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Buy-now-pay-later has hit the ground running. But so has Twitter, with the expansion of their shop module. November 23, 2021 [Read in browser]( [logo] [sponsor]( Happy Tuesday! If at first you don’t succeed, try again...with SEOs this time. TWITTER Twitter wants to become an e-commerce powerhouse [article-image] Twitter is launching its shoppable livestreaming product with a bang. Brand + celebrity: [The company has announced]( that they will host their first ever shoppable livestream with Walmart and Jason Derulo on Sunday, November 28 at 7PM ET (the day before Cyber Monday). Derulo will host a 30-minute variety show for Walmart, highlighting some of their electronics, apparel, home goods, etc. Taking shopping seriously: Twitter has also announced that it will expand its "Shop Module" to more merchants in the US in the coming weeks, as well as introduce "Twitter Shopping Manager," a hub where merchants can manage how they appear on the platform. Is Twitter going to be the next big distribution channel for e-commerce marketers? Or will these features [follow the fate]( of Fleets? Only time will tell. E-COMMERCE Buy-now-pay-later is gaining some serious traction Pay in installments with no interest. This simple, yet incredibly powerful concept is gaining traction all over the world. Here are some of the headlines from the buy-now-pay-later industry from just yesterday: - BNPL is spreading beyond US/Europe: Pace, a Singapore-based buy-now-pay-later provider, [has raised $40M]( in Series A funding. - BNPL is being adopted by B2B firms: Slope, a company that offers buy-now-pay-later for B2B, [raised $8 million yesterday](. - Google is dabbling with BNPL: Brian Freiesleben [reported that Google]( is testing the concept of showing a $0 price tag for products that offer a buy-now-pay-later option. - Microsoft acknowledges BNPL growth: Microsoft stated [in a blog post yesterday]( that BNPL is "most popular with Gen Zs and millennials and is currently the fastest-growing e-commerce payment method globally." What all this means for you: Are you planning to add buy-now-pay-later to your store? Google may "force" you with their $0 incentive if you don't. If you’re selling in countries other than the US/Western Europe, there's a good chance that a dominant player will emerge and enable this option. The future of the BNPL market appears to be bright. SPONSORED BY MOOSEND Publish your newsletter, articles, and promotional emails for free if you qualify for this offer [article-image]( This is what Moosend is about: Premium experience for marketers, brands, and subscribers alike, at unbeatable prices. [Unbeatable prices without compromising on quality](: it provides a premium experience, to premium brands such as Vogue, Gucci, and GQ. Did we mention the rich feature-set you get with Moosend? - Advanced tracking methods to take out the guesswork from your emails: You’ll be able to analyze your contacts’ behavior, so it will be easier to get close to them and achieve your marketing goals. - Make them feel special: Advanced segmentation features to send the right email to the right audience, at the right time. 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They only advertise on Fox News TV ads. Their website receives 570k visits per month, and it has two main sources: - 52.55% of the traffic is direct (People typing Balance of Nature in the search bar). - 42.62% comes from organic searches. This means that people see the TV ads and either call, type in the website, or search on Google. 570k visitors just from TV ads. And this doesn’t either take into account phone calls, which is the main CTA of the TV ads they run. Why is this interesting? It shows that you can get success in e-commerce by focusing on your audience first. Find out an engaged audience → Find out how to reach them → Create a product for them. Balance of Nature found an alternative channel with a very specific audience. Then sold them a product they would respond to. Ads on Fox News are the perfect way to reach a specific demographic. And Balance of Nature is taking advantage of it. What’s the bottom line? Starting from an audience rather than a product is certainly not a new idea in marketing. Think about Kylie Jenner launching the makeup brand. Or all other influencers launching their own product. The main point here is finding where a specific audience hangs out and go after them. However, this can have some disadvantages. New competitors can smell the opportunity and join you, or there’s the risk of depending on only one platform. But it can be a profitable strategy to start out or expand your sales. SPONSORED BY VIDICO Learn how Square, Digital Ocean, and Spotify create successful video ads [article-image]( [In this short video](, Michael Pirone from Vidico broke down the video ads that helped companies like Square, Digital Ocean, and Spotify power up their customer acquisition and retention. [You’ll learn]( how to hook your audience and keep them engaged. And different video strategies for different objectives and stages of the funnel. 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A tip This was discovered by [Tony in our Insights community]( (link only for members), and it comes from a premium British supplements company who essentially asked for a tip to support the team. The Crew’s tip: Make sure your upsell is always after the initial item purchase was confirmed. Don’t make people back out of the whole process because of bad upsells. ROUNDING UP THE STACK [SEO:]( One "key" to understanding keywords better is looking at keyword intent. Use the Semrush Keyword Intent metric to discover high-intent buyer keywords, build new keyword lists with intent instantly, break down a competitor’s profile by intent, and check intent in your existing target list. [Try it for free.](* [NATIVE:]( Video + native ads = a match made in heaven? Outbrain has acquired Video Intelligence AG, a Swiss-based contextual video technology company. [WORDPRESS:]( If you have a Wordpress site hosted on GoDaddy, change your email. 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