{"id":1916,"date":"2020-05-26T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-26T12:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chilliapple.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1916"},"modified":"2022-05-05T12:34:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T11:34:31","slug":"ecommerce-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chilliapple.co.uk\/blog\/ecommerce-automation","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When your online business is growing, it can be tough to keep a handle on every project and task. Ecommerce automation can help. \u00a0Rather than focusing on those tasks that are repetitive, manual or time-consuming, automating your online store can not only allow you to concentrate on making informed decisions faster but can attract higher value customers, reduce your campaign costs and generate a greater return on your marketing and digital investment.<\/p>\n<h3>What is ecommerce automation?<\/h3>\n<p>Ecommerce automation allows you to automate your online store in the same way you can automate your supply-chain, inventory management and marketing systems. Your team can automate processes by building simple TRIGGER, CONDITION, ACTION workflows.<\/p>\n<p>Growing brands use ecommerce automation to remove manual chores, reduce applications and support key growth drivers as follows.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"count\">Increase customer lifetime value<\/h3>\n<p>Ecommerce automation allows you to send targeted marketing communications, reward customers who spend more, and drive sales with geo-specific promotions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segment customers for targeted personalised communications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Segment customers by items purchased, lifetime spend, or items abandoned in the cart<\/li>\n<li>Tag segments to trigger personalized marketing communications:\n<ul>\n<li>Send a special message to VIP customers who spend the most money<\/li>\n<li>Send a personalised email with recommendations based on purchase history<\/li>\n<li>Send an abandoned cart email offering a discount to complete the checkout process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Boost average order value with incentives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Calculate your average order value<\/li>\n<li>Establish a threshold (the amount you want customers to spend above this average)<\/li>\n<li>Offer customers an incentive (such a free delivery or a free trial) to add items to their cart and reach the threshold<\/li>\n<li>Tag orders to add the incentive at checkout when the threshold is reached.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Drive sales with targeted personalised incentives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Use birthday data from your loyalty program to trigger birthday emails with special offers<\/li>\n<li>Tag customers by city or region to trigger geo-specific messages or incentives.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"count\">Reduce customer acquisition costs<\/h3>\n<p>Ecommerce automation can optimize your marketing spend, reduce customer churn and increase the ROI of your campaigns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pause campaigns if inventory is low<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Order more stock before you run out and pause associated marketing campaigns until new stock arrives.<\/li>\n<li>Alert your relevant staff through a communications tool (e.g. Slack) to pause campaigns and avoid wasted advertising spend.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Reduce customer churn<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Define the criteria for inactive customers using metrics like time since last session, login or purchase<\/li>\n<li>When a customer becomes inactive, trigger a nudge campaign such as an email or call offering incentives such as discount codes or loyalty program points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"count\">Increase campaign conversion rates<\/h3>\n<p>Ecommerce automation can boost campaign conversion rates by personalising your online store experience, improving site search functionality and automating push notifications to encourage repeat purchases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enhance store merchandising and searchability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Offer customers consistent merchandising and make it easy for them to find what they\u2019re shopping for.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Tag items of the same colour, fit, or size for better product discovery and organisation<\/li>\n<li>Tag Stock Keeping Units with similar product descriptions to add items to appropriate collections<\/li>\n<li>Integrate collection tags with your site search solution so customers can filter results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Expedite repeat purchases with push notifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use browser push notifications to communicate quickly with customers and encourage them to buy.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Segment customers by purchase history (e.g. tag customers when they make a second purchase)<\/li>\n<li>Target customers who have purchased items similar to new products and notify them of the release.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Personalise with customers\u2019 preferred currencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Use customer currency preferences to tailor promotions.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"num-list\">\n<li>Segment customers by their preferred currency based on their last purchase<\/li>\n<li>Tag each segment to receive checkout promotions tailored to country or currency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Automate your ecommerce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can implement ecommerce automation yourself using third-party applications, but it is likely to be hard work and involve lots workarounds and compromises. Putting your online store on a reliable, sustainable autopilot requires an ecommerce automation tool that is embedded in your commerce platform. And for that you need skilled engineers and developers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>I am absolutely ecstatic with the changes on the site. It\u2019s amazing and so much quicker from the admin backend through to loading at the front end <strong>Alice Papiransky<br>\n<small>Managing Director, Scent Perfique Ltd<\/small><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>A big thank you to the team at chilliapple, especially Helena who project managed the whole website rebuild on Magento 2. Fab service from start to finish. In safe hands with a team who never said no and always found a solution <strong>James Hartley<br>\n<small>Abbey Stationery<\/small><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"quote\"><p>We\u2019ve used chilliapple for a Magento 1 &amp; 2 port \u2013 I must say I\u2019ve worked with a lot of developers and agencies in the past but we find chilliapple brilliant in comparison. They\u2019re quick and helpful along with a team of very competent developers<br>\n<strong>Luke Barlow<br>\n<small>Talented &amp; friendly team<\/small><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Find out how ecommerce automation, using the likes of PrestaShop, WooCommerce or Magento, is built for you by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chilliapple.co.uk\/ecommerce-web-development\">chilliapple<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When your online business is growing, it can be tough to keep a handle on every project and task. 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