Ecommerce Trends and Best Practice

From the emergence of new shoppable formats to challenged shoppers’ budgets, we are entering a new stage in the evolution, adoption and role
of digital commerce.

From generating demand through to conversion and loyalty, this current retail environment requires brands to consider their ecommerce strategy, operations and fulfilment.

This 60-minute analyst session will draw on Econsultancy’s latest research, insights and best practice to help marketers and ecommerce professionals understand key trends, identify opportunities and optimise their own ecommerce strategy through this year and beyond.

It will cover:

  • How cultural and technological shifts are informing how businesses approach ecommerce operations and strategy.
  • Useful frameworks and best-in-market examples from across the customer journey.
  • The importance of omnichannel experiences and how brands are bridging the gap between physical and digital touchpoints.
  • The emerging channels and key trends to know about, from phygital to social commerce.

Resources

Ecommerce Best Practice Guide

Econsultancy’s Ecommerce Best Practice Guide lays out a comprehensive blueprint for businesses looking to update their existing ecommerce offering or develop a new proposition. The report gives in-depth guidance on strategy and operations, generating demand, converting demand and measurement in ecommerce.

Social Commerce Best Practice Guide

As social commerce continues to evolve, it has become an essential part of how many brands do business online. This best practice guide looks at developing a selling strategy across each of the major platforms, including influencer marketing and emerging trends within the space.

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Best Practice Guide

This report examines the opportunities in DTC for a broad cross-section of businesses, from digital startups to legacy brands. It provides frameworks, models, metrics and case studies that can be used to build an effective DTC strategy.

The Future of Retail Media

Retail media looks set for a bright future, with rapid growth predicted and an increasing number of brands and retailers creating an expanding and ever more sophisticated ecosystem. There will likely be some key areas for brands to pay attention to that are inherent within this growth. Growing maturity and integration As retail media becomes […]

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Social Commerce Best Practice Guide

As social commerce continues to evolve, it has become an essential part of how many brands do business online. This best practice guide looks at developing a selling strategy across each of the major platforms, including influencer marketing and emerging trends within the space.

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The Fundamentals of Ecommerce Strategy

Ecommerce success depends on a specific set of factors. This chapter runs through the fundamentals of ecommerce strategy, the formula for driving success, models that outline what the business needs to support an ecommerce function, and the components required in an ecommerce tech stack. The ecommerce formula At the most fundamental level, ecommerce success is […]

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