Schools & Resources
Our schools and resources coverage explores sources to help merchants improve their ecommerce skills. We look at helpful books, podcasts, blogs, tutorials, courses, YouTube channels, and more.
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Schools & Resources
Reading List: RevenueExpect CEO Josh Pierry
January 4, 2011 • PEC Staff
In “Reading List,” we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite books and blogs and tell us why they read them. In this installment, we spoke to Josh ...
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Reading List: LimitedPressing CEO Nick Mango
December 23, 2010 • PEC Staff
In Reading List, we ask ecommerce professionals to share some of their favorite books and blogs and tell us why they read them. For this installment, we spoke to ...
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Reading List: Mobify CEO Igor Faletski
December 15, 2010 • PEC Staff
In “Reading List,” we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite recent books and blogs and tell us why they read them. In this installment, we ...
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Booklist: Invodo CEO Craig Wax
July 6, 2010 • Nic Murdock
In “Booklist” we ask Internet professionals about the books and blogs they read, and why. For this list, we asked Craig Wax, CEO of Invodo, an ecommerce video company. Wax leads ...
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Mobile Commerce: Four Good Examples
March 18, 2010 • Brendan Gibbons
Deciding what to do about the explosive growth of mobile traffic can be difficult. That’s why we’re bringing you some of our picks for the best of the mobile web, with mobile-optimized sites that bring a unique and useful experience for users. Some of these sites are from large retailer...
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Booklist: McAfee VP Stuart McClure
December 9, 2009 • PEC Staff
In “Booklist” we ask Internet professionals about the books and blogs they read, and why. For this list, we asked Stuart McClure, vice president and general manager risk and compliance unit ...
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Booklist: Braintree CEO Bryan Johnson
October 26, 2009 • PEC Staff
In "Booklist," we ask Internet professionals to name books they believe are useful resources for ecommerce merchants. For this installment, we asked Bryan Johnson, the CEO and founder of Braintree Payment Solutions. Braintree provides online credit card payment processing and PCI compl...
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Booklist: MailChimp Co-founder Ben Chestnut
October 20, 2009 • PEC Staff
In Booklist we ask ecommerce personalities about the books they read and what they like about them. For this list we asked Ben Chestnut, co-founder of MailChimp, a self-service email marketing firm. As the MailChimp website explains, the company was built on the pragmatic notion tha...
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Booklist: NearbyNow.com Founder Scott Dunlap
October 14, 2009 • PEC Staff
Booklist is an occasional feature in which we ask ecommerce personalities about the books they read, and why. For this list, we asked Scott Dunlap, founder of ecommerce technology developer ...
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The PeC Review: “Online Marketing Inside Out” Is a Helpful Book
August 26, 2009 • Armando Roggio
Boiled down to its essence, ecommerce is really about marketing. In the brick-and-mortar world, a small retailer might have a half-dozen competitors citywide, and location, longevity, and luck can be as important as marketing. For example, there is a small, dirty bike shop I know that ...
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The PeC Review: “The Unofficial Magento User Guide” Helpful for Novices
July 16, 2009 • Armando Roggio
Magento Commerce, the open source ecommerce platform, has a massive following and an engaged development community. So it is no surprise that one of its devotees has released an unofficial users' guide designed to help do-it-yourselfers implement this powerful platform. James D. Ballo...
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Ten Inspiring Ecommerce Site Designs
July 10, 2009 • Armando Roggio
Creating a great (and successful) ecommerce site requires a mix of terrific products, strong marketing, informative content, and strong site aesthetics. In this article, I have located ten ecommerce sites that offer inspiration for the site aesthetics portion of this mixture. Certa...
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The PeC Review: MIT OpenCourseWare A Great Educational Resource
July 6, 2009 • Armando Roggio
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the leading universities in the world, offers free online courses that can provide ecommerce business owners and managers with MBA-quality course material. MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) provides open access to the MIT faculty’s course ...
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12 Good Ecommerce Resources
May 6, 2009 • Armando Roggio
Ecommerce entrepreneurs frequently earn their profits in small margins, where slight competitive advantages can be the difference between flourishing and floundering. Gaining a competitive advantage can be as simple as trying a new marketing tactic, making a subtle adjustment to your w...
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Booklist: Ruby on Rails Creator David Heinemeier Hansson
February 13, 2009 • PEC Staff
Booklist is an occasional feature where we ask Internet personalities about the books they read, and why. For this installment, we’ve asked David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of the Ruby on Rails software framework. Heinemier Hansson created Rails in 2004 while a student in Denmark...
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Booklist: Sagefire CEO Has "Standby" Books and "Recent Reads"
February 4, 2009 • PEC Staff
J.P. O'Brien is CEO of Sagefire, Inc., a Boulder, CO based software firm that produces KeepMore.net, the popular online accounting package. O'Brien tells us about books that are timeless for him, as well as newer books that keep him engaged and entertained. "Standbys" and "recent read...
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Booklist: Zappos CEO on Books That Inspire
January 27, 2009 • Brendan Gibbons
In Booklist, we ask ecommerce professionals to name books they believe are useful resources for ecommerce merchants. For this list, we asked Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com,, an online retailer of shoes, bags and other accessories. Made to Stick Whether you're trying to get a message...
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Booklist: Brulant CEO Len Pagon
January 28, 2008 • PEC Staff
In Booklist, we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite books. For this list, we asked Len Pagon, CEO and president of Brulant, a company that combines technology, interactive marketing and creative design. The Fifth Discipline By Peter M. Senge A great source fo...
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Booklist: Juice Media CEO Rick Enrico
January 21, 2008 • PEC Staff
In Booklist, we ask ecommerce professionals to name a few of their favorite books. For this list, we asked Rick Enrico, President and CEO of Juice Media Worldwide, a media and marketing technology company. Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die By Chip and Dan Heath ...
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Booklist: Mercado CEO Corey Leibow
January 14, 2008 • PEC Staff
In Booklist, we ask ecommerce professionals to name books they are currently reading. For this list, we asked Corey Leibow, CEO and President of Mercado, an ecommerce search and merchandising provider for small-to-mid sized business. Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping By Paco Under...
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