The Importance of mCommerce Within eCommerce
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Commerce is slowly moving from brick and mortar stores, to online and mobile. According to BigCommerce, 67% of millennials and 56% of generation X, prefer to purchase products online, rather than going into a store to shop. In order to stay on top of industry trends in this age, you must have eCommerce, and mCommerce incorporated into your business.
The Importance of mCommerce Within eCommerce
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TheImportanceofmCommerceWithineCommerce Commerceisslowlymovingfrombrickandmortarstores,toonlineand mobile.AccordingtoBigCommerce,67%ofmillennialsand56%ofgeneration X,prefertopurchaseproductsonline,ratherthangoingintoastoretoshop.In ordertostayontopofindustrytrendsinthisage,youmusthaveeCommerce, andmCommerceincorporatedintoyourbusiness. eCommerceincludesallformsofdoingbusinessthroughtheonlineexchange ofdata,wheremCommerceisthetradingofproductsthroughmobile,or wireless,handhelddevices,likeamobilephoneortablet,usingamobileapp. Whilethesetwoaredifferent,neithershouldbeprioritizedovertheother. InternetUsage Onemaindifferencebetweenthetwo,isthateCommercewillalwaysrequire usinganInternetconnection.WithoutWiFi,oranInternetconnectionin general,ausercannotpurchaseproductsfromyourwebsite.
Ontheotherhand,ifauserhasyourappdownloadedtotheirphone,theycan makeapurchaseanywhere,anytime,whethertheuserisconnectedtothe WiFiornot.ThisiswhyworkingwithaneCommercemobileappdevelopment companycanbebeneficialforyourbusiness. TheExperience Inordertogrowyourbusiness,youneedtoensurethatyouhaveapositive experience,acrossallplatformsandaspectsofyourbusiness.Ifauserlooks foryourappintheappstore,anditisn’tthere,you’reprobablylosingoutona salethatyourbusinesscouldhavegained.Keepingapositiveexperience withineveryaspectofyourbusinessismorethanimportant;youhavetokeep yourcustomershappy. Inordertokeepasolidexperienceforyourcustomers,havingastellardesign isalsoveryimportant.Ifyoudon’tworkwithaneCommercewebsitedesign company,youprobablyshouldconsiderhiringonetomakesurethatyour webdesign(andmobile!)stayconsistentwithyourbrand,andthatyour websiteorapplooklikeatrustableplacetomakeapurchase. MobileUsage InastudydonebyBigCommerce,20%ofAmericanshoppershavemadea purchasefromtheirmobilephonewhiletheyareinthecar,orinthe
bathroom.Peoplearetrulymakingpurchasesfromeverywhereand anywhere,whichiswhyitissoimportanttohaveamobilepresenceifyou’re aretailerormerchant. Ifpeoplearemakingpurchasesfromthebathroom,thanIhavenodoubtthat usersarebrowsingtheirretailappswhiletheywaitinline,areontheirlunch break,atwork,etc.Asoneoftheleadingmobileappdevelopmentagenciesin Chicago,weunderstandandseetheimportanceofmobile.Mobileusagehas increasedtremendouslyoverthepastfewyears,andthatnumberwillonly continuetoskyrocketfortheyearstocome! TechCrunchreportedthatusersareusingover30appspermonth,whereas justafewyearsago,thatnumberwasaround26.Asmoreandmoremobile appdesigncompanieslaunchusefulapp’sintotheiOSandAndroidstores,the morepeoplewillcontinueusingappsthateitherhelpthemintheirday-to-day life,orthattheysimplyfindenjoyable(likePokemonGo!). SoWhat? So,ifyouhaveanonlinestoreandhavecustomersthatcontinuetomake purchasesfromyou,thanyouare,nodoubt,inneedofamobileapplication. ConsidergettingintocontactwithanexperteCommercewebsitedesignand developmentagencytohelpyouout!