Selecting Content Management Systems – CMS Providers and Technologies Compared [Updated White Paper] Posted on 4. October 20234. October 2023 | by Franzi Kunz Download the »Selecting Content Management Systems« white paper for free now! Today, we take notice of companies and brands primarily through their digital content. That’s why texts, images and videos have long been essential in addressing customers. Content created for this purpose must be delivered to the target audience in an appealing form – across all relevant touchpoints. This is done by a modern content management system (CMS). In our updated »Selecting Content Management Systems« white paper, we compare the most important providers in detail and show you how to find the CMS that suits you and your business goals. Continue (5 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories E-Commerce
Strategic B2B E-Commerce: More Success in Your Digital Business Posted on 5. July 20235. July 2023 | by Birthe Struffmann Source: iStock/yoh4nn The journey to business success is always a unique one. When it comes to B2B, i.e. business-to-business commerce, this statement is especially true. Here, customer relationships are more complex, requests more individual and expectations higher. To meet these requirements, B2B companies need a modern and, above all, holistic digital strategy. In this article, you will learn how to implement modern B2B e-commerce strategies and which solutions are best suited to your company. Continue (8 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories E-Commerce
Handelskraft Trend Book 2023 »Digital Horizon« – Out Now! Posted on 26. June 202326. June 2023 | by Birthe Struffmann Download the Handelskraft Trend Book 2023 »Digital Horizon« for free now! Digital solutions make possible what was long considered impossible: faster processes, lower costs, greater customer loyalty – but not only that! Companies that know how to take advantage of current business trends and put existing strategies to the test are resilient and capable of overcoming any challenges, no matter how daunting. In our new trend book, we present the topics that will stand out on the digital horizon in 2023. With analyses and concrete practical examples, we provide you with food for thought and action regarding trends such as D2C, composable commerce and green IT. Download the Handelskraft Trend Book 2023 »Digital Horizon« for free now and secure a successful future! Continue (6 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories E-Commerce
B2B Digitalisation: Cross-Industry Digital Insights for Business-to-Business Commerce [Best Practice] Posted on 5. April 20235. April 2023 | by Birthe Struffmann Download the new »Digitalisation in B2B Best Practices« publication for free now! B2B digitalisation is becoming a matter of course because digital transformation is changing not only retail business but also business-to-business commerce. »Digital is the new normal« is also true in the B2B sector, where all connections between business customers and suppliers are mapped and analysed digitally. International industry leaders such as Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, KWS, MEVACO and Angst+Pfister are setting standards in terms of customer journey, product presentation and customer communication. Find out in our new »Digitalisation in B2B Best Practices« publication how your company can become a pioneer shaping the digital B2B future. Continue (11 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories E-Commerce
E-Commerce Know-How to Go. Five Examples, One Message: Succeeding with the Right System & Digitalisation Partner [Best Practice] Posted on 31. March 202130. September 2021 | by Luise Beyer Source: Pexels/Ketut Subiyanto The doorbell is ringing. The heart is pounding. The parcel service driver is sweating. The customer is shouting with joy. It is the penultimate scene of an everyday spectacle: we have ordered something online. After the delivery time has been kept as short as possible, we now want the product to bring us joy for as long as possible. However, it is not only in B2C that online shops have long been the main distribution point for goods. This form of commerce is also playing an increasingly important role in B2B. Time to take a look at some positive examples. How do those who are successful online do it? Our new »Best Practices« publication format provides you with the necessary practical insights. After our best of PIM, we release part 2 today. It is all about e-commerce – in B2C, B2B and B2B2C. Continue (13 vote(s), average: 4.38 out of 5)Loading... Categories B2B B2C Design & Usability Digital Consulting Digital Marketing E-Commerce Industries Industry Marketing Automation Media & Publishing PIM/MDM/DAM Platform Integration Publications Retail
Cloud Platform Integration with SAP CPI: BHS Corrugated Continues on Its Road to Success Thanks to Modern Interface Management [Success Story] Posted on 17. February 20214. October 2021 | by Franzi Kunz Download the BHS CPI Success Story for free now! Weiherhammer is located in the Upper Palatinate region. There, an ironworks was founded – as was the case in many places at the beginning of the 18th century. This ironworks has grown into a globally operating company: BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH. It maintains a wide range of products and services, encompassing development and production, installation and maintenance as well as a variety of innovative service solutions in the areas of corrugating rolls, individual machines, corrugators, Industry 4.0 and the integration of digital printing into corrugated board production. The change towards a digital corporate culture is of key importance to BHS Corrugated and the company is investing accordingly. dotSource already supported the Bavarian company in setting up the iCorr® shop, an innovative B2B e-commerce platform. In another project, which is the subject of this success story, the focus was on intelligent interface management to improve the data exchange between different areas of the SAP system landscape. Continue (11 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories B2B Digital Consulting E-Commerce Industries Industry Platform Integration Publications
Smart Search Functions in B2B Commerce: How to Increase Your Sales [5 Reading Tips] Posted on 14. December 202021. January 2022 | by Christian Otto Grötsch Source: dotSource Let us assume you are looking for a very specific product online. What do you expect from an online shop? It is quite simple: you want to find the product as quickly and as easily as possible. So what do you do if you cannot find the website’s search function right away or if it does not return the desired search results? Well, you switch to another shop without thinking twice. This shows that the search function can be a decisive criterion when making a purchase. Nowadays, no one is willing to go on a long and cumbersome product search. For 74% of B2B shoppers, a sophisticated search function is the most important shop functionality. In other words: the quality of the search function significantly influences the usability of a B2B shop as well as the bounce rate and conversion rate. Nevertheless, the search function of many online shops is still not satisfactory. Continue (9 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories B2B B2C Data-Driven Business Design & Usability Digital Consulting E-Commerce Industries Reading Tips of the Week
Stories Now Also on LinkedIn – What They Can Do and How to Use Them for Your Business [5 Reading Tips] Posted on 9. November 202021. January 2022 | by Christian Otto Grötsch Source: Unsplash/Greg Bulla LinkedIn Stories are now available in Germany and worldwide and can make professional communication on LinkedIn more interesting in the future. The exchange with other users from the same and related industries is exactly what LinkedIn is all about. Unlike on other social networks, professional and business issues remain at the forefront – despite the platform’s growth and focus on dialogue. Continue (13 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories E-Commerce Reading Tips of the Week
B2B Commerce Pioneer Thanks to an MVP: Röchling Implements Modern Experience Platform for Highly Diverse Products [Success Story] Posted on 21. October 20206. October 2021 | by Franzi Kunz Download the Röchling Success Story for free now! We can find Röchling products practically everywhere we go – in cars, on bouldering walls, on playgrounds. The semi-finished products of the world’s leading manufacturer of engineering plastics are available in three basic shapes: sheets, blocks and rods. However, the three basic products are required in countless variants, which makes it so difficult to map them digitally. Our new success story shows how this can be achieved nevertheless. Continue (13 vote(s), average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading... Categories B2B Consumer Goods Digital Consulting E-Commerce Industries Platform Integration
Tech Talk Instead of Buzzword Bingo: Tech-telmechtel with Microservices [Interview] Posted on 13. October 20206. October 2021 | by Franzi Kunz Mirco Gatz, tech lead at dotSource New month. New series of articles. Welcome to our new Handelskraft format: Tech-telmechtel (a blended word consisting of »tech« and the German word »Techtelmechtel«, meaning a short relationship/flirt). From now on, there will be plenty of first-hand tech insights every week That would already be too many buzzwords for Mirco, but he took part in the first episode anyway. Not only is Mirco good at what he does, but he can also explain incredibly well what he does – even to (semi-)amateurs like me. Find out in this article what Mirco – married, two children, house builder, passionate racing cyclist and tech lead at dotSource – has to say about the long-running topic of microservices, where the journey is going and why he even bothers with it. Continue (14 vote(s), average: 4.71 out of 5)Loading... Categories B2B B2C Data-Driven Business Digital Consulting E-Commerce Industries Interviews
