Cart abandonment is one of the most common problems the e-commerce industry faces. All the money spent in acquiring a customer goes down the drain when the customer abandons their cart.
\r\nAccording to SaleCyle, the average cart abandonment ranges from 69% to 81%, which is a huge loss for e-commerce companies. With cart abandonment push notifications, you can retarget customers who failed to make a purchase.
\r\nWhen it comes to engaging users who've already shown interest in your products, web push notifications are extremely effective. As they direct the user to the checkout page, they act as a direct conversion channel. Additionally, with the right offers, visuals and copy, you can convert a passive lead into an active shopper, thus acting as a conversion catalyst in the overall sales funnel.
\r\nHere are the six ways you could utilize web push notifications to increase your e-commerce conversions by as much as 10%.
\r\nFor numerous reasons, users add products to their cart but do not complete the purchase. You can use push notifications to re-engage with these cart abandoners and encourage them to complete the purchase.
\r\nThis is when you should send cart abandonment push notifications:
\r\nYour cart recovery push notification should include images of the product, a personalized message, a CTA linking to the checkout page and an offer compelling the user to purchase. BollywoodKart observed a 15% rise in revenue after using cart abandonment push notifications.
\r\nOften, customers search for products but never buy them. Tap into this customer behavior by sending browse abandonment push notifications.
\r\nThis is when you should send browse abandonment push notifications:
\r\nYour browse abandonment push notification should include an image of the recently searched product with a link to that page. Chances are, if the customers see the same product again after some time, they may be tempted to buy the product. Many customers do not make the purchase on the first visit and need multiple reminders to complete the action.
\r\nYou can send push notifications at regular intervals to keep the user engaged. Automate your push notification strategy to let the user know about the new products from your e-commerce store.
\r\nYou could collect details such as birthdates and anniversaries and leverage them to send occasion-based push notifications. Wish the user well on their special day and during the holiday season with specialized discounts. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, Easter, St. Patrick's Day and local holidays can be reasons to send special discounts, giving the customer an excuse to shop.
\r\nBehavioral push notifications triggered by a specific action work wonders to increase conversions. The message is more relevant to the recipients, making them more inclined to make the purchase.
\r\nFor example, if a customer has purchased a blue gown from your e-commerce store, you can send a push notification promoting matching stilettos or stud earrings to go with it. It would surely entice the customer to buy those products too and help you cross-sell.
\r\nThese are the character limits for push notifications for multiple browsers:
\r\nThe copy is important because your message has to be precise and effective despite being short. People will only click on the notification if the copy provides value to them.
\r\nHere are three tips to help you improve you advertising copy:
\r\nRemember, with information being accessible at users' fingertips, write credible copy without going overboard with your claims.
\r\nA study by PushEngage found the click-through rate to increase up to 218% using segmentation in web push notifications.
\r\nDifferent users subscribe to your website for multiple reasons. Instead of putting them all in the same bucket of a marketing campaign, you can segment them based on parameters such as geo-location, online behavior and preferences, past purchases, and products they've searched for. A secondary level of segmentation can happen based on these factors:
\r\nSend tailor-made offers to every user so that it gives them a feeling of exclusivity and increases the conversion rate.
\r\nPush notifications should not intrude on the privacy of your customer. Users are most active from 8 a.m. to noon, 3 to 5 p.m. and 8 to 11 p.m. As a general practice, the best time to send the push notifications is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
\r\nSchedule the messages considering your industry and business type. For instance, if you have an e-commerce store in the food industry, consider sending the notifications at the time of breakfast, lunch, supper or dinner.
\r\nTimely and relevant push notifications on your e-commerce website will increase the conversion rates. These six strategies will ensure your web push notifications are valuable, concise and visually appealing to your subscribers, compelling them to take the intended action.
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