Top 5 Ecommerce Articles from September

Here at Digital Six, we love keeping up-to-date with the latest news and trends in everything ecommerce. We know that many of our readers will be too busy running their online stores to constantly keep on top of ecommerce news. That’s why we thought we’d round-up the most interesting articles from around the web this month. Enjoy!

1. New Ways to Shop on Instagram

Instagram have announced two very exciting updates that could help increase online sales for retailers. Find out about Shopping in Stories, now being rolled out to businesses in 46 countries, as well as the shopping channel in the Explore tab.

1. Top 7 Things Every Online Seller Should Do to Prepare for Q4 2018

Channel Advisor have got some excellent peak season preparation tips that you might not have considered yet. Take a look to make sure you’ve got everything covered, from Christmas promotions to fulfilment.

1. The Best Interactive Size Guides for Reducing Returns in Ecommerce

Did you know that size guides can be more than just a standard chart of measurements? Practical Ecommerce have found some great examples of interactive size guides where fashion retailers have really thought outside the box.

1. 5 Brands Doing Cool Things on Social and What You Can Learn From Them –

If you’re looking for inspiration for your social media campaigns, Hootsuite has shared some interesting examples from 5 brands, along with key takeaways. Spotify’s marketing campaign is our personal favourite!

1. Google Debuts Shoppable Image Ads, Video in Shopping Showcase Ads –

Google recently announced that they are rolling out two new ad formats – just in time for the upcoming holiday season. Search Engine Journal have all the details on the Shoppable Image ads pilot and adding video to Showcase Shopping ads.

If your website is run on Magento 1, we have an extra article to add to your reading list! Magento have announced the end date for Magento 1 support.