Archive for the ‘Design & Programming’ Category

Presenting Facebook Stores from Solid Cactus

Monday, September 19th, 2011

With over 750 million users, Facebook is certainly a marketing channel you can’t afford to avoid. You may be doing social media marketing now, but what if you could use this outlet to sell your products as well?

Join Solid Cactus Co-Founder Scott Sanfilippo along with Lauren Carey and Keith Schaeffer on September 21 at 2 p.m. ET for the unveiling of one of our newest and most exciting Solid Cactus products to date – Facebook Stores! If you missed it, no problem! Find out more information here(more…)

Sep
12
2011
AUTHOR
noelle.vetrosky

How Cactus Connects You and Your Customers

Monday, September 12th, 2011

If you’re not marketing to your existing client base, you’re missing out on HUGE revenue opportunities! Customers who have previously ordered from you have already had a wonderful experience and you don’t want them to forget who you are.

To reach these already engaged customers you need a robust email marketing tool. Join email marketing experts Brian Emershaw and Jeff Stolarcyk, and Solid Cactus Co-Founder Scott Sanfilippo, on September 14 at 2 p.m. ET for a webinar that will take you on a short journey through Cactus Connect, showing you how simple it is to reconnect with your customers.

Unleashing the power of truly focused email campaigns by targeting specific customers with specific promotions related to them is the key to email marketing success. Any business owner should have the power of smart automation at their fingertips by using a few simple rules to put their customers on just the right list with a great email marketing tool, like Cactus Connect.

We’ll review Cactus Connect software and how to:
• Connect to your store
• Set up list segments and get the right email to the right customers
• Set rules in place that automatically put customers into the appropriate lists
• Import a list of customers
• Pick a template from our professionally designed template gallery
• Create and send your first broadcast message

Join us and learn all about Cactus Connect and what it can do for your business!

Aug
17
2011
AUTHOR
noelle.vetrosky

New Releases for Solid Cactus eCommerce

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

August is here which means merchants are busy with back-to-school sales and are heavy into holiday preparations. Solid Cactus eCommerce strives to provide our clients with valuable store enhancements and updates each and every month to assist them in this incredibly busy season in retail. Check out what updates are rolling out this month.

USPS Changes
USPS Real-Time Shipping rates are being updated to include product dimensions in rate calculations and all products will now have a new ‘Dimension’ field to support this change. Upon launch, all products will be given a 1″ x 1″ x 1″ dimension, forcing rates to calculate based on weight as it has previously been calculated. And while many merchants will never have to use the new dimension field on products, it will provide those that do need it with more flexibility to control the actual shipping rates charged to customers. In addition, over 40 USPS methods will now be supported, including First Class options. For now, the new ‘Dimension’ field will only be valid for USPS shipping calculations. (more…)

Jul
21
2011
AUTHOR
noelle.vetrosky

Holiday Preparation Starts Now! New Webinar Series for Merchants

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

It’s a scorching July which can make it a lot harder to think about the winter months that will eventually follow, but for merchants putting these thoughts in the back of their mind is not an option. Holiday planning needs to start now for all retail businesses, whether they are eCommerce or brick and mortar. Promotions need to be thought out, website design changes need to be planned, marketing plans and budgets need to be prepared and policies need to be updated and clearly stated. It’s a big to-do list which is why starting early is the key to success.

Solid Cactus is very familiar with getting ready for the holiday rush, as we’ve stemmed from some of the very first eCommerce stores. We want to pass on the 10 years of experience in holiday prep on to merchants everywhere so they can be as successful as they can be this season. To accomplish this we are offering FREE, yes FREE help! (Doesn’t get any better than free does it?) (more…)

Jul
20
2011
AUTHOR
noelle.vetrosky

Solid Cactus eCommerce July Updates

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Solid Cactus eCommerce strives to provide our clients with valuable store enhancements and updates each and every month. As the holiday season approaches, we want to make running your SCeC store even easier. Check out what updates are rolling out this month.

Recurring Products – New Date-Based Option
Merchants will now be able to offer date-based recurring products to their customers. This update will give a predictable billing schedule based on the purchase date of the product. SCeC merchants can still setup a product that is scheduled to charge the customer every specified number of days, not to a specific calendar day. The choice of what charge schedule offered, monthly by calendar day or time-based for each product is now available. (more…)