According to Frost & Sullivan, B2B eCommerce sales are estimated to reach $12 trillion globally by 2020. The market opportunity is one of many motivating factors for B2B companies to improve and re-platform their eCommerce sites. Don’t believe it? Then, consider this: 85% of B2B companies invested in improving their eCommerce sites in 2015 (Forrester) […]
Posts Tagged ‘Adobe Commerce’
Top Trends to Watch in B2B Commerce: Part 4
Today’s B2B commerce transactions need to be streamlined, providing an experience that’s quick, reliable and efficient to satisfy changing buyer expectations. However, the customer experience on your eCommerce site depends heavily on your platform and how it integrates with all of your other systems. An optimized, personalized B2B buying experience that provides an environment for […]
Top Trends to Watch in B2B Commerce: Part 3
Traditional B2B selling channels have remained influential over the years. However, the rapid adoption of digital technologies and increasing buyer expectations have upped the ante for B2B sellers. Today’s B2B commerce transactions need to be streamlined, providing an experience that’s quick, reliable and efficient to satisfy changing buyer expectations. In parts 1 and 2 of […]
New Release Sneak Peek: Magento 2.1
Announced originally at Magento Imagine 2016, I had the opportunity last week to review the new enhancements being release in Magento 2.1. A few of these enhancements should give merchandisers and PayPal users a reason to smile. Staging and Preview – This enhanced capability provides the ability to create, preview, schedule and stage a wide […]
Top Trends to Watch in B2B Commerce: Part 2
B2B companies realize there’s an advantage to stepping up their digital commerce experience. With B2B commerce sales estimated to reach $1 trillion globally by 2020, it’s important to consider and adapt the top trends that will grow your digital commerce. In part 1, we revealed the importance of optimizing the B2B digital commerce experience and […]
Top Trends to Watch in B2B Commerce: Part 1
Over the last two decades, online shopping has seeped into our daily lives. Our favorite retailers and brands continue to make this experience easier and more convenient with options to shop on our mobile devices. When imagining the ultimate online experience, pure-play retailers like Amazon come to mind. This company has revolutionized B2C commerce, but […]
Client Success: Feature & Benefits of Magento 2
One of the things I enjoy most at Perficient is having the opportunity to hear first-hand our customers before and after implementation stories. When I was at Magento Imagine a few weeks ago, I was able to meet Ashley Gensler, the spirited and driven founder and CEO of Loom Decor. Perficient has been helping her […]
Digital Commerce Embraces the Cloud-First World
Adoption of cloud technologies and applications built for the cloud are sweeping across B2B and B2C organizations. According to IDC, more than 50% of enterprise IT infrastructures and software investments will be cloud based by 2018. Digital commerce is one of many segments that has embraced cloud-first because of its many benefits, including: Increased scalability […]
Top B2B eCommerce Trends to Watch
“The times they are a-changing,” to quote Bob Dylan, and this couldn’t be more true for B2B sales. Self-service B2B commerce is on the rise, estimated to grow from $780 billion in 2015 to $1 trillion by 2020. While traditional B2B selling channels remain influential, the combination of ubiquitous digital technologies and increasing buyer expectations […]
A Recipe for an Exceptional Customer Experience
Marketers are now in the business of selling experiences – not products – and the numbers that support this statement do not lie. According to a survey of more than 7,000 marketers worldwide, two of the top three digital priorities for 2016 include targeting/personalization and content optimization. Creating and delivering an exceptional customer experience is […]
New Release of Magento Announced for June 2016
In keeping with the promise for more functionality and a rapid development cycle, Magento announced version 2.1 today (4-13-16) in the opening session at Magento Imagine. This release is going to focus on 5 areas of improvement: Staging and preview enhancements for admins– the new and enhanced staging process makes it faster, easier and less […]
Magento Imagine: Magic Johnson Shares Keys to Commerce Success
In the final general session of Magento Imagine yesterday, Earvin “Magic” Johnson joined us as the keynote speaker. While he started out on stage, he didn’t stay there long. He engaged and entertained attendees as he walked through the audience telling his story. And standing at 6’9”, you couldn’t miss him! His stories about how […]