Ecommerce Trends 2017: Kleiner Perkins’ Top 3

Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker took to the stage at Code Conference to deliver the “most anticipated slide deck of the year”, a 355-page report on Internet trends for 2017. Buried among those slides were nuggets of key ecommerce trends: e-tailer success found through customer-first, omnichannel experiences.

Here are the top 3 ecommerce trends from Mary Meeker’s Kleiner Perkins Internet Trends 2017 Report, and how you can harness them to innovate an omnichannel brand experience of your own.

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Miva Town Hall: You’re Invited

Join us for the inaugural Miva Town Hall on Thursday, June 29 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT. In this free webinar event, you’ll learn how to leverage the power of Miva to optimize your site, develop all new sales channels, and chart a course for spectacular growth. We will be taking your questions live, so this Town Hall event is one you won’t want to miss.

RSVP for free today!

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G2 Crowd Results Rank Miva #1 Ecommerce Platform

Some days you get really good news; this week was no exception. G2 Crowd, the world’s leading business software review platform, named Miva the top-ranked ecommerce platform for the highest overall Results score. In its Summer 2017 Ecommerce Platform Results Index report released this week, the 15 products assessed received an average Results score of 8.01 out of 10.

And Miva? A chart-topping 9.03.

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Internet Trends 2017 Report: Top 4 Takeaways

The Internet’s abuzz about Apple’s WWDC keynote, but we’re still reeling over the rapid-fire Internet Trends presentation from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Delivered by partner Mary Meeker, the “most anticipated slide deck in Silicon Valley” dove into 355 slides of data affecting business, ecommerce, consumer behavior, and the global marketplace.

Here are the top four most buzzed-about Kleiner Perkins Internet trends and what they mean for your business.

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The Amazon Effect: Part Two

Competing with Amazon: is it even possible? Sure, the ecommerce giant boasts wide selection, consistent users, and a global presence to make good on those 600 purchases per second. But that doesn’t mean the E-Giant is unstoppable.

In this second half of the two-part series, The Amazon Effect explores five strategies the company employs to succeed in ecommerce.

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Adobe Creative Jam Comes to San Diego

Calling all creatives (and those fascinated by the creative process)! Join us for a night of inspiration at Adobe Creative Jam: San Diego as two designers from Miva team up for a competition around the cross-platform user experience.

What: Adobe Creative Jam: San Diego
When: Thursday, June 22; 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Where: Moniker Warehouse, San Diego, CA

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The Amazon Effect: Part One

Love them or hate them, Amazon is here to stay. Named Fast Company’s Most Innovative Company of 2017, the world’s largest online marketplace continues to push the bounds of what’s possible in ecommerce, an impetus dubbed “The Amazon Effect”.

The businesses that thrive will control the margin by taking control of the customer experience, their way. Dive into five differentiators of Amazon’s success in this two-part series before exploring how to harness them for your enterprise.

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The Power of Custom Ecommerce Features ft. Jeremy Aguilar

The ecommerce landscape is changing—fast. Custom ecommerce features enable businesses to meet consumer demands for personalized, seamless interactions with your brand.

Behind a fast-functioning storefront is a team of developers working ’round-the-clock to ensure your success. Leading the charge is Jeremy Aguilar, Senior Web Developer at Miva, who sat with us to discuss the power of custom ecommerce features to future-proof your business.

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IRCE: 4 Insider Tips to Optimize Your Visit

Every year, industry leaders and business owners convene in Chicago for four days of insight, discovery, and connection. With over 200 speakers, 600 vendors, 16 tracks, and hands-on workshops, the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition (IRCE) will leave you with a head, and goodie bag, full of information.

And though the crowd of 10,000 may overwhelm, it just takes the one—one insight; one discovery; one connection—to propel business forward. Optimize your time with these four tips to get the most out of IRCE 2017.

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