Archive for August, 2010

23 Aug

Don’t Forget: TurnTo / FastPivot Social Media Webinar Coming This Wednesday

Conferences, Partners, Social Media

Many retailers think that by implementing a Facebook and Twitter account, they’ve mastered the art of “Social Media.” But the reality is that this is only the beginning of the social journey. If you stop there, most of the return that may be realized (2-5x higher conversion rates) from “social” is wasted. In this upcoming [...]

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19 Aug

Holiday Sales Prep. Should Start Now:Top Five Holiday Readiness Tips For Ecommerce Merchants

Ecommerce

Christmas in August is a far removed concept for most holiday shoppers, but for ecommerce merchants, this is a time to prepare for what is to come. Some reports suggest an 11% projected growth in 2010 online/ecommerce sales this year vs. only a 2.5% sales in overall U.S. retail. To put this in perspective, “in [...]

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17 Aug

Going Mobile, Mobile, Mobile: Titanium Jewelry Recently Upgraded to a FastPivot Mobile Store Design

Mobile Store

Going mobile, mobile, mobile…so many standard ecommerce stores are upgrading to mobile, we’re having a hard time keeping up. This Youtube video (below) depicts one of our recent mobile store designs: TitaniumJewelry.com ‘s mobile store. FastPivot.com mobile store designers recently upgraded Titanium Jewelry’s standard Yahoo! Store to include a mobile design. When mobile shoppers visit [...]

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17 Aug

Parts Pros Love Their New FastPivot-Made Custom Advanced Search Feature for Yahoo! Online Stores

Yahoo! Stores

FastPivot Yahoo! Store designers recently unveiled this custom advanced search feature for Parts Pros. “Looks like everything came together great…I am already seeing a sales increase, and I believe you guys [FastPivot] are directly responsible. I appreciate all of the great work. ” –Steven Skipper, Parts Pros This custom Yahoo! Store feature is especially useful [...]

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16 Aug

Is Your Online Store Telling Lies?

Ecommerce, Social Media

As an Ecommerce merchant, you’ve probably considered a variety of marketing techniques. Everyone wants to get their product moving, so most are willing to try many different tactics to get the job done. Some even begin telling little white lies to hurry the process. The idea of using deceptive marketing techniques is alluring, because they [...]

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