SLI Systems is now part of Avolin
When your customers are browsing through dozens of search results – for instance, if they’re searching a general category instead of a specific item – the task of viewing each product can be tedious. If shoppers need to click on every result to get a better look at products and accompanying information to figure out […]
Imagine the holiday-shopping customers who show up at your website to buy piles of gifts, only to discover that your online storefront doesn’t have the red sweater/popular new toolset/cute baby toy they’ve been searching for. They’ll quickly leave your site, taking the potential sales with them – and you’ll never know they were there. That […]
The busy holiday shopping season is already underway – but it’s not too late to make small improvements that will make it easier for shoppers to find their way around on your site, as well as see critical shipping and promotional messages that can impact their purchasing decisions. Below are some tips for ways you […]
This week we posted an interview with Jason Miller from Motorcycle Superstore. Jason discusses a bunch of interesting projects they’re working on, including expanding internationally, a new customer loyalty program and a personal shopping assistant. One of the of the aspects of the business Jason discussed was their non-product content. They have a web and […]
Today we issued a press release about Hard Rock Cafe and the work we are doing with them. The press release explains why you need ecommerce specific features in a site search solution for a site that has both an online store and significant non-product content. I don’t normally mention our press releases on the […]
A recent article in Internet Retailer notes that speed sells on ecommerce sites. At the same time, consumers want more rich features that can, consequently, slow down their sites’ performance if not implemented correctly. I’m excited to introduce our new Learning Search with AJAX, which addresses both of these issues. Our Learning Search with AJAX doesn’t […]
Today Google announced Google Commerce Search. Strangely enough, we very rarely compete with Google and we have been expecting them to do this for years so I was very interested to see the new product’s capabilities. I see that the Google Store is provided as an example of their commerce search in action so I […]
The holiday season can be a very frustrating time for shoppers with crowded malls, long lines and not enough time. Consumers are increasingly going online to do their holiday shopping to avoid these hassles. However, with so many retailers now online, it makes it even easier for shoppers to change stores if they can’t find […]
SLI Systems is exhibiting at the Ecommerce Expo taking place at Earls Court, London on October 20 – 21, 2009. Ecommerce Expo is in its third year and is the largest ecommerce event in the UK. Entry to the expo is FREE of charge so it’s a fantastic opportunity to catch up with the latest […]
Today we posted an interview with Lee Brown from Online Golf on the ecommerce podcast. One of the really interesting pieces of data that Lee shares during the interview is that people who view a video on their site are 85% more likely to buy than people who don’t. This is one of the strongest endorsements for […]