Make sure all retail systems are GO for Black Friday and Cyber Monday

As with brick-and-mortar stores, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are critical days for B2C sales. Holiday e-commerce revenues account for up to 40 percent of annual sales for many companies. Be sure your website performs reliably on all types of browsers, mobile devices, etc., to maximize sales during these revenue intensive days.

Being proactive to prevent problems- it’s not too late

You are reviewing site operations daily to better understand the changes in traffic and to be proactive about solving problems before they turn into outages, delays, or worse yet inventory or supplier problems.

Online retailers must also focus on profiling and optimization for holiday readiness. Studies continue to show correlations between page load speeds and website responsiveness to increased revenue.  Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two days you want to be (more…)

Magento Integration with Microsoft Dynamics RMS

When it comes to building and operating an online store, there are few open-source solutions better than Magento. The immensely popular eCommerce platform serves more than 110,000 merchants, allowing them flexibility and control over content, catalog, customer experience, functionality of the store and more.

For online retailers, a reliable point of sale (POS) solution is just as important as what kind of eCommerce software is being used. Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) remains a complete POS solution with streamlined operations, automated processes, and a full selection of reporting tools. (more…)

eBay Integration with Microsoft Dynamics RMS

eBay isn’t just for consumer auctions anymore.   Retailers and Distributors are now taking advantage of eBay’s reach (as well as Amazon) to get rid of excess inventory and even reach new markets.  eBay has made launching an eBay store, Dutch Auction or even traditional auction a relatively easy endeavor, however without integration, managing items, inventory, sales orders and customers can become chaotic.

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) provides retailers with a complete point of sale solution that streamlines operations and increases revenue. One of the strengths of Microsoft Dynamics RMS, (as well as the complete line of Microsoft Dynamics Business Solutions),  is its ability for developers to integrate it with different software solutions.  This is vitally important in today’s retail environment as many businesses look to extend their selling efforts to include  web stores and marketplaces. That includes a site like eBay, which can quickly provide expanded reach and  increased revenue streams for brick and mortar retailers.

Connecting eBay to Microsoft Dynamics RMS comes with a host of benefits, including: (more…)

How to Participate at Decisions Spring 2012 – Microsoft Dynamics

(Part 3 of 3)

I mentioned in Part I of this series that I had great results from the first virtual tradeshow I participated in as an exhibitor.  That event was hosted by Microsoft, and they never ran it again.  I think the feedback from exhibitors was poor, which at the time, was surprising to me.  Now that I’ve attended and exhibited at a few, I can see why many companies don’t get out what they put into them…and why some attendees feel that their visit didn’t pay off.

Here are 5 ways to ensure a virtual event will be complete waste of your time

In other words, don’t do these things – you’re killling a viable, extremely effective way for customers and solution providers to connect cheaply and easily.

1.  Don’t take the time to set up your booth so it’s usable by attendees (more…)

What to Expect at MSDynamicsWorld Spring 2012

(Part 2 of 3)

nChannel will be exhibiting at MSDynamicsworld’s Decisions Conference during the GP day scheduled for June 18th.  If you’ve never considered exhibiting or attending a virtual tradeshow, here’s a chance to experience one of the few really well produced online shows so you can what they are supposed to be like and the value you can get from them.

Just like a regular Conference, the Decisions event has a guidebook or schedule of events that you can review once you’re registered and inside the online conference.  Prepare yourself…it’s like entering real conference center, complete with the sounds and virtual people walking around. The difference is you don’t need to take a bus or walk 5 miles to get to the food, a place to sit, a conference session or the exhibit hall. (more…)