March 28th, 2019

Take Advantage of Consumer Demand on Amazon Without Losing Control, Part 2

In part one of this two-part series, I shared the two main options for selling to or on Amazon.com, as well as walked readers through the benefits of Seller Fulfilled Prime and the steps to make it happen. Critical to all of these decisions and paths is an understanding of Amazon’s dominance. As a reminder, Amazon’s U.S. e-commerce sales are expected to reach $258 billion this year, up nearly 30 percent from a year ago. Selling to Amazon or on its marketplace are appealing avenues to pursue, but to be successful you need to consider the following:

Craig Haynor

Posted in Ally News

March 12th, 2019

What Tech Brands Need To Know About Doing Business With Amazon

Disruption is happening across all industries, and companies that are unwilling to adapt run the risk of being edged out. And there’s no denying Amazon’s role in this.

Dave Kart

Posted in Ally News

March 11th, 2019

The benefits of e-commerce: Why every business should get involved

In our hyper-connected modern world, e-commerce has revolutionized the way we shop. By 2020, global e-commerce retail sales are expected to reach more than $4 trillion, which amounts to around 14.6 percent of total retail spending, and opportunities continue to increase. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce and B2B e-commerce are growing at a rapid rate, while B2C e-commerce solutions are becoming ever more innovative.

Dave Kart

Posted in Ally News

March 7th, 2019

Top Tech Considerations When Implementing Selling Direct to Consumers

Technology has transformed the way consumers search, shop and communicate. Recent research shows that 59% of consumers prefer to do research directly on a brand’s website and 55% want to buy from brands directly.

Jeff Cashman

Posted in Ally News

January 8th, 2019

Ally Commerce Recaps 2018 + Announces FitForCommerce Verification

It’s officially the start of a new year, and as we gear up for an exciting, challenging, and rewarding 2019, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on the past year.

The first half of 2018 was a transition period that included bringing on new leadership, growing our team, and expanding our service offerings. We believe that to be successful, you must constantly be innovating and evolving. The hard work paid off — we saw tremendous growth and experienced incredible success in the latter half of the year. We’re thankful to our team, our clients, and our partners for making this all possible, and we look forward to the year ahead.

2018 Highlights

• At the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter Awards we were recognized as the 6th fastest growing technology company and 39th overall.
• We gained new leadership, naming veteran technology executive Jeff Cashman as CEO.
• We received recognition from Glassdoor as a top company hiring new talent.
• We were selected to join the prestigious Backed By ATL 2019 cohort with some of Atlanta’s fastest growing technology companies.
• Our CEO Jeff Cashman took part in the ATDC Venture Showcase with leaders from thirteen other innovative and high-growth Georgia companies.
• We were recognized as one of the top 10 fastest growing Atlanta companies on the Inc 5000 list.
• And finally, we received the FitForCommerce Verified “Seal of Approval.”

About the FitForCommerce Seal of Approval

FitForCommerce Verified is a recognized industry-wide standard for evaluation, verification and certification of digital commerce and retail technology solutions. By defining a standard in verifying a set of industry defined features and criteria, retailers and brands have an unbiased authority to help them make informed and knowledgeable decisions when evaluating and ultimately selecting a provider and its solution offering.

Ally Commerce + FitForCommerce

We’ve teamed up with FitForCommerce to launch a “Harnessing the Power of Going Direct” series. Today’s brand manufacturers are under even greater pressure to meet and exceed customer expectations. When mastered, selling DTC can mean better margins, stronger relationships with customers, access to first-hand data and insights, closer control and ownership of the brand, and more. However, creating a winning direct to consumer strategy is easier said than done. In this series, we help brand manufacturers learn best practices for achieving direct to consumer success. Access the webinar and the eBook, and reach out if you have any questions about launching or improving your direct to consumer strategy.

Dave Kart

Posted in Ally News

December 31st, 2018

Inc. | Meet The 10 Hottest Companies in Atlanta in 2018

Running an e-commerce retailer requires handling a broad range of tasks, from sales and marketing to customer service and tax management. While plenty of apps exist to help make each function more efficient, Ally Commerce helps businesses by integrating all its apps into one platform.

Dave Kart

Posted in Ally News

December 4th, 2018

Internet Retailer | Trends driving brands to prioritize direct to consumer in 2019

With a growing number of retailers closing or reducing their footprint in order to survive, direct-to-consumer e-commerce is an increasingly popular choice that also levels the playing field.

Craig Haynor

Posted in Ally News

October 3rd, 2018

Ally Commerce Recognized for Continued Growth and Innovation

Hand-Selected to Join the Cohort of High Growth Companies in ‘Backed By ATL’

ATLANTA, October 3, 2018 – Ally Commerce, an Atlanta-based eCommerce as a Service solution provider for brand manufacturers selling direct to consumer, announced today that it is among an elite group of eight companies selected to join the 2019 Backed by ATL cohort. Powered by the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Backed by ATL helps accelerate middle market, scaling tech companies to their full potential by harnessing the region’s innovation ecosystem. One of metro Atlanta’s fastest growing tech companies, Ally Commerce was chosen for its potential to grow and create jobs, committed and engaged senior leadership, and alignment with the city’s strategic focus on high growth industries.

This recent achievement is one of several over the last few months for Ally Commerce, demonstrating the company’s growth and innovation as a leader in the direct to consumer market. Over the last three years, Ally Commerce has increased revenue by almost 1500 percent. In August, Ally was ranked No. 348 on the 37^th annual Inc. 500 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, and honored as the sixth fastest-growing technology company at the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2018 Pacesetter Awards.

“This selection combined with other recent recognition of our growth demonstrates the hard work our team has invested in positively impacting brand manufacturers and the eCommerce industry at large,” said Jeff Cashman, chief executive officer of Ally Commerce. “We look forward to continued growth with plans to double our team in the next year and further invest in building our SaaS technology platform to fuel direct to consumer eCommerce and accelerate profitable growth for brand manufacturers.”

Other companies selected for the Backed by ATL cohort include First Performance Global, MaxEx, PrimeRevenue, QGenda, Rubicon Global, Skillshot (a subsidiary of Hi-Rez Studios) and Terminus.

“We recognized middle market, scaling companies over-index on economic impact and have made a commitment to support high growth tech companies that contribute to the overall health of metro Atlanta’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem,” said Hala Moddelmog, president and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber. “In fact, middle market companies were responsible for more than half of the 51.8 million new jobs created between 2011 to 2017 in the U.S. These next generation companies drive economic development and are crucial in ensuring financial vitality for the region for years to come.”

Since its launch in September 2017, Backed by ATL has spent more than 500 hours of in-person sessions with its inaugural companies and made more than 100 connections for partnerships and customer and service relationships. The inaugural Backed by ATL companies have expanded in metro Atlanta by creating more than 500 direct jobs, 935 indirect/induced jobs and generated $270 million in total economic output.

For more information about Backed By ATL, visit https://www.metroatlantachamber.com/innovation-entrepreneurship/backed-by-atl.

About Ally Commerce

Ally Commerce is a complete eCommerce as a Service solution for brand manufacturers selling direct to consumers online. Our agile and scalable proprietary cloud-based technology and unmatched industry expertise drive profitable growth across all channels—ensuring that stores, orders, inventory and fulfillment work seamlessly together—with no integration required. For more information, please visit www.allycommerce.com.

Dave Kart

Posted in Ally News, Team Ally