diff --git a/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices.rst b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices.rst index 08c9fbbbdc..87b2ac648f 100644 --- a/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices.rst +++ b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices.rst @@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ Products & Prices products_prices/returns products_prices/ewallets_giftcards products_prices/loyalty_discount + products_prices/alternative_products diff --git a/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products.rst b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..d1658984a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products.rst @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +==================== +Alternative products +==================== + +The use of alternative products is a marketing strategy that involves upselling related products +alongside a desired core product. For instance, by configuring alternative products, a customer +could be suggested a mechanical keyboard or a wireless keyboard when they visit the eCommerce +website page for a standard keyboard. + +.. note:: + Alternative products are different from accessory and optional products because of where they + show up in the customer's shopping experience. + + - Alternative products are suggested at the bottom of an eCommerce product page whenever the + product page is viewed. This creates an opportunity for upselling during the shopping process. + - Accessory products appear as suggestions when viewing an eCommerce cart. This creates an + opportunity for cross-selling during the checkout process. + - Optional products are suggested when a core product has been added to a cart or a quotation. + This creates an opportunity for cross-selling during the shopping process. + +Configuring alternative products +================================ + +To add an alternative product to a product form, navigate to :menuselection:`Sales --> Products --> +Products` and choose a product. Ensure that the product's :guilabel:`Sales` checkbox is ticked and +click the :guilabel:`Sales` tab. In the :guilabel:`Upsell & Cross-sell` section, click the +:guilabel:`Alternative Products` drop-down menu to set alternative products. Products are displayed +in alphabetical order. If the desired product isn't readily visible, type its name in the field to +bring it up, then select it to add it as an alternative product. + +.. figure:: alternative_products/product-form-alternative-products.png + :alt: The alternative product field on the product form with multiple entries. + + Entries in the :guilabel:`Alternative Products` field on a product form. + +How alternative products appear to customers +============================================ + +Although the **Sales** app is used to configure alternative products, customers will only encounter +them when visiting a website created with the **eCommerce** app. Alternative products are +automatically suggested during the shopping process when a customer visits the webpage for an +associated core product. They appear underneath the product listing under the header +:guilabel:`Alternative Products`. + +.. figure:: alternative_products/alternative-products-ecommerce.png + :alt: Alternative products as they appear on an eCommerce website. + + The alternative products section of an eCommerce product page. + +.. seealso:: + :doc:`/applications/websites/ecommerce/products/cross_upselling` diff --git a/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/alternative-products-ecommerce.png b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/alternative-products-ecommerce.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c1c94c0e55 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/alternative-products-ecommerce.png differ diff --git a/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/product-form-alternative-products.png b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/product-form-alternative-products.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0535bc3c3d Binary files /dev/null and b/content/applications/sales/sales/products_prices/alternative_products/product-form-alternative-products.png differ