Pin to Win – Why Ecommerce Retailers Need Pinterest

February 20th, 2012 JB Smith 0 Comments

We’ve been hearing a lot about Pinterest lately. If you don’t know, Pinterest is one of the newest social sharing sites that acts as a virtual bulletin board. Users are able to ‘pin’ news articles, photos and web links of interest to their own theme-based boards, where other users can follow, discover and ultimately share [...]

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Why Bad Online Reviews Can Be a Good Thing

February 3rd, 2012 JB Smith 0 Comments

Reevoo, a provider of social commerce solutions based in the UK, recently conducted a study on consumer reviews hosted on retail websites.  The results were quite surprising – 68% of shoppers had a greater sense of trust for the retailer when both positive and negative reviews were present.  Furthermore, 30% of respondents actually suspected that [...]

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Creating Convenience in the Call Center

November 11th, 2011 JB Smith 0 Comments

In the world of direct-to-consumer retailing, convenience is king.  Just like with physical stores, poor customer service will drive customers away from your ecommerce or catalog channel as well.  Loyal customers are retained by making purchases easy to make and problems easy to resolve – but when you’re not face-to-face with the customer, how can [...]

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Optimize Your Customers Ecommerce-to-Mobile Experience

October 26th, 2011 JB Smith 0 Comments

Mobile commerce has been the hot topic in retail lately.  Marketers recognize that m-commerce represents an additional opportunity to grab a larger share of the consumer wallet.  Brands have been rapidly adding smartphone-compatible commerce sites for consumers to buy their products on the go.  Unfortunately for those retailers out there with a mobile site – [...]

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Fulfilling Expectations and Beyond

October 5th, 2011 JB Smith 0 Comments

You’ve recognized that consumer purchasing habits are rapidly moving into the digital space.  You’ve rolled out a fancy new website and staked your claim on all the trendiest social networks.  You even have a mobile app!  Consumers can now find your killer products at any time or place.  Unfortunately, having great products that are readily [...]

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Are You Spending Too Much Time Socializing

September 19th, 2011 JB Smith 0 Comments

Hello out there in fulfillment blogland! I’m JB, the newest addition to the Fifth Gear sales and marketing team. I’m truly excited about joining this awesome company and to be sharing my industry insight with you here on the Fifth Gear blog.  For my first post, I’ll tackle a topic that’s hot on the plate [...]

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