Headless Commerce

Definition

Separating the presentation layer from the backend commerce system—basically, selling from anywhere without being tied to one storefront.

Example Usage

Our headless commerce setup lets us sell through web, mobile app, and social commerce channels from a single product database.

Origin

Emerged in 2010s with API-first development practices

Fun Fact

Headless architecture allows 30-50% faster feature deployment because frontend and backend teams can work independently

Source: E-commerce and web development terminology

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conversion

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influencer rate card

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Multi-touch Attribution

Giving credit for a conversion to multiple marketing touchpoints rather than just the last click. It's acknowledging that marketing is a journey, not a moment.

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The cost of acquiring a specific user action—whether purchase, signup, or download—paying only when people actually do something.

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product feed

Structured data file containing your product catalog information that feeds into shopping platforms and dynamic ads. The spreadsheet that launches a thousand SKUs into the digital marketplace, assuming you formatted everything correctly.

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Advanced

Dark Social

Traffic that comes from private channels like texts and DMs where marketers can't track it, making it the speakeasy of social sharing. It sounds sinister, but it's really just your aunt forwarding articles in the family group chat.

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