August 15-18:

Are you a fan of baked beans, cream pie, and chowder? So are we! We have some of our own marketing team members invited as guest speakers on key marketing strategies at this year’s eTail East- the ultimate e-commerce convention for honing your marketing and sales skills with other industry professionals. If you need help getting the most of your marketing manpower, capitalizing on online traffic, or getting a leg up in sales this is a prime chance to rub elbows with the best in the retail space. We are actively pursuing digital marketing solutions that will help us to provide a more personalized experience for our customers, while continually evolving our platform for sellers to capitalize on increased sales.

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the marketing buzzword of the decade (only rivaled by the explosive growth of content marketing). The reason for the popularity is simple- our reliance on search engines for information has created a demand for pages to rank on search engine results pages (SERPs). Due to the flood of content available on the internet today, there is an excess of information and a shortage of customer attention. As a result, you not only need to rank on the SERPs; you need to rank high.

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June 7-10:

The Internet Retailer Conference + Exhibition (IRCE) is once again held in the midst of deep dish pizza and The Windy City, as a gathering of the greatest e-commerce companies and solutions providers.  This year is a very exciting one, as we will again be Silver Level Sponsors with a booth and numerous team members in attendance. As the e-commerce industry continues to grow stronger, we look to see more of an emphasis on mobile and B2B solutions for retailers, with plenty of opportunity for sellers to make considerable profits. We look forward to meeting many of our old friends and new partners, if you will be in town stop by booth #1235 and say hi, we would love to chat with you.

May 4-6:

A namesake convention in the Home Improvement category, this year’s National Hardware Show looks to be one of the biggest yet. With over 2,800 exhibitors and around 30,000 industry professionals from 32 countries, if it has anything to do with hardware tech or tools you can find it here. We are looking forward to our fourth straight year as attendees, and connecting with some long-time partners as well as striking up new relationships to broaden our product assortment. One of our fastest-growing categories, home improvement has seen exciting movement with generators and home automation this past year at Newegg, and we look to stay at the forefront of the field to satisfy customer demand.

Automated thermostats, technology embedded in your clothing and virtual reality: Are these fictions from an alternate universe or the future of consumer electronics?

As a tech marketplace, Newegg has a vested interest in the latest technological innovations. We are finely in tune with what trends are becoming prime market opportunities for our customers and sellers alike.

In this post, we look at the emerging tech that may alter the course of e-commerce — and history — as we know it.

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