Caroline Balinska is a serial entrepreneur and the creator of eCommerce Marketing Lab where she helps entrepreneurs grow their e-commerce business while increasing their sales and profits through effective automation and marketing strategies. She started her career in e-commerce in 2006 - long before automation and online marketing became widely used in the business world. Over the last 12 years, she has mastered the skills needed to become a successful e-commerce seller, with a special focus on Shopify and automation, and passionately shares her knowledge with others.

 

Caroline joins me on this episode to share how she became an e-commerce expert and enthusiast and how creating simple and effective e-commerce sites has become easier than ever. She explains how to strategize your marketing plans, increase your social presence and get involved with influencers and micro-influencers. She shares the biggest mistakes she’s come across and how to avoid them as well as some tips and tricks for those who’ve started or are getting into e-commerce.

“It’s really easy to have 5000 products. That’s the easy part - but WHO are you targeting?” - Caroline Balinska

In This Episode of The Sigrun Show:

• Caroline’s background and how she became an entrepreneur
• The key criteria of a successful e-commerce site
• How strategic marketing can improve your sales
• How to grow your social presence for your e-commerce site
• Influencer marketing and how it works
• How to market an expensive product
• Biggest mistakes new e-commerce sites make - and how to avoid them
• Video in e-commerce

Key Takeaways:

1. A marketing plan is king - no matter your marketing budget
2. Know your audience and target them!
3. A video is the best tool in your e-commerce arsenal - if the quality is good.
4. Don’t be scared of ads!
5. The next 12 months are the perfect time to start an e-commerce site.

Connect with Caroline Balinska:

• Ecommerce Marketing Lab
• CarolineBaslinska.com
• Twitter
• Facebook

 

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