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Episode 56: Review of 2016 and Goals for 2017

The EcomCrew Ecommerce Podcast · January 12, 2017 · 33 min

Summary

This episode offers an annual review from EcomCrew, detailing their 326% growth in 2016 and outlining plans for 2017. It covers strategic insights for launching new brands, optimizing marketing channels like email and Facebook ads, and managing inventory to sustain rapid growth. Entrepreneurs can learn valuable lessons on scaling an ecommerce business and setting ambitious, yet achievable, goals.

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founder & leadershipbrand & contentpaid acquisitionemail & sms

Topics covered

ecommerce growth strategiesannual business reviewnew brand launchemail marketing lessonsfacebook ads strategysocial media for ecommerceinventory management

Episode description

Happy New Year Everybody! Welcome back to the Ecom Crew podcast. This is Mike and I'm going to talk about Ecom Crew's 2016 and where we are planning to go for 2017. We had an awesome 2016! We learned tons of lessons and had a lot of challenging and helpful experiences. We grew 326%! That is phenomenal for any business! During today's episode I'm going to share how we plan to keep the momentum going and what we learned to make 2017 a little more smoother. So, without any more delay, here are some points from today's episode: Our revenue goals for 2017. Launching our own personal brands. Lessons we learned from Colorit.com in 2016. The 2017 launch of Wildbaby.com (our new baby product line.) Our email marketing lessons. How Facebook ads helped our brands this past year. How we used social media in general during 2016. The key elements we will continue to grow and work on during 2017. Lessons about inventory. Other plans and goals for an awesome year! If you want to be part of our live episodes just go to our <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/ecomcre

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Frequently asked about this episode

What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Analyze your previous year's performance to identify key lessons and growth drivers, as EcomCrew did with their 326% growth in 2016.
What does this episode say about brand & content?
Develop and launch personal brands to diversify your ecommerce portfolio and minimize risk, as EcomCrew did with Wildbaby.com.
What does this episode say about paid acquisition?
Optimize your email marketing strategies based on past performance to improve customer engagement and sales.
What does this episode say about email & sms?
Leverage Facebook Ads for brand growth and awareness by continually analyzing their impact, as EcomCrew highlighted from their 2016 strategy.
What does this episode say about founder & leadership?
Implement robust inventory management practices to support rapid growth and ensure smooth operations, learning from lessons EcomCrew garnered in 2016.

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