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EcommerceDec 21, 2016

Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing has, or at least should, become a cornerstone of any solid business plan. The benefits are numerous and the results are real. We've ...

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EcommerceNov 18, 2016

3 Tips for Personalizing Your Cart Reminder Emails

Research shows 82% of consumers want to see offers that have been personally tailored to their shopping preferences. Customers who know you care about...

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EcommerceOct 20, 2016

10 Tips to Prepare Your eCommerce Store for Cyber Monday

Last year, shoppers spent $70 billion online during the holiday season. The biggest online shopping days in the U.S. are between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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EcommerceSep 1, 2016

Anatomy of a Winning Cart Abandonment Email Template

You may have sent your customers newsletters or marketing emails in the past, but cart reminder emails are a breed of their own. How should you go about...

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EcommerceAug 10, 2016

Why Shoppers Abandon Your Site and How to Get Them Back

Selling online is no easy task. Think about how much effort, time, and money goes into getting potential customers onto your site. When they finally arrive

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EcommerceAug 2, 2016

Small but Mighty: Grow Your Conversion Rate with Cart Item Thumbnails

Most e-commerce marketing emails have an average open rate of 16%, while CartStack cart recovery emails have an average open rate of 50%. This is because...

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EcommerceJun 22, 2016

When to Send Cart Abandonment Reminder Emails

Time is of the essence when it comes to abandoned cart reminder emails. Why is it that most e-commerce marketing emails have an average open rate of 16%?

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EcommerceMay 18, 2016

5 Irresistible Ways to Incentivize Cart Abandonment Emails

Simply sending a cart reminder or two won’t always be enough to entice shoppers back to your site to complete their purchases.

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EcommerceApr 6, 2016

The CartStack WooCommerce plugin is now available!

We have just launched our plugin for the most popular e-commerce plugin for Wordpress in the world, WooCommerce! This plugin allows you to install the...

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EcommerceAug 25, 2015

CartStack Now Integrates With FoxyCart

Ecommerce plugin CartStack now provides seamless integration with the shopping cart platform FoxyCart.

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EcommerceAug 14, 2015

Entrepreneur: 7 Mistakes When Launching Ecommerce Startup

If you're launching an ecommerce startup, it's important to be aware of the common pitfalls that can lead to major problems down the line.

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EcommerceAug 8, 2015

10 Ways to Market Your Ecommerce Store on Twitter

How can you engage potential customers and drive traffic to your store on Twitter, one of the Web's most important social channels for business?