Analyzing all of the marketing strategies and growth strategies of the 50 fastest growing online retailers revealed 21 commonalities behind their growth and success. Here they are, all distilled into one presentation given at Time Collapsing Academy's Time Collapsing Mega Conference and Content And Commerce by Digital Marketer.
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Success Strategies Of 50 Fastest Growing Internet Retailers
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MEDIAPROPERTY CONTENT
SOCIAL
EMAIL
TRAFFIC
ORGANIC SEARCH
RENTEDLISTS
PAID MEDIA
NATIVE COMMERCE
ON-SITE
RETARGETING
3rd PARTY ADS
CONTESTS
ON-SITE
PROMOS
RETARGETING
RETARGETING
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MEMBERSHIP SITE
SOCIAL
EMAIL
MARKETPLACESTARGETEDADS
TRAFFIC
SEGMENTEDPROMOS
LANDINGPAGES
PRODUCT GRID
ORGANIC SEARCH
RENTEDLISTS
PAID MEDIA
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RETARGETING
RETARGETING
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#1 The Product Grid
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#2 Expand Your
Product Line To At
Least 3 Products
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12. Source: Adobe: “The ROI From Marketing To Existing Online Customers”
Repeat Customers Generate 41% Of Average Total Revenue
13. But 80% Of Marketing Budget Is Spent Acquiring“Shoppers”
Return Purchaser LTV Is Dramatically Higher
Source: Adobe: “The ROI From Marketing To Existing Online Customers”
15. So,Sell New Products To Your Existing Customers
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• Existing customers want to buy more from you
• Have at least 3 to 5 products to sell them
• Leverage “bought this not that” retargeting
• Increase customer reactivation budget to reflect higher
value of return customers and repeat customers
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#3 80/20 Product Line
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17. Apply Pareto Principal To Your Product Line (270 Products)
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A Better
Model
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20. Re-Inventing Models + Markets
• BlueApron.com: Eliminate inconvenience of grocery shopping. Cut out middle-men.
Subscription meal kits.
• Honest.com: Eliminate inconvenience of shopping for hard to find natural baby
products. Subscription diapers + related products.
• Harrys.com, DollarShaveClub.com: Eliminate inconvenience + expense of drugstore
razor shopping. Subscription razors + related products.
• PrimaryKids.com: Eliminate inconvenience of shopping for kids clothing. Ignore
fashion trends. Focus on evergreen styles. Save costs of designers and inventory.
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21. What Is Your Business Model?
• What thing that has “always been done that way” could be
done differently and better? E.g. BlueApron: pre-measured
ingredients,WarbyParker: glasses, Leesa/Casper: mattresses
• Can you cut out the middlemen or change the model to save
cost and provide better value and prices to your customers?
Jet.com adopting the Ryan Air model.
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Big Mission
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23. Big Mission Statements
• Honest.com: Create a non-toxic world that benefits the
next generation
• NatureBox.com: Be the “Netflix of food.”
• DollarShaveClub: Help guys live a smarter, more successful
life through grooming
• WarbyParker.com: Offer designer eyewear at a
revolutionary price while leading the way for socially
conscious business.
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24. What Is Your Bigger Mission?
• What big problem you are solving through your business?
• Who will be impacted by what you are doing?
• When will you accomplish this?
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Conversational
Commerce + Attack
Of The Chat Bots
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26. The Preeminence of Messaging
Source: activate.com/WJSD: Tech + Media Outlook 2016
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28. Apps built on top of messengers allow users to consume
content, play games and conduct transactions. Source: activate.com/WJSD: Tech + Media Outlook 2016
33. Shop For Cosmetics With Snapchat Shoppable Stories
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Be Different
From Amazon
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35. Provide Experiences (And Products) That Amazon Does Not
• Personal Touch Like StitchFix.com
• Physical Connection Like NeimanMarcus.com
• Engaging Social Media Like DollarShaveClub.com
• Unique Product Selection Like Casper.com + Leesa.com
• Interactive Mobile App Experience Like eSalon.com
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Start In A Narrow
Niche,Then Move To
A Broader Market
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37. Master One Niche,Then Expand Into Related Niches
• DollarShaveClub.com: Razors > Own The Bathroom Cabinet
• Honest.com: Baby Products > Cleaning + Personal Care
• BirchBox.com: Women’s Products > Men’s Products
• NatureBox.com: Personal Snacks > Breakfast + Wine Boxes
• Amazon.com: Books > Conquer The World
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38. An Example Of How We Do This With Our Companies
Survivalists
3 Million
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> Campers
40 Million
> Outdoor Enthusiasts
141 Million
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
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Fight Margin
Compression With
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40. Create,Source & Sell Your Own Branded Products
• BlueApron.com: Grower Contracts > Retail Web
• Honest.com: Manufacturing To Retail Web/Retail
• WarbyParker.com: Manufacturing To Retail Web/Retail
• NatureBox.com: Manufacturing To Retail Web
• DollarShaveClub.com: Manufacturing To Retail Web
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41. Selling Your Own Products Improves Margin Measurably
• Our average margin on drop-shipped + branded products is
20% - 30%.
• Our average margin on products we manufacture is between
50% - 70%.
• VI allows data-driven product development + short dev time
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42. How can you use this in your business?
• Own or get exclusives on your raw materials like BlueApron.com
• Source manufacturing of your products vs. drop-shipping like
Honest.com + WarbyParker.com
• Own your own media (site) as well as using marketplaces like
Amazon.com
• Create + own your own brand like Shinola.com + NatureBox.com
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Augmented
Reality
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Personalization
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49. Use Personalized Email To Improve Conversions
Choxi.com personalizes emails
based on page visit, click data
and aggregated data.
Click to view a pair of Ugg boots
online, but don’t buy. Then, get
an email with a link to shopping
cart.
50. Use Personalized Email To Improve Conversions Like
Honest.com
• Emails are personalized based on page visit, click data and
aggregated data
• 3x higher conversion rate on 6 email welcome sequence
• We used BuiltWith.com to figure out that the tool that
Honest.com is using for this is…
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52. Use Dynamic Websites To Improve Engagement Like
Zulily.com
• Displays millions of different versions of its website
any given time
• Learns what you’re interested in and dynamically
tunes itself to you (mom sees kid’s clothes, chef sees
kitchen gadgets)
• Data analytics + shopping pattern analysis maximize
relevance, engagement, sales and repeat purchasing
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54. What Personalized Experience Can You Deliver?
• Survey your market to learn more about them and deliver
personalized experiences based on their answers?
• Allow customers to create their own customized version of your
product?
• Use on-site behavior, buying history or aggregated data to serve
the most relevant offers, content and experience to your
customers?
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55. Personalized Service Via App
• BlueApron.com: Choose plan, food preference, delivery day.
• StitchFix.com: Personalized stylist for women on the go.
Mobile app lets users upload pics in clothes they like and
personal stylists base selections off those pics.
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59. Personalized Web Experience
• Personalized experience through interactive survey on site
• eSalon.com: Custom hair color blended based on user input.
Personal stylist + photo upload to assist in color selection
• Sephora.com: Virtual Artist app. Try on lipstick instantly.
• AlexAndAni.com: Chain station builder. Custom jewelry.
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65. What Personalized Experience Can You Deliver?
Leverage your welcome survey and give
the customer the sense that offering their
information is key to a better customer
experience.
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Competitive
Intelligence
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69. What Traffic Channels Do Your Competitors Use
• Run a Comparative Analysis With Your Top 4 Competitors
• Find Out What Channels They Are Getting Traffic From That You
Are Not
• Then Go Get Those Channels
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71. Run A Social Analysis On SimilarWeb.Identify Network
Strengths,Weaknesses + Untapped Opportunities
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User Generated
Content + Social
Commerce
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74. Social Commerce + UGC = Higher Conversions
• Shoppers who interact with a UGC photo are 2x more
likely to purchase.
• UGC photos increase engagement + amplify your brand.
• UGC photos raise on-site conversion by 12%.
Source: Pixlee.com
75. Fastest Growing E-Retailers Drive Traffic With Social
• Zulily.com: 7% Of Total Traffic From Facebook
• WarbyParker.com: 9% Of Total Trafic From Facebook
• Choxi.com: 10% Of Total Traffic From Facebook
• NatureBox: 21% Of Total Traffic From Facebook
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88. Add Social Commerce To Your Marketing Mix
• Instagram: Add a link from your brand’s bio to a shoppable
gallery of your brand’s Instagram pictures. Use “Shop Now” ads.
• Facebook: Create a social storefront page tab to allow users to
access a shoppable gallery of your photos + status updates URLs
• Twitter: Drop in a URL that leads users to your product pages
• Pinterest: Use Buyable Pins and Promoted Video Pins
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Search
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90. The 25 Fastest Growing
Retailers Spend 4x More On
Paid Search
91. How Do Small Retailers Compete With Top IR’s Spend?
• Long-tail research + content & paid ads: SEONick.com
• Go where they are not (pop-ups, print ads, trade shows)
• Create the unique, compelling content they are not
• Focus on your story and sell products they are not
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Recurring
Revenue
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99. What Is Your Recurring Revenue Plan
• Do you have a recurring revenue component to your
business model?
• What can you do to incorporate recurring revenue and
encourage retention to reduce voluntary churn?
• What can you do to reduce churn?
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Be On-Trend
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101. Are You Riding Current Trends
• Honest.com: Natural products
• Etailz.com: Eco-Responsible products
• NatureBox.com: Healthy living + snacking
• BlueApron: Cooking/Chef TV Shows + Monthly Boxes
• Trendwatching.com: Track trends
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105. Is Your Business Model“On Trend?”
• What are the major trends are taking place in your
current market?
• What major trends apply to your target audience?
• Does your current business model and product
lineup match up to one or more of these trends?
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Strong Customer
Feedback
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107. Continually Iterating Data-Driven Products
• DollarShaveClub.com: Shave Butter buyers were best bet
to send free samples. 100% ROI on these people.
• Graze.com: Snack box product learns from your reviews
and adjusts snack mix to avoid the types of tastes you
don’t like
• SurvivalLife.com: Knives sell better than most products
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109. Honest.com: Provide Value + Get Valuable Feedback
• Challenge: Babies are always growing requiring manual account updates
for accurate size on diaper + baby bundles
• Solution: Honest Baby App – tracks baby’s size, weight + change
frequency. Parents can update subscriptions,track orders and earn referral
credits through the app.
• Provides Valuable Info To Parent: baby milestones, Dr.visits,sleep and
feeding habits.Providing valuable info to Honest.com & parents.
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111. How Is Your Customer Feedback Loop?
• Let customers update account info, post reviews, leave
opinions.
• Offer live chat, telephone support and a help-desk?
• Monitoring customer feedback on the web?
• Building customer preference/taste profiles to personalize
the app + web experience?
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Mobile First
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114. Reduce Mobile Buying Friction
• Etsy.com: 58% of
traffic from mobile +
41% of sales
• Groupon.com: 50%
of sales are mobile.
70% of all mobile
sales are via app.
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115. Deep Linking,Biometrics + 1-ClickSales
• JackThreads.com: Deep links to product pages in mobile
app from emails and from mobile search queries
• Amazon.com: 1-Touch App Sales Via iOS Touch ID
Fingerprint
• BlueApron.com,Target Cartwheel App + Groupon.com: All
offer 1-Click sales through Apple Pay
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119. Are You Maximizing Mobile Traffic Opportunities?
• All your site and product pages responsive or designed for mobile?
• Do you have a mobile app or chat bot?
• Are you using app-indexing + providing deep links to the products
offered in marketing emails and from search?
• Do you offer 1-Click payments through Amazon,Apple Pay, etc.?
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Bundling
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125. The Benefits Of Bundling…
• Personalized customer experience (choose your adventure).
• Avoid decision fatigue and increase conversion rates.
• Valuable customer data + feedback for future product dev.
• Increase immediate average order value and Lifetime
Customer Value by increasing order size + price.
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126. What product and/or service bundles can you create?
• Products that go together like DollarShaveClub.com does
with razors and shave butters and gels?
• Products that complement one another like Honest.com
does with diapers and baby wipes
• Increasing quantity + selection like NatureBox.com does.
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Strong Referral
Program
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133. Referral Programs
• Drive 5% - 30% of total acquisition
• Average CPA is $3
• Display + PPC CPA averages $40
• Retargeting CPA averages $10
Source: FriendBuy.com
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Unified Commerce
Vs.Omni-Channel
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Free Shipping
Speedy Delivery
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138. Shipping To Compete.
• Target.com: Free shipping for $50 minimum order. $25
outperformed significantly so minimum lowered to $25.
• BlueApron.com + StitchFix.com: Free shipping.
• Choxi.com: Partnered with ShipStation.com,ShipWorks.com
+ SkuVault.com to offer best shipping options.
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O2O
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141. O2O: Online To Offline Meets Offline To Online
• NeimanMarcus.com: Site features encourage users to connect
with in-store associates. Facetime style sessions.
• Nordstrom.com: Buy online/pick-up in-store
• Amazon to launch 100 pop-up stores
• WarbyParker.com: Pop-up Stores,Yurts, School Bus Stores, Retail.
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Charitable
Commerce
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143. Charitable Commerce: Mixing Charity + Sales
• Honest.com: Supports GirlsWhoCode.com and others.
• AlexAndAni: Dedicated jewelry with sales proceeds to fight AIDS.
• DollarShaveClub.com: Colon Cancer Alliance.
• Toms.com: Pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair sold.
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144. What’s The ROI On Charitable Commerce
Millward-Brown study on market performance of brands
oriented around a noble purpose or ideal showed brands with
lofty purposes outperformed the S&P 500 earning 400% more
profits than those without those higher purposes.
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146. What Good Can Do Through Your Business?
• Donate one of whatever you sell for every sale you make?
• Donate a portion of the proceeds from whatever you sell?
• Find a charity that aligns naturally with your business that
your company can support?
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