When it comes to increasing e-commerce revenues, mobile is on the move. According to the latest statistics, mobile e-commerce sales topped a whopping $2.2 trillion globally in 2023. What’s more, the numbers of consumers who are shopping — and buying — on their mobile phones is quickly rising, too. In fact, 60% of all the world’s e-commerce sales were completed on mobile devices in 2023, representing a 4% rise over the 56% figure reported 5 years earlier in 2018. And by 2027, the percentage of e-commerce sales made on mobile phones is predicted to hit 62%, with global mobile e-commerce sales totals climbing to a jaw-dropping $3.4 trillion.
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In today’s technologically advanced business world, artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the game nearly everywhere you look. Within a broad range of industries and across an array of applications, this leading-edge tech tool is making companies’ processes more efficient and making workers’ efforts more effective — and the outdoor industry is certainly no exception.
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As the landscape of outdoor recreation continues to evolve in the United States, so do the marketing strategies that most effectively connect with today’s outdoor enthusiasts. In this ever-changing environment, it’s still crucial for your brand to capture the essence of adventure and the spirit of the great outdoors in its marketing efforts. But to gain market leadership, staying ahead of the curve is imperative.
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For brands in the digital age, social media has become a nearly ubiquitous tool for communicating with consumers, achieving added brand exposure and engaging with followers. In fact, more than three in four small businesses harness social media to strengthen consumer connections, and nearly 92% of U.S. businesses with 100-plus employees include social media in their marketing mix.
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Common sense tells us that selling to an existing customer (customer retention) should be both easier and less expensive than finding and converting new customers (customer acquisition) — especially if the existing customer has been well-served. After all, the logic tells us, starting from scratch to gain a new customer will require more effort, more resources and more time than simply keeping a customer you already have.
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As professional marketers and business owners know all too well, a lot of time, effort and money go into catching consumers’ attention and attracting them to visit a brand’s website or brick-and-mortar store. But once they’ve arrived, the job is far from over. If the prospective customer encounters any significant hurdles to conversion along the path to purchase, all the work and spending can be for naught, at least when it comes to the business’s bottom line.
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Over the past five years, U.S. holiday e-commerce sales have risen from $108.7 billion in 2016 to $239.26 billion in...
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When you first hear the term artificial intelligence, or simply AI, it can undoubtedly conjure up some connotations of HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Skynet and the Terminator, JARVIS and Iron Man or just about any other science fiction film reference. However, at least for the time being, we are in no danger of robots taking over the world.
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It’s hard to ignore the huge potential that email marketing can bring for businesses. First of all, email is widely used by consumers everywhere. About 347.3 billion emails are sent globally per year, and nearly 4.4 billion people use email worldwide.
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A vital tool in the final stretch of the e-commerce marketing funnel, the product pages on your outdoor brand’s website can often make or break the deal. It’s where many consumers, often nearing the final steps on their path to purchase, make their final purchase decisions when shopping online — and its effectiveness can mean the difference between them choosing your product or opting for a competitor’s.
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In today’s crowded marketing world, quality content is more important than ever. With the demands of social media, website content...
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We can all remember how hard it was writing that high school or college paper. Then, we were most concerned with grammar, punctuation and spelling. Today, regardless of whether you’re a copywriter, freelance writer, or blogger or just looking to create viable content for your company’s website, you still have to be able to abide by all of that ninth grade literature class criteria. But most importantly, you have to be able to write consistently so that your content will rank highly among search engines.
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