Shop for the right product at the right price this holiday season!

It’s that time of the year that you were waiting for……holiday season is here and every online store is trying to lure consumers on its website by providing the best deals on their products. Thousands of stores have varied offers and deals on their products …amounting to a zillion options for consumers. Every coupon/deal website claims that they have the “Best” offer or the “Best” coupon for a particular store or a product. So in this state of commotion and bedlam, how does a consumer actually find the “Best” deal for a product….a deal that actually works…a deal that has the highest success rate? And that’s not it….with multiple products being launched during this season..How can a consumer get real insights on the “new product”. But don’t forget it’s the holiday season, online stores are packed with orders and high demand coupled with shortage in supply, so how do you zero-in on an online store knowing that they will not delay your shipment.

Well, that’s where discussion forums such as buxoff play an important role in making the shopping experience a pleasant one, by helping you make “smart choices”

1. Helps you find the “Right” deal - while hundreds of coupon sites will claim that they can provide the best deal to you, buxoff forums will help you find the “right” deal. Browse through the forum to gain insights from the experiences shared by fellow shoppers, who have already scanned through multiple websites and know the success rate of those coupons. Like we said earlier….we help you make a smart choice
2. What product to buy - Use the platform to get feedback, reviews on the products that you intend to buy? You could also compare your choice with other products in the category. Post questions, ask for reviews, and share your experience!!
3. From where to buy -  while most of the time it’s the price that plays an important factor in deciding from which store to buy….keep in mind that it’s the holidays season and most of the stores will be under  huge pressure of delivering products and fulfilling their commitment.  And that’s where buxoff forums can come in handy. Scout through forums that are relevant to the store that you intend to buy from to gain insights on the shopping experiences of fellow shoppers in the past. This exercise will help you make an informed decision and prevent you from any pre-holiday disappointment

So this holidays season….. Make an informed decision and shop for the right product at the right price and from the right place too.

Happy shopping!

Buxoff launches first of a kind E-commerce discussion forums in America

First Dedicated E-commerce forums launched by Buxoff, The truly free platform for online offers in America

After tasting success on its online platform for coupons and offers, Buxoff.com has gone one step ahead in providing a seamless experience for online consumers by launching discussion forums that will be dedicated to E-commerce.

Buxoff.com, the first truly free online platform for offers, was launched to enable thousands of online retailers to promote its store by providing exciting deals and offers to consumers. Buxoff states that while there are multiple discussion forums present on the net, but there isn’t a single forum that is dedicated to

E-commerce, whether it is about finding the right product, right offer, product reviews, or whether you need to know the latest technology trends related to E-commerce, you will find it on buxoff discussion forums (Buxoff forums) .

“While currently the forum is in its beta phase, we plan to use technology to differentiate our platform. In the coming days we will be using Artificial Intelligence (Ai ) to provide the most relevant and personalized content to our user community in terms of trending topics and stores.”

About Buxoff

Buxoff.com is the first truly free Online Platform for Offers and discussions in America. But in its true sense, its not just a website, or a platform, its an idea, a vision, a movement , to change the way online offers are accessed by millions of consumers, and promoted by thousands of online stores and brands.

We want to be the destination where each and every online store, irrespective of its size, is able to promote its offers and deals. If you are an online consumer looking out for best deals/offers along with product information/user feedback and discussions, then look no further. If you are an online store, tired with the existing domination of coupon websites who are taking away a slice of your revenue then you have come to the right place.(Visit our Buxoff forums)

To know more about Buxoff.com and how we aim to disrupt the coupon industry follow our blogs at blog.buxoff.com , and if you are interested in the latest offers and deals then follow us on twitter – @buxoffdotcom We are excited and looking forward to the journey that lies ahead.

Article source: http://www.prlog.org/12396082-buxoff-launches-first-of-kind-commerce-discussion-forums-in-america.pdf

Finally…a place where you can ask, share, post, vent, compare anything and everything about e-commerce & online shopping

We at buxoff.com are excited to present buxoff forums, an online platform currently in its beta version, designed to provide a place where you can ask, share, post, vent, compare anything and everything about e-commerce & online shopping . And that’s not all, you could also use the discussion platform to get product reviews, share your shopping experience, discuss about a particular brand and possible connect with the brands too!

To post / share content, a user needs to create a login/user name or the user could also sign up using his existing facebook ID.

We are listening to you, and have made sure that we provide you with a platform that enables you to  reach out to more number of people!

Article source: http://blog.buxoff.com/post/102592923771/finally-a-place-where-you-can-ask-share-post-vent

Why online marketing managers should keep an eye on Discussion forums?

In the current  socially connected world, consumers have got access to multifarious platforms to share their thoughts, experiences, feedback and ideas. While it’s a win – win situation for the consumers, online marketing managers (OMM) are having their busiest days trying to cope up with managing their brand (read – reputation) on various such forums.  So what platforms are OMMs spending their most time and energy on? Our research with close to 75 OMMs gave a very obvious answer – Facebook, and understandably so. With the bulk of online population spending time on this social media platform, sharing their feedback and experiences, it is an obvious first choice for the OMMs. But guess what platform was given the least time and energy? -  Discussion forums

A majority of the managers who were interviewed accepted that they spent the least time on discussion forums (as compared to other platforms) as they felt that the real action is taking place on the various social media platforms (due to its viral effect) and an additional but very interesting insight given was that the top management felt that they were wasting time on such discussion forums

So here are 5 reasons why online marketing managers should keep an eye on discussion forums

1. It’s here where the real discussion takes place - every social media platform has its unique propositioning. LinkedIn is for professional networking, Facebook is for friends … so on, in the same way, discussion forum is a platform meant for some real discussion. If a user is taking the pain of logging into a discussion forum, its clear that he is looking out for some information
2. They provide a bigger platform -   A discussion forum is not limited to a closed group of users or is neither limited to only those users who have a social profile, or only those who have either “followed” or “liked” a page/ group.  Any online user, irrespective of having a social profile can log in and gain access to it, increases the reach multifold. To add to it, any user can start a new thread, thereby increasing the reach of the quality of discussion.
3. You get great market trends – A discussion forum could be a gold mine in terms of catching the market trends for a marketing manager. Imagine how it would be to put in a room filled with your target market busy discussing about your product or category. Discussion forums give an opportunity to have category specific discussion , as compared to other social media platforms where you tend to have product specific company pages
4. You could get primary insights for your future products – In continuation to the point mentioned above, discussion forums could also be used to gain insights/ ideas for future products.  The functional aspects of future planned products could be initiated in the discussion forums as “questions “ being posed to other forum members and their un-biased , free spirited replies could be used to garner market feedback and valuable insights
5. It helps you stand out from the rest – While every online user expects a company representative to be present ( De facto) and to respond to their primary queries on the various social media platforms , you could use discussion forums to connect, respond and network with your target market. This would not only help you stand out from other brands, but would also improve the brand perception in your consumer’s eyes.

So , while its true that the bulk of the online population is present on various social media platforms, its also important that Online marketing managers keep an eye on discussion forums to gain key insights on what consumers are talking about their product or category.

Article reference: http://blog.buxoff.com/post/102678411761/why-online-marketing-managers-should-keep-an-eye-on

4 reasons why you need to take your business online

This day and age it is imperative that every business has a website. Each year it is becoming more and more popular for consumers and businesses to search a product or service online rather than in phone books or in brick and mortar locations. The information age is growing and if your business is not part of it you are losing out on a growing trend. So here are some reasons why we need a website.

Online sales are growing faster than offline sales

Consulting firm Deloitte forecasts a 14% increase in non-store sales, driven largely by the web. In contrast, overall holiday sales are expected to increase just 2.5 to 3% over last season. 

The web influences almost half of offline purchases

More shoppers are than ever are checking a store website before heading out to the physical location. Forrester Research predicted in its U.S. Online Retail Forecast, 2009 to 2014 report that the web would influence 48% of 2011 in-store sales.

Holiday shoppers research more online in a shaky economy

Consumers use the web to research price and availability of products to purchase both online and in stores. According to the same 2011 NRF holiday survey referenced above, the average holiday shopper plans to do 36% of their shopping online – whether they’re comparing prices, researching products, or actually making a purchase.

Online is a major source of inspiration for gift shoppers

When beginning the hunt for holiday gift ideas this year, our own research – just released Halloween – reveals that 21% of U.S. shoppers browse retailer websites for inspiration while 29% peruse physical stores.