We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy. In addition, the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") provides certain rights with respect to your personal information. Please click here for more information.
  • About
    • Why Choose ePublishing
    • Our Partners
    • Jobs @ ePublishing
  • Platform
    • What Is An EPS?
    • Open-source Myth vs Reality
    • Key Features
    • Content Management
    • Community
    • eCommerce
    • Fulfillment Integration Features
    • Workflow
    • Audience Management + Fulfillment Integration
    • Site Search
    • Knowledge Base
  • Blog
    • Our News
    • The ePublishing Blog
  • API
  • Contact
  • Demo
Your browser does not support the video tag. We recommend you upgrade your browser. Your browser does not support the video tag. We recommend you upgrade your browser.

ePublishing News

Home » MDM.com: Sales Spike with Shopping Cart Enhancements

MDM.com: Sales Spike with Shopping Cart Enhancements

October 12, 2012

Modern Distribution Management (MDM) is the only specialized BtoB information service for wholesale distribution executives. Produced by Gale Media, MDM.com offers a wide range of content that includes business intelligence, industry news, in-depth analysis, economic data and practical ideas from leading experts in distribution. Subscribers use these valuable resources, every day, to run their business and plan for the future.

While closely monitoring buyer behavior, MDM’s attentive staff saw a window for enhancing eCommerce checkout processes and reducing lost sales or shopping cart abandonment, as part of their website redesign.

MDM.com leveraged the ePublishing platform and applied industry best practices to streamline the purchase process for visitors and registered users, and reduce shopping cart abandonment:

Buyers can choose to check out as a guest or register and log in.

Smooth autofill streamlines the checkout process for registered users

Security certification badges and links to the MDM privacy policy clearly reassure new customers.

Visual cues make the purchase process intuitive and secure: 

  • Buyers click on Proceed to Secure Checkout to purchase.
  • The shopping cart presents a map to each required step: Address >> Payment >> Receipt >> Checkout.
  • A Promotion Code field appears prominently, allowing MDM to test and track purchase and subscription incentives.
  • Continue Shopping and other calls to action appear prominently and intuitively.

Buyers can subscribe to the MDM premium newsletter and purchase products using the same cart and checkout process.

Integrated eCommerce allows MDM to track buyer behavior: by not sending buyers away from the site to complete transactions, MDM can identify friction points while capturing user behavior, product preferences and unique profile data.

MDM’s checkout achieves seamless functionality through integrations with their fulfillment provider, Quickfill, and their credit card processor, Authorize.net.  MDM quickly captures buyer information and provides immediate access to premium content following each transaction.

The result? With a few simple changes, MDM decreased shopping cart abandonment by 40% while increasing subscriptions and sales of individual issues, books, industry reports and other products.

In a short time, MDM has increased market share, successfully completed an acquisition and accelerated its online business from a single newsletter to a full eCommerce site with multiple revenue streams.

What’s Next?  MDM has applied ePublishing’s eCommerce capabilities to IMIData.com, a site dedicated to providing industry data to help clients identify and select new product and industry markets.

Key Features:

  • Integrated content management, eCommerce and user management
  • Taxonomy-driven publishing
  • Multi-channel delivery
  • Secure Shopping Cart
  • Autofill Registration
  • Guest Checkout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Client Profiles / Fulfillment Integration / Tactics to Increase Revenue / Revenue Diversity / Premium Content / Secure Shopping Cart / Landing Pages

Related Articles

Gale Media Relaunch Adds Revenue Streams, Data Analysis to Success Story

Speed = Conversions: Key Tactics to Optimize Your Shopping Cart

Drive Revenue. Improve Productivity. Increase Engagement.

Exceptional software, proven processes, deep expertise and untiring customer service make it easy to switch, take control and make more money.

REQUEST A DEMO

Get Started

Sales & Information

We'd like to learn more about your business to tailor a solution to meet your goals.

Please call 312-768-6819 or contact us, and get what you want from a partner who cares – more revenue, better technology, improved workflow and lower costs.

No pressure, just results.

Get Ahead

Consult & Customize

Have a custom feature request, an idea to talk through, or would like a bit more training to get the most out of your ePublishing software? The best SaaS CMS is engineered to be flexible.

Please contact your ePublishing Project Manager directly or through our online project management system.

Get Help

24x7 Service & Support

ePublishing is obsessive about service – and we are always here to take care of you.

If you need immediate help or technical assistance – any time day or night – please visit our online support portal and a support specialist will get back to you within 15 minutes.

312-768-6800 Copyright 2021 ePublishing, Inc. All rights reserved. See A Demo
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us