Juicy Links: July 26 – July 31Posted by: admin: Sunday, July 26th, 2009

Links and Thanks First, we’d like to thank everyone for attending last weeks One Two Punch webinar, we hope you found it to be insightful and enjoyable. This week, we’ve got some great links to bounce off you, some of which you’ll really want to take your time on when reading. Why? Because it’s never too [...] Continue Reading

Mimic the Brick and Mortar Experience to Achieve Higher SalesPosted by: Exclusive Concepts Blog Team: Friday, July 24th, 2009

According to a recent A.C. Nielson survey, shoppers have concrete reasons for buying in "brick and mortar" stores rather than online. Below are the top reasons why people shop offline and my advice to ecommerce owners on how to mimic he "real" store feel to boost your sales.

A.C. Nielson sites:

• "58% of the people polled shop in stores because they wanted to physically
evaluate the product before purchasing."
• "52% didn't want to wait for the product to ship."
• "43% didn't want to pay shipping and handling."
• "27% wanted to talk to a sales person in person, before purchasing."
• "23% thought they could find a better price in store."