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We are pleased to let you know that the final course in the series, Managing Your Magento Store – Part 3: Operations, is now available in the On-Demand, Video format. In this new one hour course, you are introduced to topics such as order management, fulfillment and customer service. If you haven’t already taken advantage [...]

May 3, 2012 I 10:00AM PDT Webinar: How to Use Email Marketing More Effectively Email marketing improves traffic to your Magento Go store and helps to increase sales from your existing customer base. But more importantly, it builds and maintains long-term relationships with your customers, which are essential to any successful business. With proper subjects [...]

Dan and Dave have a built a business and a community around magic. Their online store serves as an interactive lifestyle hub for magicians worldwide, not only offering instructional media and accessories, but a place where magic enthusiasts can share and learn the tricks of the trade. But their marvelous site didn’t just happen by [...]

Tweet Magento 1.7 is at release candidate version one with 10 open issues. We should be expecting the full release shortly to tie in with the annual Imagine Conference. It’s time for a whirlwind overview of some of the new features in Magento 1.7. Captcha It integrates Zend_Captcha on most customer related forms, e.g. register, [...]

April 11, 2012 I 10:00AM PDT Webinar: Best Practices for Landing Pages that Convert Landing pages should be built to convert. The design of a landing page is extremely important as is monitoring a landing page’s effectiveness through proper analytical tools. Google Analytics offers a wide range of features and reporting options which, when used [...]

We’re happy to report that Magento Industry Partners are jumping on the Developer Certification bandwagon. Today’s profile focuses on Sweet Tooth, a partner that is an “early adopter” when it comes to having their developers earn Magento Developer Certification. Bill Curtis, Sweet Tooth’s Director of Platform and Engineering, sat down with us to talk about [...]

30 Developers, 6 Extensions, 2 Days, 1 eCommerce Platform Last week 30 Magento employees, developers and partners gathered for a two-day hackathon in Munich, Germany. Like many of our community members, these attendees were eager further their Magento knowledge as well as show off their skills. This hackathon enabled them to do both, combing expert [...]

It’s often been said that the secret of success is knowing when to run with a good idea. The Eat’n Park Hospitality Group certainly feels this way. When the organization noticed how many of its restaurant customers were raving about the “smiley face” cookies served at the end of meals, they wasted no time in [...]

As Magento is growing in popularity, many big brands have already migrated on Magento or planning to switch in early 2012. But any E-commerce platform doesn’t ensure growth or success as the core lies in marketing strategies, targeting correct targeting keywords as customers search for specific terms, re-targeting, branding, and most importantly creating an impact [...]

Inchoo is a Silver-level Magento Solution Partner that already has 4 Magento Certified Developers on staff. In this post, Tomislav Bilić, Inchoo’s CEO, discusses Inchoo’s rapid growth, and shares his perspective on developer certification. Tell us a little about your business, including how and why you became involved with Magento. I had a passion for [...]