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— Kurt Elster, Ecommerce Strategist, founder of Ethercycle, and a top Shopify Plus Expert.
Past issues
Shopify Dispatch Issue #68 - Customer predictions, Repeat buyer tactics
Special news: I just acquired a new Shopify app, JSON-LD for SEO. Predicting when your customer will buy again What if you could predict the future? With the right data you can, at least for your repeat customers. Customer purchase latency can give you an idea about which customers will...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #67 - Post-holiday sales, Backend page speed
Drive Sales After the Holiday Retail Rush The holiday season is over so now it's time to try to boost the slow first quarter sales. Jason Dent has four strategies you can start putting in place now, though to be honest they aren't quick fixes and will likely payoff later...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #66 - Predicting 2017, Shrinking AOV
Ditch the Crystal Ball: Where to Place Strategic Ecommerce Bets in 2017 With 2016 drawing to a close, it's time to think about what major changes you'll make for next year. My own experience leads me to bet on greater personalization backed by the quantity of customer data stores are...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #65 - Consumer electronics, Drip integration
Opportunities, Threats, and A Future Consumer Electronics Retailers Must Prepare For Shopify Plus has released another industry report, this one for consumer electronics. How to integrate Drip with Shopify to automate your marketing Combining Shopify with the marketing automation provided by Drip, you can build email campaigns that catch the...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #64 - Science of sales, Quick email marketing
The Science of Sales: How to Move More Merchandise with Discounts This article by Jessica Bianchi outlines how people behave to sales and discounts. You can use these strategies to create an offer that is both enticing for your customer and profitable for you. The Quick Guide to Holiday Email...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #63 - Shopify industry reports, Measure repeat customer revenue
Introducing Shopify Plus Industry Reports Shopify Plus is producing industry reports which describe upcoming trends and changes in different ecommerce industries. The first for Fashion and Apparel is out now. Measure how much of your Shopify store revenue originates from repeat customers Earning more revenue from your repeat customers is...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #62 - Facebook advertising, Why customers disappear
Facebook Ads for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs With its rich segmentation and huge userbase, Facebook advertising can be an important channel for your ecommerce store. Now Shopify has released a guide to Facebook Ads for Ecommerce Entrepreneurs which should make it even easier to get started. Why Customers Disappear After the First...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #61 - New Shopify customer reports, Gift wrapping for AOV
Happy Black Friday season, may your store reach new sales records. Introducing New Insight Reports That Will Help You Get More Sales Shopify has added some new customer reports that are a great first look at your customer base. While I'm a fan of more deeper analysis (like the ones...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #60 - Grow your business, Content marketing
14 actionable tips for building a more profitable ecommerce business in 2017 It's never too early to start planning for major changes to your ecommerce store. SellBrite has put together a collection of ideas you can work on in 2017. Content marketing tips for ecommerce Content marketing works well for...
Shopify Dispatch Issue #59 - Ecommerce analytics guide, Metrics-based marketing
Ecommerce Analytics for Absolute Beginners: A New Guide from Shopify Shopify has just released a new guide that I'm really looking forward to reading and recommending to customers: Ecommerce Analytics for Absolute Beginners. Switching to a metrics-based approach to ecommerce marketing In a similar vein, I wrote about how to...