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Five Ways to Prepare for the 2014 E-Commerce Season

YoungUpstarts

The e-commerce shopping season kicks off in earnest on Cyber Monday, which will fall on December 1 in 2014. Add PCI compliance capabilities to follow regulations on the transmission of payment-card data, and avoid attracting negative attention from regulators. Make sure your store can handle traffic spikes. There’s no time like the present.

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B2B Ecommerce Sites: What Works for B2B Buyers?

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But the B2B ecommerce market is growing exponentially , estimated to reach $1.2 Ecommerce sales are growing for traditional B2B businesses as well as direct-to-consumer brands, which are opening wholesale sides to get a slice of the growing B2B ecommerce pie. B2B ecommerce: 2 key differences of B2B buyers.

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10 Things All Founders Should Do in the Last Months of 2014

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What has your business accomplished in 2014, and what is still left to do? If you’re a B2B company, take advantage of leftover funds from over-budgeted campaigns and projects. Budget planning and allocating funds for 2015 should be a priority toward the end of 2014. The new year is fast approaching. Closing Q4 Sales.

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Pricing determines your business

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Also this is almost exclusively B2B unless it’s something “luxury.” In fact, discussions of price in particular was the key to invalidating one business idea and then validating WP Engine , which now (2014) employs 200 people. Price is not an afterthought, it is essential business design.

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LinkedIn Video Ads: Relevance, Specs, and Use Cases

ConversionXL

LinkedIn ads offer the benefits of video content and the granular targeting of a B2B-centric platform. The growth of B2B video marketing. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. As AJ Wilcox notes in his course on LinkedIn ads , 72% of the Fortune 1000 are B2B companies. digital ad spend went to video.

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Twitter Link Roundup #234 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

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The Truth About B2B Lead Gen: What Really Works | The Daily Egg – crowdspring.co/1uuaGFD. The Truth About B2B Lead Gen: What Really Works | The Daily Egg – crowdspring.co/1uuaGFD. 30 new tools & resources for designers (September 2014) | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/Wziyt0. What Is a Font License?

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[Infographic] The Potential Of Social Media For B2B In 2014

YoungUpstarts

It’s often said that social media is much harder to crack for B2B businesses than it is for consumer-based ones. In many cases, it’s true – but increasingly social media platforms have become the choice for B2B marketers, and budgets have also correspondingly grown to take advantage of this space.