New Features Added to PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) Addon [Version 3.0.8 Released]

PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) module by Knowband is known as one of the best PrestaShop addons which simplify and fastens the product return management on your eCommerce store and helps you improve customer experience. With the PrestaShop Return manager addon, you can provide easy order return features on your website and can add a return policy for your products.

It’s a harsh reality that you’ll have to issue a refund or return in response to certain legitimate return requests. For making the process convenient, with the same module features, a customer can ask for a refund, credit, or even cancel the order completely or partially. A simple return process on your website can persuade the shopper to return to you the next time he or she shops online. We need to remain open for any chance because this is a long-term game.

The Return manager addon has been downloaded by 2000+ clients on the KnowBand store and PrestaShop Addon store. Some new features have recently been introduced to the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) addon in the latest update. In this post, we’ll go through all of the newly added features in detail.

Newly Added Features to the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) Addon:

1.      Search Option in the Admin panel for all the Listing Tabs

In the latest version of the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA), the e-merchant can now search and filter the orders on various listing tabs. The search option is added for the following listing tabs pending cancel requests, approved canceled order list, pending returns list, active return orders list, canceled returns list, and archive list. Admin can sort the orders by providing details like Order ID, Customer Name, Respective listing ID, and also with a date.

2.      Define Order Status to start calculating policy time

The PrestaShop Order Return manager now allows the store admin to set the order status from which the return policy time will be calculated. In the previous version, the clock starts ticking the day order was placed and a delay in order delivery sometimes exceeds the period and customers fail to make the return request. With this feature, the store owner can set the status as ‘Delivered’ for calculating the return policy time.

3.      Feature in the Admin panel to send Test Email

The module now allows the store admin to send test emails before finalizing the template. This functionality is added to all the provided email templates of PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) Addon.

4.      For email, templates specify custom Text for each Return Status

Another feature added in the module is an option in the admin panel to add a custom text for each Return Status and created a place holder which can be used in the return status email template.

Admin can add a personalized message in the provided option for every order status. An email with a tailored text will provide more clarity to the customer.

Features added for easier management

5.      Added Left Menu Shortcut of Return manager Addon on the Dashboard

As it is shown in the picture below, the admin is now able to access the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) Module from the left menu of the PrestaShop admin panel. This provides quick access to the admin for module configuration.

6.      Display all Return listing counts on top of the Admin panel

In the Dashboard of the PrestaShop store, the admin can quickly access the return manager listing counts from the option provided on the top. By clicking on any of the listing options, the user will be redirected to the respective listing page.

7.      PrestaShop v1.7.7.1 compatibility:

PrestaShop recently launched version PS v1.7.7.1, which includes some new features and bug fixes. We’ve made the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) Addon completely compliant with the new PrestaShop version v1.7.7.1.

For other existing features of the module, you can refer to our previous blog post.

Upgrade to the Latest Version of PrestaShop Return manager addon:

PrestaShop Order Return Manager

User Manual

Admin Demo

Front Demo

You can also download the PrestaShop Return Manager (RMA) module from the official PrestaShop Addon store.

Automate Product Listing and Manage Orders on Etsy Marketplace with ease

Selling on popular platforms expands your business growth and gives you a platform where millions of customers visit every day. Etsy Marketplace is one such opportunity where sellers can reach the zenith. With the aid of Etsy Marketplace Integration extensions, every seller can dream about selling on Etsy with ease.

Etsy is a community of one of a kind. Etsy is a worldwide online marketplace where individuals come together to produce, sell, and purchase and collect unique products. It supports independent creators. There is no warehouse for Etsy, just millions of people selling the stuff they love. The entire selling process is easy, helping you directly connect with manufacturers to find something extraordinary.

Why Do You Need a Marketplace Integration Extension?

If you are a seller or a manufacturer of creative products then this is the platform you are looking for. Managing things over two different platforms can be time taking and required extra effort twice. To save you from this problem, KnowBand created some super-smart marketplace integrators that connect your eCommerce store with the Etsy Marketplace and allows you to manage everything from your store. There are two main reasons you need a marketplace integration module:

  1. It Saves Time
  2. Reduces Extra Efforts

Beyond this, there are several benefits of using a marketplace Integration. Integration of the Etsy API offers the best solution for the listing of goods and synchronizes the product specifics such as price, definition, photos, inventory, etc. to the ongoing Etsy store.

Sellers can handle the shipping and order processing for the Etsy shop from their own eCommerce platform with the use of the Etsy API integration module.

Sellers can also configure cron jobs in order to simplify the synchronization method.

KnowBand’s Etsy Marketplace Integration has Proven to be Useful to Sellers

It’s the best time to share some excellent news on the client’s reviews! The Marketplace integration module is connecting many eCommerce stores to Etsy to sell seamlessly. With all-new capabilities, the plugins will help you scale your business much more easily.

The Etsy Marketplace Integration Module has proven to be so useful to sellers that they have been able to seamlessly operate multiple stores with it. We were in constant contact with them at KnowBAnd, understanding their needs, assisting them in their growth, and developing additional features for the much-loved App. Let us now explain what these are. than before.

Clients are happy with KnowBand’s Etsy Marketplace Integration Facilities

How Etsy Marketplace connector helps in selling Products on the Etsy platform?

The Etsy marketplace integration is a tool that enables sellers to list and sell their products on the Etsy marketplace with ease. This module reduces the efforts of listing and inventory management.

In four easy steps, you can connect Etsy and your eCommerce store:

  1. Create an Etsy seller account: An Etsy seller account must be created by the Magento store administrator.
  2. Etsy’s Setup App: Create a marketplace app on Etsy.
  3. Install and Configure: After you’ve set up the seller’s account and the app, you’ll need to install the Etsy integration plugin in your shop. Configure your Etsy shop to meet your needs.
  4. Start Selling: The products in the marketplace are now ready to be sold. The Etsy Magento Integration extension’s admin interface makes it simple to process orders received from the marketplace.

KnowBand’s Etsy-Marketplace Integration Module for major eCommerce Platforms:

The Etsy integration extensions for various eCommerce platforms such as Magento, Prestashop, OpenCart, and Shopify are provided by KnowBand. With more than 10 years of experience, KnowBand’s development team has developed seamless solutions for various eCommerce stores.

The Etsy integration extensions developed by KnowBand are flawless and have been tested for the respective platforms by the Prestashop, OpenCart, and Magento developers. All the criteria of the PrestaShop, OpenCart and Magento testers have been met by the integration extensions.

How to sell PrestaShop Products on Etsy Marketplace?

To sell your PrestaShop products on Etsy Marketplace, integrate your PrestaShop store with KnowBand’s PrestaShop Etsy Marketplace Integration module.

How to sell OpenCart Products on Etsy Marketplace?

For selling your OpenCart products on the Etsy store, link the two using the marketplace integration extension developed by KnowBand.

How to sell Shopify Products on Etsy Marketplace?

Shopify is growing rapidly and to help you bring your Shopify products to Etsy, KnowBand’s  Etsy – Shopify Integration is an amazing plugin.

How to sell Magento Products on Etsy Marketplace?

We also have developed the Etsy-Magento connectors for both Magento and Magento 2 eCommerce websites.

How does Etsy Marketplace Integration assist the sellers?

Store Synchronization Made Simple

It synchronizes the entire eCommerce store products to your marketplace profile in real-time.

Inventory Management and Quick Product Listing

Moreover, it allows the store merchant to enter products in bulk. Also, the seller can create multiple profiles for the Etsy store.

Order Management

The eCommerce store’s admin can process the order from the admin interface just like any other order. The Etsy connector has a dedicated tab for specifying order statuses.

Shipping Management

The admin can develop their own shipping templates for Etsy customers, and they can offer an unlimited number of shipping alternatives as well as map shipping entries to the templates they’ve created.

Cron to automate the process

By executing cron in the back-end of the Etsy Integration plugin, the admin can add, remove, relist, or update product descriptions and pricing. There is no need for manual synchronization with the crons provided by the Etsy integrator.

Top Features of Etsy Marketplace Integration for PrestaShop, OpenCart, and Magento Platforms:

Facilities offered to Etsy Sellers with Marketplace Integration plugin in a nutshell:

  1. User-Friendly Interface
  2. Allows uploading of the products in bulk with ease
  3. Map Attribute and category of eCommerce store products with Etsy marketplace characteristics attributes and category
  4. The tags can be defined by the store admin when creating the profile, and these tags will be synced with the Etsy shop. Tags aid in the visibility of products in search results.
  5. This extension allows the store administrator to create templates for the shipping
  6. Gives you complete control of inventories. The administrator can look at the errors that happened throughout the product listing process.
  7. The ability to sync the actual or special price of the products is available in the Etsy Integration Extension. The type of price – Actual or Special – can be chosen by the store admin when building the profile.
  8. You can easily manage orders from your eCommerce store
  9. There is an option to hide the out-of-stock products.
  10. The secondary language is also supported by this extension.
  11. Set a custom price for items listed in the Etsy store. The Etsy Integration Extension enables store administrators to list things on Etsy at varying prices.
  12. The store owners now have the opportunity to reveal tax breakups in the order of Etsy.
  13. Set the product image size from the admin to sync on Etsy Marketplace.
  14. The admin can set the maximum quantity (Alter Quantity) of products to be synced to Etsy.

There are several features added to the Etsy Marketplace Integration Module which is available for all the major eCommerce platforms such as PrestaShop, Magento, and OpenCart.

Click on the links below to take the demo tour of the Etsy Marketplace Integration Module:

Conclusion: The marketplace integration module is easy to install and configure. The Etsy connection module saves online businesses time and effort by providing an intuitive product, inventory, and order management system. The Etsy integrator walks you through simple steps to get started selling on Etsy with this connection.

For the first 3 months after purchasing the Etsy Integration Extension, Knowband offers totally FREE technical support. We’re even helping you list the products in the ETSY store. Sellers can easily start selling from their existing eCommerce store with the help of the Etsy integration module and reach a wider audience.

KnowBand has everything to uplift your eCommerce business

Every seller who is having an eCommerce website and planning to expand on a marketplace like ETSY, eBay, or Google Shopping can explore the Knowband’s marketplace integration modules here.

Also, you can create your dream website like Etsy Marketplace using a Multi-vendor marketplace plugin. You can discuss your requirements at support@knowband.com. Our team will be happy to help you.

How eCommerce Gamification can help Your Small Business to Grow?

An online store always caters for more conversions, higher customer engagement, and zero bounce rates, and achieving this will be a dream come true.

Is your current marketing strategy working? Are you getting enough business from your online store? These are pressing questions and to overcome that you can try something new and in your online store.

How about adding Gamification to the Online store?

Gamification is the hot tactic businesses are using for marketing their products and to increase customer engagement. It allows users to participate in desired activities, shows a road to mastery, and takes advantage of our human psychological proclivity for gaming. But, Gaming and Gamification are not the same. In fact, Gamification involves a specific game element that can keep your user engaged for longer, and to keep them motivated, users are awarded with rewards at the end. It’s a tool that smart marketers use to improve customer engagement and influence user behavior.

Major problems faced by every online business

A number of factors may have a positive or negative effect on a business. Businesses invest thousands of dollars to remove the barriers coming on the way. Major barriers here are the abandoned cart and increased bounce rate.

For more conversion, it is needful to focus on customer engagement and eCommerce Gamification can help the businesses achieve that. If you have a PrestaShop store and you are concerned about your business growth then the article is all about what you should do in the coming future for increasing customer engagement to create your brand identity.

How can gamification help to overcome eCommerce issues?

Abandoned Cart

We’ve all had those moments when we impulsively choose a slew of things to purchase from an online shop, and only after we “check out” do we realize what we’ve done. We must get rid of things or move on to something better. As a result, the abandoned cart is born. Cart abandonment is widespread in all industries, but eCommerce fashion businesses suffer the most. Customers do not take any action on the abandoned product unless they find a great deal on their abandoned cart.

Your clients are no exception.

The consumer is unlikely to notice unless the items in the cart are highly priced and come with a slew of other benefits such as free delivery or a heavy discount.

Customer Retention

Another challenge that every eCommerce business faces is customer retention. If you have served your customer well enough then there are chances of their coming back. Customer retention works parallel to customer loyalty. That is hard to achieve just like the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

The foundation of any meaningful partnership between two individuals is loyalty. Customer loyalty is a daunting task to acquire and maintain. This is why businesses devote a significant amount of money to achieving these objectives. A system of positive reinforcement, incentives, and expressions of gratitude makes it easier to develop loyalty.

Some fun ways to increases customer engagement in your eCommerce store

1.     Spin-and-Win

This is where you can put your daily bonus to good use (and some other style points). This game strategy is fantastic for fans. On every spin, customers can earn rewards, coupons, or anything specified by the store owner. Furthermore, the visitor enters their email address to obtain a discount coupon code, which is then added to their shopping cart. The perceived value of this promotion, as well as its engaging features such as slide-out animations, gradient coloring, and brand recognition, combine to create a seamless eCommerce gamification experience that keeps consumers interested and encourages them to make a purchase.

Spin and win module is considered an advanced eCommerce gamification plugin because of its look and appealing design. It can be customized for various occasions and events like Halloween, Christmas, New Year, Valentine’s day, Diwali, etc. Keep in mind that the text added should be engaging enough to encourage the buyer to take the chance.

You can use the Spin-and-Win on any page of your website. Be it the landing page or the Product Page and this will surely create a positive impact on your customers because everyone loves having fun!

2.     Scratch to Win

Consumers enjoy being entertained, and Scratch & Win campaigns have both fun and suspense. Along with customer engagement, this can be used to create a brand identity. Your brand logo, images, and colors can be used on the scratch card.

Scratch-off coupons are an ideal way to improve consumer loyalty and purchase rate. Scratch-offs with coupons and/or prizes are becoming more common in eCommerce stores.

Everyone enjoys the feeling of winning something. Ecommerce businesses may use mobile scratch-off coupons to generate excitement in their stores and on their websites.

Customers know they’ll get something if they play the tempting scratch-off, so the psychological pull of beginning something draws them to the end of the mobile scratch-off card, where they’ll get a reward.

By doing so, you will give your prospect the warm feeling of winning and receiving a reward, as well as gain the customer interaction you were looking for.

3.     Loyalty Programs

Loyalty, on the other hand, can be gamified by the use of a point system. To meet your goals, you must have an effective loyalty program. What makes a loyalty program effective?

It improves a customer’s sense of worth. If a customer receives points for doing nothing but spending money, those points feel like they’re a part of their previous purchases. The consumer is attached to them and wants to use them wisely because they have this intrinsic value.

A points system that accumulates over time and can be traded for both virtual and physical goods makes it easy to entice consumers to return for repeat purchases. You can reward loyal customers with discounts and gifts in a similar way. Offering reward points on every purchase will win you the customer as well as their loyalty.

In closing,

Ecommerce gamification has the potential to improve results in many ways. Customer engagement will increase, onboarding will be shortened, and learning interactions will be more effective and meaningful as a result of successful gamification initiatives. Companies benefit greatly from the specific elements of gamification by smoothing out the transition to organizational change.

KnowBand has developed several eCommerce plugins that can help your online business to grow and will take the customer experience to the top tier. Get in touch or write to us at support@knowband.com.

A PrestaShop Addon for Converting your Store into a Brilliant Marketplace- Part 1

Large eCommerce titans like Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, and such others have gained a monopoly over the eCommerce segment. Not having multiple sales channels and a limited customer reach are the two prime reasons that are hurting the interests of various business entities around the world.

With the competition in the eCommerce marketplace segment at an all-time high, the bigger fishes in this ocean are actually eating up the smaller ones making them as completely extinct. This uneven market share is actually casting a shadow on the future of smaller business entities in this billion-dollar industry.

To put an end to all your concerns and miseries, Knowband has come up with this out-of-the-box module that can convert your PrestaShop store into a feature-packed marketplace store.

Introduction to PrestaShop Marketplace Addon-

With the help of these superb PrestaShop modules, small and medium eCommerce stores can have better recognition and presence in the online business community for higher sales opportunities. Now, these smaller online stores can sell their products more effectively by adding their products seamlessly to this marketplace store.

PrestaShop marketplace addon allows seamless seller registration for selling products among your targeted customers. This excellent module has bent the stiff eCommerce laws for numerous small and medium online stores for achieving higher conversions and sales. Let us take a look at some of the unmatched features and functionalities of this PrestaShop marketplace addon.

1. It supports the commission model and membership plans

The Prestashop marketplace addon is integrated with the commission revenue model. Store owners can charge a fixed commission for every seller or different from individual sellers. The commission can be set for various categories and products as well. This module also supports the membership plan.

2. Eliminates the need for inventory management-

Now, registered sellers can seamlessly sell their products on their PrestaShop marketplace modules without any trouble. There is no such need to manage the inventory for the products that are offered by you for selling purposes.

The module relieves its sellers from the headache of inventory management while offering their products and services to their targeted customers.

3. Comprises of an efficient email notification system

With this PrestaShop marketplace addon, the involved members of the marketplace community such as buyers, sellers, and store admin can get timely updates and notifications about all the activities regarding their marketplace store. This helps in speedy decision-making and improves the business growth for an online business entity.

4. Provides greater role and authority to store admin

Store admin of this PrestaShop addon is loaded with numerous features and functionalities that impart a great deal of authority in the day-to-day functioning of a marketplace store. Some of the various areas where store admin has the last say are as follows:

– Contains authority to accept or reject seller’s request for selling his/her products on your marketplace store.
– Maintaining commissions for various vendors and individual commission rates for each seller.
– Setting the limit on the number of categories that can be used for sellers for adding their products to your marketplace store.

5. Customer’s Reviews and ratings for sellers and products

The goods can be easily rated and reviewed by customers. From the PrestaShop Marketplace Addon’s backend, the admin may accept or deny seller feedback. On the front-end, these product reviews are shown to the customers to build trust and influence their decision.

Consider these points before launching a Marketplace on PrestaShop

1. Expand your business with PrestaShop Marketplace Mobile App

Mobile users are increasing every day, necessitating the creation of a mobile app. While creating a marketplace on the PrestaShop platform, you can plan for a mobile app as well. The PrestaShop Marketplace Mobile App Builder plugin is compatible with the PrestaShop marketplace module and allows you to launch your application for both Android and iOs operating systems.

Visit KnowBand store and explore Advanced Prestashop Marketplace with the Mobile app.

2. Go Local with PrestaShop Hyperlocal Marektpalce

Post pandemic, there has been a significant change in the shopping behavior of the customers. Most of the customers are choosing local sellers for their purchase and as a business owner, you can take this as an opportunity. Transform your PrestaShop store into a Hyperlocal Marketplace using Hyperlocal Marketplace addon. It has several features that are explained here.

3. Start Service based Marketplace like Urban Company

You can start a service-based marketplace like Fiver, Urban company, etc. For this, you will require two of the PrestaShop modules: Hyperlocal Marketplace Module and Booking and Rental System.

The booking and rental system plugin will allow you to schedule appointments and bookings for the services provided by various sellers on your PrestaShop marketplace. Refer to our previously shared article on How to create a service-based marketplace.

Finally, It is time to revitalize your sales and customer engagement for your online store with the help of this PrestaShop Marketplace Addon that acts as a wonderful multi-sales channel for various PrestaShop store owners. Once, you have the option to sell your products among a large customer base, you can effortlessly improve the chances of your business growth.

Check out the next part of this blog for more information about the PrestaShop marketplace addon.

 

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How to add Custom Fields to PrestaShop Product Pages?

>Looking for a way to customize PrestaShop product pages with custom fields?

PrestaShop is the most common eCommerce platform for selling a product online. Adding custom fields in PrestaShop only takes a few moments. A great product description engages the customers and increases the chances of purchase. So, PrestaShop is the best choice when you want to add custom fields to a PrestaShop product page or display alternate product variants with a single click.

In this article, we’ll show you how to use the Advanced Custom Fields module to add custom fields and attributes to the PrestaShop product page and product descriptions.

About the Advance Custom Field Module for PrestaShop

The Knowband Prestashop Advance Product Attribute/Field Addon is a simple way to add extra information fields to the website’s product page. With the aid of this Prestashop Additional Product Field module, the store owner may now collect the necessary data for the product from potential buyers. Thus, the Prestashop Advance Product Attribute module enables e-merchants to include an additional information field on the website’s product pages.

The Prestashop Additional field module makes it easy to add any sort of field and define the label name on the product page. Accordingly, you can configure any aspect of your PrestaShop dashboard. So, PrestaShop Custom Field allows incorporating website information easily that would otherwise require manual data entry.

Text, Radio, Dropdown, Date, Select, Checkbox, and Text Area fields are provided by the Prestashop Advance Product Attributes module. As a result, sellers can configure the fields to suit their needs. Changes may be made to specific product pages or the entire website.

Recommended Read: 10 Must-have Addons to Optimize Prestashop Product Pages

Examples of Custom Field Usage for PrestaShop store:

On the product page of the eCommerce website, the PrestaShop Additional Custom field module introduces new custom fields or attributes.

When would PrestaShop Custom Fields Module be useful?

  • For stuff like computers, where you’d display technical specifications like RAM and processing power, you’d add additional product details.
  • Promotional Messages that can be easily modified.
  • For Dates and occasions, when you’ll have a countdown, auction, or release date.
  • You can edit or remove the exiting field
  • If the attribute and custom field need to be included on a single product page.
  • Customers can browse additional product options in addition to versions.
  • Paragraphs that describe how to use an object in detail.
  • The Prestashop Advance Product Attribute/Field module displays the invoice’s additional details.

How to display extra product information in PrestaShop using custom fields?

Create a new field

In your PrestaShop Advance custom field dashboard, go to the new Custom Fields tab. Then, click on the tab ‘Add attributes’.

Select the field type according to your requirement

Automated Validation

By choosing them from the drop-down list, the validation criteria for the created fields of the PrestaShop Advanced Product Field module can be defined. As a result, e-merchants save a tonne of time with the automated solution.

Single Page Optimization

If modifications aren’t required on all pages, the PrestaShop Product Page Custom Field plugin allows custom fields to be deployed to just one product page.

Do you want to explore more about the PrestaShop Product Page Custom Field Module?

The advanced product custom field and attribute module have added benefits in that you can add the custom field information on the invoice page. Also, this feature helps you in collecting information about your customers. So, this information can be used in future marketing strategies also while creating the buyer persona. Besides that, it’s a great way to unleash your imagination while also making the boring job of designing product pages a little easier.

Recommended Read: How to Display Related Products on PrestaShop Website Pages

Wrap Up:

Prestashop Custom Product Module is a great module for adding extra data fields to the website’s product page. Also, the product page can be optimised without changing any code. Besides that, we understand that the Advanced Custom Fields module has a learning curve. So, please share your thoughts and questions about adding custom fields to PrestaShop in the comments below!

If you have any concerns related to the Module functionality, contact us at support@knowband.com. Moreover, for any technical assistance simply send a ticket to Knowband.

How to Use Countdown Timers to Increase Sales?

Ever felt like buying a product immediately after seeing the ‘limited time’ offer tag? This happens with everyone, especially when you know that the deal will end soon and you will miss out on the best offer out there. This urgency is created by Countdown Timers.

The countdown timer heats the sense of urgency and scarcity, forcing the users as quickly as possible to make a purchase decision. Simply set the start and end date, and your timer is ready.

Using a countdown timer, you can run flash sales, and limited period sales offering exciting deals and promotions. The sense of urgency created by a countdown timer pushes the user to purchase through psychological tricks. Users who fear that tomorrow they may not be able to afford anything will be more likely to buy it today.

The Psychology behind the Time-Bound Sales

 

Both limited-quantity products and limited-time products can create a sense of urgency. However, to the scarcity theory, limited-quantity goods and limited-time deals empower sales. Anything will be more alluring the more limited its supply is.

Adding a countdown timer will boost your sales enormously. A limited-time offer means that the units’ discount is only applicable for a short period of time and that if customers do not act right away, there won’t be any more units available for purchase.

1. FOMO Puses Customers to Make a Purchase

Fear of missing out is a social anxiety that creates a feeling of guilt for losing a great opportunity. Do not let your audience go away without purchasing on your website. Use the power of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) by adding a Countdown Timer on your website.

Recommended Read: Six Types of eCommerce Customers and How to Satisfy Them: Pro Tips

2. Countdown Timers Create a Sense of Urgency

A countdown timer should accompany any big deal. Why? If the arrangement is there forever, what is the point of acting now? By displaying a countdown timer in front of your clients, you may create a sense of urgency because your clients will understand that the offer will end once the timer expires.

Recommended Read: How a Limited-Time Offer can boost your Sales?

3. More Convincing for the Discount Seekers

When presented with flat discounts, the discount seekers will give you massive sales. Selling clearance could be a good choice. You will sell out the goods stocked for months as a store owner and bargain seekers can get a decent deal over it. These sales can be the main contributor to your cash flow, which, by replacing the older ones, would make space for the new items.

Recommended Read: eCommerce strategy – Discount Coupons and How to Use them to Boost the Sales and Revenue

Place the Countdown timers in the Right Place

Never go overboard and make sure you’re honest. It has been shown that urgency is effective, but you must use it honestly. Otherwise, placing the timer on every product gives a feeling that you are running out of business. So, where to put the countdown timer on your website?

The best places to place the countdown timers on the online store are:

  1. On the landing Page (for promotions and when sales will end)
  2. On the Product Page (highlighting the quantity scarcity)
  3. At the Checkout page (to reduce cart abandonment)
  4. On other website pages (to create a sense of urgency)
  5. In email marketing (with deals and time left to grab it)

How to implement a Countdown Timer on your eCommerce Website?

You will not need programming experience or certain skills in your website builder to implement our module. The Countdown timer by Knowband to run flash sales is available for various eCommerce platforms like PrestaShop, OpenCart and Magento.

The module is easy to install and configure. Sharing a few of them for your reference;

Countdown Sales Timer – Opencart Extensions

An efficient strategy to encourage large sales in the eCommerce business is to display bargain prices and free shipping on a selection of products. Due to the limited stock and discounted prices displayed by the OpenCart Countdown Sales Timer extension, customers are forced to decide right away.

Flash Sale – Prestashop Addons

The Prestashop Flash Sale Addons can encourage impulse buying and increase the likelihood that an eCommerce site. The PrestaShop plugin will build the state of urgency. The Prestashop plugin encourages customers to take advantage of the offer and place their order as quickly as feasible.

Deal Timer – OpenCart Extensions

The OpenCart Deal Timer Extensions will allow to add products to the specials list by offering discounts for a set amount of time. The admin can decide whether to display a timer or modules on each layout, position, and sort order for the product listing.

Wrap Up:

The majority of the time, urgency and scarcity push customers to make purchases, ensuring that the store’s conversion time is minimised. The KnowBand Countdown Timers were designed to make complete use of the customer’s psychology. It allows eCommerce stores to push sales efficiently by adding extra countdown clocks to exclusive items or deals.

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Magento Mobile App | Success story of Darveys – Online Luxury Fashion Store

It’s past time to revamp your wardrobe of all things opulent and to indulge in designer fashion with ease and at reasonable prices. This article is a walkthrough example of a luxury brand that has created their mobile app using Magento Mobile App Builder and have been a part of many fashion lovers.

Get to Know the Luxury Fashion Store- The Darveys

Darveys brings a wide range of designer labels from around the world to your fingertips. The online shop is a must-visit destination for high-end clothes, designer handbags, boots, and accessories, among other things. Darveys online store features all of the designers that aren’t readily available in India.

Darveys is India’s one-stop-shop for luxury labels such as  Prada, Coach, Jimmy Choo, Diesel, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren, Armani Jeans, Christian Dior,  Dolce Gabbana, Fendi, Furla, Emporio Armani, Tory Burch, Balmain, Balenciaga, DKNY and many more.

For creating a Mobile Application for this luxury fashion store, Darveys trusted Knowband’s Magento Mobile App Builder. The mobile app module helped this online discounted luxury retail venture to build a fully-functional application for their store available for both Android and iOs users. Darveys offers Luxurious Men’s clothing, Women’s clothing, Luxury bags, and Luxurious Accessory Brands for brand lovers.

-> You can visit the Darveys website to check out their exclusive range.

-> The one-of-a-kind online platform, Darveys has a Robust Mobile App with 10K+ downloads.

-> Explore the high-end luxurious brands on Darveys Mobile App:

  • Download Darveys Mobile App for Android OS
  • Download Darveys Mobile App for iOs OS

Darveys Mobile App Features that makes the app useful

The Darveys mobile application is fast loading and organized. It has a custom landing page and a perfect mobile product page with clear navigations.

The application has a category tab for users to find the products with ease. Every category has several sub-categories to make the search task easier.

They even run discounts on luxury brands, like Deal of the Day, Flash Sales, Season Sales, etc. Customers can change the layout of the product display according to their convenience.

For improvising the shopping experience, filter and sorting options are provided on the product page.

When a customer visits a product, sometimes they like to add that to their future shopping list, and for that, the app has a wish list option.

From the product page, the quantity can be updated for the cart. The CTAs are very well defined and any user can simply use the app. After adding a product to the cart, it will redirect the user to the shopping cart page. Now users can either proceed directly to the checkout page or they can continue shopping.

 

Checkout, Payment and Shipping methods in Magento Mobile App developed for Darveys

Now let’s see how a user can do superfast checkout on the Darveys Mobile App. If a user is already registered with the Darveys, then he just has to provide an email address and password or he can log in using Facebook or Google+ on Darveys mobile app.

Also, the sign-up process or the registration process is simple and requires few simple steps to complete. To avoid the registration process, a new user can also sign-up using their social media accounts.

The checkout page of darveys mobile app created with Mobile App Builder has single page checkout design and can enhance the user experience the most. The customer will have to enter the shipping details first.

After selecting the payment method (COD or Online Payment Method) their order will be placed.

Wrapping-up

This mobile app is a live example of Knowband’s Magento Mobile App Builder plugin that is exclusively designed and customized from the customer’s point of view and it helps your business to reach the zenith.

Knowband provides custom mobile app development services and website development services for various eCommerce platforms. We believe in quality and our eCommerce products are trusted by thousands of clients all across the globe.

For any eCommerce module, you can visit our store or you can reach out to us at support@knowband.com via email.

6 Creative Easter Marketing Ideas for your OpenCart store

Easter is a holiday that encourages people to unwind and enjoy themselves, but it’s also a perfect time to get your company in front of current and prospective customers by using seasonal promotions. Why is it important for eCommerce marketers to come up with “egg-cellent” Easter marketing concepts? It’s that fast. Easter has grown into one of the year’s most profitable shopping holidays. But what about Easter marketing ideas for online shopping? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Here are some eCommerce Easter marketing ideas for OpenCart stores that are looking for some last-minute promotional tactics to bring your business to be front of mind to existing and new customers.

  1. Add Gamification to keep them engaged

Gamification is a fun element used in every aspect of business and digital media. Using Gamification for your Easter marketing campaign will increase the average spend time of the user on your OpenCart store.

Give your home page a new look with gamified Easter-themed Spin and Win Lucky Wheel. It can be customized by changing colors and adding different promotional deals on each slice. Customers get motivated with the catchy text and the result, the final reward that keeps them encouraged to take the chance.

Another Gamified element that can be used for Easter marketing is Scratch Coupons. Scratch cards create suspense and scratching them virtually engages the user for longer. You can put some egg-themed scratch cards on your OpenCart store and ask users to find them. Yes, an Egg hunt!

  1. Sell Eggs-clusive Custom Designed Products

To benefit from Easter marketing, you don’t need a big marketing budget; simply start small and expand. If you are selling products like clothing, gift items, or anything that can be customized, turn it into an opportunity. Start your Print-and-sell business and design custom products. For instance, a bunny printed coffee mug can be a good option to start with.

  1. Personalized Easter special Gift Cards for Loved Once

Every customer is your main and in 2021, giving personalization is in trend. The next Easter marketing idea is to enhance the personalized user experience of existing customers, bring new customers, and boost sales. Giving eggs during Easter is a way for Christians to celebrate new life. Offer personalized egg-themed Gift Cards on your OpenCard store and let them have the joy of giving.

  1. Use ‘Facebook Share and Win’

This isn’t a new marketing idea but you should definitely include ‘Facebook Share and Win’ in your Easter marketing plan. For your OpenCart store, a customer can share your products with their friends and family on their Facebook page. You can reward them with deals and discounts on every share they do. This Easter marketing idea accomplishes a lot with one share.

  1. Send emails with eggs-citing deals

Set the tone for your advertising campaign by using Easter-themed marketing materials and giving your company an Easter feel. Using a creative Easter-y subject line with a perfectly tailored email can force your customers to click on the email notification. Emails are one of the most competitive marketing channels but to stand out, you have to go out of the box. OpenCart Follow-up emails can help you with this.

6. Use Coupons to boost sales

Don’t be afraid to run an Easter marketing campaign to entice potential buyers to purchase from you. Generate coupon for your Brand, for a specific customer, on a particular Payment Method, or on a Shipping Method, etc. through OpenCart coupon code generator extension. Customers can take advantage of a variety of discounts and shop as much as they want. The coupon code can be easily applied on the checkout page that enhances the shopping experience for customers.

Finally, with that in mind, you’ll need to time your Easter marketing plan perfectly, just like the perfect egg. To inspire consumers to buy your goods and services, plan ahead and revisit your marketing strategy. We’ve talked about some fantastic Easter marketing ideas to get you thinking. Now it’s up to you to build and ride your brand’s sugar high with your own innovative marketing strategy! Get to work.

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Last Minute Easter Marketing Campaign Ideas for 2021

During festive days, most of the purchase decisions are driven by emotions.  Easter is one such festival with lots of feelings attached and is celebrated all across the world. Amid the new COVID strain, for Easter marketing you have to adopt some tactics that can be beneficial for both, you and the buyer and let your buyer purchase with convenience and in their comfort.

Eggs-clusive Easter marketing tips to boost sale on your website

Every big brand is running Easter discount on their online and brick-and-mortar stores. Why you should sit at home? Egg-hunt is the most exciting part of Easter marketing ideas. Run a deal or an egg hunt on your store.

1.     Offer Discount and Run Easter Deals

Everyone wants to feel like they’re getting a good deal on Easter, and promotional deals will convince a customer to buy from you instead of your rival. This can be done in a number of ways:

  • You can run deals on specific products or all across the store.
  • You can also offer a buy one, get one deal and this special always works.
  • Bundling items that fit well together will save the consumer time and money. Chocolate, hot cross buns, and coffee, as well as several fluffy toys for kids and the components of an Easter egg painting kit, may be included in a gift hamper.

To run deals, you can use deals and discount-related modules on your eCommerce store.

2.     Give Easter feel to your Home Page

You must be offering some exclusive Easter deals or coupon codes for Easter marketing. On the top banner, display them to the users. Visitors to your site will see this thin banner at the very top of the page. Use the photos along with some insightful and catchy text to remind your users of the different ways they can profit from your Easter sale. These banners can be used to display discount codes, promotional deals, and more.

You can also add gamification on your website’s landing page by using an exciting Spin and Win wheel. Customers get encouraged to take a chance in order to win a reward. Add catchy lines on the text area that drives their attention. You can show the number of offers claimed by the wheel to create the FOMO.

3.     This Easter, Create the Urgency

Every day leading up to Easter, promote a different special offer to invite people to visit your social media and/or e-commerce sites. Alternatively, you might build your Easter marketing campaign to generate a sense of urgency by making deals available for a limited time only or stressing “While supplies last!” to inspire customers to purchase sooner rather than later. Include a countdown timer on your eCommerce website for unique products. The sense of urgency is a special card that always works and promotes impulsive buying.

4.     Promote Easter Gift Cards

What services would you have on your own website? Gifting is a major part of Easter celebrations, and it’s a fun experience for both the giver and the recipient. You could inspire your audience to share the joy of giving by encouraging them to give the Gift Card to loved ones or those in need and this is a feel-good Easter Marketing Idea. Providing a customized Easter-themed gift card to do so will help spread the word.

Play Social Media Card to win your customers

Every business has its social media pages and is investing a lot in social media campaigns every year. For the Easter marketing campaign, use your social media pages for bringing more traffic to your website.

5.     Run a Give-Away Contest on Social Media Pages

Easter is a festival that brings people together to eat, play, and spend time with their families. So, rather than going for the hard sell, use Easter to make your brand a part of the tradition. Easter giveaways on social media are a great way to join in the fun.

For instance, the long Easter weekend is a wonderful time for opulent gluttony… that is, lots and lots of chocolate. As a result, chocolate eggs, cookies, and Easter baskets make great prizes for your Easter social media giveaways.

6.     Create #Easter special Hashtags

You may also use social media to try out user-generated content. This Easter, request your fans to take a selfie, share their best work, or share their favorite ways to use your items and then share them on social media with a special hashtag containing your company’s name.

Send Emails with Exciting deals and offers to eggs-hilarate your existing customers

Email is also one of the most effective ways to communicate with people online. Another creative Easter marketing idea is to create an email with your Easter deals and promotions and make sure to include a catchy subject line. Since your email will most likely be competing with several others in your customers’ inboxes, you’ll want to spend some time crafting the perfect subject line.

You can add some Loyalty Points to your customer’s wallets and motivate them by creating a sense of urgency. For instance, you can put a validity period for the points added that will trigger the psychology and motivates them to shop earlier.

In conclusion, Easter is a perfect time to draw new and returning customers to your online store and improve sales. Get into the holiday spirit by putting together a basket of egg-citing tactics that are both festive and beneficial to your online company. The company will be booming before you know it!

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