Thinks Out Loud: E-commerce and Digital Strategy

a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/point-of-your-website-in-age-of-ai-thinks-out-loud-447/ title=What’s the Point of Your Website in an Age of AI? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 447) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/point-of-website-age-ai-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of humanoid robot browsing the internet to illustrate the point of your website in an age of AI style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/point-of-website-age-ai-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/point-of-website-age-ai-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/point-of-website-age-ai.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apDo you still need a website in an age of AI? More broadly, what is the point of your business’s website in an age of AI? As AI becomes more…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/when-ai-good-at-marketing-thinks-out-loud-446/ title=When Will AI Get Good at Marketing? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 446) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ai-get-good-marketing-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of marketing team working with humanoid robot to illustrate the question of when AI will get good at marketing style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ai-get-good-marketing-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ai-get-good-marketing-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ai-get-good-marketing.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apArtificial intelligence is part of marketing today. But, to hear most people tell it, it’s a frustrating part. AI is either the thing that will put all marketers out of…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/predicting-future-your-business-thinks-out-loud-445/ title=Predicting the Future of Your Business (Thinks Out Loud Episode 445) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=500 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/predicting-business-future-768x500.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of a humanoid robot gazing into a crystal ball to illustrate the idea of predicting the future of your business style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/predicting-business-future-768x500.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/predicting-business-future-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/predicting-business-future.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //ap“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” These words from one of the 20th century’s most sagacious philosophers, Yogi Berra, take hold of my mind every new year…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/revisiting-google-doomed-thinks-out-loud/ title=Revisiting Is Google Doomed in 2025? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 440) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/is-google-doomed-2025-2-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of Google's logo under dark clouds and getting pelted with heavy rain to illustrate the question Is Google doomed in 2025? style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/is-google-doomed-2025-2-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/is-google-doomed-2025-2-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/is-google-doomed-2025-2.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apYour business likely depends on Google, whether you like it or not. The whole reason I’m so focused on the role of gatekeepers — and how you can bypass them…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/revisiting-is-ai-a-gatekeeper-or-is-it-a-key/ title=Revisiting Is AI a Gatekeeper? Or is it a Key? (Thinks Out Loud) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-gatekeeper-key-revisit-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of robot standing guard outside a gate to represent the question of whether AI is a gatekeeper or the key between your business and its customers style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-gatekeeper-key-revisit-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-gatekeeper-key-revisit-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-gatekeeper-key-revisit.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apOne of the big themes behind Thinks Out Loud over the course of its 400-plus episodes is how you can bypass gatekeepers and still grow your business. The emergence of…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/the-only-way-to-succeed-next-year-thinks-out-loud-444/ title=The Only Way to Succeed Next Year (Thinks Out Loud Episode 444) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/only-way-to-succeed-next-year-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated illustration of a group of friends celebrating the new year and the way they succeeded style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/only-way-to-succeed-next-year-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/only-way-to-succeed-next-year-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/only-way-to-succeed-next-year.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apAs far as I’m concerned, there’s only one way to succeed next year. And, truth be told, it goes beyond success just in your business. I don’t mean to say…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/ai-is-not-the-future-you-are-thinks-out-loud-443/ title=AI Is Not the Future. You Are (Thinks Out Loud Episode 443) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-not-future-you-are-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of robot and woman interacting to illustrate that AI is not the future, you are. style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-not-future-you-are-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-not-future-you-are-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ai-not-future-you-are.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apI’m having a ton of conversations lately about how AI will affect the future of work and employment. Many of these conversations start off with questions like “What will AI…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/how-google-loses-thinks-out-loud-442/ title=How Google Loses (Thinks Out Loud Episode 442) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/how-google-loses-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of broken Google logo sitting on trash pile to illustrate Apple throwing Google in the garbage style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/how-google-loses-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/how-google-loses-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/how-google-loses.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apGoogle faces the most serious challenges in its history right now. And any stumble Google suffers also hurts your business. Organic search, paid search, local search, metasearch, product search, and…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/giving-thanks-2024-thinks-out-loud-441/ title=Giving Thanks 2024 (Thinks Out Loud Episode 441) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/giving-thanks-2025-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image showing a group of people sharing a meal to illustrate the idea of giving thanks and gratitude style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/giving-thanks-2025-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/giving-thanks-2025-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/giving-thanks-2025.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apIt’s Thanksgiving time again. Which means it’s time for me to share what I’m thankful for in 2024… and what I’m looking forward to in 2025. What am giving thanks…/p

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a href=https://timpeter.com/blog/google-doomed-in-2025-thinks-out-loud-440/ title=Is Google Doomed in 2025? (Thinks Out Loud Episode 440) rel=nofollowimg width=768 height=499 src=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/google-doomed-2025-768x499.png class=webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image alt=MidJourney generated image of Google logo surrounded by storm clouds to illustrate the idea that Google might be doomed in 2025 style=display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%; link_thumbnail=1 decoding=async srcset=https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/google-doomed-2025-768x499.png 768w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/google-doomed-2025-300x195.png 300w, https://timpeter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/google-doomed-2025.png 1000w sizes=(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px //apJust a few months after its 26th anniversary, Google faces more threats heading into next year than ever. The rise of artificial intelligence provides users with an alternative way to…/p

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