Articles Related To Ecommerce

Talkin Tech: The Hidden Advantage of eCommerce

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Distributor sales reps leverage eCommerce to buld engagement with ... read more>

Talkin’ Tech: The Giants of Comparison Wine Shopping: Amazon and Google Shopping

Monday, March 25th, 2013

It wasn’t so long ago that wine stores could afford to be complacent about their websites. Online traffic would likely find them from a product search on a search engine or wine directory site, competition wasn’t too bad and Google Product listings were free. It was tempting for retailers to treat online orders as less ... read more>

Talkin’ Tech: Online Crossroads: Marketing Agents Seeking to Sell Wine Online get a Hearing at the SLA

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

The State Liquor Authority of NY is preparing a new set of guidelines that could have national implications for how wine is sold online. While the jurisdiction of the SLA is limited to licensed wholesalers, retailers and restaurants, the issue at hand is how unlicensed marketing agents can promote wine. As a price-posting state NY ... read more>

Talkin Tech: Retailers Respond to a Changed Landscape

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013

Around this time every year we review the results of our benchmarking report which shows how retailer websites on the Bevsites eCommerce platforms have fared over the past year. Looking to share useful insights we characterize the differences at stores that grew significantly or sustained sizeable sales with their online business. Previous articles have described ... read more>

Talkin Tech: Why Distributors All Win by Competing on the Same Platform

Saturday, December 29th, 2012

As Beverage Media’s online view of the New York drinks market grows more complete it has attracted the attention of trade members in other parts of the country. The initial reaction is very positive with excitement about the product browsing and eCommerce. However as the discussion shifts to the prospect of something similar happening in ... read more>

Talkin Tech: A More Complete View of the Marketplace

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

An evolutionary leap has been taking place in New York with how retailers and restaurants access pricing information from their distributors. While Beverage Media has had an online version of the book for over 10 years, changes in the dynamics of this market have created an opportunity to expand the role of our online listings. ... read more>

Talkin Tech: A Coming of Age for Online Wine Sales

Monday, October 1st, 2012

The online selling of products appears to be entering a new period of maturity where it can no longer fly under the radar. Two recent events have highlighted that eCommerce has become a significant part of consumer activity in the US. The first is that Amazon has agreed to collect sales tax for a number ... read more>

Talkin Tech: Search Results for Power Shopping

Friday, September 7th, 2012

An ongoing theme of this column is the discussion of design choices that will set your website apart. A previous column explored the possibilities for the item detail page; we now turn our focus to the search results page. While the potential of the product page is to convert interest into a sale, the search ... read more>

Talkin Tech: Google Drops Alcohol from Product Listings

Monday, July 16th, 2012

Last month, without much notice, Google dropped all wine, beer and liquor from their product listing service. This move was in connection with a change to their free Google Product Search service which is becoming a paid advertising service called Google Shopping. Google Products represented between 10-15% of eCommerce revenue irrespective of the size of ... read more>

Talkin Tech: Getting Realistic About Social Media

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

I was recently asked what advice I would give an audience of wine store owners who want to use social media to increase sales. My response was not to bother, which reflected the experience of the retailers in the room, none of whom had an eCommerce website. My answer shocked me a little, as I’ve ... read more>
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