E-Commerce

The internet has always been a bit of a pendulum for e-commerce stores. On one hand, stores can reach a wider audience than a physical outlet but, on the other hand, so can all their competitors.  Typically, companies try to swing the pendulum in their favour through tried and tested means: good marketing, good promotions. But what if the...

E-Commerce

Repetition, inaccuracy and inconsistencies are issues every business wants to avoid. They’re also typical signs of poorly chosen – or poorly used – technologies. When used right, good technology can eliminate unnecessary repetition, ensure greater consistency and generally improve results over all. At the core of this is often the concept of “A...

E-Commerce

When talking face to face, personalization often happens at unconscious level. Interacts are smooth, adapted on the fly to suit the customer’s needs. Shop assistants can guide people to where they need to be and, when it comes to homing in on exactly what someone wants, it’s the fundamental secret to any good salesperson. But online? We must adapt....

E-Commerce

Everyone gets stressed on Black Friday but, between us, shoppers are the ones that have it easy 😉 Behind the scenes, entire IT, marketing and customer support teams need to prepare a solid strategy. And that’s not even mentioning warehouse, logistics or the subsequent challenge of order fulfilment… Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) are some of the...

E-Commerce

In our previous post, we discussed the challenges of making websites more accessible for people with vision impairments and (spoiler) how to solve them. This time, we want to expand on the concept of usability as a whole, to show how businesses can better make their products and services accessible for all. This time, we want to talk about:...

E-Commerce

Nearly every industry these days has an online element – in some cases, it’s the predominant channel. And that’s great – if you don’t have any accessibility requirements.  But as more and more of the world moves online, we need to consider the wider needs that different people may...

E-Commerce

How do you measure success? It’s not a trick question. With an online business such as e-commerce stores, there’s a whole wealth of information to draw insights from. However, at the same time, it’s easy to get lost in the multitude of data, statistics, tables and charts. That’s why we want to guide through the most essential statistics: what...

E-Commerce

We previously discussed the wider concept of customer experience, but let’s focus on one of the most critical steps: product page conversion. After all – this is the make-or-break moment. Do users convert into customers or not? Users on such pages have found what they want – optimizing product pages will ensure they’re more likely to follow through...

E-Commerce

A great retail business is as much about the experience as it is the products. And in this area, the digital side has often been lagging. With the growth of e-commerce* the need for a better digital customer experience only grows – so let’s hit that nail right on the head. If you are the owner of an e-commerce...

E-Commerce

If you’re an IT Director, you’ve probably had a lot of change recently. More so, in the B2B sector, these ripples seem to keep on coming – your role looks very different from a year or two ago.   Repetitive tasks, a nice orderly schedule and emergency-free weeks have gone out the window. Now, digital transformation is more important than...