Building a Brand Through eCommerce, part 2

In part one of this two part blog about building a brand through eCommerce, we acknowledged this takes time and tenacity and may even feel outside our comfort zone, at times. Our first three reasons for considering an eCommerce store to help you build your brand included: Brand awareness An eCommerce store full of branded items…

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Why Local Print and Logistics Win in Indianapolis

Local print and logistics can help your business grow efficiently, effectively and purposefully. As an Indianapolis business, you’re ready to win with the right tools and partnerships. Why we love Indianapolis Indianapolis sits in the top 30% of the Forbes “Best Places for Business and Careers.” Here’s a look at numbers from Forbes. Population: 2,031,100 Major…

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EPI Marketing Services Employees Volunteer and Make an Impact

Each year the South Michigan Food Bank’s “Fresh Food Distributions” provide an average of 22 pounds of fresh produce, meat, dairy, bakery, and other fresh items to 140 families at each of its 100 sites. In June, EPI employees volunteered their time to help those in need. When EPI was approached to participate in the…

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Four benefits of outsourcing online store fulfillment

For eCommerce sellers growth might mean finding a partner for online store fulfillment in order to work on growing their business in other areas. Choosing the right partner to fulfill your orders starts by making the decision to work with an order fulfillment service provider. Third-party fulfillment providers warehouse your products and fulfill orders on your behalf. A good…

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Four Benefits of EDI

EDI stands for Electronic Data Interchange. This computer-to-computer exchange of information helps manage standard business documents such as purchase orders, invoices, inventory levels and shipping notices. EDI software solutions help to coordinate the exchange of business documents and data across a variety of platforms and programs. Businesses can use EDI for things like maintaining vendor-managed inventory (VMI) in relation to…

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3 Tips for Starting an eCommerce Store

Customer Lifetime Value or CLV is the total worth to a business of a customer over the whole period of their relationship with that company. This important metric proves that it costs less to keep existing customers than it does to acquire new ones; increasing the value of your existing customers is a great way to…

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Managing Kitting for eCommerce

In our recent post “Four Options to Consider in Your eCommerce Product Kitting” we discussed how product kitting makes it easy to manage all sorts of eCommerce goods and business models. Then we offered specific examples to consider in your own eCommerce efforts. In this post we will wrap up this series on kitting by looking…

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Four Options to Consider in Your eCommerce Product Kitting

In our post titled “Product Kitting in eCommerce” we discussed how today’s online shoppers have become accustomed flexibility and customization. We addressed the question of how eCommerce sellers can meet the demand of such a buying experience and discussed the benefits of product kitting in eCommerce.    In this post we will discuss several examples…

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Product Kitting for eCommerce

Buyers today expect flexibility and customization when it comes to shopping online. From Etsy to Amazon to BarkBox, eCommerce has evolved to meet the needs of consumers, spoiling us and setting expectations for custom experiences. How can eCommerce sellers meet modern buyer expectations? Bundling or product kitting (used interchangeably here) helps sellers customize a buyer’s…

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