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

My guest in today’s episode is Brandon Brown the Co-Founder and CEO from Grin. They have developed a software tool built to enable direct-to-consumer brands to scale influencer marketing. As more and more people spend time on their phones instead of socializing in real life, research shows that the average screen time is up to over 5 hours per day, which is an 18% increase pre-Covid. It’s predicted this trend will only continue to increase or at the very least stay the same, while we all continue to socially distance ourselves from the non-digital world.This is an important and timely episode about how you can execute authentic influencer marketing strategies at scale while building meaningful connections with your customers.What You Will Learn TodayHow influencer marketing builds brand-trust and authenticity.How to optimize your brand for honest endorsements.How to discover influencers, outreach to them, and get products into their hands.How to make data-driven decisions and measure influencer campaign success and ROI.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeGrinGetting Started With Influencer Marketing: 0-100 GuideLumanuLume CubeUnderstand your marketing ROI with attribution surveys through EnquireOkendoLooxPixleeThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!SHIPBOB: EPISODE SPONSORPicked, packed, and shipped.This podcast episode was sponsored by ShipBob, the best-in-class order fulfillment company for small to midsize Shopify brands.ShipBob provides 2-day and 3-day shipping and fulfillment for thousands of direct-to-consumer brands. They’ve also been fully operational during the Coronavirus across their 9 fulfillment centers in the US, Canada, and Europe.ShipBob is also a tech-enabled 3PL that fulfills ecommerce orders for direct-to-consumer retailers. Their mission is clear...to make your Shopify brand successful by providing best-in-class logistics so your customers don’t go elsewhere. With reliable fulfillment services, warehouses near your customers, and connected technology that powers the fulfillment network, they will help improve transit times, shipping costs, and the delivery experience for your customers.CLICK HERE to get started >> ShipBob.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is David Waltzman the Director of Strategic Partnerships from Feedonomics.  Feedonomics combines best-in-class technology and service to list your products everywhere people shop online, including Google Shopping, Amazon, Facebook, and 100's of other marketplaces around the world. Feedonomics services many of the world's most prolific advertising agencies and Shopify brands, including over 30% of the top 1,000 internet retailers.What You Will Learn TodayStopping the set-it and forget-it approach to product feed data.How to automatically get your products listed on hundreds of different search, social, affiliate, and marketplace channels.Boosting sales on Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Google Shopping Actions, and more.How to know if you have good or bad product data.How you can continually improve your product data for marketing channels.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeFeedonomicsFeedonomics FeedGraderFeedonomics FeedtelligenceFeedonomics eCommerce WebinarsShopify Success StoriesThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!SHIPBOB: EPISODE SPONSORPicked, packed, and shipped.This podcast episode was sponsored by ShipBob, the best-in-class order fulfillment company for small to midsize Shopify brands.ShipBob provides 2-day and 3-day shipping and fulfillment for thousands of direct-to-consumer brands. They’ve also been fully operational during the Coronavirus across their 9 fulfillment centers in the US, Canada, and Europe.ShipBob is also a tech-enabled 3PL that fulfills ecommerce orders for direct-to-consumer retailers. Their mission is clear...to make your Shopify brand successful by providing best-in-class logistics so your customers don’t go elsewhere. With reliable fulfillment services, warehouses near your customers, and connected technology that powers the fulfillment network, they will help improve transit times, shipping costs, and the delivery experience for your customers.CLICK HERE to get started >> ShipBob.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Jerry Jao the Co-Founder and CEO from Retention Science. They are a personalization and customer data platform (CDP) that helps Shopify brands to deliver more personalized messages to create meaningful and personalized relationships with their customers.If you have the desire to learn the strategy and the technology necessary to build lifetime customer loyalty for your commerce brand, this is a fantastic episode for you! Let’s jump in and learn together with the founder...What You Will Learn TodayHow you should split your marketing efforts and budgets on customer acquisition vs. customer retention.Why invest in data collection to understand your customers.Understanding what your customers are most excited about when they come to your Shopify store. Is it your brand story? Is it the product? Is it a discount? Understand your customer's interests so you can give them what they want.How to activate customers and maximize engagement and revenue with data.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeRetention ScienceDraper JamesDraper James Success StoryFigs Medical Uniforms & ApparelCapturing The Modern Customer WebinarBare Bones BrothBase Bones Broth Success StoryThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!SHIPBOB: EPISODE SPONSORPicked, packed, and shipped.This podcast episode was sponsored by ShipBob, the best-in-class order fulfillment company for small to midsize Shopify brands.ShipBob provides 2-day and 3-day shipping and fulfillment for thousands of direct-to-consumer brands. They’ve also been fully operational during the Coronavirus across their 9 fulfillment centers in the US, Canada, and Europe.ShipBob is also a tech-enabled 3PL that fulfills ecommerce orders for direct-to-consumer retailers. Their mission is clear...to make your Shopify brand successful by providing best-in-class logistics so your customers don’t go elsewhere. With reliable fulfillment services, warehouses near your customers, and connected technology that powers the fulfillment network, they will help improve transit times, shipping costs, and the delivery experience for your customers.CLICK HERE to get started >> ShipBob.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Michael Krakaris, the Co-Founder of Deliverr. They are a fulfillment provider that helps multi-channel eCommerce merchants access nationwide 2-day delivery, no matter where they sell.Amazon PrimeWalmart 2-Day DeliveryeBay Fast ‘N FreeWish Express2-day delivery is valuable because buyers today expect fast delivery, but many Shopify brands cannot offer it outside of Amazon. If you want your own store to compete with big marketplaces and diversify across multiple channels or just want to boost sales, this episode is for you.What You Will Learn TodayFuture-proof your businesses through nationwide next and 2-day delivery.Optimized for conversions by displaying 2-day shipping badges on product details page through to checkout.Intelligently distribute your inventory across multiple locations so 95%+ of buyers will see your items with fast shipping.Improve your search ranking naturally by adding Prime tags to your listings to help you reach more buyers.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeDeliverr.comCase Study: TushBaby 30% lift in revenue on Shopify storeCase Study: Chassis for Men - Double-digit growth on their Shopify storeCase Study: Huggaroo - 300% increase in conversions with 2-day deliveryThe Commerce GraphThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Todd Trimakas, the founder of ByteStand. They are a Shopify app developer with apps that simplify the connection between Shopify and Amazon both in the US and abroad. Back in 2016, while selling on Amazon, Todd had a problem, and out of pure necessity taught himself to code in order to fix his own business challenges. It turned out that his problems were shared by sellers around the globe. And now four years later ByteStand has helped thousands of stores around the world sell more and make more via their Shopify stores.Let's learn more about his amazing FBA Shipping App!What You Will Learn TodayHow to auto fulfill Shopify orders with all of your Amazon FBA accounts, both within the US and abroad.What does FBA, MCF, and Unified North American mean?How to use Amazon to fulfill your Shopify orders, even if you are not selling on Amazon's Marketplace.How your customers can automatically get order updates and tracking info from Amazon through your Shopify store.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeByteStandFBA Shipping App - FASTLANE BONUS: 25% off for life!Brickell Men's ProductsCase Study: Growing an Amazon business onto ShopifyThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on today’s episode is Jonathan Smalley, the Founder and CEO of Yaguara, a platform that helps Shopify merchants work better using their data. It’s been designed to aggregate and present data for all levels across your Shopify organization. It’s a platform that will help you get the insights you need to work better and together with your team. Data without context leads to confusion. Yaguara helps your team tie unified data directly to your goals and projects so that you have a real-time understanding of overall performance.What You Will Learn TodayHow to consolidate, synthesize, and understand all of your first and third-party data.What is a data layer, application layer, and intelligence layer.How to tie data directly to your goals and projects so that you have a real-time understanding of overall performance.Learn how you can reduce the time it takes to make strategic decisions.How to get your team to be aligned, data-informed, and proactive for growth and lifetime customer value.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeYaguaraYaguara 90 Day Custom Ecommerce PlanThe State of eCommerce Panel Live on Tuesday, April 28th <- SAVE YOUR SPOTYou'll hear from leaders of brands such as Allbirds, Summersalt, and Arfa on trends within the eCommerce industry, operational best practices, and how to successfully lead your business through uncertain times.Learn from the eCom ExpertsThank You For ListeningI truly appreciate you choosing to listen today and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest on today’s episode is Yahav Hartman, CEO at Madgicx.com. They are becoming a market leader in the field of paid advertising and omnichannel ad optimization for Facebook and Google. They have created a powerful all-in-one platform for automation tactics, AI audiences, ad creation, creative insights, bidding & budget optimization, all paired with a strategic dashboard.This is a compelling solution that can be leveraged to help drive more awareness, consideration and conversions for your Shopify brand.Learn more about Madgicx’s vision of becoming a fully autonomous and omnichannel ad-buying machine that will take over most of the tedious daily tasks performed by human advertisers.What You Will Learn TodayHow to make Facebook and Google advertising manageable and profitable.How to build a full-funnel strategy including acquisition, retargeting, and retention.How to stop inefficient budget spending by automating every aspect of your ads to unlock greater performance.Learn what an autonomous ad-buying machine is and why it’s important.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeMadgicx – $100 free credit with coupon code “fastlane”Madgicx Shopify AppFacebook & Google Ads Success StoriesThank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Bruce Watanabe the CEO from PowerBuy. He discusses the PowerBuy concept and shares details on their newly released, patent-pending Shopify App. It allows Shopify brands to drive more brand awareness, earn more money, potentially go viral, while decrease advertising costs.What You Will Learn TodayWhat is the PowerBuy technology that is available for Shopify brandsHow to capitalize on your existing customers to drive more demand through social sharingHow to leverage predictive analytics (demand, inventory, sales)Strategies to lessen customer acquisition costs (CAC)Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodePowerBuyPowerBuy Shopify AppMassGenie - Social Shopping MarketplaceThank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Justin Christianson, the Co-Founder of Conversion Fanatics. They are a marketing agency that focuses exclusively on strategic conversion rate optimization strategies that help Shopify brands realize true scalability and sustainable growth.What You Will Learn TodayIs A/B testing the same as conversion optimization?Areas that a Shopify brand should focus its efforts on to help them grow and scaleKey problem areas that have been overlooked by some Shopify brandsHow to learn more about your visitor's behaviors and their interaction with your brandLinks And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeConversion FanaticsFree In-depth CRO AnalysisConversion Fanatic Book: How To Double Your Customers, Sales and Profits With A/B TestingThank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in today’s episode is Andrew Cargill the Founder from Zapiet. They are the most complete store pickup and local delivery solution for over 5000 Shopify brands in 130 countries. Amazing feature set that includes:Product Availability ControlShopify POS IntegrationLive Multi-Location InventoryFraud PreventionFulfillment Tools To Organize OrdersZapiet is focused on helping blur the lines between online and offline commerce. What You Will Learn TodayHow to boost your conversion rate and offer your customers the flexibility of picking up their orders in-store.What is a "last mile" local delivery option and why is it suitable for Shopify businesses of all sizes.How other Shopify brands drive significant new revenue without a brick-and-mortar store.Links And Resources Mentioned In This EpisodeZapiet – eCommerce Fastlane Exclusive 30-Day Free TrialZapiet Shopify AppDelivSherpaOrkestroThank You For ListeningI really appreciate you choosing to listen to the show and for supporting the podcast. 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 in iTunes. They’re extremely helpful when it comes to reaching our audience and I read each and every one personally!New Strategies Each Week To Help You Build And Scale Lifetime Customer Loyalty. SUBSCRIBE HERE!Being an entrepreneur is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, strategy, Shopify app, or marketing platform to be the next thing you need to drive more revenue and lifetime loyalty for your Shopify store. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify and don’t miss a single episode!EPISODE SPONSORPowerful features tailored for Shopify BrandsThis podcast episode was sponsored by Omnisend, makers of sophisticated omnichannel marketing automation tools for sales-driven Shopify brands that have outgrown generic email marketing platforms. Engage your customers and boost your sales with dynamic emails, text messages, web push notifications, Facebook Messenger, and retargeting ads on Facebook and Google. Address your audience’s buying intent across different points in their customer journey. Omnisend provides you the tools you need to move your first-time visitors towards making a purchase – all from one platform.Getting started is easy and your first 14 days are free + and extra 50% off for the first 3 months!CLICK HERE to get started >> Omnisend.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.