eCommerce Fastlane: Shopify Growth Strategies—Where AI Efficiency Meets Human Connection

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 TodayHow 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 MentionedRockerboxRockerbox Shopify AppThank 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: OMNISENDToday’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.

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 TodayWhy 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 MentionedRetentionXRetentionX Shopify AppRetentionX 30-Day Free Trial - Thanks Alex!The Data Scientist BlogThank 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: LIMESPOTToday’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.

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 TodayThe 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 MentionedChatdeskChatdesk Shopify AppChatdesk Shopify Developer Case StudyChatdesk 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 SwimwearMented CosmeticsEverbrandScotch PorterObviThank 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: OMNISENDToday’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.

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 TodayThe 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 MentionedPixleePixlee - 14-Day Free TrialHow Top Brands Succeed With PixleeTurnToMorpheCotopaxiAlo YogaThank 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: LIMESPOTToday’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.

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 TodayHow 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 MentionedHappy Returns - 60-Days Free Access To Return Portal Software - Mention eCommerce FastlaneHappy Returns Shopify AppOuterknownRothy'sUntuckitAndieThank 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: OMNISENDToday’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.

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 TodayHow 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 MentionedGrowaveGrowave Case StudiesGrowave - Exclusive 60-day free trialGrowave Shopify AppLilyCharmedUniqsoPlant EssentialsThank 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: LIMESPOTToday’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.

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 TodayA 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 MentionedHiConversionHiConversion Recommend - 20% off for Fastlane listeners!HiConversion Shopify AppCheckout Zen Shopify AppAmazon PersonalizeThank 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: OMNISENDToday’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.

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 TodayAutomating 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 MentionedSmartly.ioSmartly Case Studies & Success StoriesSofa Summit Recorded SessionsThank 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: LIMESPOTToday’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.

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 TodayHow 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 MentionedEdgemeshEdgemesh 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: OMNISENDToday’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.

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 TodayHow 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 MentionedClear.SaleClearSale Shopify App25% 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: LIMESPOTToday’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.