Consumer survey shows growing popularity of online shopping, as well as main ‘dealbreakers’

Ecommerce experience platform Shogun has shown in new survey data that 42% of people who have shopped online during the pandemic will continue to do so after The findings also revealed some of the main factors that lead consumers to avoid certain online stores or brands. The highest ranking was a website or app “that…

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Email marketing sees an increase in engagement as 2020 statistics show strong customer retention

The State of Email Marketing in 2020 report by Hubspot has shown email marketing to have had a strong 2020, with 78% of marketers seeing an increase in engagement in the last 12 months The statistics also showed a strong preference among millennials, with 73% preferring communications from business to be via email Email marketing…

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Facebook moves to expand ecommerce features as shopping on social media sites increases

Facebook has added to its ecommerce features for Canadian users, as several social media sites have moved to expand their online shopping options The ‘Shop’ option will now be highlighted on menu bar and on the mobile app, with new options for product searches and by-product notifications This follows a move by Twitter in February…

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Twitter Canada announces new online shopping options as it looks to capitalize on ecommerce

Twitter Canada has announced a partnership with so.da to create a new “online shopping experience” called Twitter Shops Fueled by so.da Using virtual pop-ups to target users with brands they may be interested in, Twitter hopes it will provide a new way for users to discover and shop for products Social shopping and ecommerce saw…

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