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7 Common E-Commerce Pain Points (and How to Fix Them)

Customer pain points refer to problems that shoppers experience that prevent them from making a purchase. For example, a customer may be interested in your product, but limited payment options may deter him or her...

byRaul Galera

April 8, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Impact on Brands Taking Positions on Social Issues (Episode 206)

On this morning's Business Beat, Jeff discusses results from a recent Piplsay study on the impact of brand activism and social issues. Of those consumers surveyed, 22 percent report that brand actions have impacted both...

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April 6, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Click and Collect Has Become a Mainstay in the Way Consumers Make Their Purchases (Episode 205)

As we move further and further away from the epicenter of the pandemic of 2020, it's becoming clearer which changes the pandemic caused that will be here to stay long into the future. On this...

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April 5, 2021

StartupNation Radio: ‘Ask the Expert’ About Customer Acquisition Featuring SCORE of Southeast Michigan

On this episode of StartupNation Radio, we're featuring a new installment in our “Ask the Expert” series, which is designed to help answer the burning questions of our community’s small business owners through expert insights....

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April 3, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Study Shows Gains in Local Ad Sales for 2021 (Episode 198)

We've long been advocating for entrepreneurs to start an online business, and now it's time to take your advertising online, too! On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses trends and predictions in local ad...

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March 25, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Best Ways to Engage Your Customers and Drive More Sales (Episode 190)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares results from a recent Digital Consumer Trends Index 2021 conducted by Cheetah Digital in conjunction with Econsultancy study on the incentives that work best to engage customers...

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March 10, 2021

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Spending Impact on the Super Bowl (Episode 172)

The Super Bowl is a business juggernaut, driving nearly $14 billion in consumer spending, according to the National Retail Federation. Beyond consumer spending on food, which averages around $75 per person, another big winner associated...

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February 8, 2021

How to Turn Your Side Hustle Into a Six-Figure Business

After the Great Recession, many individuals (including myself), started doing anything they could to make extra money. I went six months without a job in 2010, and in those six months, I Googled "how to...

byAmanda Abella

January 13, 2021

The Basics of Creating a Useful Return Policy for E-Commerce Growth

If you run an e-commerce business, know that your return policy tells customers how much you’re willing to work with them if something goes wrong. Policies build trust and help people know they’ll be taken...

byJake Rheude

December 28, 2020

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Holiday Marketing

So, you’ve waited a bit too long this year to plan out a carefully-crafted holiday marketing strategy for your startup. You’ve been busy, the day-to-day hustle and bustle has absorbed your attention, and time has...

byKeith Shields

December 13, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: This is Where U.S. Consumers Begin Their Product Searches (Episode 152)

By now, we're all familiar with the record-setting numbers associated with shopping online on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but a closer look reveals important changes in consumer behavior in the online shopping experience that...

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December 9, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Tips to Drive In-Store Sales (Episode 151)

While we know that the pandemic has caused a drastic shift to e-commerce, we also know that brick-and-mortar businesses still depend on in-store sales to keep those cash registers ringing. On this morning's WJR Business...

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December 4, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Put Podcasts to Work for Your Business (Episode 150)

On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses the power of podcasting when it comes to your company's content marketing. Did you know that, according to Omdia Tech's recent report on podcasting, global podcast ad...

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December 3, 2020

Constant Contact holiday shopping survey

Big News: Consumers are Still Shopping Small During the Pandemic

The year 2020 has been a transformational one, especially for startups and small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Constant Contact, an online marketing leader, surveyed over 3,000 consumers in the U.S. (aged 18 and...

byDave Charest

November 28, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Shop Local and Shop Mainstreet This Holiday Season (Episode 149)

It's officially holiday shopping season! While most of us will be doing our holiday shopping online this year (a reported 42 percent say they'll be doing all of their shopping online), before you hit that...

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November 27, 2020

4 Ways to Etsy-fy Your Customer Experience

There are two types of online shopping experiences: the fast and free necessity purchase and the personalized boutique purchase. The shopper seeking the first option just wants to buy the product and receive it as...

byNicholas Daniel-Richards

November 23, 2020

WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Social Media Endorsements Drive Small Business Sales (Episode 144)

Have you ever wondered if that recommendation you made on social media really helps a business out? Well, now there's proof that indeed it does. New data from American Express shows that on average, social...

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November 18, 2020

5 Tips for Converting Customers to Make Black Friday Sales

Entrepreneurs have faced major disruptions to the way they operate over the last few years. This now means that for many smaller businesses, Black Friday (as well as Small Business Saturday) holds a heightened level...

byAndy Bojko

November 18, 2020

Holiday Season 2020: Understanding Consumer Behavior to Inform Business Strategies

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, the holiday shopping season is officially in full swing. The events of 2020, however, will have shoppers and businesses alike navigating uncharted territory as the...

byDave Charest

November 17, 2020

6 Ways E-Commerce Startups Can Compete on Cyber Monday

It's no secret that Cyber Monday is a big deal for businesses large and small. According to Adobe Analytics, Cyber Monday 2019 was record-breaking, with $9.2 billion spent online, a 16.9 percent increase over the...

byKeith Shields

November 14, 2020