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How to Have a Better Online Store

Originally posted on Retailing: From A to Z:
More small retailers have developed online stores in recent years. The costs are relatively low, there are many easy-to-use templates, and a variety of outsourcers offer Internet services. Nonetheless, some of these…

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Addressing Gender Differences in Online Persuasion Strategies

As we wrote a while back in one of our most popular posts, there has been significant research about differences in online shopping behavior by gender. MindWhat, an analytics firm observes: “Are men from Mars? And women from Venus? Probably … Continue reading

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What Would YOU Do If You Won $100,000?

Well, this is not like winning a $100 million lottery. However, it is a good sum of money for [most of] us to have to spend. As marketers, we’d like to know if answers to this question differ by age … Continue reading

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