Your Ecommerce Coffee Break Update ⭐

The weekly news summary for Shopify merchants, online sellers, and DTC brands.

Hey, Claus here,

Happy Thursday to the to 6,083 Shopify Merchants, Marketers & Founders reading this newsletter.

Grab a Coffee (or Tea) and enjoy your Ecommerce Coffee Break. 👇

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On Monday, Fiona Stevens, Director of Marketing at LoyaltyLion.com, talked about strategies on how to increase the number of returning customers, boost customer lifetime value, and decrease churn rates. [Website] [Apple Podcasts] [Spotify]

On Tuesday, Chase Clymer, Co-founder at electriceye.io and host of the Honest Ecommerce podcast, discussed how to make 2024 your best year on Shopify. [Website] [Apple Podcasts] [Spotify]

On Thursday's archive episode, Mati Ram, CEO at AdScale.com, shared how to tap into the power of AI to create ads and manage ad campaigns for your online store across multiple channels, all in one place. [Website] [Apple Podcasts] [Spotify]

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🛒 SHOPIFY & ECOMMERCE NEWS (Handpicked Finds of the Week)

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  • Crafting Shopify Descriptions that Sell [Link]

  • X is partnering with Shopify to promote products in app [Link]

  • How AI is creating a retail revolution [Link]

  • The Future of Managing Meta Ads [Link]

  • Power your ecommerce's success with PartnerHero: Flexibility, industry experts, and rapid scaling. [Link]*

  • 10 steps to maintain great deliverability in 2024 [Link]

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That’s all for this week.

See you next Thursday.

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