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Early Impact CEO On Subscription Revenue Opportunities May 22, 2014

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The notion of adding additional revenue to an ecommerce business presumably appeals to merchants. And, increasingly, one way to do that is with the use of subscriptions. Amazon Prime may be the best example of a merchant selling subscriptions, but there are many ways smaller merchants can do it, too. To discuss the possibilities of subscription revenue, we welcome Massimo Arrigoni, the CEO of Early Impact, which has just launched a new hosted subscription management platform. He joins Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

Venture Capital Tips For Ecommerce Firms May 22, 2014

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The lack of capital can prevent an ecommerce business from growing. But many merchants are unsure as to how to obtain capital, or how the funding process works. Our guest today has raised many millions of funding dollars over his career, most recently with RatePoint, the reputation management firm. He’s Neal Creighton, RatePoint’s co-founder and CEO, and he joins us to explain the funding and venture capital process. He speaks with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

Cloud Hosting Tips From An Ecommerce Merchant May 22, 2014

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Every ecommerce site has a web host. Some are hosted by shopping cart providers; others are hosted by third-party companies. And increasingly, many are hosted by cloud providers, where bandwidth and usage can adjust with the seasonal needs of a site. Our guest today has recently switched the hosting of her ecommerce site to the cloud environment. She’s Theresa Fox, managing director with SoundsTrue.com, a publisher of products and services that encourage spiritual development. She joins Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

'Spotlight Visualizer' Allows Consumers To See Products Locally May 22, 2014

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Ecommerce merchants are innovators. And many in that industry continually find new and better ways to sell products online. One of those companies is Spotlight Retail, an ecommerce firm with 30 niche websites. Its new “Spotlight Visualizer” enables consumers to see how an item will look, in consumers’ own environments, prior to purchasing it. John Montague, the founder and owner of Spotlight Retail, is here to discuss it with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

NetSuite Exec On Financial Management For Ecommerce Firms May 22, 2014

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Financial management is critical to ecommerce companies. But the tools to manage financial matters vary, and many of them don’t automatically integrate with a merchant’s ecommerce site, making the financial tracking and reporting process even more burdensome. To help us understand financial management for ecommerce firms, we are joined by Jim McGeever, chief operating officer for NetSuite, the hosted, all-in-one ecommerce and management platform. He speaks with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

ChannelAdvisor Ceo On Comparison Shopping Engines May 22, 2014

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Comparison shopping engines can drive traffic to an ecommerce site. But there are over 120 such engines, and how to decide which of them to use–and whether to use them at all–is our topic today. We are joined by an expert in comparison shopping engines and a pioneer in ecommerce generally. He’s Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor, an ecommerce software and service provider. He speaks with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

OverstockArt.com CEO On Selling Handpainted Art May 22, 2014

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You could argue that a center of the online, retail art world is in Kansas. That’s where OverstockArt.com is located, and in nine years it has grown to be a leading, online retailer of original art reproductions. The founder and CEO, David Sasson, has grown the business from inception to where it is today, and he’s with us to discuss it all. He joins Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

TheFind.com CEO on Shopping-Only Search Engines May 22, 2014

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Specialized shopping search engines are becoming increasingly important for consumers. And among the largest of these shopping engines is TheFind.com. The site receives over 25 million visits per month, and, for ecommerce merchants listening to this, most every ecommerce product is already on that site, as the company uses patented search-engine type spiders to index virtually all products for sale online. Siva Kumar is co-founder and CEO and TheFind, and he speaks here with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

Intuit Exec On QuickBooks 2010, Future Shopping Cart Plans May 22, 2014

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Most every ecommerce merchant either uses QuickBooks or is familiar with it. There’s a new 2010 version of that program that includes new document management, online banking and other features. To discuss QuickBooks 2010 and future Intuit plans, we’re joined by Alex Hood, product management leader for QuickBooks desktop for Windows. He joins Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

Bilksi Case - Internet Inventions Patent - Eligible, Says Attorney May 22, 2014

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The Bilksi case involved, potentially, a dramatic shift in U.S. patent law. It’s been awaiting decision by the U.S. Supreme Court since the Fall 2009, and today the court rendered its opinion. The case involved the scope of potential patents, and whether an invention must be tied to a machine to be patent eligible. It could impact many thousands of technology and Internet-related patents that are not tied to such machines. To explain the Bilski decision to us, we are joined by attorney Robert Kovelman, an intellectual property expert. He speaks with Practical Ecommerce’s Kerry Murdock.

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