- Who are your industry competitors?
- What are they doing well, where are they going wrong?
- How can you ensure that you stay competitive?
- What is the digital landscape of your industry?
- Where are the digital strategy opportunities?
- Can your digital strategy be informed by trends in other industries?
- Is your online positioning in step with your competitors?
Additionally, an audit can cover things including customer personas, target market strategies, brand awareness in your industry, and a host of other audit elements, all designed to keep you competitive, and give you a digital solution for your online presence.
These 3 additional questions essential to ask and answer:
- What do your customers need and what stops them buying from you?
- What resources do you need to enable growth and where are your key gaps?
- Can you achieve this with existing tech or do you need to invest in new tools to increase capability?
ECOMMERCE STRATEGY
- Comprehensive market and business analysis (including customer and analytics data)
- Application of relevant trends to your business model and customer set
- Creation of a realistic prioritized ecommerce roadmap aligned with business goals
- Digital marketing strategies for acquisition and retention
- Operational resourcing plan aligned with growth targets
UX SITE AUDITS
- Prioritized set of activities to deliver ecommerce growth
- Measurement framework and performance benchmarking
- Customer experience audits and tactical plans to improve online UX
PLATFORM & PARTNER SELECTION
- Helping you find the best-fit technology & business partner
- Proven structured process for evaluating and scoring ecommerce platforms & suppliers
- Comprehensive ‘total cost of ownership’ cost modelling
- Due diligence to ensure the decision made has been properly evaluated
- Project management from end-to-end, or providing guidance to your existing team
We have experience working with BigCommerce, Shopify, Magento, Shopware, Episerver, Hybris, Intershop and Salesforce with a framework that can be applied to any platform evaluation.
ECOMMERCE MENTORING & TRAINING
- Helping your business upskill internally, through training and recruitment
- Connecting digital teams to relevant skilled specialists through our industry connections
- Providing ongoing digital strategy advice, support and guidance