Smart speaker voice search strategy is essential for any eCommerce business as Alexa has become a household name and a powerful influence in brands’ online revenue success. OC&C Strategy Consultants found that Alexa-enabled smart speaker voice search devices occupy about 10 percent of US households. Smart speakers currently account for $2 billion in annual sales today…
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Some of today’s most popular websites have drastically changed since their early days on the World Wide Web. How many of your favorite, popular websites have transformed? Amanda Zantal-Wiener answers this question in her Hubspot blog, “Blast From the Past: 7 Websites That Were One Thing, But Now They’re Another.” Amazon Launched in 1994, Amazon’s…
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In 2013, Amazon announced plans to begin delivering packages via drone. Amazon drone delivery footage from their newest ad offers new insights into the service. Over two years later, new drone delivery video showcases a new prototype of one of the delivery drones. Matt McFarland of The Washington Post shares a few details worth noting…
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Cyber Monday Sales typically mark the busiest online shopping day of the year, falling on the back-to-work Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend in the U.S. This year, Cyber Monday sales rose just 8.5 percent compared with online sales growth of 20.6 percent on the same day last year. Spencer Soper cites the Cyber Monday…
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News began circulating last month that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had proposed the creation of fast and slow lanes for internet service speeds (think internet highway). The addition of fast and slow lanes would require Amazon and Netflix to pay a premium to internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon, and Time Warner in order to provide faster internet service…
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You can buy just about anything on Amazon 24 hours a day, anything from toilet paper to electronics. Amazon.com offers an easy shopping experience and great values. For decades consumers shopped at Walmart for these products, but are now heading online to Amazon.
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Amazon integrates Facebook into their online marketplace. Now, Amazon integrates Facebook into their online marketplace and allows users to do countless things with their social media profiles. For example, users can search and find recommendations for movies, music, and other products based on their very own Facebook profiles. They can also see upcoming birthdays, create Amazon…
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