eCommerce Fastlane – A Shopify Store Podcast. Get Insights To Profitably Grow Revenue And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. show

eCommerce Fastlane – A Shopify Store Podcast. Get Insights To Profitably Grow Revenue And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty.

Summary: My name is Steve Hutt, and I host the eCommerce Fastlane, a podcast that one anonymous reviewer called, "Impressive level of content that is accessible for beginners, but even more rewarding for deep e-commerce experts who want to get into the weeds of marketing & operations and translate these strategies into actions."At eCommerce Fastlane, I aim to provide you with the resources and source of truth for e-commerce growth and marketing education, specifically focusing on brands powered by Shopify. Since 2016, I've been empowering and guiding Shopify businesses to build, grow, and scale.Whether you are an established Shopify business owner or aspiring to launch your direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand, this podcast is here to accelerate your knowledge and help you succeed. I bring you actionable strategies and marketing tips through our Insights Blog and podcast episodes twice a week.Join me and a roster of Shopify partners and subject matter experts as we dive deep into the latest D2C marketing strategies, B2B e-commerce insights, and proven tactics to drive traffic, boost conversion rates, increase average order value, and maximize customer lifetime value.With a broad range of topics covered each week, we explore the best Shopify apps, email marketing, marketing automation, SMS marketing, text marketing, Shopify best practices, DTC e-commerce, and advertising platforms such as Facebook, Google, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Pinterest. We also dive into the Shopify app store, B2B e-commerce, acquisition and retention strategies, and the evolving landscape of retail and online stores.Our discussions go beyond the surface, providing in-depth knowledge, expert advice, and practical tips to optimize your e-commerce operations.Whether you're a marketer, DTC founder, online business owner, or entrepreneur, I aim to help you improve efficiency, increase revenue, and enhance customer retention, ultimately building lifetime customer value for your Shopify store.The world of e-commerce is ever-evolving, and at eCommerce Fastlane, I’m committed to keeping you informed and ahead of the curve. Together, let's unlock your ecommerce potential and accelerate your business to new heights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 141: Boutique eCommerce Growth Agency Smashes Store-Level ROAS, Revenue And Profit For Shopify Brands | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:02:12

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Justin Gecevicius the Co-Founder of AdKings. They are a Specialized Boutique eCommerce Agency that helps Shopify brands to drive revenue from $50K to 500K+ /month and then assist with growth to 7 figures monthly.They execute an omnichannel approach that includes Facebook, Google, conversion rate optimization, email marketing, and content production. This is a great wholistic conversation on how DTC brands can grow and scale!What You Will Learn Today What is the AdKings "Everest" eCommerce Growth Framework. The biggest challenges that Shopify brands and marketing teams face today. The pros and cons of hiring the agency vs freelancer vs in-house. Links And Resources Mentioned AdKings AdKings Mastermind Facebook Group Built to Scale Podcast Profit First - Book by Mike Michalowicz Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 140: Learn How To Recruit, Manage And Grow Sales With Groups Of People Who Love Your Products | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:59

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Mike Schmidt, the Co-Founder of Dovetale. They are an influencer marketing app for Shopify merchants. They help brands to build community, recruit influencers, track sales through affiliate codes/links, send gifts and automate payments to these creators.It's a timely conversation with tons of learnings around the benefits and tactics to implement a successful influencer campaign.Listen through to the end of today’s show to get access to an exclusive extended listener-only trial.What You Will Learn Today The building blocks you need for a successful influencer program. Why partner recruitment through community engagement is a winning combination for Shopify brands. How to not fall into the trap of getting as many people as possible to be your influencers. Getting organized with tools to collect applications and automate repetitive tasks for your influencer and affiliate programs. Links And Resources Mentioned Dovetale Dovetale 90-Day Free Trial 1000 True Fans - Kevin Kelly Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: SMSBUMP Today’s episode is brought to you by SMSBump, an incredible Shopify App to boost customer retention and revenue on autopilot.Yotpo SMSBump is the leading SMS marketing solution for eCommerce brands looking to build a top revenue channel. SMSBump helps you recover carts, launch targeted campaigns and engage in truly conversational commerce. SMSBump is a part of Yotpo’s eCommerce marketing platform, helping forward-thinking brands accelerate direct-to-consumer growth.Join over 90 000 businesses that use SMSBump to build meaningful relationships with their customers and sell online.Download for FREE and set up in less than 5 minutes. This is the only text marketing app you would ever need. And now as an eCommerce Fastlane listener, you get a 1-month free trial on their paid plans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 139: Get A Holistic View Of Everything You Need To Understand The True ROI Of Your Marketing Efforts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:40

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Ron Jacobson the Co-Founder and CEO of Rockerbox. They’re an attribution provider that helps Shopify brands to measure and optimize all of their marketing, from paid to organic and from digital to offline.Their attribution solution helps brands measure the impact of all of their marketing.  What You Will Learn Today How to overcome the difficulty of tracking everything when you start expanding your marketing mix. What an early brand should get in place in order to help them scale. The biggest mistakes Shopify brands make when they launch a new marketing channel. How to uncover the strategies and channels that bring customers which match your business needs. Why things get complicated when you go beyond advertising exclusively on Facebook and Google. Links And Resources Mentioned Rockerbox Rockerbox Shopify App Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 138: Unlock The Hidden Value In Your Shopify Data With Actionable AI-Powered Customer Retention Strategies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:50

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Alex Jost the Founder of RetentionX. They are an Analytics App that helps Shopify merchants leverage the power of their store data into clear actions for growth.You can get the best business decisions based on AI-driven data analysis and replace the power of an entire data science team with just one, easy-to-use tool.What You Will Learn Today Why customer retention is the main growth driver for successful Shopify brands. How prediction and forecasting models can help an e-commerce marketer make the best business decisions. How to identify the growth value drivers that are most important through data science-backed reports. Links And Resources Mentioned RetentionX RetentionX Shopify App RetentionX 30-Day Free Trial - Thanks Alex! The Data Scientist Blog Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high-growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 137: How Customer Experience Is The “New Marketing” For Your Shopify Brand | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:20

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.My guest in today’s episode is Andrew Olaleye, Co-Founder of Chatdesk. Notable Shopify brands such Andie Swim, Mented Cosmetics, Everbrand, and Scotch Porter, use Chatdesk’s cloud platform to provide on-demand customer support and assist in driving sales during after-hours and peak periods.This is a great conversation with tons of learnings about how and why you should implement a live chat solution to build amazing customer experiences.What You Will Learn Today The fastest way to increase sales and scale your customer support. Why customers expect brands to provide a personalized experience similar to shopping at a store. Benefits of providing 24/7 support to pre-sale questions across Facebook and Instagram. How to leverage the power of your customers and top promoters to grow revenue and lifetime customer loyalty. Links And Resources Mentioned Chatdesk Chatdesk Shopify App Chatdesk Shopify Developer Case Study Chatdesk Teams - 30% off for 3 months: Find US-based superfans of your brand to provide on-demand support across Email / Chat, Facebook and Instagram. Launch a two-week free trial in days. No dev work or pre-work needed. Chatdesk Trends - 3 months access to the premium version of our real-time customer/product analytics platform, Automatic tagging across all platforms including Shopify, email, social, chat, reviews, surveys. Andie Swimwear Mented Cosmetics Everbrand Scotch Porter Obvi Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 136: Modern Shopify Brands Are Now Embracing Community To Drive Results | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:36

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Kyle Wong the Co-Founder and CEO of Pixlee TurnTo. They are a UGC, Reviews, and Influencer Marketing Platform that helps Shopify brands scale word of mouth marketing.Pixlee’s platform curates customer-generated content in real-time, manages permission rights, and easily integrates the content directly into multi-channel browsing and shopping experiences including e-commerce, social media, ads, email marketing, blogs, and influencer marketing. Pixlee powers the UGC for notable Shopify brands including Morphe Brushes, Cotopaxi, The Sill, and Alo Yoga.What You Will Learn Today The merger of Pixlee and TurnTo and their new combined superpowers. Building community through word-of-mouth marketing accelerates customer lifetime value. Three important factors to consider when collecting and using user-generated content (UGC). Learn how to amplify your influencer strategy and use this content across all marketing channels. Links And Resources Mentioned Pixlee Pixlee - 14-Day Free Trial How Top Brands Succeed With Pixlee TurnTo Morphe Cotopaxi Alo Yoga Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high-growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 135: Delight Your Customers And Increase Loyalty With Innovative Nationwide Return Bars | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:13

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is David Sobie the Co-Founder & CEO of Happy Returns. They are a returns software solution paired with an innovative and market-leading reverse logistics process. They are successfully tackling the painful challenge of returning products purchased online. Its mission is to make returns beautiful for shoppers, retailers and the planet. This is a great conversation with tons of learnings about how other Shopify brands are building loyalty through convenience. Listen through to the end to get access to an exclusive listener-only bonus too!What You Will Learn Today How to retain revenue, reduce costs, increase loyalty, and enhance sustainability. A nationwide network of 2,600+ Return Bar locations serving 288 metros across every state in the continental US. Dramatically lower reverse logistics costs with bulk shipping and efficient processing at bicoastal hubs. Enhance sustainability by replacing cardboard boxes with reusable containers and shipping in bulk saves trees and fuel. Links And Resources Mentioned Happy Returns - 60-Days Free Access To Return Portal Software - Mention eCommerce Fastlane Happy Returns Shopify App Outerknown Rothy's Untuckit Andie Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 134: Join Over 13,000+ Shopify Brands Increasing Revenue With An All-In-One Marketing Platform | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:05

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Polina Kulikova from Growave. They are the all-in-one marketing platform for Shopify brands that helps them reach, engage, and convert their customers. Their platform helps build social proof, increase customer trust, decrease cart abandonment, increase conversions, and improve overall customer lifetime value.Be sure to listen through to the end of the episode to get access to an exclusive listener-only bonus.What You Will Learn Today How to extend your marketing with photo reviews, wishlists, loyalty programs, referrals, and user-generated content. Benefits for Shopify brands to consolidate 4-6 apps into one solution. Inspiring stories of success for other Shopify brands using the Growave Shopify App. Links And Resources Mentioned Growave Growave Case Studies Growave - Exclusive 60-day free trial Growave Shopify App LilyCharmed Uniqso Plant Essentials Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate your choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high-growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 133: Get Real Time Shopping Experiences At Scale Powered By Amazon Personalize | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:18

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.I’d like to welcome Zee Aganovic, who is the Co-Founder and CEO of HiConversion. They are an eCommerce Intelligence platform that helps Shopify brands personalize and optimize online shopping experiences to maximize revenue from every visitor session.Conventional product recommendations and personalization solutions in general, work best for returning shoppers and visitors that are likely buyers. Many Shopify brands are missing 90% of visitors whose preferences are not known and who remain non-buyers.Today we’re going to learn how you can unlock the new revenue potential of that 90% of likely non-buyers by enabling your store to deliver a wide variety of personalized experiences to customers at scale.What You Will Learn Today A flaw in competing solutions that product recommendations based on the preferences of the existing buyers exist with non-buyers. New technology with an active solution so the system is continually learning and adapting to live visitor actions and context. Self-learning algorithms that adapt to visitor preferences in real-time to minimize the risk and maximize your revenue lift. The benefits of leveraging Amazon Personalize to deliver a wide array of personalization experiences, including specific product recommendations, personalized product re-ranking, and customized direct marketing. Links And Resources Mentioned HiConversion HiConversion Recommend - 20% off for Fastlane listeners! HiConversion Shopify App Checkout Zen Shopify App Amazon Personalize Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 132: Engage And Convert Your Customers Attention In A Competitive Market Through Media Buying And Creative Automation | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 46:48

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.Today I’d like to welcome Corinne Demandis, the Vice President US, East at Smartly.io, the leading social media advertising automation platform. Since 2013, Smartly.io has become one of the largest Facebook Marketing Providers (FMP) helping advertisers from all verticals to streamline and optimize their social advertising. Currently, Smartly sees over $2.5 billion in ad spend flowing through its platform.What You Will Learn Today Automating every step of social advertising to unlock greater performance and creativity. Using data to inform your creative direction and campaign strategy. Gaining a share of wallet with conversions happening directly in the apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Getting the best results from ads specifically created for the stories format and utilize user-generated content.  Cutting through the noise and competition to reach new customers through relevant and personalized creative. Links And Resources Mentioned Smartly.io Smartly Case Studies & Success Stories Sofa Summit Recorded Sessions Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 131: Speed Matters To Your Bottom Line. Accelerate Your Shopify Store Through Speed-as-a-Service | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 37:05

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.In today’s episode, my guest is Jacob Loveless, Co-Founder at Edgemesh. Faster Shopify stores convert more users, have better search ranking and dramatically lower bounce rates.Advanced 'pre-cache' technology helps your customers pre-load content they're likely to request before they've requested it. Edgemesh enabled customers see an average performance improvement of more than 40% in the first week, resulting in real, measurable improvements in your business. Make sure to listen through to the end of today's episode to get access to an exclusive listener only bonus.What You Will Learn Today How to painlessly make your Shopify store run and stay 20-50% faster. Understanding the two different methods of how you measure site speed. The meaning of First Contentful Paint and Time to Interactive. Get actionable insights through detailed performance metrics for every page load, on every device. Intelligent browser caching uses your past customer behavior to anticipate what your new customer wants to see.  Links And Resources Mentioned Edgemesh Edgemesh Portal - 30-day free trial. Use: FASTLANE2021 coupon code. Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: OMNISEND Today’s episode is brought to you by Omnisend, the leading Shopify automation platform to drive sales on autopilot.With more than 3,000 5-star reviews on Shopify Appstore, Omnisend is a top email & SMS marketing automation platform that helps nimble ecommerce teams drive more revenue without increasing their workload. Full Shopify integration, pre-built automation workflows, intuitive segmentation, and no-code editing make it easy to get up & running without diving into the gritty details - unless you want to. More than 50,000 ecommerce brands use Omnisend to grow their businesses on autopilot, converting their customers with quick-to-build, highly-relevant emails & texts. Find out more about Omnisend today and start your 14-day free trial, no credit card required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 130: Ecommerce Fraud Is No Joke For A Shopify Brand, Neither Is A False Positive | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 49:46

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.My guest in today’s episode is David Fletcher the Sr. VP of Sales from ClearSale. They are a Fraud Prevention Company that helps Shopify merchants not only fight fraud but increase revenue by approving more orders through technology and human intervention. What You Will Learn Today How to create a seamless mobile shopping experience, while reducing the risk of mobile fraud. New challenges fraud and validation issues of buy-online-pickup-instore. How to stop fraud without affecting the customer experience. Manually reviewing every suspicious-looking order to ensure good orders are never incorrectly declined. Links And Resources Mentioned Clear.Sale ClearSale Shopify App 25% discount for the first 60 days - A guaranteed minimum monthly approval rate of 99%!! Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 129: Invigorate Positive Experiences With Your Customers Through Chat, Email, Social, Phone, SMS, Video, And Cobrowse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:18

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.My guest in today’s episode is Amrit Dhangal the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer from Acquire. They are a Conversational Customer Experience Platform that helps brands ride the next wave of CX. Their platform enables Shopify brands to thread customer conversations into one ongoing relationship while allowing the brand to focus on growing the business and delighting customers.What You Will Learn Today Why Shopify brands are winning by offer an omnichannel customer experience. Benefits of automating frequently asked questions with a chatbot and knowledge base resources. Primary trends and expectations influencing customer support operations today. Trends that emerged in 2020 and what’s going to stick around in 2021 and beyond. Links And Resources Mentioned Acquire Acquire Shopify App Customer Support Templates The Definitive Guide to Ecommerce Customer Experience Thank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and its sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play. Subscribe to the show and get notifications when new episodes are released.Episode Sponsor: CARRO Today’s episode was brought to you by Carro, a powerful Shopify app and sales channel that discovers ALL the creators, press, and media that already love your brand.Whether it's your brand’s customers, email subscribers, or fans, Carro will reveal all the influential people with a connection to your brand. If an influencer with a million followers bought from your store, would you know about it? Discover all of your influencers for free with Carro, available in the Shopify App Store! Go to getCarro.com and get started for free today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 128: Shopify Agency Partner Reveals A Proven Roadmap To Success In Ecommerce | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:58

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.My guest in today’s episode is Chase Clymer, Shopify Expert and Agency Owner from Electric Eye. He and his team create Shopify-powered sales machines from strategic design, development, and marketing decisions.He is also the host of Honest Ecommerce, a weekly podcast where he provides Shopify store owners with honest and actionable advice to increase sales and business growth.What You Will Learn Today Importance of finding product-market fit before getting involved with paid ads. The strategy of how brands are winning on Facebook and Instagram. The crucial 3 PKIs you should understand and invest in to grow your Shopify business. Links And Resources Mentioned Electric Eye Design and Marketing Case Studies Honest Ecommerce Podcast Facebook and Instagram Ads Course for Shopify - 20% Off, thanks Chase! Thank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and it’s sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and subscribe to get notifications when new shows are released.Episode Sponsor: LIMESPOT Today’s episode was brought to you by LimeSpot, the leading personalization platform for high growth brands on Shopify.LimeSpot is a market leader in personalization technology trusted by thousands of leading ecommerce brands worldwide.  Their AI-driven personalization and acquisition platform is proven to optimize customer discovery, reduce merchandising overhead and increase revenue. LimeSpot is able to showcase highly relevant products and deliver higher conversions than competitors because we leverage the largest independent AI data set of over 100 billion signals combining product data, consumer behavior, and trend analysis.   The result is deeper engagement, higher AOV, increased revenue and stronger ROAS. INSTALL LIMESPOT TODAY: The Personalization Engine that Understands Your Products AND Your Customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 127: Create Immersive Shopping Experiences With Realistic 3D Models Of Your Products | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:46

Your Business Is A Journey. Invest In Yourself Today.Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning, implementing, and iterating. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.My guest in today’s episode is Sahil Gupta the CEO of Spase. They are a technology company leading and innovating a way for Shopify brands to create engaging 3D models of their products.What You Will Learn Today An overview of 3D models, AR (augmented reality), and VR (virtual reality). Benefits of implementing 3D models on your product details page. How the introduction of 3D models and AR have impacted sales and customer relationships. The verticals and types of products that are best suited for 3D models. The future and benefits of implementing this technology today on your Shopify store. Links And Resources Mentioned Spase Spase Resources Spase Playground 10% Off - Use "fastlane" at checkout (thanks Sahil, so kind!) Thank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast and it’s sponsors. If you enjoyed today’s show, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.I would also be so grateful if you would consider taking a minute or two to leave an honest review and rating for the show on iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our entrepreneurial audience, and I read each and every one personally!Growth Mindset?Listen to the eCommerce Fastlane podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and subscribe to get notifications when new shows are released.Episode Sponsor: CARRO Today’s episode was brought to you by Carro, a powerful Shopify app and sales channel that discovers ALL the creators, press, and media that already love your brand.Whether it's your brand’s customers, email subscribers, or fans, Carro will reveal all the influential people with a connection to your brand. If an influencer with a million followers bought from your store, would you know about it? Discover all of your influencers for free with Carro, available in the Shopify App Store! Go to getCarro.com and get started for free today! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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