SUMOHeavy Weekly — Issue #39
Featured Content
Social Media Referrals to eCommerce Sites Have Increased 198 Percent
Here’s another very good reason for your business to be more active on social media.
A new study of over 1,000 U.S. consumers by Sumo Heavy Industries, a digital commerce strategy firm, has found a 198 percent increase in social media referral traffic to eCommerce sites between 2014 and 2015.
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What We’re Reading
Google wants to deliver packages from self-driving trucks
Look out, Amazon. A new patent awarded to Google today suggests that the search giant is looking into developing self-driving delivery trucks, just as Amazon readies its autonomous delivery drone fleet. Google’s patent outlines what it calls an “autonomous delivery platform” for delivery trucks.
Social Commerce in Review: Top Social eCommerce Stats — www.yotpo.com
Social commerce isn’t slowing down. In 2016, according to Business Insider, social increased its share of eCommerce referrals nearly 200% from 2014 to 2015.
Walmart is making a comeback. Watch out, Amazon? — money.cnn.com
Even though Amazon is at an all-time high and seemingly rules the retail world, investors shouldn’t overlook Walmart. The stock has enjoyed a solid comeback this year and the company clearly has global aspirations for e-commerce.
What would happen if Amazon bought eBay? — www.techradar.com
Jeff Bezos’s outfit could benefit from gobbling its smaller competitor before someone else does.
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