

eCommerce MasterPlan
Chloë Thomas
Trying to work out how to acquire more customers? Need to improve customer retention? Or just looking for some reassurance you’re on the right track? That’s what the eCommerce MasterPlan is here for. Every week we interview an e-Commerce business person (owner, manager or marketer) with a fascinating insight into successful online retailing. Their business might be a UK mail order retailer, an online-only store from Australia, or a brick and clicks business from the USA – but every one of them is doing something we can all learn from. Many of our guests are using Shopify & Klaviyo, but we also have guests using Wix, Bigcommerce, Woocommerce, Omnisend and Magento. So you're sure to find an episode that directly helps YOU.Listen for advice on what to do next, the reassurance you’re heading in the right direction and all the inspiration you need to grow your eCommerce business without losing your life in the process!
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Aug 12, 2017 • 27min
Runway Passport's Liz Entin - bringing high fashion to the masses with LOTS of partnerships
Liz Entin is the Founder and CEO of Runway Passport a fashion company connecting emerging designers with customers worldwide. They enable customers to buy from designers that wouldn't otherwise be accessible; from places such as Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Dakar in Senegal, Brooklyn in New York, Berlin, Dusseldorf, and more. They launched in 2016 and now represent over 60 fashion designers from all around the world.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Aug 5, 2017 • 30min
Al Gerrie: masterclass in marketplaces, international and how to successfully manage returns
Al Gerrie is now the founder and CEO at Zigzag global a genius returns management system. In this interview though we’ll be diving into Al’s serious eCommerce pedigree – which includes a number of household names including Mountain Warehouse and Office Shoes; and as a consultant at Marketplace and International specialists Pentagon. And of course getting a few tips from him about just how to make returns work for you.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jul 29, 2017 • 31min
Premae Skincare's Clare Anyiam-Osigwe on passion for helping customers, and the power of PR
Dr Clare Anyiam-Osigwe is one the UK’s top 20 natural beauty experts and the founder & CEO of Premae Skincare. She’s also the recent recipient of a British Empire Medal for services to dermatology. Premae Skincare is a boutique bricks and clicks business focused on making products to help the customer look pretty and feel confident. They launched in December 2011 and now have sales in excess of £135k. We discuss how she founded her company, and how her passion for helping her customers keeps her pushing forwards. PLUS her sneaky tips for getting lots of PR coverage.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jul 22, 2017 • 26min
Slick Chicks' Helya Mohammadian: Customer Engagement on Social media inc Facebook and Instagram
Helya Mohammadian is the CEO and founder of Slick Chicks. Slick Chicks sell a revolutionary range of ladies underwear – it’s all about making pants (not trousers) much easier to use. They launched in summer 2016 and are growing steadily. They've been featured in Cosmo, Huffington Post and Mashable. She's using Shopify, and it's all about customer engagement on social media.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jul 15, 2017 • 39min
UX guru and author Matt Isherwood shares lessons from his book "Designing eCommerce Websites"
Matt Isherwood is the author of “Designing eCommerce Websites – over 50 UX Design Tips and Tricks for Great Online Shops” it’s number 1 Amazon seller, and reviews include a 15year website design veteran who says “Matt’s densely-packed ebook has been a major eye-opener”. Matt’s worked at the BBC and onefirestay, and is now specialising in working with growing startups.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jul 8, 2017 • 37min
HoneyTree's Sebastian Galbraith-Helps: migrating to Magento, and Subscription Commerce
Sebastian Galbraith-Helps runs the online only eCommerce business HoneyTreePublishing.com, with his wife the artist Lizbeth Holstein. HoneyTree is the UK’s leading bespoke stationery boutique, where customers can pick from over 2,000 unique designs and have the high-quality stationery of their choice delivered next day. Sebastian and his team have mastered the logistical and technological challenges of selling bespoke online, to turnover in excess of £500,000 a year. This may seem familiar as Sebastian has been on the show before – back in episode 15! This time he’s back to update us on what he’s been up to, including Migrating to Magento AND adding a subscription product to his business.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jul 1, 2017 • 32min
Argos' Gabrielle O'Hare- masterclass in content needed to sell online; product images; video
Gabrielle O’Hare is the Content Controller at Argos – managing the 5th biggest content production studio in Europe producing all the photography and video that’s used on Argos’s website. Argos is a UK multichannel retailer that turns over £4bn. For those of you outside the UK who aren’t familiar with Argos they sell pretty much everything – from jewellery and toys through homewares and garden, have stores everywhere, and a massive catalogue of products that all kids in the UK have very fond memories of play-shopping from. We get deep into the role of visual content on your website - from product photography to lifestyle video and pre and post purchase requirements! Lots of great advice here that WILL have you money and increase sales. What more could you ask?This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jun 24, 2017 • 40min
Dan Faggella how he grew his business to $2m in 4 years - team management and dashboards!
Over the last four years Dan Faggella built his business Science of Skill to over $2m in annual sales, and sold it for over $1million. Science of Skill is an American online only retailer of self protection products and educational programmes. Today we’ll be discussing (for you!) both balancing physical and virtual products, and how Daniel achieved the huge growth in his business. Spoiler – we’re going to be talking dashboards and discipline!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jun 21, 2017 • 24min
Takeaways: Direct Commerce Association Annual Summit - Kevin Hillstrom, partnerships and more
Last week I was back in the warm hug of the DCA world again – that’s the UK’s Direct Commerce Association. It was their Annual Summit (which usually pulls in the big guns – so great for networking with the best). The good news for all of you is that there were also some stella presentations that I shall be sharing with you shortly. It was a full single day, with various streams and special workshops on the go. I stuck to the main conference stream and that’s what I’ll be bringing you updates from.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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Jun 17, 2017 • 35min
sTitch Leggings' Tom Hunt aim = grow from £5k to £100k a month selling men's leggings
Tom Hunt is in charge of growth at sTitch Leggings – selling leggings for men. They launched in Dec 2012, and in March 2017 had their best month yet, turning over £5k. Tom has also recently launched a SaaS business called “Sneez” to publicise Sneez they’ve set themselves a challenge to get sTtitch Leggings up to £100k per month. Despite failing in the Dragon's Den (the UK's Shark Tank)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics - https://www.spotify.com/us/legal/ad-analytics-privacy-policy/---
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