Enterprise ECommerce Platform, B2B Software Developer

Online analytics makes it possible to identify specific consumer characteristics that can be used to group customers based on their specific preferences, actions, habits, and histories. An enterprise eCommerce solution that automatically parses consumers so as to give a unique experience based on the behavior patterns of specific individuals can greatly improve the customer experience and increase sales. All this should be automated on the back end with very little manual manipulation required.

Segmentation by Businesses- Some can be grouped by size, some by budget, and some by relationship (ie. are they long-time business partners?). Long-time customers may receive loyalty discounts that only show in their pricing when they visit a page. Businesses that come to your B2B web platform or group buying platform with a large budget can be shown your most attractive bulk purchase deal.

Group by Location - The geographical location of the buyer can play a huge role in the purchasing process on enterprise eCommerce platforms. For example, local buyers shouldn't see the same prices as foreign buyers. Indeed, information irrelevant to a specific customer should not be included as it is distracting and decreases the likelihood of a sale.

Division by Industries- In the same way that individual people and businesses require an individualized experience from your enterprise web shopping cart, specific industries are looking for specific things. Maybe there are norms in terms of industry documents and necessary forms, maybe it's jargon commonly used when referring to products, or perhaps a particular industry only has need of a few of the products you offer. Wouldn't it be easier for both of you if the products or services they want from your business-to-business platform or group buying platforms were on the front page when the customer accessed the store?

Price Level Segmentation -A well-built enterprise web commerce platform will not have duplicate product listings. Instead, the segments listed above as well as other groups clever marketers can identify, will receive different pricing. Of course, the price ultimately depends on COP and logistical considerations, yet segmentation, specifically with pricing, gives you discretionary wiggle room in terms of the choice between profit per order and the number of orders.

The key takeaways from segmentation are that it allows you to cater to the needs of individual consumers more directly, even though the process itself is automated. Furthermore, segmentation on your custom eCommerce platform allows you to remove clutter and irrelevant information that distracts would-be consumers. Lastly, ultra-targeting of your audience allows you to come up with more unique offerings and to find that sweet spot between increasing the number of sales while not sacrificing profit margins.

In line with what was mentioned above, customer experiences in your virtual shopping cart should be customized. This is based more on customer history than the actions of their segmented group as a whole. For example, if one customer comes to your enterprise B2B platform once every two months and orders the exact same amount of the exact same thing for the last two years, why wouldn't you customize this process for them to make it as easy and quick as possible? A pleasurable customer experience increases not only the likelihood of buying but the likelihood of referrals as well! Here are two quick examples:

Quick Ordering — Some customers come to your store knowing exactly what and how much of an item they want with the intention of buying. You lose these types of customers if your enterprise eCommerce solutions are too complex and difficult. Make it stupid easy for them! Introduce a quick order system where they can input what they want (typically an SKU or part number) and the quantity, then take them straight to checkout.

One-Click Reorder — Remember that customer who orders the same thing every two months who was mentioned above? Make them happy by making their process of buying from your B2B platform even easier with one-click reordering. This means they log in to their account, click Re-Order (insert part name here), confirm, and they're done. Their payment account and address are automatically recalled so they don't have to re-input the information. A predictable customer like this should be in and out of your B2B shopping cart in less than a minute.

59% of consumers will abandon a transaction if their preferred payment method is not in place on your enterprise eCommerce platform (check out this great infographic for more informative stats on consumer psychology in the eCommerce Checkout). When it comes to B2B customers, they are especially finicky about having their preferred method of payment integrated into the ecommerce checkout system. Some even require offline payment options like PO and Net30s.

Try incremental or payment installations for trusted clients, give them a payment option they will receive nowhere else to entice them to continue coming back. Lastly, especially if you're a tech enterprise selling online, consider digital payments like Bitcoin. While there is an aura of murkiness around such digital currencies, they are fast becoming mainstream, legitimate, and the preferred method of payment for particular industry and consumer segments.

The strength of a well-built enterprise eCommerce web store or B2B marketplace software is its simplicity of use. Your marketing team will love that they can add and remove images, text, and more with ease and little to no technical chops. Additionally, built-in SEO features for an online store help you optimize each product page to help that page and your business as a whole rank higher and be found more often. This, in turn, increases sales and helps you acquire new customers. While there are dozens and dozens of SEO-friendly tools in a good enterprise eCommerce platform, here are a few to look for to get you started:

 

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#5: ECommerce Integrations

• URL Rewriter
• Editable Metadata
• Automatically Generated XML SiteMap
• Editable 'Alt' Attributes for Images, Links, and More
• Designer-Friendly Skinning Engine for things like h1 tags and more