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Customer Retention
AI Makes Loyalty Programs Smarter
November 9, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Artificial intelligence is not replacing loyalty programs. It is refining them.
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Business
Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands
November 7, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh now navigates the platform's constraints.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: November 6, 2025
November 6, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's installment includes updates on AI-powered marketing, automated ad creation, payments, customer experience management, shipping analytics, autonomous commerce, and more.
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Google Ads
Merge Google Ads Campaigns for Better ROAS
November 5, 2025 • Matthew Umbro
AI-driven optimization works best with abundant data. A single entity with 10,000 impressions is better than 10 with 1,000 each.
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Schools & Resources
Notable Business Books in 2025
November 4, 2025 • Jean Gazis
This year's award winners and best sellers include titles on Facebook, entrepreneurship, Shopify, China, and, yes, AI.
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SEO
Regex in GSC Reveals ChatGPT Searches
November 3, 2025 • Ann Smarty
Search Console reports AI-bot queries as if they're human. Here's how to isolate the bots from real people.
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Content Marketing
5 Content Marketing Ideas for December 2025
November 2, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Try these December content ideas: AI gift planning, year-in-review articles, Small Business Saturday, offbeat observances, and the anniversary of Texas's statehood.
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Business
Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million
October 31, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
"Once we dialed in our Meta ads and built a strong creative flywheel, everything took off," says co-founder Andy Gould.
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Conversion
5 Shopify Mistakes That Kill Holiday Profits
October 30, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Minor configuration mistakes during the busy Christmas selling season can seriously harm ecommerce profits.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: October 29, 2025
October 29, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's updates address agentic commerce, customer feedback, cryptocurrencies, shipping tools, post-transaction ads, website builders, and autonomous site optimization.
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SEO
Does Schema Markup Help AI Visibility?
October 27, 2025 • Ann Smarty
What matters for AI visibility is relevant content and long-term brand building, not structured data.
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Local Business
How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail
October 26, 2025 • Armando Roggio
AI agents cannot replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants.
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Business
E-Bike Founder’s Path to Purpose
October 24, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Aaron Powell planned to sell Bunch Bikes in 2023. Then he reconsidered.
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Schools & Resources
Book Excerpt: ‘Mission-Driven Ecommerce’
October 23, 2025 • Kenny Kane
Author Kenny Kane is the CEO of Testicular Cancer Foundation and a longtime cause-based ecommerce entrepreneur.
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Platforms & Apps
ChatGPT Atlas Pushes Agentic Browsing
October 23, 2025 • Armando Roggio
AI browsers such as Atlas summarize pages, compare options, and complete tasks without leaving a tab.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: October 22, 2025
October 22, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's rundown includes updates on GEO, agentic commerce, cryptocurrencies, embedded payments, website builders, customer data tools, and more.
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Schools & Resources
10 Books for Building Superb Teams
October 21, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Employees, suppliers, and service providers drive ecommerce success. These books help leaders develop and manage high-performing teams.
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Technical SEO
How to Remove a Web Page from Google
October 20, 2025 • Ann Smarty
The reasons for deindexing a page haven't much changed over the years, although the tools and tactics have evolved.
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Inventory
Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility
October 19, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Domestic manufacturing is a practical investment in speed, quality, and demand.
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Inventory
Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP
October 17, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Rah Mahtani, head of U.S. commercial strategy, addresses foreign manufacturers, tariffs, intellectual property protection, and more.
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Inventory
Recommerce for the Holidays
October 16, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Testing recommerce during the 2025 holiday allows retailers to gauge performance without a full-scale effort.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: October 15, 2025
October 15, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week: AI-powered ads, email marketing, AI agents for shopping and B2B, social commerce, one-click payments, cryptocurrencies, personalization platforms, and ecommerce deliveries.
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SEO
Google’s AI Reshapes Organic Listings
October 13, 2025 • Ann Smarty
Google is changing organic search results as it integrates AI, necessitating new traffic tactics and priorities.
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Social Media
Meta Ads Pixel Tracking, Explained
October 12, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The Meta Pixel drives better advertising performance and the need for heightened privacy awareness.
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Analytics & Data
Subscription Pro on Growth, Churn, LTV
October 10, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Andrei Rebrov, a 12-year subscription exec, says accurate and timely analytics can predict whether new subscribers stay or leave.
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Platforms & Apps
New Ecommerce Tools: October 9, 2025
October 9, 2025 • Sig Ueland
This week's update includes tools for shoppable ads, reverse logistics, customizable agents, cross-border delivery, GEO, conversational search, and more.
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Design & Dev Tools
OpenAI’s AgentKit Is a Milestone
October 9, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The new toolbox unlocks the practical challenges of developing and implementing autonomous AI assistants.
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Content Marketing
You’re Writing a Book. Now What?
October 8, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Knowing your subject, audience, and goal is only the starting point.
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SEO
GEO for ChatGPT Instant Checkout
October 7, 2025 • Ann Smarty
Generative engine optimization relies on context, not just product data.
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Content Marketing
5 Content Marketing Ideas for November 2025
October 6, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday are the key retail dates in November, but not necessarily the best options for content marketing.