Author Archives: Vlad Zachary

Upshot Commerce 2014 – Year In Review

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Vlad Zachary

2014 has been another landmark year for Upshot Commerce and the brands we work with. In addition to onboarding a host of new clients, we helped the majority of our clients achieve record breaking results. Here are some of these … Continue reading →

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The 6 Silliest Sales Tax Rules in the US

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

With the online holiday shopping mostly over we are sharing guest content from our partner Avalara. If you’ve ever dealt with sales tax rules, then you know there are some crazy laws about how to tax products. But do you know exactly … Continue reading →

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Strategies for Increasing Your Average Order Value

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Encouraging your customers to buy more items and spend more money each time they shop is a proven method to boost revenue and profitability. Brick-and-mortar retailers have perfected the practice over the years, based on the marketing concept of the … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Part 4 of 4 – Fulfillment In the first three parts of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan, how to focus your Marketing in order to … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Part 3 of 4 – Website Optimization In our first two parts of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan and how to focus your Marketing in … Continue reading →

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Are we ready yet?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

The National Retail Federation estimates that what a retailer sells during the holidays can be as much as 20 – 40% of the annual sales. The expectation is that 2014 will build upon the success of 2013. During last year’s … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Part 2 of 4 – Marketing In our first part of the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays we discussed how to use Data Analysis to create an effective Holiday Sales plan. Today we will focus on Marketing. This stage is … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1.0 – or the E-commerce Playbook for the Holidays

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Part 1 of 4 – Data Analysis As soon as the Back-to-school shopping is over, retailers and e-commerce providers will turn their almost undivided attention to Christmas. Some retailers have already started preparing for the season. In the next few … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2.0

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

Back-to-school – the three words that will make middle school kids cry and the retailers sweat. That’s right – the second biggest shopping season of the year is right now and it is heating up. Every year more than $70 … Continue reading →

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Where Do We Spend Our Money Online

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Vlad Zachary

With $13.6 billion Clothing is the leading e-commerce category. The e-commerce business brokers at Digital Exits have put together this infographic with more interesting numbers and a breakdown that looks at in-store vs online. The anticipated increase in total online sales between 2011-2016 … Continue reading →

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