Tag Archives: Bigcommerce

Instagram Allows Retailers to Offer Shoppable Posts

Posted on December 7, 2017 by bermanevansretail

As a social media platform, Instagram is huge. And it’s  still growing. It has well over 800 million subscribers. Yet, until recently, Instagram was not very retailer friendly. Now, this has changed. And the change will benefit both Instagram and … Continue reading →

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How SMB Retailers Can Better Utilize Twitter

Posted on November 10, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Twitter keeps growing in popularity as a social media platform. According to its Web site, Twitter has “284 million monthly active users. 500 million Tweets are sent per day. 80% of Twitter active users are on mobile. 77% of accounts are outside the U.S. Twitter … Continue reading →

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Small Online Retailers Can Compete with the Big Guys

Posted on January 30, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Even though E-commerce via the Web has become very popular for the “big guys,” there still remain many opportunities for smaller firms. As Julie Neumann reports for Bigcommerce, an E-commerce platform serving 50,000 stores in over 65 countries: “If you want to build … Continue reading →

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