Marketplaces & Channels Archives

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, forcing retailers to adopt novel approaches to enhancing productivity and efficiency. Most notably, CPG organizations are adapting to consumer demands for digital services and moving their operations partially or entirely online. Although the transition to eCommerce has been ongoing for several years,…

Oftentimes, shoppers have questions standing in the way of a purchase decision. This is true regardless of whether the consumer is shopping online or at a physical store location. Of course, if a consumer is shopping in-store and has an unanswered question, they can find the nearest sales associate to get an answer. But online…

Responding to reviews, regardless of where those reviews were written, is so important. When you respond to a negative review, you have the opportunity to turn a bad situation around and show the reviewer (and future prospective customers) that you care. Here at 1440, we strongly believe brands should respond to reviews, regardless of where…

Amazon Prime Day, one of the most anticipated shopping events of the year, is just a week away. This year’s event will be held June 21-22, a month earlier than usual. So if you’re a brand that sells on Amazon, it’s time to focus on what you can do to make this year’s event a…

By now, we’ve all seen plenty of headlines about the growth of eCommerce traffic and sales in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s worth reiterating. According to Salesforce’s State of Commerce Report, eCommerce revenue increased 75% year over year in the second quarter of 2020 and 55% in the third quarter. And per…

Imagine there’s a customer shopping for a pair of shoes in a brick-and-mortar store. She’s able to see the shoes in person — and even try them on. And if she has a question standing in the way of her purchase, she can ask the nearest sales associate for help. Now imagine that same customer…

Proactively managing reviews is an important way to protect your online reputation — and strengthen it. And if you’re like many enterprise brands, you’ve got a lot of different types of reviews on your hands. As an example, let’s consider a brand like Adidas. Consumers can write reviews for Adidas products on Adidas.com — as…

When it comes to reviews, you might have a preferred channel (say, reviews posted and managed on your own website). But today’s consumers have choices. They can write and read reviews on a plethora of sites depending on the industry vertical. So while hosting reviews on your own dot com is great—especially as brands push…

Amazon has steadily grown its market share over the past decade. And the COVID-19 pandemic supercharged that growth. According to Forbes, Amazon’s annual revenue was up 38% in 2020. Of course, there are a number of reasons why a large (and growing) number of shoppers opt to shop on Amazon, including product selection and free,…

Amazon is an important sales channel for a large (and growing) number of brands. According to a Feedadvisor report, 42% more brands are selling on Amazon now than there were just a year ago. Why More Brands are Selling on Amazon This growth probably doesn’t come as a huge surprise. After all, there are many…