Practical Ecommerce

"Mira Safety Thrives on 'Red Alerts'" | Roman Zrazhevskiy's company sells protective gear for seemingly existential events, such as nuclear and chemical warfare. He joins Eric Bandholz in this week's episode, addressing staffing strategies, growth plans, more. https://lnkd.in/gmY4Ea8S #ecommerce

"Temu’s U.S. Seller Program Is a DTC Opportunity" | The massive China-based marketplace is open to U.S. merchants. The selling prices are dirt cheap for commodity goods, but DTC items are not typically commodities. Armando Roggio explains. https://lnkd.in/g2nW7J_z #ecommerce Temu

"New Ecommerce Tools: December 19, 2024" | This week's installment includes updates on returns, payment financing, AI-powered assistants, social commerce, shipping, and security tools. https://lnkd.in/geK_24rC #ecommerce

"Charts: Global Investor Trends 2024" | Every year PwC surveys investors & analysts for their views on risks, technology, economic outlook, more. Analyst Adel Boukarroum recaps PwC's 2024 "Global Investor Survey" in this week's charts. https://lnkd.in/gR8ZW_pr #ecommerce #charts

"11 Books to Help Navigate Risk" | Here's a terrific rundown from Jean Gazis of new, forthcoming, classic #books on recognizing and mitigating risks. The authors are notable researchers, leaders, risk-avoidance practitioners. https://lnkd.in/gieXDhJe #ecommerce 

"12 Top Online Form Builders, Compared" | We dive deep into leading providers, detailing features, capabilities, uses, costs, and much more. https://lnkd.in/gAXFK3SC #ecommerce Paperform, WPForms, Typeform, Formstack, Jotform, Zoho Forms 

"U.S. Lags in Digital Wallet Adoption" | Most online & offline payments in Asia are on digital wallets. But fewer than half of U.S. consumers use that method despite the convenience & security. Contributor Dale Laszig explains the holdup. https://lnkd.in/gxQXVCtK #ecommerce

"How to Monitor Competitors’ Email Marketing" | Thanks to AI, Zapier, and ChatGPT, even SMBs can track competitors for #emailmarketing insights & opportunities. Armando Roggio explains in this great piece. https://lnkd.in/gt86k_zM #ecommerce

"Eons Founder on Mushrooms and Mental Health" | In 2017, Alex Wolfe 🍄 launched, scaled, IPOed a cannabis biz. He then started Eons, a mushroom-based supplement brand. He joins Eric Bandholz in this episode, addressing medical benefits, regs, more. https://lnkd.in/eY-Txwph #ecommerce

"New Ecommerce Tools: December 12, 2024" | This installment of our weekly rundown includes tools for genAI apps, virtual commerce, product images, blockchain payments, & drone deliveries. https://lnkd.in/gVP3ynSn #ecommerce Maropost, Roblox, Asendia