CEO of MIVA and author of Dragonproof Ecommerce Rick Wilson joins me on this episode of “The Commerce Marketer Podcast” to share his perspective on the state of ecommerce and the consumer landscape. Wilson also hosts the “Protecting Your Online Business Podcast,” where he recalls stories and lessons learned from more than 20 years in ecommerce. Wilson starts by discussing what he thinks is the “end of the beginning of the ecommerce landscape” and retailers’ problem with free shipping and returns (5:00 ). Next, Wilson describes how the dot-com bust changed best practices, which new ones are transforming (7:10 ) and lessons to learn other brands’ mistakes (10:45 ). He then talks through modern marketing strategies and how to see into your own marketing blind spots (16:15 ). Wilson shifts gears to discuss effective meeting structures and how Amazon can be a catalyst for positive change (29:00 ) before predicting what Amazon and ecommerce will look like in the future (33:00 ). He goes on to theorize about the impact of AR and VR (38:40 ), the role "headless commerce" will play (42:00 ), and the most interesting ecommerce development of the past 20 years (44:00 ). 

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