Designing B2B Websites: Monsoon’s Most Innovative Cases

At Monsoon we believe that business-to-business and business-to-consumer projects are both equally interesting to work on, and each present their own unique sets of challenges. While B2C can get more of the spotlight, our team enjoys working on innovative B2B projects just as much (if not more) to unite form and function through digital transformation. …

Monsoon Consulting Continues Strong Partnership with One4All for BFCM Rush

With Halloween now behind us, it is now officially the start of the all-important peak holiday trading period. And nowhere is this more prominent than the world of eCommerce. With the busy and indeed pressurised (for most merchants) holiday trading period upon us, many retailers will now be focusing all their attention to this critical …

8 B2B eCommerce Trends to Prepare for in 2024

This year brought its unique challenges and opportunities that affected the eCommerce world. While we are facing the consequences of deeply disturbing geopolitical events and the cost of living crisis, on the other hand we observe that everyone’s day-to-day routines and work-related tasks are becoming more and more digital. Businesses that used to manage everything …

Hyvä Ajax Add To Cart: A Monsoon Contribution Story

When you shop online and add something to your cart, most of the time you’ll want to keep browsing. As an eCommerce business, that’s exactly what you want your customers to do–keep shopping. This means you want to make their shopping experience as smooth as possible with the least amount of friction. A streamlined UX, …

Exploring eCommerce for the Luxury Market

Even though luxury brands tend to prioritise their in-store experiences over digital ones, in the last 3 years they had to start or rethink representing themselves online – it happened mostly due to the COVID Pandemic and the rise of digital native Millenials and Gen Z. Since luxury brands main goal is to stay exclusive, …

Crafting an Effective B2B eCommerce Strategy

When it comes to B2C, there’s usually one person making purchasing decisions. For B2B the decision can be multi-level and mostly is a team decision. Knowing that we have to ensure that the B2B online offering will appeal to people with various backgrounds. Content has to address every team member’s need, it has to show …

What’s the Barnum Effect and how it’s used in eCommerce sales

When thinking of the Barnum Effect, two things come to mind: horoscopes and generalised personality tests. Barnum Effect occurs when individuals believe that given descriptions apply specifically to them, even though the information can be relevant to absolutely anyone. This effect was named after American showman P.T. Barnum, the founder of Barnum and Bailey Circus …

The magic of free delivery: why and how

In this article we decided to figure out why free delivery is so attractive for users and present you with 3 kinds of free delivery features that we recommend to use in your eCommerce. The future is fast, free shipping. Whether through special seasonal offers or reaching threshold spend levels or annual membership, shoppers are …

Topline Group’s new B2B eCommerce site Launches

“Working with Monsoon Consulting, we were assured of the right eCommerce partner to take Topline into this new and important world of B2B eCommerce. Monsoon guided us through all the key aspects of the project, from the initial workshops to the tight delivery schedule and multiple stakeholders. We are delighted with the initial launch and …

Dark UX Patterns in e-commerce and examples of good alternatives

All of us experienced it, sometimes even without knowing. Dark UX patterns lead to users being manipulated into taking a certain action (usually it’s all about spending money) without knowing that they had a choice or being forced to make a specific one. These patterns are always intentional, and therefore unethical. Let’s look at them …