A new feature for our shared Covid times. Integrated Appointment Booking! As our clients begin to reopen alongside sometimes stringent rules around who and how many people can be in their showrooms, we’ve been asked for help in managing customer appointments for sales efforts. We’re introducing a combined cart + appointment booking solution: How it works: Now customers can simply surf your eCommerce site, add…
We’re excited to announce a new feature of RugSimple Showroom: Facebook Shops and Ad integration! Facebook has long been an excellent source of followers, fans and, yes, shoppers and can help you source traffic and buyers. For Rug Showrooms in particular, reaching niche, local audiences – existing customers or new – with the right products helps power interest, purchases and (after covid!) walk-in traffic. At…
Amazon Marketplace Integration There’s no denying the scope and prevalence of Amazon in our lives today as Rug Showrooms. Back in 2016, 55% of Shopping trips started on Amazon. A lot has changed since then but Amazon is even more prevalent today. We need to be where our buyers are. As old school as our industry might be, selling is selling and we need to…
Hot on the heels of our eCommerce Shop launch, we’re launching a Rug Rental solution included in our base eCommerce Jumpstart package. “In the past 3 years, the Consumer Goods Rental industry in the U.S. has had an average annual growth of 6.4% to reach $5.5 billion in revenue.” — Kentley Insights Report 2019 Film, Weddings, B2B events – all of the non-traditional business focussed events are in dire need…
The Rug Showroom industry has been slow to adopt eCommerce – and we get it: High levels of technological proficiency required Modern ($) systems that talk to each other are needed New labor, costs and skillsets in a time when you can’t afford it A lack of understanding of demand or ROI payback A lack of time to invest in standing up and managing a…