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Essent to Discontinue Use of TLS 1.0 in Accordance with PCI Security Standards
10/1/2015
Essent will disable use of TLS 1.0 in accordance with PCI Security Standards, which may affect your ability to conduct credit card transactions with some customers.
Essent Customer BrandAlliance Named Canada’s National Distributor of the Year
2/9/2015
The Promotional Products Professionals of Canada (PPPC) named BrandAlliance the National Distributor of the Year. BrandAlliance has used Essent promotional products software since 2013.
SEO Tools Added for Promotional Products Software
2/3/2015
Essent ecommerce websites create the bones for your SEO success. Blogs, comments and video help put flesh on those bones.
Essent Showing Promotional Products Software at 2015 PPAI Expo
1/2/2015
The 2015 PAPI Expo marks the first public showing of Essent One — the new way to do business in the promotional products industry.
Essent and ASI Partner to Deliver ESP Product Research Database to Essent Users
12/22/2014
Users will be able to access ASI's ESP from right within Essent tools. The partnership brings together world-class technology solutions from two industry leaders.
#GivingTuesday: How Ecommerce Can Enhance the New Holiday
12/1/2014
A donating-while-shopping model is a crystal clear way for ecommerce to boost the new #GivingTuesday holiday. The result: Everybody wins, most importantly those in need.
5 Holiday Business Issues You’ll be Thankful to Have Solved
11/20/2014
A time to enjoy big meals, gifts, egg nog, mistletoe – and the joy of sticking around the office to close out an accounting period. Wait. What?
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: Social Media
11/20/2014
Action Requested for UPS Real-Time Shipping Estimates
11/19/2014
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: Personalizing the Shopping Experience
10/29/2014
Personalizing an ecommerce website is tricky. Some shoppers will be thrilled you remembered what they like. Others will wonder how you found out without asking.
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: What Works and What’s Just Annoying?
9/30/2014
Many ecommerce marketing strategies that are proven to work are also proven to irritate shoppers. We’re taking a periodic look at some ecommerce marketing strategies and how to use them.
Ecommerce Marketing Strategy: Email Registration
9/30/2014
Email registration is a great ecommerce marketing strategy because people who subscribed are genuinely interested. But the goal isn't list-building. It's sales.
What Makes a Product Configurator Essential for Promotional Product Software
2/10/2014
With volume, variety, and customization inseparable from the aims of the industry, it’s critical for promotional products ecommerce software to let buyers, piece by piece, see what they’re getting.
Google Changing Rankings to Mobile-Friendly Websites
6/21/2013
Google is changing its rankings to favor websites that are friendly to mobile devices, the search-engine leader recently announced.
Mainstream support for the Opera browser on all platforms ends as of May 31, 2013
5/28/2013
The market share for the Opera browser is around 1%. Its decline continues as mainstream, competing browsers gain further prominence. As a result mainstream browser support for Opera is ending.