Ship from Store: From Delivery Innovation to Long-Term Competitive Advantage [5 Reading Tips] Three billion euros. Ingka Group, which operates the majority of IKEA stores, is set to invest this enormous sum of money to revamp its stores. In this context, ship from store is an important concept. Products ordered online are shipped to customers from one of the stores and not from a central warehouse. Faster and … Continue reading "Ship from Store: From Delivery Innovation to Long-Term Competitive Advantage [5 Reading Tips]"
Price Indication Ordinance: How to Strengthen Trust in Your Company with Price Transparency [5 Reading Tips] For more than 90 per cent of consumers, the transparency of a company contributes to their purchasing decision. This is because transparency creates trust and trust is the basis for successful customer relationships. Especially when it comes to pricing, customers are very sensitive and demand clear communication. From 28th May onwards, this will be ensured … Continue reading "Price Indication Ordinance: How to Strengthen Trust in Your Company with Price Transparency [5 Reading Tips]"
PayPal Checkout: How the New Solution Leads to More Sales [5 Reading Tips] With more than 425 million customers in over 200 markets worldwide, PayPal is one of the big players in the digital payment sector and inspires e-commerce shoppers across all industries with its commerce solution »PayPal PLUS«. In Germany alone, the payment service provider has won over around 29 million potential customers. dotSource also implemented the … Continue reading "PayPal Checkout: How the New Solution Leads to More Sales [5 Reading Tips]"
D2C: How to Secure Competitive Advantages with a Direct-to-Consumer Approach [5 Reading Tips] There is no such thing as »can’t«. Those who think that close customer relationships are not possible in e-commerce are mistaken. Successful direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands like STABILO, Fissler and Britax Römer show how close interaction with customers can turn the purchase of pens, pans and child car seats into an experience. Although D2C sales in … Continue reading "D2C: How to Secure Competitive Advantages with a Direct-to-Consumer Approach [5 Reading Tips]"
Migration to Adobe Commerce: How the Media Company Axel Springer SE Makes Its Digital Portfolio More Future-Proof with the Modernised Lesershop24 [Success Story] Media companies and publishing houses have long since arrived in the digital age. Whether it is the latest news on a smartphone, flexible subscription models or clearly structured media libraries: customers expect fast, uncomplicated access to high-quality content. The media company Axel Springer, which worked with dotSource to make its online shop for subscriptions fit … Continue reading "Migration to Adobe Commerce: How the Media Company Axel Springer SE Makes Its Digital Portfolio More Future-Proof with the Modernised Lesershop24 [Success Story]"
User Experience Design and Usability Optimisation: Four Examples of Optimal User Experiences [Best Practice] When meeting a new person, when visiting a place you have never been to before: first impressions have a significant impact on future decisions. In the digital world, the magic of the first moment is even more crucial because you can always find the service or product you are looking for somewhere else. If they … Continue reading "User Experience Design and Usability Optimisation: Four Examples of Optimal User Experiences [Best Practice]"
Data-Driven Marketing [New White Paper] Yesterday you were browsing an online shop for cat food and today you are seeing Whiskas ads on Instagram? Or maybe you are planning a trip to Saxon Switzerland and your feed is flooded with all-weather jackets as a result? And what about cookies on websites, do you accept or reject them? All this has … Continue reading "Data-Driven Marketing [New White Paper]"
Digital Champions Prevail: dotSource Clients Are among Germany’s Most Innovative Companies [5 Reading Tips] Digital companies are particularly innovative. This is also confirmed by a recent study conducted by the business magazine Capital and the data portal Statista. As part of this study on Germany’s most innovative companies, 470 companies were recognised as particularly innovative. 51 of these are from the »Internet, Media and Communication« sector alone. Technology and … Continue reading "Digital Champions Prevail: dotSource Clients Are among Germany’s Most Innovative Companies [5 Reading Tips]"
Brand Experience in the Energy Industry: TEAG Thüringer Energie AG Opts for Multi-Stream Project to Create a Strong Brand Identity [Success Story] Electricity, gas, heating – for many people, these words probably evoke unpleasant associations such as »bill« or »ancillary costs«. The brand new success story of our client TEAG Thüringer Energie AG shows that this does not have to be the case. Together with the dotSource UXD and digital marketing experts, the company further developed its … Continue reading "Brand Experience in the Energy Industry: TEAG Thüringer Energie AG Opts for Multi-Stream Project to Create a Strong Brand Identity [Success Story]"
SWIFT Exclusion: What It Means for German Companies and E-Commerce [5 Reading Tips] IBAN rings a bell with most people. So does BIC. But what exactly is SWIFT? While IBAN means International Bank Account Number, BIC stands for Bank Identifier Code. SWIFT is the system that banks use to communicate internationally. Russian banks were also part of this banking communication network – until two weeks ago. On Monday, … Continue reading "SWIFT Exclusion: What It Means for German Companies and E-Commerce [5 Reading Tips]"