#SeoTips Ecommerce courses can help you learn the basics or sharpen skills on in-depth topics. Here is a list of free and inexpensive ecommerce courses. There are classes on launching an ecommerce site, finances, dropshipping, Amazon, B2B, searc...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Dear SaaStr: Why Do So Many SaaS CEOs Get Fired?
#SmallBusiness Dear SaaStr: Why Do So Many SaaS CEOs Get Fired? I think this is a bit of a misnomer. I’ve been investing for 10 years, across multiple billion+ outcomes, and only seen 1 founder “fired” in my portfolio, and one who the biggest VC...
Google is actively looking to insert different types of ads in its generative AI search #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Google confirmed on its earnings call that it is working on different ad formats for its generative AI-powered search experience — Google shared some ideas earlier this year and the mention in the earnings call could indicate that a rollou...
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Former Nike exec Trevor Edwards joins VF Corp.’s board
#SmallBusiness Dive Brief: Former Nike executive Trevor Edwards has been named to VF Corp.’s board of directors, the apparel conglomerate said Monday. The appointment, which was effective Sunday, follows pressure from activist investor Enga...
Overstock to change corporate name to Beyond
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Overstock.com, which operates as Bed Bath & Beyond, plans to change its corporate name. The e-commerce retailer said Tuesday that it will change its cor...
Academy Sports and Outdoors president exits after 6 months in role
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Following a number of leadership changes earlier this year, Academy Sports and Outdoors has appointed Sam Johnson, currently the executive ...
Okta’s latest hack fallout hits Cloudflare, 1Password #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Network and security giant Cloudflare and password manager maker 1Password said hackers briefly targeted their systems following a recent breach of Okta’s support unit. Both Cloudflare and 1Password said their recent intrusions were linked...
YouTube Music now lets you create custom AI-generated playlist art #Ecommerce
#SeoTips YouTube is introducing a new feature that lets users create customized playlist art using generative AI, the Google-owned company announced on Tuesday. The new experimental feature is rolling out starting today for English language users i...
Harvest Thermal taps $4M seed round to make heat pumps cheaper to run #Ecommerce
#SeoTips The team came up with a system that integrated a heat pump and a hot water storage tank with a pod that turns the system into a thermal battery. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. via https://www.aiupnow.com ...
September retail sales signal tepid holiday spending
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. retail sales in September held fairly steady, rising 3.4% overall in the sectors tracked by Retail Dive, according to the numbers released monthly ...
SAP: Actually, The Cloud Is Still On Fire. Their $15 Billion Cloud Business is Accelerating.
#SmallBusiness So for many of us, things still seem much harder than they used to be. And yet, overall Cloud spend continues to grow to record levels. In fact, Gartner predicts 2024 spending will grow far faster than 2023, which still grew subst...
Censys lands new cash to grow its threat-detecting cybersecurity service #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Investments in cybersecurity companies are beginning to turn a corner, seemingly. After a brutal summer, VC funding to security startups saw a slight (12%) uptick from Q3, according to Crunchbase — reaching nearly $1.9 billion compared to ...
Aleph is building a platform to reconcile disparate financial data #Ecommerce
#SeoTips As cloud-based software becomes the norm for many functions inside of modern businesses, data silos are growing into an outsize problem. This is particularly true in the financial industry, where vendors are often faced with reconciling da...
SEO for SGE #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Google’s Search Generative Experience provides AI-generated answers to queries. It’s conversational AI search, in other words, an AI-driven answer engine. Bard, Google’s AI chatbot, powers SGE. Google launched a limited SGE trial in May...
Intuit Unveils QuickBooks Bill Pay, Revolutionizing B2B Transactions for Small Businesses #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Intuit Inc. launched a comprehensive bill payment and accounts payable (AP) automation system named QuickBooks Bill Pay to streamline business-to-business (B2B) transactions. This feature, integrated within the QuickBooks platform, promise...
How to Hire a Social Media Manager #Ecommerce
#SeoTips In the digital age, the heartbeat of a brand often resonates through its social media pulse. Effective social media marketing is not just a trend but a critical necessity in today’s business environment. The stakes are high, and to navigat...
Oxolo bags €13M for Gen AI-driven video platform which can optimise engagement on the fly #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Much has been made of AI-powered videos which can either make a real person speak different words or other languages, or generate a synthetic person which can speak on-demand. A few years ago former football star David Beckham helped push ...
Whisper Aero unveils ultra-quiet electric leaf blower, powered by aerospace tech #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Whisper Aero emerged from stealth a little over two years ago with a straightforward (if ambitious) plan: to radically reduce noise emissions from next-gen aircraft with a never-been-done-before electric thruster. But according to Whisper ...
Two years after pausing service, Roblox China cuts a small number of staff #Ecommerce
#SeoTips Roblox China was once full of promise. Since its localized platform, which is a joint effort with Tencent, abruptly halted operation nearly two years ago, the company has been quiet about its standing in the world’s second-biggest gaming m...
Monday, October 23, 2023
How Gap lost its khaki soul
#SmallBusiness This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Like many other brands, including J. Crew and Ulla Johnson, Gap these days is curating vintage goods from previous collections for resale. For Gap, whic...