When eBay first launched, your success as a seller depended on what items you were selling. Buyers came to eBay to find unique products—collectibles, antiques, used goods—so sales depended on how your item selection fit with demand on eBay. The marketplace still has unique products, but its product categories have become more saturated. With more […]

This is a guest post from the team at Airtable. Read more on the Airtable blog! Ecommerce content marketing often feels more artistic than results-driven. From blog posts to videos, this content is created to showcase a brand’s aesthetic and the lifestyle around a product. By presenting an amplified brand image, the content is meant

Five years ago, the subscription model still seemed niche and unfamiliar to most consumers. A decade ago, subscription boxes like Birchbox didn’t exist. Now, almost every type of product is offered through a subscription box. From 2014 to 2017, subscription box sales grew 800%. For the top subscription boxes, greater sales boil down to solid

The best marketers in ecommerce today are the ones who have mastered the art of storytelling. As ecommerce becomes more and more competitive, businesses have to work harder to gain the attention and loyalty of online consumers. The marketing and advertising campaigns that used to work ten, five, and even two years ago aren’t as

Amazon’s marketplace is just as lucrative as it is crowded. To profit as a seller, you have to stand out against over two million merchants. But if you do grab buyers’ attention, you’re bound to make sales since so many shoppers flock to Amazon. The average conversion rate in the marketplace is roughly 15%, roughly

If you want to create a successful ecommerce business in 2018, you have to be willing to compete with other business owners like yourself. We live in an exciting time period—it’s never been easier to create and launch an ecommerce brand than it is today. As more people leave their traditional 9-5 jobs to create

More and more people prefer shopping online rather than in stores in their towns, but that definitely doesn’t mean online shop owners can’t learn a thing or two from their brick-and-mortar companions. Here are just seven things that you can take from malls, shopping centers, and local mom-and-pop shops to use in your online storefront

In April of 2018, the world learned for the first time how many Prime users Amazon actually has. The number was staggering: Over 100 million global users. Amazon continues to expand their reach by offering Prime and Prime Now services to new countries around the world each year—like Mexico, Singapore, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Unsurprisingly, this