A Suggestion Everyone will Love

[Alphamale]

Most very successful websites I visit nowadays employ some sort of customer preferred browsing record that is monitored by the merchant website. This is not a "cookie" placement strategy. It is the merchant website keeping tabs on which products its visiting customers/members are browsing in a real time basis. In addition, "wish lists" are also used to keep track of what products are desired. This is done on an individual basis. A good example of this strategy is Newegg.com. I've purchased computer components and now household items from them for the last 15 years. Now, when I visit, I will often get ads that are tailor made for me through years of data collection. I was wondering, what if the sales that sites promote (e.g. Black Friday, Cyber-Monday, etc.) were custom tailored to the products that any particular individual was looking for. I mean I'm new here and I like the idea of Cyber-buster deals. But really, I haven't seen ANYTHING that I wanted to buy offered as a deal yet. There are definitely items that I'm interested in and they ARE offered here, but it's extremely doubtful I'll see them as deals here. But a smart vendor would utilize the afore-mentioned system to give the potential buyer just the right amount of incentive to buy something here instead of at a competitor's site. The buyer would be happy and the vendor's sales would increase. Is this possible AG?

 

[aerogt01]

I will second the ease and efficiency of the newegg shopping experience and recommend AG implement something similar in the way of order tracking, wish lists, and customer accounts.

Some of this has already been added to AG, however after visiting other online vendors AG has left me wanting in these areas.

 

[JasonJason is verified member.]

We are definitely taking notes. Implementing systems like these its not an easy task but we are working on it. Theres a few systems related to what we are talking about here in beta testing at this time. So we should see something in the future.

 

[Alphamale]

We are definitely taking notes. Implementing systems like these its not an easy task but we are working on it. Theres a few systems related to what we are talking about here in beta testing at this time. So we should see something in the future.

On the contrary, the process wouldn't be that difficult. Counters have been used on websites for "ages". And they could be utilized here. Each page a registered member visits can be tabulated and saved with the member's ID number. If a member visits a particular page for a product seven times in the last week, it's safe to say that his/her interest in that product is piqued. At the end of the month, say, a spreadsheet can be generated with product pages that X number of members have visited X number of times. One could use this to, let's say, have an "End of the Month" Members Only Sale. A discount can be calculated and offered as a dedicated "splash page" that is displayed to those particular members only, because they are "Special" customers...if you catch my drift. Also, spreadsheets such as these would also make "Group Buys" much easier. The customer "feels" special, and the merchant has turnover.

 

[aerogt01]

On the contrary, the process wouldn't be that difficult.

I'm sorry, but I have to correct you here.

The results you suggested would have to make use tickers, servlets (depending on language), a database, a database management program, a data analysis method, and possibly revenue vs. cost analysis. Not to mention all the HTML associated with such a system. . .

Jason is 100% on. These systems are not easy to implement, but the results are more than worth it to the end users.

 

[Alphamale]

I'm sorry, but I have to correct you here.

The results you suggested would have to make use tickers, servlets (depending on language), a database, a database management program, a data analysis method, and possibly revenue vs. cost analysis. Not to mention all the HTML associated with such a system. . .

Jason is 100% on. These systems are not easy to implement, but the results are more than worth it to the end users.

In that case, "revenue vs cost analysis" is moot. Hey, take all the time you want to think about it. It's not like you're building a bridge here.