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New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Jun 22^nd, 2009, 4:50pm

We have just added a new optional storefront module for Special Promotions. It will automatically reflect any specials promotions that we are running and will appear in your storefront sidebar. If no promotion is running the module will not appear.

To display this module you just check it ON. To do this go to your Store Layout & Content page.
As with all modules you can drag and drop to a desired position.

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candace_131548 Full Member artist Posts: 220	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #1 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 5:10pm Thanks Mindy! Just did it and it was simple! Love showing this feature in my store. Candy
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Kathy_131728 Gold Member artist Posts: 610	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #2 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 5:20pm This is great Mindy. I did it very simply and it is a very nice addition to our storefronts. Kathy
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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 2021	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #3 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 5:42pm Love it! Pamela
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Peggy_137160 Gold Member artist Posts: 798	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #4 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 6:02pm Thanks, Mindy! NICE feature! I'll like keep hardcoding mine, as I like where/how it displays in my store. More work for me, but what-the-hay Suggestion: can the expiration date be listed as well?
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Sally_131513 Senior Member artist Posts: 422	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #5 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 6:59pm Fantastic!!!
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Sheryl_133470 Gold Member artist Posts: 705	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #6 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 7:44pm Thank you. Sher
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Janet_134086 Gold Member artist Posts: 610	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #7 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 8:05pm Thank You Mindy and GCU Team! Nice Feature..Hugs, Janet Lee
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candace_131548 Full Member artist Posts: 220	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #8 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 8:13pm Peggy, The expiration date is on the promo. - July 3rd. I love your cards! Candy
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Peggy_137160 Gold Member artist Posts: 798	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #9 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 9:21pm Thanks for the kudos Candy! I didn't the the expiration date when I did the rollover preview - thanks for pointing it out to me!
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Robin_137027 GCU Newbies artist Posts: 47	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #10 - Jun 22^nd, 2009, 9:23pm Thank you!
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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #11 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 12:17am

Cool. One thing I know other sites do is tease you to "Apply to order now" and it puts the discount code in your cart even before you have products in your cart. Expanding the little cart box on top to indicate "discounts applied" (perhaps in a bold color) would help too in this instance as a reminder.

Tests have shown that once people have a "Discount coupon" they actually tend to complete an order (ie: ++ conversion rate), or buy more products than they had planned; much like those "$10 off an order of $50" plastic things we get in the mail from stores like Officemax. I'm a sucker for those. THEY WORK!

Thinking further, if GCU grows to have a series of promos, perhaps the store promo box would read "click here for available discounts" and then a pop-up, like the one used for Add to Cart, would list the various ones available including some that may always be available, like "$10 off an order of $50." This is where the shopper can choose the one discount that is the most appealing to them for this order. One option also might be to give them card credits vs. a discount so they return more often. A card credit balance might trigger a reminder email to them to come on back and shop some more! Hmmm ...

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Irma_133930 Full Member artist Posts: 140	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #12 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 2:32am Thanks Mindy, this is a great idea! Irma
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Sandra_133229 Gold Member artist Posts: 786	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #13 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 5:26am Great idea! This keeps it mind at all times!
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Avis_134613 Gold Member artist Posts: 758	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #14 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 5:43am Another great idea! By the way Mindy....the new re-submit version worked well, much quicker this time, thanks!
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Neva_136472 Full Member artist Posts: 192	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #15 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 6:55am THANKS!
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Peggy_137160 Gold Member artist Posts: 798	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #16 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 7:51am Mindy - Is there a reason the Promo modual expiration date is July 3 and the GCU storefront promo (same promo code) is June 30?
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Doreen_137017 Gold Member artist Posts: 5328	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #17 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 8:09am Thanks Mindy and the rest of the GCU gang!!
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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #18 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:04am

YES, IT IS GREAT!

BY THE WAY, ANY ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THREE PROBLEMS I HAVE IN MY STORE FRONT? embarrassed

I AM MISSING: embarrassed

1 TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THIS STORE
2 TESTIMONIAL
3 CONTACT THIS ARTIST

IN THE CONTROL PANEL WHERE WE CAN EDIT OUR ENTRIES THERE IS NO EDIT BUTTON ON THOSE.
THANK YOU A BUNCH FOR YOUR HELP kiss

ARTCOR7
ARTCOR7CARDGALLERY

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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 2021	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #19 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:10am Leonilde, Go to your Administrative Settings page ( just click on Manage Store upper right on this page) Under Look and Design>Store Layout and Content. You will see the options to have active on your storefront, just check any you want to show up there. Hope that helps, Pamela
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Reply #20 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:28am

HI PAMELA!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ANSWER.

I GO TO THE STORE LAYOUTS AND CONTENTS. I HAVE THESE THREE ITEMS CHECKED IN THE BUTTONS, I PRESS SAVE AND IT DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO ANY CHANGE IN THE STORE FRONT. DISPLAY.

IT HAPPENS THE SAME WITH THE ORDER OF THE CARDS IN ARRANGE THE GALLERY. WHAT TRANSLATES IN THE STORE FRONT IS NOT MY ARTISTS CHOICE BUT RATHER SOME RANDOM ARRANGEMENT. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE TRIED THIS OFTEN AND SAVED THE ARRANGEMENT ALL THE TIME.

I JUST WONDER IF SOMEONE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ANYTIME BEFORE. HAVE YOU HEARD SOMEONE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM?

THANK YOU SO MUCH,
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Pamela_135500 Gold Member artist Posts: 2021	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #21 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 10:35am Leonilde, Sorry you are having trouble sometimes there are glitches, you might want to post a new thread under GCU Support in the forum. This will alert the admins to your problem. Sorry I cannot help more. Pamela Just a thought, sometimes I find I have to refresh my store page for changes to show.
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Mindy GCU Administrator Community Manager Posts: 6537 Gender:	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #22 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 1:17pm Quote from Avis_134613 on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 5:43am: Another great idea! By the way Mindy....the new re-submit version worked well, much quicker this time, thanks! Great, thanks for the feeback!
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Audrey_132599 Senior Member artist Posts: 426	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #23 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 2:17pm Bless you Mindy!!! It' wonderful! ~Audrey
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Mindy GCU Administrator Community Manager Posts: 6537 Gender:	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #24 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 3:22pm Quote from Peggy_137160 on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 7:51am: Mindy - Is there a reason the Promo modual expiration date is July 3 and the GCU storefront promo (same promo code) is June 30? This will be corrected, the official end date is 7/03.
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Mary__137064 Gold Member artist Posts: 515	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #25 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 4:32pm I really appreciate GCU because it is so often moving forward.
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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #26 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 5:26pm

Quote from Mindy on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 3:22pm:

Quote from Peggy_137160 on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 7:51am:

Mindy -

Is there a reason the Promo modual expiration date is July 3 and the GCU storefront promo (same promo code) is June 30?

This will be corrected, the official end date is 7/03.

Thanks, Mindy - I will change my hand coded flag on my home page to the new expiration date. A few more days to SAVE!!!!!

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Leonilde_137327 Senior Member artist Posts: 360	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #27 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:04pm Thank you for your answers. This is a problem I have had for more than a week. I tried various ways: activate ( checked the buttons) disactivate them and no difference there. I probably need technical support from CGU or any other new suggestion to try. Thanks anyway Leonilde
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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #28 - Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:57pm

Quote from Leonilde_137327 on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 9:04pm:

Thank you for your answers.

This is a problem I have had for more than a week. I tried various ways: activate ( checked the buttons) disactivate them and no difference there. I probably need technical support from CGU embarrassed

or any other new suggestion to try. Thanks anyway

Leonilde

Leonilde - see my response to you in General Chatter.

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Reply #29 - Jun 25^th, 2009, 9:22pm

In Administrative View- under Manage Store- we have a blue highlighted bar that says to click here to add this feature to our storefront. Does this blue bar always stay visible? I had already added the feature to my storefront when I saw the post. I went ahead and clicked on the blue bar to do it again- hoping it would dissappear because it looks too much like the notices we have when someone leaves a testimonial, but it has never gone away. Anyhow- I was just wondering...

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Mindy

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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #30 - Jun 29^th, 2009, 3:38pm

Quote from Tammy_131374 on Jun 25^th, 2009, 9:22pm:

In Administrative View- under Manage Store- we have a blue highlighted bar that says to click here to add this feature to our storefront. Does this blue bar always stay visible? I had already added the feature to my storefront when I saw the post. I went ahead and clicked on the blue bar to do it again- hoping it would dissappear because it looks too much like the notices we have when someone leaves a testimonial, but it has never gone away. Anyhow- I was just wondering...

Thanks,
Tammy

This will disappear shortly when we take it down, just want to keep the "new news" up for a while for artists to see.

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Tammy_131374 Gold Member artist Posts: 630	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #31 - Jun 29^th, 2009, 6:28pm Thanks Mindy!
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Joan_135833 Gold Member artist Posts: 591	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #32 - Jul 6^th, 2009, 8:05pm Hi, Shaun & Mindy - I had incorporated this module into my store and saw it functioning through two promotion periods. With the latest offer, however, it has disappeared and I couldn't manage to maneuver it back. Is this a (temporary/random) site-wide occurrence? Thanks, as always! Joan
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Joan_135833 Gold Member artist Posts: 591	Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module Reply #33 - Jul 7^th, 2009, 6:47am The current promo has made a comeback onto my storefront, for which I thank you. I do have a comment about the completeness of the info, however, which I've posted in Feedback. Thanks, Joan
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Re: New - Special Promotions Storefront Module
Reply #34 - Jul 7^th, 2009, 6:23pm

I am glad for the link to post the ad specials. How great is that? I don't have to add it all myself anymore.

About the link that is located... where you click it... is there an image associated with it? I just see a small box with an x in it... like when an image should be present... above the link.

Nothing major... just curious,

Sal undecided

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