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Everyone Loves a Coupon!

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e-Commerce salesSometimes simple solutions are the best, and when it comes to digital marketing, coupons are a proven way of influencing sales and attracting new business. When used effectively, they can expand the market place and provide a steady stream of new customers and sales.  Coupons are measurable and can be tracked by the rate of redemption so it’s simple to review which coupon promotions have been effective as part of an overall marketing strategy.

Advanced coupons management is certainly an indication of a robust e-commerce platform. This adds further value when the setup and management of coupons seamlessly align with your ERP (MS Dynamics NAV Business Central) business process. There are many ways Nav-to-Net™, e-commerce for Dynamics NAV/BC,  coupons can be created and they can apply to either all website products or a specific set of goods like a category or single item.  Depending on the promotion you are running, the coupon can be made available for one-time use or repetitive usage, with auto expiry dates.

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5 Cost-Related Reasons That Can Result in Cart Abandonment

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ID-100138472And what to do about!

This is not an uncommon occurrence in e-Commerce and can be incredibly frustrating for merchants. According to this chart from Statista, there are many reasons behind cart abandonment. Unsurprisingly, a lot of the reasons have to do with cost. Customers abandon their shopping carts because of unexpectedly high costs and extra fees of which they were unaware. The surprise of getting something other than they expected is throwing customers off. We must find new ways to prevent these surprises that can result in the loss of a sale. In this blog post, we’ll go through some strategies, a little psychological trickery, and ways to utilize your features to their full potential in order to mitigate this.

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Product Configurator for Uniforms

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schooluniformsmainNav-to-Net™ Configurator creates customized customer experiences

Sometimes giving customers free rein in your e-Commerce store can diminish the positive experience and results you hope to provide. Depending on your business and industry, too much freedom and choice can lead to confusion and being overwhelmed, making the shopping process longer and more complicated than needed. A guided selling wizard will aid your customers as they navigate through situations that require clear rules and regulations. One such example is uniforms. In this blog post, we’ll discuss how a Microsoft Dynamics NAV integrated product configurator portal can be the ideal solution. Whether it be uniforms for students or staff, school or work, a rules-based configurator is well suited to a webstore where consistency with defined rules and regulations are important.

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Writing Compelling Content for B2B E-Commerce

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Creating ContentCompelling content helps attract the right kind of customer to your e-Commerce website. In order for it to draw your targeted audience in, it has to convey a lot of information on many different levels (about the product, your company, what they get out of it, and more). The content on your website has no limits. Engaged and informed customers will mean better sales results and more valuable relationships. But there are different approaches to reach your customer better with your content.

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This or That? – Product Comparison in e-Commerce

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shopping decisionsCustomers want to be sure they’re getting the right item, the best deal. How do they achieve this? By comparing their options! Part of a good shopping experience is aiding the decision making process for customers. Great content, enticing coupons, and user ratings and reviews can influence a customer to buy. But if they have to only choose one instead of the many you offer, we need to continue the efforts of improving the decision making process.

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See Configurator in Action

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The customer journey on an e-Commerce website, from awareness to purchase, can be complex. There are several key moments and interactions that can influence a shopper to buy. Sometimes when there is too much information available, it is easy to lose focus which may result in a diminished shopping experience and loss of sale.

A product configurator can greatly improve the buying experience, whether in B2B (manufacturing and engineering  for example) or B2C (like a customized fashion piece). Configurators are useful in streamlining the buying process, from individual personalization of items to tailoring to unique business needs. Product configurators also seek to educate and inform buyers through a series of steps and questions; it presents relevant product information, upsells, and through the use of exclusions, helps show customers what is available or not depending on their previous selections. 

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Multi-Dimensional Product Variants in e-Commerce

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Multi-Dim Product Variant - ShoesEffective organization and proper product presentation in e-Commerce yields many benefits for your business and customers. Imagine you are looking for a particular shirt in a very messy room with clothes littered everywhere; clothes are hiding in drawers, hanging in closets, strewn haphazardly across the floor. There is no discernible organizational scheme. You would have to look in every spot and check to see if it is the item you want; that takes times and effort just to find the one item.

Excessive clicking makes for a poor e-Commerce experience with many clicks back and forth to find something. To help alleviate this annoyance for your customers, your webshop needs organization through effective categorization, powerful search functions, and clear presentation of your items. This is especially true when your products have multiple variants and they are displayed on separate item pages. Multi-dimensional product variant item pages are a way to mitigate this and help you create cohesive and easy to use pages.

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