'Net Features : ShopVisible

PayPal Paves the Future of Mobile Commerce

Allison Howen — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:00:00 GMT

A new study by ShopVisible reveals that alternative payments are paving the way of mobile commerce.

The study tracked 23,000 Web and mobile transactions. The results revealed that in thousands of mobile transactions, 67 percent of customers used PayPal or an alternative payment method, while only 33 percent chose to pay by credit card. Conversely, the results were reversed in web-only transactions – with 62 percent of shoppers choosing to pay by credit card, 12.9 percent paying with Amazon Payments, 8.1 percent with Google Checkout and only 16.8 percent paying via PayPal.

According to the results of this study, alternative payments are a very important factor within mobile commerce, which is projected to reach $31 billion by 2016 according to Forrester Research.

“These results decipher some of the code to unlocking the potential of mobile commerce,” says Sean Cook, CEO of ShopVisible. “Mobile is a different animal, as this research shows. Lacking a simple alternative payment method could crush any retailer implementing a mobile commerce strategy. Even if alternative payment methods don’t constitute a large percentage of your existing web business, you should reconsider the relative importance when it comes to your mobile strategy.”

Social Commerce Platform Enables Selling Directly on Facebook

Linc Wonham — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:55:00 GMT

On Tuesday, ShopVisible launched a new e-commerce platform for Facebook that allows retailers to sell products to consumers without requiring them to leave the world’s most popular social network.

Whereas Facebook has been a valuable platform for merchants to build brand loyalty and product awareness that drives customers to their retail websites, ShopVisible Social Commerce is the first solution to offer enterprise-class e-commerce tools and functionality within the site itself.

Key features and attributes of the new release include the following:

•    A full suite of e-commerce, analytics and social marketing tools built specifically for Facebook
•    Integration with any existing e-commerce platform or can be used as a stand-alone platform for Facebook
•    PCI Level 1 compliant
•    Retailers control the design of their Facebook e-commerce sites
•    Retailers can upload audio and video directly to their product pages within the Facebook site
•    In-site search allows users to find and navigate products within Facebook
•    Comparison tools allow consumers to compare and contrast products side by side
•    Consumers can share reviews, products and promotions with their friends on Facebook
•    Geotargeted content enables retailers and marketers to create unique campaigns that target users by geographic location and track where people are buying and what they are buying the most
•    Payment processing, shipping functionality, content management, order management, customer relationship management, application integrations and more

For more information, visit the ShopVisible Social Commerce Web page.

ShopVisible Connects E-commerce Merchants to Amazon, eBay

Linc Wonham — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 02:30:00 GMT

In today’s e-commerce environment, merchants have a lot more options beyond selling their products and services through their own online storefronts. Platform provider ShopVisible has just introduced a set of seamless integrations that connects retailers to major marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Buy.com, Overstock and Craigslist.

Merchants using the ShopVisible e-commerce platform can manage their entire product catalogs at a granular level across these diverse channels through one management console. The platform provides a direct, two-way interaction where products can be selectively pushed to specific online marketplaces and comparison shopping engines, and orders are all managed and organized in a single user interface.

ShopVisible also enables retailers to automate the entire product approval process for all retail channels. Integrations are among the ShopVisible platform’s best features, connecting online retailers with valuable marketplaces, software packages and third-party applications that simplify the selling process. Merchants may visit the site to order a free demo of ShopVisible's on-demand e-commerce solution.

ShopVisible Launches Mobile Commerce Platform

Linc Wonham — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:30:00 GMT

Leading e-commerce solutions provider ShopVisible has launched a mobile shopping platform that runs on all major devices including iPhone, Blackberry, Android and Windows Mobile. ShopVisible Mobile allows e-commerce merchants to manage their websites, online channels and mobile sites all from one platform.

The new platform also enables faster load times for consumers with client sites specifically optimized for a mobile browsing and shopping experience. Its simple interface makes it easy for users to browse retailers’ products and make purchases from their mobile phones via PayPal or Amazon. It also recognizes when a consumer is accessing an e-commerce site from a mobile device and automatically makes adjustments to customize the site and viewing experience.

ShopVisible is now offering a free demo of its new mobile commerce platform.