6 Excellent Marketing Posts for a Chilly November Weekend: E-commerce Link Digest

I don’t know about you, but I’m fighting a miserable cold this week, Big Thinkers. But rather than bore you with my tale of woe, I plan to simply curl up with my iPhone and a big ol’ reading list this weekend. Here’s the list for your reading pleasure:

1. Marketing Charts asks why do consumers go online?
2. Business Insider has a great slide deck that explains how e-commerce is finally disrupting the massive $600 billion grocery industry.
3. Thinks revealed the little-known factors behind e-commerce growth in 2015 while the latest episode of Thinks Out Loud looks at the biggest trends driving e-commerce.
4. Search Engine Land uncovers Google’s bad, bad move, a test that drives users to Google Shopping, not advertisers’ sites. Bad news. Good read.
5. Search Engine Land also explains how to win at SEO & content marketing in 2015.
6. And, finally, Thinks asks, “Is Your Industry Immune to E-commerce Disruption? Um… No.” Well worth your time.

Want more link goodness to get you through this chilly November weekend? Check out these “9 Mobile Marketing and E-commerce Must-Reads for This Week,” “11 Must-Read Trends and Tips,” both from our regular Link Digest series, or these “9 Must-Read Marketing and E-commerce Gems: The Top Posts from October.” All good stuff.

And if you’re interested in learning even more about how customers changing behavior shapes e-commerce and marketing, register to receive a special report I’ve produced in conjunction with hotel marketing firm Vizergy, “Digital Hotel Marketing in a Multiscreen World.” While it’s targeted specifically at hotel and resort marketers, the lessons apply to just about any business. You can get your free copy of the report here.

Plus, don’t miss these slides and video from my recent webinar, “Digital Marketing Directions: Three Key Trends Driving Your Marketing Next Year”:

Finally, you might also want to check out some of our past coverage of the mobile, local, social web and how to make it work for your business, including:

• What Your Customers Expect from Mobile and E-commerce in 2014
• 10 Key Posts about Millennials and Mobile: E-commerce Link Digest
• The Secrets Behind “It’s All E-commerce” for 2014
• Should Marketers Really Trust Google in 2014?
• The Zen of Digital Marketing Strategy
• 7 Steps to E-Commerce Heaven
• Today and Tomorrow: Mobile and The Changing Customer Journey
• Mobile Makes E-commerce Even More “Frictionless”
• Your 2014 Internet Marketing New Year’s Resolutions – Thinks Out Loud Episode 56