OrderDynamics & Avalara present: Simplified eCommerce Sales Tax Strategies Webinar

Navigating the challenges of sales tax compliance in online retailing can be tricky. Keeping up to date on changes and new regulations can be time consuming and could potentially affect you and your organization's ability to drive revenue.

But thanks to sales tax automation solutions from leading vendors like Avalara, retailers can put compliance and regulation worries to rest. Last December, OrderDynamics was thrilled to announce our partnership with Avalara and integration into our H.I.V.E. Ecosystem.

And now we're even more excited to present a co-hosted webinar featuring best of breed eCommerce sales tax strategies on Thursday March 15th at 1pm EST/10am PST.

Join OrderDynamics President Michael Turcsanyi and Avalara Senior Director of National Sales Matthew Grattan to learn how to:

- Understand and prepare for state requirements for sales tax compliance
- Accurately and effectively manage sales tax within your custom-built application
- Protect your business from negative audits and save time and money on tax administration

Space is limited, so register now.

OrderDynamics Steve Berkovitz Talks to Amber Mac About eCommerce in Canada

OrderDynamics kicked off 2012 by exhibiting at the inaugural Dx3 Canada trade show in Toronto this past January. As we noted in our conference recap, Dx3 Canada focused on eCommerce in Canada and the growing movement of Canadian retailers launching online sales channels for the first time.

Steven Berkovitz, OrderDynamics On-Demand Platform Architect, spoke with Amber Mac at Dx3 Canada about the exciting growth of eCommerce as well as the state of online retailing in Canada. Steven also discussed where OrderDynamics technology focus lies in 2012.

Watch the interview with Amber Mac:

OrderDynamics Announces Pre-Built Integrations with Industry Leading eCommerce Technologies

FEBRUARY 23, 2012 – TORONTO, ON – OrderDynamics Corporation, Canada’s leading on-demand commerce platform provider, today announced its Highly Integrated Virtual Environment (H.I.V.E.) after more than a year of partner and technology development.

The OrderDynamics H.I.V.E. is a dense collection of pre-built integrations with industry leading technologies into the OrderDynamics On-Demand eCommerce platform. “H.I.V.E. reinforces our vision of enabling continual growth for our Clients by providing already built integrations with the best eCommerce solutions and tools available,” said Steven Berkovitz, On-Demand Platform Architect at OrderDynamics.

To date, there are more than 100 pre-built integrations featuring best of breed payment, marketing, security, and fulfillment technologies, in addition to a full roadmap of future integrations. H.I.V.E. currently features integrations with leading eCommerce solutions such as FirstData, ShopRunner, CardinalCommerce, Avalara, Bronto, Canada Post, ChannelAdvisor, DHL, eBay, ShopSocially, Facebook, FedEx, Givex, Hosted PCI, Live Person, Amazon, PayPal, Power Reviews, Shopping.com, Shopzilla, Google Product Search, USPS, Etilize, and many more.

By proactively building H.I.V.E. integrations into their SaaS architecture, OrderDynamics significantly reduces the complexities, and thus the costs, involved for retailers looking to leverage best of breed third party tools. In many cases, costs and deployment times have been dramatically reduced as a result of OrderDynamics integrating leading eCommerce technologies into its on-demand platform.

“We set out to build a partner ecosystem that would remove high costs and complexities normally associated with website launches and technical integrations. OrderDynamics is helping retailers deploy smoother and more cost effective site launches without having to make any compromises. As a result, retailers now have an eCommerce platform capable of meeting all of their current and future needs without having to worry about missing critical deadlines or exceeding sensitive budgets,” said Mr. Berkovitz.

H.I.V.E. is available to every OrderDynamics Client. Technology vendors interested in joining the OrderDynamics H.I.V.E. are encouraged to contact the company at www.orderdynamics.com for more information. OrderDynamics also has a H.I.V.E. Marketing Program with featured partners, joint webinars, co-branded marketing collateral, and more moving forward.

IRWD 2012 - Recap of the Show!

The OrderDynamics Team would like to thank everyone who attended the 2012 Internet Retailer Design and Usability Conference (IRWD) this week in Orlando, Florida. IRWD 2012 was a bit bigger this year, but the event still created the same great venue for networking opportunities with partners, retailers, and analysts that it's known for. The three-day event heavily emphasized design and optimization tactics for retailers to drive increased sales and more engaging online experiences.

This year's Conference featured a really dynamic atmosphere. There was a great energy and buzz that flowed throughout the exhibition hall and into the presentation sessions in all three days of Conference. Everyone we spoke with carried an amazing sense of enthusiasm and passion. Nearly every retailer we spoke to has big plans for re-platforming or new integrations that will significantly enhance user experiences. 2012 will undoubtedly be a big year in the eCommerce industry. We really look forward to seeing some of these projects come to life!

The Keynote and featured Speakers were extremely strong in both content and delivery this year, as well. It's also worth noting the private website consultations were a big hit among Conference attendees.


Like most other eCommerce Conferences, we enjoyed learning about some fantastic new vendors and online marketing services from AddShoppers and UserTesting. AddShoppers offers retailers a free platform that incentivizes consumers to share "liked" products within various social networks in exchange for discounts, while UserTesting has created an on-demand service for retailers to watch videos of consumers navigating through their websites and check-outs - complete with audio and video records!

With two Conferences already completed this year, 2012 will prove to be OrderDynamics busiest year to date. We have some exciting event announcements coming in the next few weeks, so stay tuned for those.

We will be reaching out to all interested parties over the next two weeks. You may also contact us directly: Michael Turcsanyi solutions@orderdynamics.com.

In the meantime, we invite you to visit our website at www.orderdynamics.com to learn more about our On-Demand eCommerce Platform.

Sincerely,

The OrderDynamics Team
1 (866) 559-8123

OrderDynamics Set For IRWD 2012!

The 2012 Internet Retailer Web Design and Usability Conference (IRWD) is only days away and the OrderDynamics team is gearing up for what should be another great show in Orlando, Florida.


This is a truly unique conference in the eCommerce industry as its core focus is website design and every element that goes into creating a quality online experience for consumers. The conference promises to deliver action-oriented advice about how to create engaging websites as well as the dos and don'ts of a high converting website.

The 2012 edition of IRWD has some terrific presentations scheduled for the three-day event featuring Senior Marketing leaders from W.W. Grainger Inc., Threadless.com, Shopko, Thymes, evo.com, Motorcycle Superstore, and more as Keynote and Spotlight speakers, respectively.

If you are interested in attending IRWD but have not yet purchased tickets, email us to obtain our exhibitor discount code for savings on a conference pass.

OrderDynamics is proud to be exhibiting once again at this year's conference at booth 314, along with a host of other great eCommerce vendors including HIVE Partners Avalara, Nextopia, SLI Systems, and more. We'll be showcasing our fully customizable on-demand eCommerce platform and discussing design techniques that helped our clients outpace eCommerce holiday sales by 57%.

Please drop by our booth and say hi. Lastly, be on the look out for our IRWD 2012 conference review next week on our On-Demand eCommerce Blog.

OrderDynamics Announces Many New HIVE Integrations

It’s a very busy time at OrderDynamics, from future events to putting the final touches on upcoming Client launches. While this is exciting, it doesn’t get in the way of helping our Clients drive outstanding year-end sales results and outpacing industry figures.

One of the ways we’ve been able to help our Clients succeed is by adding a number of news marketing and payment solutions to our on-demand eCommerce platform. These integrations to our on-demand eCommerce platform help our Clients increase sales and inbound web traffic, in addition to driving even better online experiences for shoppers.

Within our platform’s Marketing Cloud, new Shopping Site integrations include Wishabi and Bing Shopping. We are proud to offer more than 10 Shopping Site integrations to our platform. In addition to Shopping Sites, our new integration with ChannelAdvisor’s comparison shopping solution is sure to help our Clients manage data feeds across multiple shopping engines.

Our platform’s Content Services continues to grow as well. With recent integrations of Agility CMS, an enterprise Content Management System, and Etilize, a supplier of product data for consumer electronics and office products, product information and descriptions have never been easier to manage and update.

And finally, as social media and online communities continue to play an important role in helping online retailers drive sales, pre-built integrations with ShopSocially, an outlet for consumers to share recent purchases with Facebook friends, and ProfitPoint, a gift and loyalty card programs payment gateway, will enable merchants to continue building customer loyalty throughout different marketing and promotion plans.

As part of the OrderDynamics eCommerce SaaS offering, integrations like ChannelAdvisor, Etilize, Agility CMS, and more are rolled into the HIVE Ecosystem (Highly Integrated Virtual Ecosystem). HIVE allows OrderDynamics' Clients to quickly adopt new third party integrations that are fully supported, saving them cost and time.

OrderDynamics Merchants Outpace eCommerce Holidays Sales by 57%

JANUARY 31, 2012 – TORONTO, ON – As the dust settles from the 2011 holiday season, e-retailers are slowly catching their collective breath from a very busy Q4. Various reports from the National Retail Federation and comScore - to name a few - indicate sales for the 2011 holiday period saw substantial growth over 2010, and boasted a noteworthy spike after a period of already higher than normal sales leading up to the holidays.

Many consider the Black Friday/Cyber Monday long weekend as the unofficial kick-off to holiday shopping, however reports from comScore suggest significant online shopping increases happening as early as the beginning of November. Retail sales grew 15% to $35 billion in 2011 over 2010 for online transactions occurring between November 1 and December 26 - a sign that online shoppers are increasingly open to an earlier start to the holiday shopping season.

Cyber Monday, however, remains the single largest online shopping day of the year with a 22% increase over its 2010 performance. Overall, OrderDynamics merchants saw a 93% boost in orders compared to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend of 2010, with the biggest increases for their Canadian merchants. Black Friday and Cyber Monday will undoubtedly also become a major online shopping period outside of the US.

OrderDynamics merchants generated a combined increase of 72% in 2011 sales over those of 2010 for the same November to Christmas period, leveraging the dynamic nature of the OrderDynamics On-Demand SaaS Platform. “The OrderDynamics platform and toolset makes it easy for retailers to capitalize on increased web traffic with its advanced online promotions engine, enhanced backend website control, and additional client services based on industry best practices,” said Michael Benadiba, CEO of OrderDynamics Corporation. “The platform is easily able to accommodate even extreme spikes in website traffic to minimize downtime and ensure the best possible online shopping experience.”

Mr. Benadiba attributes the growth in eCommerce not only to savvy online shoppers and general convenience, but also to the Dynamic Merchandising tools available to merchants using their On-Demand eCommerce technology. He added, “OrderDynamics makes it easy for online retailers to optimize their websites for ultimate usability and to deliver a superior online experience during peak seasons”.

Dx3 Canada Recap - Review of the Show!

2012 is off to a fantastic start, thanks in part to the first ever Dx3 Canada trade show held last week in Toronto. Dx3 is a Digital Marketing conference that touches on a broad array of marketing operations within the online world. With that said, the OrderDynamics team was pleasantly surprised by the level of interest and enthusiasm shown towards eCommerce at this event.

There is an undeniable shift happening in Canada with eCommerce and online sales. Marketing and technology professionals associated with retail sales continue to look to eCommerce as a way to bolster revenue and marketshare, and also as a way to enhance existing sales channels. We met a number of established online retailers interested in upgrading eCommerce platforms to drive better online experiences and increase sales. In addition, we met quite a few retailers looking to launch an eCommerce presence for the first time. It’s exciting to see the Canadian retail community buying in to eCommerce at the rate they have been over the last few years.


One of several recurring themes at Dx3 last week was emerging technology, its ability to affect consumer experiences and how marketing relates to that. One thing that is clear, however, is that as technology continues to evolve, retailers (and solution providers for retailers) must continue to put the consumer experience in front of everything. Dx3 suggested both retailers and solution providers are very focused on consumer experience too.

Several notable things that stood out to us at this event were Doug Stephens (the Retail Prophet)’s outstanding keynote presentation, LinkedIn’s trade show booth and free professional photo offering, Ortery’s 360-degree product photography, and Agility CMS.


We also wanted to give special thanks to Max Payne (Henry’s), Mark Zuckier (Walking on a Cloud), Paige Malling (Well.ca), and Marc Appana (FitForCommerce) for helping put together such an engaging eCommerce panel presentation. The session, “How Canadian Retailers Can Get eCommerce Right The First Time”, will be available to view online in the coming weeks.

We will be reaching out to all interested parties over the next two weeks. You may also contact us directly: Michael Turcsanyi solutions@orderdynamics.com.

In the meantime, we invite you to visit our website at www.orderdynamics.com to learn more about our On-Demand eCommerce Platform.

Sincerely,

The OrderDynamics Team
1 (866) 559-8123

Dx3 Canada eCommerce Speaking Panel Moderated by OrderDynamics

We’re all set to exhibit at Dx3 Canada next week, January 25-26 at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Canada. This is a unique conference as it will feature a broad range of technologies and solutions that impact customer acquisition and growth within the Canadian retail industry. And certainly eCommerce and online sales play a big role in driving revenue for Canadian retailers.

In addition to exhibiting at booth # 318, OrderDynamics President Michael Turcsanyi will be moderating a special speaking panel aimed at helping merchants and retailers launch successful eCommerce channels. The session will explore all steps and decisions needed to build a world-class eCommerce website from concept to launch. The session, titled How Canadian Retailers Can Get eCommerce Right The First Time, will feature speakers from leading Canadian retailers like Well.ca, Henry’s, and Walking on a Cloud, with additional insight from FitForCommerce, a leading eCommerce consultancy.

Join us January 25 at 2:45pm at Dx3 Canada to learn how to get your eCommerce deployment right the first time. Please contact us if you are interested in attending the session.

Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays from OrderDynamics in 2011!

It has been a great year, and the OrderDynamics team would like to extend our appreciation to all of our Clients, Partners and Vendors for their support and the wonderful opportunities we’ve had together in 2011.

This year was a year of exceptional growth for OrderDynamics and our clients. Our Platform Team launched exciting and cutting edge platform features to deliver power frontend and backend tools designed help grow B2C and B2B revenues. Our Project Team planned and launched over 15 new websites while our Account Services Team helped optimize current client’s websites and execute on their annual strategic plans.

With the release of our Highly Integrated Virtual Ecosystem, or H.I.V.E™, OrderDynamics continued integrations with numerous companies including ShopRunner, Commission Junction, PepperJam, ShopBot, Channel Advisor, and many others, providing services that fuse together to offer a streamlined and cost-effective way for our clients to leverage leading 3^rd party tools with the OrderDynamics Platform.

One of our biggest announcements this year was the release of OrderDynamics Mobile™. Our mCommerce platform is feature-rich and standards-based, allowing merchants to seamlessly integrate across eCommerce and mCommerce channels on any touch enabled device – giving them greater ability to drive revenue and satisfy their mobile customers.

For the second year in a row, OrderDynamics is obtaining FitforCommerce verification, and it will be valid through to the end of 2012. This program is an important part of how OrderDynamics helps our Clients grow by ensuring our platform meets the latest industry standards.

The success of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday long weekend was a pleasant surprise for OrderDynamics and the eCommerce community. OrderDynamics processed 93% more orders over the same weekend last year and many OrderDynamics clients saw sales double and triple. The On-Demand nature of OrderDynamics platform proved to be our greatest strength during this record-breaking weekend for online sales, allowing our clients to easily accommodate extreme spikes in traffic and orders.

We look forward to continuing to service our clients with the most innovative trends in 2012, and building on the success of 2011. From our family to yours, Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year!