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Wholesale B2B eCommerce: Platforms, Trends & Tools You Need

Groove

Valued at over $30 trillion in 2024 , the global B2B eCommerce market is growing faster than B2C, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 16 percent. Unlike B2C eCommerce, which targets consumers, B2B eCommerce connects wholesalers with retailers, manufacturers, or other business clients via online platforms.

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Customer Service is Personal, so Show Me the Love

Retail TouchPoints

Our research found that 63% of online shoppers favor live chat with a human being for online customer service, and 37% of those using it are likely to place an order. Automated live chat (bot) was also very interesting, seeing 52% usage. A substantial 31% of online shoppers interacted in-store with customer service.

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Turn Voice And Language Innovation Into A Conversational Strategy

Forrester eCommerce

To shift from brand monologues to two-way dialogues, many brands are embracing live chat and piloting marketing initiatives on new conversational interfaces such as chatbots and voice-based assistants.

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Leveraging eCommerce for B2B Wholesale Operations

Groove

Business to Business (B2B) Wholesaling is NOT Business to Consumer (B2C) or Direct to Consumer (D2C). Here’s how they vary: B2C companies typically buy products from a wholesaler and sell those products at a markup to consumers on their eCommerce store. Offer Live Chat For Phone Order Customers. What is B2B Wholesale?

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Best Customer Service Software

Kissmetrics

Hubspot’s Service Hub —Best for Free Software and Deals Zendesk —Best for a Complete Support Suite Groove —Best for Small Businesses and Startups TeamSupport —Best for B2B Support LiveAgent —Best for Live Chat Service Salesforce Service Cloud —Best for Remote and On-Site Support Freshdesk —Best for a Streamlined System.

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Technology & Electronics Ecommerce Site Design

BigCommerce

It’s an industry that lives in the margins of both B2B and B2C. Some of the noticeable features which worked as an indirect boost up in sales are; Live Chat – It has increased customer interaction with customer service representatives which eventually reduced the number of calls. Selling technology is hard.

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5 Reasons Why Every B2B eCommerce Site Should Take Lessons From B2C

SellBrite

Whether you are reeled in by an Instagram ad, hear about a cool new product from a friend, or get a half-dozen texts from your wife reminding you to order more filters for the coffeemaker, most quick B2C purchases we make follow the above pattern. Every year, B2B buyers are acting more and more like B2C buyers. Let’s get to it.

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