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Mar 2023
40m 13s

15 Years of Ecomm Lessons in 30 Minutes ...

The Ecommerce Playbook
About this episode

For most of us, ecommerce is still a new phenomenon. For Smart Marketer founder Ezra Firestone, driving sales online has been his main pursuit since the days when you had to fax customer orders to the manufacturer. In this episode, Taylor and Ezra discuss his life in ecommerce, how it’s developed in the 15 years since, and how that experience gives him a unique perspective on what you need to do to thrive in the current environment.

Show Notes:

  • For more content from Ezra, check out his LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter.

  • Checkout Ezra’s haircare brand, oVertone, here

  • Need help building your marketing calendar? Our strategy team is putting together 12-month audit packages here: https://bit.ly/3ZLKfjw

  • The Ecommerce Playbook mailbag is open — email us at podcast@commonthreadco.com to ask us any questions you might have about the world of ecomm.

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