Hi,

May I take this opportunity to introduce PUNCH NMC and point you in the direction of eServe and eServe Select which I believe will offer you every thing you are looking for.

eServe CMS is a software solution that has been designed and developed entirely in house and is built on the .NET 2 framework.

Punch have also partnered with leading suppliers Rackspace, Protx and Secure Trading to offer true market leading Ecommerce software.

For details please visit:
http://www.thinkpunch.co.uk/standard.aspx?i_PageID=108148
http://www.thinkpunch.co.uk/standard.aspx?i_PageID=10895
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Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me on 01883 730073.

Kind regards
Andrew Richardson

On 10:02:46 16 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Hi Lee, Thanks for your post. will have a look  a look at your site and foryourwalls. Thanks for your post.

Kind Regards

Kristian

On 16:37:32 15 July 2008 Lee_Morton wrote:

Hi.  Our e-commerce platform, Hyperia Commerce (http://www.hyperia.co.uk/commerce/), might be of interest to you.  It has a built-in image upload module with a customisable calculation to work out the available sizes for the customer of a particular product.  To see an example of this in action take a look at the ForYourWall website (http://www.foryourwall.co.uk/).

Regards,
Lee Morton

Wansford Digital

On 14:24:41 11 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Hi, We are looking at an e-commerce platform that has all the usual tools like e mail campaign tracking etc.

The front end needs a size calculator for shopping as all our products are made to bespoke (tailored ) sizes. It will need an image upload option also. I will also in the very near future be doing a API feed in to 2 of our affiliate photo banks. I will write a full brief on this project. Any questions?

Kristian,

Thanks for your kind comments. We look forward to hearing the outcome of your meeting next week.

Have a good weekend.

Best regards,

Jonathan

On 09:35:22 16 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Good Morning Jonathan, Sorry for the delay in reply, I have had a look at you site and client list, i must say "Nice looking and professional site, the client list looks quite impessive a;so." I have a meeting with our branding and marketing guy next week so i will pass over your details.

Kind Regards

Kristian

On 15:41:30 15 July 2008 JonathanBoston wrote:

Hello,

We have a base ecommerce product around which we tailor functionality / tools according to clients' needs. It carries all the essential campaign tracking tools, email marketing etc.

Having looked at your profile, we know the sort of system you're looking for. In fact, we spec'd something similar for a US start-up about a month ago.

Please take a look at our site www.strangecorp.com to get a flavour of who we are / do / work with.

Email us through results@strangecorp.com.

All the best

On 14:24:41 11 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Hi, We are looking at an e-commerce platform that has all the usual tools like e mail campaign tracking etc.

The front end needs a size calculator for shopping as all our products are made to bespoke (tailored ) sizes. It will need an image upload option also. I will also in the very near future be doing a API feed in to 2 of our affiliate photo banks. I will write a full brief on this project. Any questions?

Hi Kristian

Magento is designed to be extended using extensions which can be open source or paid for. The benefit of Magento for you would be you get an independent platform that doesn't tie you to any one agency and gets frequent security updates, all without any licensing costs.

I would imagine your bespoke calculator would need to be developed or customised for whichever solution you choose. With Magento you would commission an extension (that you would then own) that provides the functionality you require and sits in Magento's modular framework.

More about Magento extensions can be found here - www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect

Thanks

Tim
Deeson eMedia
www.deeson.co.uk/emedia

On 14:39:26 18 July 2008 print2group wrote:
>Hi Tim, I have looked at magentocommerce, but it
>doesn’t have the ability to make bespoke calculators
>and size changes on products.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Kristian
>
>
>On 14:21:19 18 July 2008 TimDeeson wrote:
>>Hi
>>
>>Sorry I'm a bit slow replying. We are Magento Silver
>>Partners, Magento is a new open source ecommerce
>platform
>>backed and produced by a commercial organisation, a
>>similar model to RedHat for example.
>>
>>I think it would definitely be worth taking a look at,
>>it's a pretty powerful platform and it's only been out
>of
>>beta for a few months.
>>
>>More on Magento - www.magentocommerce.com
>>More on us (Deeson eMedia) - www.deeson.co.uk/emedia/
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Tim

print2group -

You are going to have some challenges on the "price to tailored size"...I've been in the eComm industry for over a decade now and have only seen 2 elegant solutions for this - both custom developed.

That said - let's talk how you charge your customer for these "tailored" offerings.  Is it based on the amount of tailoring that needs to be done, a volume of material used, or timeline to delivery (urgency)?

If you can "group" the variations together
(option 1:  1-2 alterations, option 2: 2-4 alterations) you can use almost ANY ecommerce platform that supports multiple product options - commonly referred to as "Style, Color, Size".

As far as your email marketing needs - there are 2 ways in which email has to interact with your website.  The first is managing and executing on PROMOTIONS CODES.  These codes are (ideally) passed through a link and will dynamically apply promotions to that specific users website visit.  This is genreally managed by your ecomm platorm or (preferably) your integrated back-end order management system (if you are multi-channel).

For "tracking" - your best results are going to be through a web analytics tool...a "snap on" to any ecomm platform.  At this point it really depends on what you want to see and do with the data (Automated shopping cart/check out abandonement, engagement based product targeting in email- i,e, "your customer was recently looking at ____" - these strategies require an "up market" tool - Webtrends and Coremetrics - there are some preium ecomm platform that support his as well).

In closing - I would just make sure to know EXACTLY what you need/want/desire from a business requirements standpoint.  If your clientele are of a more "premium" level - website personalization may be important (a "My Personal Shopper" style experience). 

You can build the platform of your dreams on a tighter budget by simply stitching together different components (SLI Systems for site search and navigation/merchandising, a lower cost "basket" tool for order capture - assuming the style color size approach can be made to work). One of the big issues you need to assess is what happens once I submit the order?

Back office...everyone neglects this.  Do the order flow in automatically or manually?  How will order capture impact your accounting systems?  Do you do any unique promotions or payment methods (vouchers, coupons, loyalty program points solution, gift certs/cards,) that you will need/want to support through your website today.

In closing.  I would like to get a better understanding of your needs, your vision.  How you acquire new customers, how you retain them?  Who are your customers? What inefficiencies are you laboring under today?  What are your "must have" features vs. ones that are "nice to have" (both long term and short term)? 

No, I don't "represent" any ecommerce companies...I'm just someone who has been doing this for entirely too long :) 

Hi

Just wondering if you had decided on a payment server provider for your new site?

If not, I'd be happy to give you more information about SecureTrading and how we can help you.

Regards

Ian
 

On 10:02:46 16 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Hi Lee, Thanks for your post. will have a look  a look at your site and foryourwalls. Thanks for your post.

Kind Regards

Kristian
 

On 16:37:32 15 July 2008 Lee_Morton wrote:

Hi.  Our e-commerce platform, Hyperia Commerce (http://www.hyperia.co.uk/commerce/), might be of interest to you.  It has a built-in image upload module with a customisable calculation to work out the available sizes for the customer of a particular product.  To see an example of this in action take a look at the ForYourWall website (http://www.foryourwall.co.uk/).

Regards,
Lee Morton

Wansford Digital
 

On 14:24:41 11 July 2008 print2group wrote:

Hi, We are looking at an e-commerce platform that has all the usual tools like e mail campaign tracking etc.

The front end needs a size calculator for shopping as all our products are made to bespoke (tailored ) sizes. It will need an image upload option also. I will also in the very near future be doing a API feed in to 2 of our affiliate photo banks. I will write a full brief on this project. Any questions?