ChannelAdvisor Announces Advanced Configurator Technology for Top eBay Sellers; New Configurator Helps eBay Businesses Increase Sales and Strengthen Competitive Advantage.RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. -- ChannelAdvisor Corporation, the leading provider of channel management solutions, announced today the availability of the configurator functionality for PowerSellers and top eBay (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : EBAY) sellers. The ChannelAdvisor Configurator enables sellers to embed an applet A small application, such as a utility program or limited-function spreadsheet or word processor. Java programs that are run from the browser are always known as applets. See midlet, crapplet and Java applet. in eBay listings that allows a buyer to create and dynamically customize, and then purchase the new customized listing. The ChannelAdvisor Configurator will be offered as part of the ChannelAdvisor Merchant software platform which is designed to meet the needs of eBay's top sellers. "The ChannelAdvisor Configurator will help me dramatically increase my sales. I'm looking forward to having this up and running by the holiday season," says Chase Elliot, Manager of 47 St. Photo. "This is another example of why ChannelAdvisor is the thought leader in the channel management space and continues to offer the best product on the marketplace." The ChannelAdvisor Configurator provides sellers with many benefits such as allowing sellers to effectively and economically offer their entire catalog on eBay, enabling buyers to create and find the exact item they want and transactions close on eBay through a cost-effective eBay store listing. Based on the needs of eBay's top sellers, ChannelAdvisor will be offering three types of configurators: --Classic Configurator - Allows the user to dynamically select a set of features to build the exact product they desire. For example, the classic configurator allows a buyer to customize a computer by choosing options such as the motherboard, memory, number of fans, monitor type, etc. While the buyer builds the customized product, the price updates automatically and once done configuring, the customer can buy immediately from a newly created listing in the seller's eBay store. --Builder - Allows a potential buyer to build a product by selecting dependent attributes in series (via a wizard format) that results in a completely configured product being generated. For example, a jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. seller would use this to allow buyers to build a ring by walking through a step-by-step process of selecting the stone, choosing the metal, and selecting the setting. Once completed, the buyer is able to buy the custom-built item via an eBay Store listing. --Product Finder - One of the challenges facing many eBay Sellers with a large catalog of SKUs is the economics of listing a huge number of similar SKUs. The Product Finder Product finders are information systems that help consumers to identify products within a large palette of similar alternative products. Product finders differ in complexity, the more complex among them being a special case of decision support systems. type of configurator allows sellers to provide a "finder" in their listings that gives buyers the ability to narrow or filter the selection and browse multiple SKUs from within an eBay listing. For example, a seller of auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
To see a demo of each type of configurator please visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/configurator . During the configurator pilot program, sellers have tracked a significant improvement in their eBay performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. including average selling price The average sales price of goods or commodities. Especially used in the retail sector and technology distribution. (ASP), conversion rates (CR) and gross merchandise sales (GMS GMS Greater Mekong Subregion GMS Global Mobile (Communications) System GMS Guild Management System GMS General Medical Services GMS Global Management System (Sonicwall) GMS GroupWise Mobile Server ). "ChannelAdvisor continues to develop and enhance the functionality that is essential for top sellers on eBay to stay competitive and take advantage of the upcoming holiday season as well as the longer-term opportunities," says Scot Wingo, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President of ChannelAdvisor. "Adding the configurator capability to ChannelAdvisor Merchant allows our clients to dramatically increase their sales by enabling buyers to customize or configure the exact product they are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. and also gives our customers a clear competitive advantage." Not all eBay categories are currently approved for use with the configurator. Some categories which are tentatively approved are: computers, electronics, cameras and photo, sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport , and automobile/boat parts. For sellers in other categories, ChannelAdvisor will work with eBay on a case-by-case basis in order to get program approval. To learn more about ChannelAdvisor configurator, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/configurator/ . Another option is to sign up for a Webinar at http://www.channeladvisor.com/webinars/ . ChannelAdvisor will be hosting Configurator webinars in September and October at the following times: --Wednesday, September 1st - 2:00pm ET --Wednesday, September 15th - 2:00pm ET --Thursday, September 23rd - 2:00pm ET --Tuesday, October 5th - 2:00pm ET About ChannelAdvisor Corporation ChannelAdvisor provides technology and services that enable industry-leading companies, small businesses and individuals to use online marketplaces to acquire customers and maximize inventory yield throughout the product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. . Our solutions combine best practices, innovative software applications and integration technology to dramatically accelerate marketplace performance. ChannelAdvisor's clients and strategic alliances include IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Best Buy, Sears, Motorola, eBay, Yahoo! and Amazon.com. ChannelAdvisor Corporation is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.com/. |
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