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5 keys to boost searches and sales in online stores on Black Friday

Consumer demand for eCommerce in the Black Friday campaign has been growing exponentially. It’s more, Online searches to buy on Black Friday 2020 in Spain grew by more than 53% compared to other days of the year, and even those of CyberMonday or Singles Day (11 November) , according to data from Doofinder, Spanish software company specialized in smart search solutions for eCommerce.

A growth in searches that translate into an increase in purchases: During the Black Friday 2020 campaign, online orders in Spain increased by 27% compared to 2019, and the average turnover of eCommerce grew by almost 53%, according to data from the online marketing tool Channable.

However, despite the great dimension of Black Friday for online stores, they lose many business opportunities because potential customers do not find relevant results in their searches. In fact, one of the main reasons for cart abandonment is for this reason, that is produced in 15% of searches made with standard search engines.

These figures show the importance of having a good search engine in an online store to maximize revenue during Black Friday and other times of high demand, such as Christmas. With this objective, from Doofinder, an expert company in smart search solutions for eCommerce, have analyzed the 5 main functionalities that an internal search engine for eCommerce should have, especially during these high demand campaigns:

  • Most wanted products. Black Friday has always been a business day very marked by trends. A good part of the customers will enter the webs looking directly for some of these star products of the season, so it is necessary for eCommerce to visualize the most popular searches in real time to have stock. In addition, in this way, they will be able to highlight current trends to customers, facilitating navigation.
  • Artificial Intelligence to recommend products. A smart online business is not only one that takes into account group trends, it must also be aware of the tastes and needs of each of its customers to personalize the search experience. In this sense, Artificial Intelligence makes internal search engines learn from the catalog and searches of each consumer to suggest customized products.
  • Autocompletion and recognition of synonyms. Artificial Intelligence is also very useful to deliver the results that customers expect quickly and accurately. It also makes it possible to have results as soon as you start typing the desired product on the keyboard or even if it is misspelled.
  • Historical with recent searches. The vast majority of Black Friday shoppers don’t wait for Friday itself to look for their products. The normal thing is that they have already looked for them several weeks, or at least days, in advance. Therefore, a search engine capable of recording the latest searches made by each user will speed up the purchase process and improve customer satisfaction.
  • Voice searches. Audio is a fully established tool in everyday life. In eCommerce it is still an emerging technology, but it can be a very attractive addition for customers who want to save time and do a part of the buying process with their voice.

Llorenç Palomas, CMO of Doofinder, states that “An internal search engine that is fast, easy to use and offers the desired results, is key to satisfying the client’s wishes so that they do not go to the competition, especially in times of high demand such as Black Friday”.

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