distributor to retailer to end consumer – the connections between each party are increasingly remote. At a time when ingredients, manufacturers and end consumers may each be in a different continent, maintaining control and visibility throughout the entire network — or e-commerce transparency is more important now […]
Adobe said its $1.68 billion acquisition of Magento will bring the ability to develop shopping experiences based on digital commerce, order management and predictive intelligence to its content creation and marketing analytics tools for both business- and consumer-oriented firms. Magento, an open source-based e-commerce application provider that was once sold to eBay, is best known […]
Autonomous driving might create major waves among consumers, but Toyota Motor Corp. used CES 2018 to show off a concept that would take it firmly into the business of serving other companies in retail, classified sales and even faciliating government service delivery. In a keynote presentation that was livestreamed from CES in Las Vegas, Toyota […]
Nearly 90 per cent of those making B2B purchases believe they’ll be offering products by 2022 that customers will mainly buy through e-commerce rather than a traditional sales rep, according to a research report from CloudCraze. In a look at how e-commerce will drive revenue growth outside of the consumer segment, Chicago-based CloudCraze, which offers […]
2017 has proven to be a year of glittering advancements in the eCommerce scene. There is a direct correlation between these advancements and the needs of the predominant target markets of Gen X’ers and beyond. Being the driving force of the information age, coupled with their inherent need for instant gratification, AI, machine-learning, mobile, and […]
Opening a shop is easy but keeping it open is hard. If you’re an entrepreneur you can relate to my situation. I was about to lose all hope. My second venture failed massively. Sometimes, failure gives us a new perspective. And that is what got me going on my third venture. I sat down in […]
Let’s face it: You’re not much of an ecommerce merchant by today’s standards if you’ve still never heard of Bitcoin. After all, it’s been nearly a decade since the original cryptocurrency was first used in a transaction. There is, however, no shame in admitting that you don’t have more than a peripheral understanding of Bitcoin. […]
Business customers look quite differently at online purchasing. Their decisions are logical and practical. It all depends on which provider ticks the most checkboxes on their list, who they can trust and who can accommodate them flexibly. In order develop a successful strategy a B2B ecommerce website should concentrate on providing as much useful information […]
Research conducted in late November 2016 by One Hour Translation, shows that the most popular language into which English language e-commerce websites are translated is French, followed by German. The research analysed 4,000 of e-commerce websites’ translation projects begun during 2015 and in the first 11 months of 2016. The analysis ranked target languages according […]
Digital display ad spending is expected to overtake search ad spending this year in the United States for the very first time, says a new report from eMarketer entitled “US Digital Display Advertising Trends: Eight Developments to Watch for in 2016.” The report suggests that the combination of video, native ads, traditional banners and other […]
All the signs point to business-to-business mobile commerce having a strong showing this year. A forecast released by Forrester Research shows that B2B e-commerce in the US could reach $780 billion in 2015. As promising as those figures are, the future may be even brighter, with B2B e-commerce surpassing $1 trillion by the end of […]
In the United States, the B2B e-commerce industry will reach an estimated $1.1 trillion in sales by 2020, up from $780 billion in 2015, says a new report authored by Forrester Research. B2B E-Commerce Big in North America The report entitled “U.S. B2B E-Commerce Forecast: 2015 to 2020” notes that e-commerce will account for 12 […]
Apple has filed a patent for technology that would hook directly into the contents of customer bank accounts to make advertising even more targeted than it is today. It would mean Apple would only display ads for products that customers can afford. The patent filing describes a system that would show dsfor products to groups of people with a […]
Experian Marketing Services recently released a study that aimed to identify the biggest opportunities and barriers marketers face. The study, entitled, “2015 Digital Marketer Report,” polled 1,000 global marketers and placed heavy focus on how customer data is collected and used. The research highlights several key marketing issues businesses currently face, including the inability to […]
A new feature added to YouTube’s in-steam video ads is making marketing on the site more engaging and interactive. Click-to-Shop, announced by Google last week, lets viewers connect to brand websites to purchase products they see in pre-roll advertisements simply by clicking a button that appears on a card during the pre-roll ad. The buttons are similar to […]
This staggering stat should encourage B2B firms with an e-commerce strategy. The infographic with the figure of B2B e-commerce revenue reaching $1.1 trillion US by 2020 comes courtesy research firm Sullivan, but they also included some other key findings. In a survey, 94 percent of B2B buyers wanted to know where and how to make an immediate […]
Incorporating digital programs into existing frameworks is a dilemma facing many organizations today. In an effort to help businesses with this problem, software solutions provider EPAM hosted a webinar with Rex Lee and Warren Cable, VPs of digital operations at Canadian Tire. Both Lee and Cable explained how they used omni-channel and digital programs in their retail […]
