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How To Drive Traffic and Acquire Customers for Your eCommerce Store With Brent O’Brien

Brent O’Brien is the Senior Ecommerce Manager at Pactimo, a cycling clothing and custom team apparel store. As a dynamic and motivated ecommerce manager, he brings 10-plus years of experience to the table. He has developed marketing and sales strategies at companies such as Yeti and Truewerk. Before his ecommerce career, Brent worked in the football programs at several universities.
  • May 16, 2023
  • The eCommerce Wizards Podcast
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Every ecommerce store is looking for simple ways to drive traffic and increase sales. Unfortunately, it can be complex to decipher what may be the best plan of attack and often requires someone with experience to map it out. To learn the most effective strategies, you should learn from those with a proven track record.

With a wealth of experience as an ecommerce manager and marketing leader, Brent O’Brien knows the tricks of the trade. At Pactimo, he has propelled the company toward furthering its success by growing its ecommerce DTC clothing line. When you know how to use the strategic intricacies of directing, attracting, and retaining customers using exemplary methods, you will boost your bottom line. So what are Brent’s secrets?

In this episode of the Ecommerce Wizards Podcast, Guillaume Le Tual talks with Brent O’Brien, Senior Ecommerce Manager at Pactimo, to discuss his approach to acquiring customers and improving sales. They touch on the company’s best strategies, average order value, maximizing the checkout process, and how to use free trials of apps to your advantage.

What you’ll learn

  • Why AOV (Average Order Value) is vital for ecommerce pages
  • Getting the most out of the checkout process
  • The key differences between retail and DTC
  • Why should you avoid directing every campaign to the homepage?
  • Discovering what works through trial and error
  • Free trials of apps that can transform your business

About Brent O’Brien

Brent O’Brien is the Senior Ecommerce Manager at Pactimo, a cycling clothing and custom team apparel store. As a dynamic and motivated ecommerce manager, he brings 10-plus years of experience to the table. He has developed marketing and sales strategies at companies such as Yeti and Truewerk. Before his ecommerce career, Brent worked in the football programs at several universities.

Resources mentioned in this episode

The Ecommerce Wizards Podcast is hosted by Guillaume Le Tual, CEO of MageMontreal. Watch more episodes on our YouTube channel.

The Ecommerce Wizards Podcast
Hosted by Guillaume Le Tual
CEO of MageMontreal. Candid conversations with founders, operators and specialists building modern ecommerce on Adobe Commerce, Magento, Shopify, BigCommerce and WooCommerce.
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