The Top 10 Best PPC Hacks … Ever!
AdWords advertisers struggle constantly to keep pace in an ever-changing industry, where Google likes to switch things up with hundreds of changes to the […]
3 Content Marketing ‘Best Practices’ that Small Businesses Should Ignore
As much as we may hate to admit it, the rules are always different for small businesses. Most of our clients fit in the […]
Social Media Advertising: Which Platform is Right for Your Small Business?
If you’ve experienced success with paid search, you may have given thought to social media advertising. Increasing numbers of small businesses are branching out […]
‘Everyone’ is Not a Demographic: A Guide to Target Markets for Small Businesses
If you run a small business, maybe you have an idea of your target market. However, a vague idea is not enough to compete […]
Comedy in Content Marketing: To Be Memorable, Make ‘Em Laugh
Do you want your content to be unforgettable? Do you want parents to pass on your blog posts to their children, and your white […]
How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile as a Recent College Grad
It has been about four months since the class of 2014 received their congratulatory ceremonies in what is often considered as a milestone in […]
Perfect Timing: The Very Best Time to Send Email Newsletters
Timing is everything – right? It may not be everything, but it certainly matters, especially when it comes to getting subscribers to notice and […]
Storytelling in Content Marketing: What It Is, What It Isn’t, & How to Do it Right
I recently came across this video, in which renowned Austrian graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister tackles the stubbornly enduring buzzword “storytelling.” In refreshingly candid and […]
5 Times Internet Keyboard Warriors Didn’t Save The Day
There have been several times when Internet communities have banded together to do incredible amounts of good. Just take a look at these ‘Internet […]
Are You Sure You Should Be A Freelance Designer?
This article is part of our “Guide to Freelancing series” – consisting of guides and tips to help you becoming a better self-employed. Click […]
Bloggers: 6 Steps For The Perfect SEO Formula
Welcome back, Class. If you are expecting the easy, nothing-to-it type of list we covered in Article Writing: 6 Rules To Getting The Perfect […]
Fresh Resource for Web Developers – October 2014
Being a Web Developer is a really exciting thing. Why? Because there are always new shiny tools to try and play with every month. […]
Adorable Comics Featuring Sound Effects From Around The World
Onomatopoeia are words that suggest or resemble sounds. In simpler terms, they are sound effects. You see them in comic books where things go […]
Annoying Web Design Trends That You Should Avoid (Or Do In Moderation)
People love to follow trends. And there is nothing bad about that. In fact, in order to be “cool” following trends is a must. […]
20 Artists Who Took Art To The Next Level
Where there is an idea, there is a way to express it – at least when it comes to art. Artists can come in […]
What Twitter Can Teach us About Marketing Automation Users
Author: Amanda Nelson Marketers are always looking to better understand their audience, and to better address their needs — especially when it comes to […]
Get Ready for Ad Week – 5 Things You Can’t Miss
Author: Maggie Jones We’re T-minus four days until Ad Week — one of the most important gatherings of marketing and communications leaders of the […]
6 Ways to Create Rocket-Fuel Content for Marketing Automation
Author: Anne Murphy Marketing automation is one of the fastest growing technology segments in business, and analysts predict it will grow to a $4.6 […]
Men vs Women: How They Shop Online [Infographic]
Contextual commerce is all about delivering a more relevant experience based on what you know about a visitor. New vs returning visits, geolocation, past […]
Live from Shop.org: Our Big Ideas Session Replay
If you missed Breaking Bag: Reinventing the Customer Experience at Every Touchpoint, our Big Ideas session at Shop.org, we’ve got the replay for you. […]
Ecommerce Links: September 2014
Greetings from the Shop.org Annual Summit, we’ll be back to regularly scheduled blogging next week. In the meantime, enjoy Get Elastic’s top picks for […]
The State of Beacons in Retail 2014 [Infographic]
Elastic Path is at Shop.org this week! Come check us out at Booth 739 and ask us about iBeacons, contextual commerce, shopping APIs or […]
How Betabrand Nails Product Page Storytelling (And So Can You)
Forbes recently ran an article Storytelling: A Brave New World Of Commerce, highlighting the benefits of storytelling for online retailers and brands selling direct, […]
3 Trends Transforming Education Publishing
Digital commerce touches a number of industries beyond online retail, and exciting things are happening in the publishing world, particularly education publishing. As digital […]
How People Buy: The Evolution of Consumer Purchasing [Infographic]
This week’s infographic comes from Hubspot, and timelines how the US consumer has bought, from 1900 to today – the “evolution of consumer purchasing.” […]