Design and Usability

User friendliness has high priority in e-commerce. This is how an online shop’s internal search function or exit intent pop-ups can are able to raise the conversion rate. Clarity is one of the givens for successful online trade and should be integrated into the shop right from the start. But design and usability also means using target-group specific elements: infinite scroll, for instance, is better used in an online shop which is supposed to appeal to women. In contrast, comprehensive filters and an optimised search function appeals more to men.

Conversion optimisation – Tips for a better user experience and more success in e-commerce [Part 1]

13. June 201913. June 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

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Business goals are often explicitly defined: 10 million euros in revenue by 2022! Five per cent more traffic in the third quarter! An important key performance indicator (KPI) for achieving business goals is the conversion rate AKA the measurement that compares the amount of traffic and the amount of traffic that completes a certain goal you’ve set, like signing up for a subscription, newsletters, or even completing a purchase.

Page loading times are the biggest influence in e-commerce for a user’s conversion rate. In our latest Handelskraft series, »Conversion optimisation – Tips for a better user experience and more success in e-commerce,« we’d like to show you what’s possible when trying to increase conversion rates and reaching business goals. Part 1 starts with a foundation for effective conversion optimisation, which is best based on professional support in three major areas, conducting user research, commissioning a UX audit, and testing user behaviour.

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Experience Economy in B2B and B2C: Top-5 commerce trends, revisited [Part 5]

22. May 201915. May 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

In our series, »Top-5 commerce trends, revisited« we’ve dealt with trends that have not gone out of style for years. The topics, such as digital business is more than e-commerce, brands are (service) platforms, personalisation is required, and content is king prove a long term stay in digital business.

In order to secure our own customers in the future, it’s fundamental to understand them. With the continuous development of your own user experience, customer satisfaction can be increased.

In our fourth part of the series: Top-5 commerce trends, revisited, we’re asking: How do I keep customers’ attention with my brand?

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How content creators and designers benefit from AI [5 reading tips]

1. April 20191. April 2019by Sara Herrera 0

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Artificial intelligence is booming. More and more companies are looking for ways to benefit from it. Research and development are starting bring out their first working prototypes. Nvidia, known for their graphics focused hardware showed off what they’ve been up to. Content creators and designers are directly affected.

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MDR-Werbung case study: Modern web design for the best usability

22. March 201921. March 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

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We like to listen to the radio when we drive, cook food, and work out. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk’s (MDR) stations, for example, reach around three million people each day and these listeners represent an interesting potential for companies that want to advertise in central Germany. But how do the spots actually get on the radio? You can book times ad slots as a customer that’ll be marketed and sponsored.

On www.mdr-werbung.de, MDR-Werbung GmbH (MDRW) shows off their selection, where beside advertisement slots, sponsoring, and events are available, users can purchase the results of the annual Central German Brand Study. The project, which MDR-W GmbH implemented together with dotSource within just a few weeks, demonstrates how the subsidiary of MDR was able to fundamentally modernise its online presence and, above all, improve usability on mobile devices.

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Distributed commerce: Shop anywhere with fewer clicks

13. March 201911. March 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

Moments of inspiration strike outside online shops, which is what distributed commerce takes advantage of. From Instagram to Facebook and Snapchat to TikTok, users on the platforms are reluctant to leave what they were doing just to buy something. So how can companies get on the feeds of hundreds, thousands, or even millions and get them to make a purchase? We’ll take a look at some real-world examples.

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From mobile commerce to science – What’ll PWAs conquer next?

21. February 201915. February 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

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Anyone who wants to digitize today doesn’t need an app anymore. There’s long been a smarter solution to meet today’s user requirements: Progressive Web Apps. By combining the features of a mobile-optimised website with the usability of an app, they significantly enhance the user experience, not just from an end-user perspective, but also from a business perspective. Today we’ll show you the advantages of this new technology based on different use cases from the digital business, and also on a very special example from the successful cooperation of dotSource with science.

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»Made in Europe« – The label for the future

24. January 201915. January 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

»Made in Germany« doesn’t have the ring it used to a few years back. Manipulated cars, strange data protection laws, and a lack of innovation in federal departments and companies brought the German IT industry behind. But the perceived superiority of China and America is not inviolable. Together with Europe, we’ve got to rely on our strengths and make the »Made in Europe« label attractive. And above all that requires one thing: new confidence.

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Social Commerce Trends for 2019 – Content, Content, Content!

11. January 201910. January 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

Being successful without maintaining a social media presence? Unlikely! Companies benefit from the enormous reach and a »personal« relationship with their customers. And networks? They’re making billions thanks to the social media presence of other companies.

Now it’s also the case with customer relationships that they’ll evolve with years to come and become even more intimate. Platforms want this anyway: They’re integrating more and more features so that companies can build relationships with their customers and grow social media marketing budgets year over year.

In 2019 social commerce will increase e-commerce sales, and also affect omnichannel retail. Which social commerce trends shouldn’t be missed in 2019? We’ll tell you.

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Best Practice for Best Business – First Speakers for the 2019 Handelskraft Conference

6. December 20184. December 2018by Franziska Kunz 0

Handelskraft Conference 2018 Cover Photo Teaser Blog Post — Source: dotSource

2018 is slowly but surely coming to an end. But preparations for 2019 are continuing to run at full speed. Even better? There’s still news to announce before the end of the year! True to the motto: Think about tomorrow, today. We’re giving all brands, retailers, and manufacturers the chance to do just that. At the Handelskraft Conference on the 28th of March 2019 at the Klassikstadt in Frankfurt am Main.

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Improving customer service with AI

23. November 2018by Franziska Kunz 0

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On May 8th, Google CEO Sundar Pichai took his place on stage in Mountain View, CA. During his keynote at the Google I/O Conference, he presented a new development to an astonished audience that could change the world: Google Duplex. Google Duplex lets the Internet giant give AI a voice. The voice is indistinguishable from a real human. In other words: When Google’s AI makes a phone call, the person on the other end doesn’t think they’re talking to a computer. Google Duplex even intersperses a few ums and erms through its sentences. Google Duplex has created a scalable assistant with an ingenious understanding of dialogues that can lead thousands of conversations at once.

Google’s focus on this project is a solution for private users. But it’d be unfortunate if this groundbreaking technology can only take care of table reservations for your next candlelight dinner. Only with personal customer service can this intelligence reach its full potential.

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