Mobile Commerce

Mobile commerce is the purchasing process via mobile end devices, like smartphones or tablets. Whether responsive design or native app: online shops which are adjusted for small displays are a requirement for success in mobile commerce. Cross-platform shops are also characterised by simplified use. QR codes, beacons, and NFC (near field communication) complete the alternative user access to online business. When it comes to mobile commerce, you also have to take note of the target group, which can differ from that of a classic online shop. Smartphones are increasingly becoming interfaces between online- and stationary trade.

Payments in 2020 – ECC Study Confirms Online and Offline Trends [5 Reading Tips]

23. March 202020. March 2020by Sara Herrera 0

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The piggy bank of children in Denmark looks weird: it is black, not pink. It is made out of plastics and metals, not porcelain. It is rectangular, not round and no coins disappear in the slot. Instead, the charger docks – if the charging process is not wireless anyway. This is because the average Danish child already receives his or her pocket money directly on the smartphone these days. 13-year olds like August from Copenhagen simply hold their phone close to payment terminals when they want to pay for a bag of liquorice at unmanned checkouts in the supermarket.

What is already common practice in future-oriented Denmark also slowly gets going in Germany: mobile payment via smartphone – that small supercomputer we all carry around in our pockets. Cash is increasingly becoming a case for the history books. Credit and debit cards are also used less frequently. But how do payment methods actually change?

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E-Commerce in Germany is Booming – Looking Back at 2019 [5 Reading Tips]

10. February 202010. February 2020by Sara Herrera 0

E-Commerce in Germany Keeps Growing. — Source: Pexels

E-commerce is booming. Yes, it is also booming in Germany. About 60 per cent of Germans have already ordered something on the Internet. One out of three even places orders several times a week via online platforms and shops.

For years, the industry has only known one direction: upwards. And the last year has once again put a smile on the faces of retailers and manufacturers. We take a look at the figures and show who was able to enjoy 2019 the most.

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Online Shopping in the Alpine Republic – Where Do the Swiss Go Shopping? [5 Reading Tips]

30. December 20193. January 2020by Sara Herrera 0

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E-commerce just keeps growing – not only in Germany: even in our neighbouring countries, the shopping mania via desktop and smartphones only knows one direction – upwards.

A good reason to take a closer look at a neighbour who is particularly interesting for German retailers.

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Super Apps – The New Way To Attract Customers [5 Reading Tips]

25. November 201927. November 2019by Sara Herrera 0

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If you want to book an accommodation, order something to eat, transfer money, chat with friends or colleagues and shop some new shirts, how many apps do you need? In the Western world, you certainly need six different ones. In Asia, however, a new model that centralises all these actions in one single place is establishing itself: the super app.

The Chinese pioneers WeChat and Alipay are the largest exponents of this super app revolution and are therefore considered to be role models. Companies from all over the world now aspire to put this successful Chinese model to use in their own region. But what actually is a super app, which advantages does it have and in which other regions does it already experience a boom? Will super apps even be able to gain a foothold in the Western world?

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Digital Solutions For Preventing Food Waste: Smartphones Telling Us What To Eat

12. September 20199. September 2019by Sara Herrera 0

Durch Digitalisierung kann etwas gegen Lebensmittelverschwendung getan werden — Source: pexels

Apples and pears falling from trees, grapes hanging from vines, and here in the office, home-grown zucchini are given away in all sizes, because colleagues with their own garden aren’t able to eat everything on their own.

Nature itself might be wasteful, but the food industry and humankind are even worse. One in eight items bought at the grocery store will be thrown out without ever being eaten. Restaurants, cafes and bakeries have to follow very strict requirements and dispose of much at the end of the day. And a lot of products that were produced and grown, don’t even make it to the market… Carrots are deemed too crooked and a yoghurt container could me missing a lid.

A digital transformation is helping everyone fight food waste. Buying food at reduced prices, cooking interesting recipes from ingredients you might not even think go together, and even artificially and automatically reducing prices for certain soon to expire products in supermarkets.

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Conversion Optimisation: A Checklist for More Success [Part 4]

8. August 201926. August 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

Conversion-Optimierung – Die Checkliste für mehr Erfolg im E-Commerce — Source: pixabay

We’ve all been there. Hungry and shopping without a grocery list… NOT a good idea. You bought things that weren’t just expensive, but also that you don’t end up using or eating because they’re not as good as you expected. Oh and that toilet paper you really needed? Forgot it. So you could say lists are important. They can help you improve performance and conversion rates on your own site!

It doesn’t always require a big relaunch to make an impact. To know which parameters are important at all times, a checklist is helpful. And voilà. In the last part of our series, we focused on conversion rates and performance optimisation.

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Conversion optimisation – Customer loyalty tips for improved user experience and more success in e-commerce [part 3]

25. July 201925. July 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

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If you want to increase the conversion rate of your online shop, you have to invest in your customers to build trust. Gaining confidence leads to success on many levels. Above all, a renowned seal of quality should be mentioned, but also a high-quality design, transparency in data entry in the registration and checkout process, and not least positive feedback from previous customers, which is prominently staged, create trust. In the third part of this series you’ll learn how you can win over at first glance and thereby ensure long-term customer loyalty: »Conversion optimisation – Tips for better user experience and more success in e-commerce«.

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Searching and finding – Tips for a better user experience and more success in e-commerce [Part 2]

21. June 201921. November 2019by Franziska Kunz 0

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There’s no conversion optimisation without search optimisation. When users are asked which qualities they find particularly important in an online store, the search function occupies an important position. No wonder that various providers have placed themselves on the market here to create a comprehensive and user-friendly search.

But for products to be found through an internal search, you’ll depend on consistent data from the ERP, PIM, and MDM. In other words: shop owners often spend a lot of time and money on contemporary web design, on individual product descriptions, emotional headlines, and keyword optimisation for search engines.

But something else is forgotten. Product data in the background has to be optimised. What you should pay attention to in order to increase the conversion rates via the improved search function, will be shown to you today in the second part of our series: »Conversion optimisation – Tips for better user experience and more success in e-commerce«.

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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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Using Google advertising for a perfect and comprehensive customer experience [5 Reading Tips]

27. May 201920. May 2019by Sara Herrera 0

Google, Suchmaschinewerbung, Display-Anzeige — Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

From search to inspiration to final purchase, mobile users interact with multiple touchpoints along the entire customer journey. Consumers currently have less time and more and more options to choose from. The goal for companies is to reach customers at the right time with the best offer.

It’s also reflected in the way that advertising looks today, where and how it works. It’s in tempting and highly consumable formats, it’s a staple of customer engagement, winning through mobile, seamless experiences on and between every channel. Not to mention their functionality as a success.

Two weeks ago, Google presented its new advertising formats at the annual Marketing Live Conference. A clear trend emerged. In addition to AI, visuals are becoming more and more important in the world of online advertising. Which formats are specifically involved? We’ve put together the most important innovations for you.

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