Setting up Deal of the Day

The Deal of the Day feature is an effective way to promote limited-time deals in your shop. The feature is active for a specific period of time and in this way grabs your customers' attention. If needed, you can configure deals to start not immediately but at a later point in time. You can also set up an unlimited number of Deal of the Day offers – either for the same period or for different times.

The feature is particularly effective for important seasonal events such as Christmas, Easter or sales. For example, you can give your semi-annual winter sale extra emphasis by configuring a Deal of the Day event for seven consecutive days. Promotions like these spark your visitors' curiosity and at the same time help you keep them coming back to your shop. As a rule, people do not only look at the Deal of the Day offer, but also browse the rest of the range.

Your customers see the Deal of the Day offer with a countdown in your app. Combined with push notifications, you can also inform potential buyers in advance that a deal is about to start.

Basic settings

1. Log in to your Shopgate Admin.
2. Navigate to Marketing › Live Shopping.
   
   

On the Deal of the Day page, you will find the Basic settings option.

1. In the line next to "Title", you can name your Deal of the Day event. By default, a sample title is shown that you can use. If you want a different title, simply enter it in the text field.
2. Select whether the Stock count should be shown during the Deal of the Day or not.
3. Click Save to save the basic settings.
   
   

Creating a promotion

1. To set up another Deal of the Day promotion, click Create new.
2. A pop-up window opens next. Configure the deal by entering the validity, the product number and the offer price (optional). You can also choose whether a push notification should be sent or not. Then click Save to save your entries.
   
   If you do not enter a time, the time range of your Deal of the Day promotion is set automatically – from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm.
   You can also set the sending time of the related push notifications individually. They can be sent no earlier than 2 hours before a promotion starts and no later than 2 hours before it ends. If this field is left empty, the push notifications are sent when the Deal of the Day event starts. 
   
   
   
   
3. An overview shows you all the settings you have made. Currently active Deal of the Day promotions are shown as "Scheduled promotions", while those that have ended are listed as "Expired promotions" . If you want to cancel a current promotion, click the product name (blue link). You are taken to the product detail page. There, simply click Cancel, and the offer is shown as an expired promotion.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Your Deal of the Day promotion has been created successfully. 

Setting up the widget

To make sure the Deal of the Day promotion is shown in your app, all you need to do is add a widget:

1. In your Shopgate Admin, go to Design › Pages (Legacy).
2. There, select the "Deal of the day" widget from the drop-down menu under Add a new widget.
   
   
   
   
3. In the pop-up window that opens, click Add and the widget is applied.
   
   To view or edit the current Deal of the Day promotions, log in to the Shopgate Admin and go to Marketing › Live Shopping.
   
   
   
   
4. By saving your settings, you have successfully set up your Deal of the Day promotion for your app. If the entry does not appear in the overview immediately, clear your cache first. How does this work?