BigCommerce

MarTech & Ecommerce Leader Steven Power Is Wpromote's New Chairman of the Board

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
Growth, ZMC, Martech, Environment, ReachLocal, Marketing, BigCommerce, Power, Software

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wpromote is welcoming Steven Power as the independent agency's new Chairman of the Board.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Wpromote is welcoming Steven Power as the independent agency's new Chairman of the Board.
  • Power has spent 25+ years leading ecommerce and martech businesses; in his new role, he'll be applying that experience to support Wpromote's ambitious growth strategy and deliver even more value to clients.
  • Michael Mothner, Wpromote's CEO and Founder, said "From the beginning, it was clear that Steven's passion for all things digital, from advertising to ecommerce, is matched only by our own.
  • Power has specialized in rapidly building and leading successful, high-growth global companies focused on the intersection of marketing, technology, and ecommerce.

Talkdesk Named BigCommerce Technology Partner

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Online Retail, Data Management, Retail, Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Partnership, Final good, CX, BigCommerce, Intelligence, Online shopping

Talkdesk®, Inc. , a global AI-powered contact center leader for enterprises of all sizes, today announced it has been named a BigCommerce Technology Partner, providing tens of thousands of BigCommerce customers access to the Talkdesk artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, end-to-end customer experience (CX) platform specifically designed to drive brand loyalty and customer lifetime value for retailers.

Key Points: 
  • Talkdesk®, Inc. , a global AI-powered contact center leader for enterprises of all sizes, today announced it has been named a BigCommerce Technology Partner, providing tens of thousands of BigCommerce customers access to the Talkdesk artificial intelligence (AI)-powered, end-to-end customer experience (CX) platform specifically designed to drive brand loyalty and customer lifetime value for retailers.
  • Talkdesk is a contact center as a service (CCaaS) provider which aims to help BigCommerce retailers grow sales, customize the shopping experience, connect stores to critical business software, and more.
  • Talkdesk Retail Experience Cloud™ is a uniquely designed platform that unifies the customer journey across physical and digital channels to help brands engage customers wherever they are.
  • Our Talkdesk Retail Experience Cloud is an integrated customer experience platform purpose-built for brands to deliver unified, effortless, and personalized experiences,” said Shannon Flanagan, general manager and vice president, Retail & Consumer Goods, Talkdesk.

Algolia Named a BigCommerce Preferred Technology Partner

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Online Retail, Retail, Apps, Applications, Technology, Software, Electronic Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Partnership, ChatGPT, Ben & Jerry's, House, B2B, BigCommerce, LLM, API, Architecture, Software as a service, Discovery, B2C, BIGC, Online shopping

Algolia , the world's only end-to-end AI Search and Discovery platform, today announced it has been named a BigCommerce Preferred Technology Partner ensuring BigCommerce’s thousands of customers can easily leverage Algolia's API-first digital commerce search capabilities.

Key Points: 
  • Algolia , the world's only end-to-end AI Search and Discovery platform, today announced it has been named a BigCommerce Preferred Technology Partner ensuring BigCommerce’s thousands of customers can easily leverage Algolia's API-first digital commerce search capabilities.
  • BigCommerce customers can seamlessly access and integrate Algolia through the BigCommerce App Marketplace .
  • Piyush Patel, Chief Strategy Officer, Algolia added: “It is great to see FKA Brands taking advantage of the Algolia and BigCommerce partnership.
  • BigCommerce Preferred Technology Partners are selected for offering best-in-class technologies, value and superior customer service.

PayPal and Venmo Unveil Six New Innovations to Revolutionize Commerce

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
PayPal, Artificial intelligence, Probability, Privacy, Social media, Face, Ticketmaster, Software as a service, AI, SKU, Fastlane, Walmart, Sale, BigCommerce, PYPL, Behavior, Human, Internet, EBay, Commerce, Friction, McDonald's, Best Buy, Uber, Online shopping

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL) today announced six new innovations the company is piloting and bringing to market this year to revolutionize commerce through artificial intelligence (AI) driven personalization for both merchants and consumers. During the PayPal First Look keynote, Alex Chriss, President and CEO, introduced: a completely new PayPal checkout experience that radically speeds up check out for consumers and helps merchants convert transactions like never before; Fastlane by PayPal, a dramatically faster and smarter guest checkout experience; Smart Receipts, giving customers AI-personalized recommendations from merchants to keep them coming back; the PayPal advanced offers platform so merchants can provide relevant, personalized, real-time offers to consumers and drive more sales; a reinvented PayPal consumer app giving shoppers new ways to earn cash back and more reasons to use PayPal; and, Venmo's enhanced business profiles, so small businesses can find and engage new customers, and grow their businesses.

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  • "PayPal is on a mission to revolutionize commerce, globally, and today we are starting the next chapter," said Alex Chriss, President and CEO, PayPal.
  • Chriss continued, "PayPal is introducing six new innovations that will not only solve real customer pain points, but we believe will change the world of payments and commerce.
  • PayPal is also reinventing the PayPal app to give loyal customers even more reasons to shop and pay with PayPal every day.
  • PayPal CashPass users will also be able to stack with other PayPal rewards such as cash back from the PayPal Cashback Mastercard® .

New Farm Bill-Compliant CBD and Hemp Seed Payment Gateways Now Available

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Online, Seed, Gold, Cannabinol, Vitamin, Policy, B2C, BBB, WooCommerce, Sale, BigCommerce, Dietary supplement, WordPress, THC, Plant, Online shopping

With these new payment processing options, American hemp and CBD businesses can showcase the quality and potential of their seeds.

Key Points: 
  • With these new payment processing options, American hemp and CBD businesses can showcase the quality and potential of their seeds.
  • Organic Payment Gateways allows businesses to efficiently sell their hemp and CBD products by providing hassle-free online payment processing.
  • Organic Payment Gateways provides specialized, user-friendly payment gateways tailored to CBD and hemp seed businesses' unique needs.
  • Website owners in the CBD and hemp seed industries can now experience the convenience and flexibility of the new payment acceptance options offered by Organic Payment Gateways.

Balance Unveils B2B Payment Industry’s First Comprehensive Transaction Lifecycle Product Suite

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Professional Services, Payments, Online Retail, Retail, Technology, Software, Fintech, CB, OS, ACH, Partnership, Geron, Growth, BigCommerce, Wire, Automation, SMB, Sales

Balance , the digital payment platform, is announcing its new suite of products spanning the B2B transaction lifecycle.

Key Points: 
  • Balance , the digital payment platform, is announcing its new suite of products spanning the B2B transaction lifecycle.
  • This is why our solutions now optimize across the transaction lifecycle, from order placement to payment settlement.”
    Balance’s new product offerings, including Digital Trade Credit, AR Management, Marketplace OS, and B2B Payments, are both modular and customizable.
  • For example, both online ACH and Wire processing from the B2B payments product reduce merchants’ reliance on costly credit card fees.
  • All have played a role in establishing the most comprehensive platform that supports the growth of B2B businesses.

IZEA Acquires Advocate Marketing Platform Zuberance

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
Marketing, Ecosystem, Partnership, Acquisition, WooCommerce, Creator economy, B2B, Advocate, Shopify, UGC, Salesforce, Internet, BigCommerce, IZEA, Sales

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, today announced it acquired Zuberance , a pioneering advocate marketing software platform.

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  • ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: IZEA ), the premier provider of influencer marketing technology, data, and services for the world’s leading brands and agencies, today announced it acquired Zuberance , a pioneering advocate marketing software platform.
  • Advocate Marketing leverages the authentic voices of a brand's most satisfied customers, transforming their organic enthusiasm into an influential social campaign.
  • “Advocate Marketing takes customer satisfaction and turns it into authentic, affordable UGC that generates sales,” said IZEA Founder and CEO Ted Murphy.
  • “We are thrilled to join forces with IZEA, the company that created the influencer marketing space,” said Rob Fuggetta, CEO and founder of Zuberance.

Agital Successfully Completes Full Integration of Exclusive Concepts, Expanding Nationwide Reach, Ecommerce Expertise, Client Portfolio and Service Offering

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Conversion, SMS, Marketing, Microsoft, Meta, Forecasting, Division, Acquisition, Software as a service, Advocacy, Exclusive, Growth, CMOS, BigCommerce

As part of this integration, Scott Smigler, who founded Exclusive Concepts in 1997 as one of the first ecommerce-focused agencies in the United States, was named Division President at Agital.

Key Points: 
  • As part of this integration, Scott Smigler, who founded Exclusive Concepts in 1997 as one of the first ecommerce-focused agencies in the United States, was named Division President at Agital.
  • In his new role, Scott will advance Agital's efforts to disrupt the ecommerce space and introduce a robust strategic framework designed to help ecommerce businesses achieve sustainable growth.
  • “Previously at Exclusive Concepts, and now at Agital, everything we do centers on helping our clients grow faster and more profitably,” said Agital’s Division President Scott Smigler.
  • Beyond the expansion of Agital’s leadership team and headcount, the integration of Exclusive Concepts has significantly bolstered its capabilities to serve ecommerce brands.

BigCommerce to Present at Barclays Global Technology Conference

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Software as a service, Conference, BIGC, B2B, BigCommerce

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Daniel Lentz will present and host meetings with institutional investors at the Barclays Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 3:05 p.m. Pacific Time (5:05 p.m. Central Time) in San Francisco, CA.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (“BigCommerce”) (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Daniel Lentz will present and host meetings with institutional investors at the Barclays Global Technology Conference on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 3:05 p.m. Pacific Time (5:05 p.m. Central Time) in San Francisco, CA.
  • A live audio-only webcast of the presentation will be accessible from the BigCommerce investor relations website at https://investors.bigcommerce.com .
  • Following the event, a replay will be made available at the same location.

BigCommerce Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape: Worldwide B2B Digital Commerce Applications for MidMarket Growth

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Monday, December 18, 2023
Online Retail, Retail, Technology, Software, Electronic Commerce, Internet, BIGC, Omnichannel, Doc, Multisite-specific tRNA:(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferase, MACH, Commerce, Multimedia, API, Strategy, ICT, Software as a service, IDC, E-commerce, Midmarket Institute, Architecture, Online shopping, B2B, BigCommerce

BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it has been named a Leader in the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide B2B Digital Commerce Applications for MidMarket Growth 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment.

Key Points: 
  • BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC), a leading Open SaaS ecommerce platform for fast-growing and established B2C and B2B brands, today announced it has been named a Leader in the new IDC MarketScape: Worldwide B2B Digital Commerce Applications for MidMarket Growth 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231218455169/en/
    Heather Hershey, research director, Worldwide Digital Commerce at IDC states in the report’s evaluation1: “Consider BigCommerce if you are a fast-growing, experience-driven brand looking for a multi-tenant SaaS B2B digital commerce platform.
  • BigCommerce was also recognized as a Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise B2B Digital Commerce Applications 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment2, which IDC simultaneously published alongside the midmarket growth report.
  • 1IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MidMarket B2B Digital Commerce Applications 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US49742523, December 2023)
    2IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise B2B Digital Commerce Applications 2023–2024 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US49742523, December 2023)