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Also... New payments?; Great idea; Webinar U Can't read this email? [View it in your browser.]( [Practical Ecommerce Merchant]( July 11, 2022 | ✪ On this day in 1987, global population reached 5 billion. A Message from Fuel [Drowning in KPIs, LTVs, and CACs?]( [Fuel]( [Fuel is your ecommerce finance department in the cloud. Our team combines industry expertise with proprietary software to unravel your KPIs, LTVs, and CACs. We’ll analyze your unit economics, increase your margins, and more — all accessible via innovative 24/7 dashboards. Simple integration. Ukraine proud! Learn More…](   [Charts: Global AI Stats and Trends]( [The global adoption of artificial intelligence continues. In four charts, we show the leading countries and industries as well as tasks most suited for AI use.](   [5 Tools to Monitor Your SEO Competitors]( [Looking to monitor your organic search competitors? Here are five handy (and affordable) tools to track rankings, content updates, links, and more.](   [Does Ecommerce Need a New Payment System?]( [Ecommerce payments in 2022 largely involve a Byzantine setup of intermediaries. Is now the time for a more efficient method of exchanging value?](   [Guatemalan Entrepreneurs Are Gay, Married, Successful]( [Hans Schrei launched Wunderkeks, a direct-to-consumer cookie company, from his mom's kitchen in Guatemala in 2012. Amid obstacles, he immigrated to Austin, Texas, with his husband in 2019. Here's their story.](   🔥 Today's Great Ecommerce Idea Consider Direct Mail for Marketing "Apple's iOS 14 updates last year decimated our Facebook ad performance. So we switched to physical postcards and mailers, which we had used years earlier. We've found good results with direct mail, up to 6-times return. We're using it mainly for acquisition, working with joint venture partners, and cross-promoting to each other's customer lists." - Lea Richards, Founder, Pig of the Month Barbeque   🎙 ['Ecommerce Conversations' Podcast]( [Custom Teeth Guards Propel Online Dental Lab]( [Lessons from Shopify 2.0 Upgrade, New Theme]( [Subscribe]( to the podcast.   🎯 Industry IQ: Resources from our partners. [Key Ecommerce Trends for 2022-2025](   🎓 [Webinar U:]( [Instant 20-minute video + ebook.]( [Global Consumers Are Switching to Ecommerce]( [Stop Promo Abuse and Increase Revenue]( [How Retailers Use Marketplaces in 2022]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email at {EMAIL} because you opted on our website to receive the Practical Ecommerce newsletter. You can [unsubscribe,]( [change frequency]( or [update your email address]( at anytime. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. To ensure this newsletter reaches your inbox, please add newsletter@practicalecommerce.com to your contacts. If you use Gmail, just drag this email to your "Primary" tab. -- Practical Ecommerce 125 S. Park Street, Suite 430 Traverse City, MI 49684 Copyright (C) 2022 Practical Ecommerce.