Implementing a Gift Registry is often one of the easiest ROI projects in retail today-- not only can the retailer realize incremental revenue opportunities, but it is also an excellent vehicle for gathering both customer and product demand data. Escalate Retail's Gift Registry can turn any registry into a marketing opportunity. Our solution provides core registry functionality across channels and Relationship Marketing enhancements to existing registry programs that can increase registry value and develop lasting relationships with high-value customers.  
 
 
Registries provide a unique opportunity for retailers to build loyalty in some of their best customers. By definition, the registry invites customers to share their product preferences and lifestyle choices and gives the retailer a view into future selling affinities.

Escalate Gift Registry is cross-channel by design and is tightly integrated with Esclate Relationship Marketing to ensure that registry effectiveness is ioptimized over the life of the occasion as well as through future shopping opportunities.



Benefits

Increased Registry Value
  • Automatically identify filled registries and recommend additional items
  • Check for low value registries and automatically suggest additional items


Generate Revenue After Event Date
  • Analyze favorite brands, products, price and preferences for cross-selling
  • Promote unfulfilled items
  • Automate anniversary / birthday offers


Increased Registry Fill Percentage
  • Offer cross-channel fulfillment
  • Automate customer email, website and direct mail messages to promote unfulfilled items


Reduced Operational Expenses
  • Provide self-service access through in-store wireless devices and kiosks
  • Provide online registration and management
  • Make rapid changes to assortments, prices, and promotions


Increased Customer Satisfaction
  • Provide online, in-store, and call center access and purchasing
  • Monitor fulfillment in real time


Attract High-Value Customers
  • Create relationships with young, high-value customers
  • Gather data about registrants’ preferences for brand, price ranges, and desired products
  • Market to out-of-state friends and family


Features

Gift Registry List and Profile Management
  • List management by customer profile
  • Real time status updates
  • Display of quantity desired and quantity received
  • Complete profile and event management for registrants and family


Cross-Channel Gift Registry
  • Real time updates across channels
  • Native support in Escalate e-Commerce, Contact Center and Clienteling
  • In-store wireless device and kiosk integration
  • Easily exposed through third party web-based applications


Registry Reporting
  • Completion Analysis
  • Registry effectiveness
  • Campaign performance


Relationship Marketing for Gift Registry
  • Integrate with existing gift registry and e-commerce application
  • Automatically trigger messages for critical events:
    » Completed registration
    » Filled registry
    » Event date
    » Low-value registry
    » Anniversary
    » Abandoned registration
    » Retailer-defined relevant events
  • Automate follow-up to customer interactions
  • Communicate with customers across channels
  • Analyze product and brand preferences
  • Report on registry effectiveness