Back to Basics: Tips for How to Get the Most from Site Search

We spend a lot of time in this newsletter talking about the importance of a good site search, but this month we are getting back to basics with some tips for how to make sure your site search – which is (hopefully) already delivering a good ROI for your business – perform even better. Find out if you're doing the simple things with your search box right.

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Register for our FREE Webinar

We’re hosting a free webinar titled “Search and They Shall Buy - The Anatomy of a Great Ecommerce Site Search.” The 30-minute webinar will be given by Ed Hoffman, SLI's VP of Worldwide Field Operations, and takes place on Thursday, August 13 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET.

Ed will discuss recent site search trends, explain how implementing these features can improve the user experience and increase sales and conversions, and conduct site search critiques (to be considered, indicate your interest on the registration page). You can register here.


SLI Systems & Customers in the News

The Right Path: E-retailers say no fiddling with site search results: Let shoppers lead the way with guided search - Internet Retailer, August 2009

Podcast Interview with SLI CEO Shaun Ryan on Online Marketing with RSS Ray - WSRadio.com, July 29, 2009

Case Study: How a User-Focused Website Boosted Sales at Jelly Belly - MarketingProfs, July 28, 2009 - Premium membership required

Put Your Site Search to Work, Part 2: Add Rich Content to the Search Experience - MarketingProfs, July 21, 2009 - Premium membership required




Recent Blog Posts

FREE Webinar: Search and They Shall Buy - The Anatomy of a Great Ecommerce Site Search - July 22, 2009

Scents make sense and cents (and dollars) - July 15, 2009

Netbook Winners - July 14, 2009




New on EcommercePodcast

Erin Kriessmann from Title Nine - July 15, 2009




In Case You Missed It...

Below are links to a couple of articles from past newsletters we thought would be worth re-publishing, in case you missed them the first time around.

Is Your Search Producing Relevant Results, Even if the Search is Mispelled? - Apr, 2007

User Reviews Affect Buying Behavior and Lead to Improved Site Search for ECommerce - May, 2007



Partner Spotlight: richrelevance

We’re pleased this month to focus on our partner richrelevance, the leading provider of next-generation personalization and product recommendation tools for enterprise-class eCommerce sites, including Sears.com and Walmart.com.

Richrelevance shares several customers with SLI Systems, including BestBuyEyeglasses.com, and offers shoppers a complimentary product suite to SLI Systems for enhanced navigation and product discovery. Beyond on-site product recommendations, richrelevance offers richmail™ (recommendations in email), myrecs™ (a dedicated page of personalized recommendations), clicksee™ (an interactive display of personalized inventory) and richreach™ (off-site recommendations via retargetting) -- all of which drive a range of key performance indicators and enhance the SLI search solution.

The richrelevance product suite is delivered via Software as a Service (SaaS), like SLI Systems, ensuring minimum integration and maximum performance. To learn more about how richrelevance can help you get personal, please visit www.richrelevance.com.


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