Company information Web Site, Client account information access, wholesale & retail web shopping cart
E-Commerce is the term widely used to define using the Internet as a business sales and marketing tool. E-Commerce strategies for Wholesale distributors can include having a basic company information web site, providing clients access their account information from your web site and allowing clients the ability to shop and enter their own orders seven days a week / 24 hours a day via a Web Shopping Cart.
Wholesale Distributors have unique business and Internet requirements. OrderTech provides the knowledge and experience to bridge these two critical areas with our D-Commerce suite of products and services. Distribution Commerce or D-Commerce incorporates E-Commerce functionality that has been tailored to the wholesale distribution industry.
Select the D-Commerce program that best fits your objectives today with a clear path and understanding of the growth opportunities in the future.
- Program A – Beginner:
- Program B – Intermediate:
- Program C – Advanced:
Do you have a basic Internet presence with a company information web site? A company information web site will allow you to communicate valuable up to date information about your company and the products and services that you provide. Clients and interested prospects can request information or a contact from your sales team via your web site.
Are you utilizing the cost & time efficiency of the Internet to communicate important company and product news? Are you collecting and utilizing email addresses for your clients and prospects? Send company or product news in a simple email that allows the recipient the ability to click on a link that would direct the person back to a page on your web site that has more detailed information.
Turn your company web site into a business sales and marketing tool that will keep your clients and prospects visiting your web site on a regular basis.
What happens when your company name is entered into an Internet Search tool? If you don’t currently have a company web site that appears you could be losing potential business opportunities.
If you have an Internet presence established how can you build stronger client relationships and sales opportunities?
One option is to provide your clients with secured around the clock access to their account information. Your clients know about your web site, give them a reason to visit more often while making your staff more efficient.
How often do your clients contact you for information that could be easily obtained through your web site?
Did you get my check?
Can you fax me a copy of my last invoice?
Do we have a red widget on the order we placed today?
What was my cost on the blue widget I ordered last month?
Can you change the address for our Mesa, Arizona branch, they just moved to a new location? Can you update our credit card information we just received our new card?
All of these questions and many more can answered by empowering your clients to obtain the information they are seeking. Provide your clients with secure around the clock access to their account information and free your staff to focus on relationship building.
Are you questioning if you are ready to move forward with a Web Shopping Cart? Wondering if there is some type if intermediate step? Take it a step at a time by creating a Product Catalog on your web site. Create or place your current product catalog on your web site. Allow your clients and prospects the ability to access information on your products seven days a week / 24 hours a day. This step will act as the foundation for a future web shopping cart.
Wondering how your Web Shopping Cart will know and honor your business rules?
Will clients receive customer specific pricing that has been established for them?
Will clients receive the same terms?
Will credit limit, past due business and credit hold rules be followed?
Will real time inventory, cost and price information be utilized?
New and flexible Web Shopping Cart business rules may need to be established:
Do you want to display the quantity available information?
Will back orders be allowed?
If you are out of stock should the add to cart button be removed?
What shipping warehouse should be used?
Are web orders reviewed or handled the same way as standard orders?
Do you allow retail / credit orders from first time clients?
What type of Web Shopping Cart will best meet your D-Commerce objectives? Wholesale only, Retail, drop ship, credit card authorization, shipping company rate integration, free local delivery area, free freight on orders over $100.00 ….
Utilizing a Web Shopping Cart that is tightly integrated with your Distribution Management System will ensure that your business rules are honored whether an order comes in through your Web Shopping Cart or your sales counter.
What are your growth and expansion options once your Web Shopping Cart is operational? Expand your product offering without the associated overhead and stocking cost by utilizing our Drop Ship functionality. Add items to your Web Shopping Cart that are drop shipped to your clients form selected providers.
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Intermediate
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Company and product information Web Site
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Web Marketing
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My Account
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Product Catalog
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Wholesale Web Shopping Cart
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Retail Web Shopping Cart
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