Think of specials as discounts that your customers can unlock when making a purchase from your marketplace.
From the Marketplace menu option, select the Specials tab. From here, a list of your existing specials will appear. By default, the list will be filtered to All specials (in either a Visible, Scheduled, Draft or Archived state), but this can be changed. If your marketplace is brand new, you won’t see anything here until you add your first special.
Before going ahead and creating a special, make sure your marketplace has one or more products available. If you don’t have any yet, see our guide on adding products.
To get started, click on the button called, Add Special.
Like other setup pages within CommuniBee Suite, begin by including some general information about the special.
Once you are happy with the above details, click Save.
This section is all about the design of the special’s web page. You can upload images or link to a video that act as the banner for this page. The appearance of your banner can then be configured to create a truly stunning landing page.
Not only can you preview your special’s page from this tab, but you can also make additional changes to the overall page layout.
To build on this page and add additional sections, follow the steps below:
To rearrange a block, use your mouse and hold left click on it, then drag the block above or below another block. Let go of left click to set the block in place. Learn more about the available page blocks.
This is where you can set the criteria to receive this special. Requirements can include products from a specific category, or simply require specific products. Additionally, specials can have multiple requirements if needed.
Require Products In Category
Require Specific Products
To remove a requirement from your special, click on the Trash Can icon next to the requirement you wish to remove. Once everything is finalized, click Save.
Stay tuned as our team will be adding additional requirement types to help customize your specials even further. For example, requiring a minimum order amount to qualify.
With the requirements now set, you can decide on the type of reward earned when a customer unlocks this special. As of right now, rewards can only come in the form of percent discounts on either products from a specific category, or specific products themselves. In a future release, we will support new reward types such as discounting products by a dollar amount or discounting entire orders by either a percentage or dollar amount.
Similar to setting up the requirements, you will have the option to set rewards from specific categories or specific products themselves.
To start, specify a Number of Products Discounted which is the total number of products that will receive the discounted rate.
Rewards From Categories
Rewards From Specific Products
With your special’s page fully designed and ready to share to your audience, the Visibility tab is where you make the page visible.
Status
You have the flexibility to change the page status at any time. Additionally, you can schedule when a page goes live or set it to archive automatically at a future date and time.
Schedule a Publish Date: Enter the date and time you wish to have the page become visible to your guests. Then set the status to Live and save.
Automatically Hide: Enter a Hide After date and time and your page will be automatically archived once this date is reached. This makes it inaccessible to guests and ensures the content on your website stays up to date.
Tip: To get a comprehensive understanding of the many settings and options available, consider setting your page status to Live after you’re done with the General tab. This action unlocks the ability to click on the Preview tab just below the Visibility tab. Additionally, an Overview tab will appear which includes a View option. Both of these options will allow you to see your page as it would appear to your website visitors. Continuously reviewing your page from a guest perspective whenever you make a change is the simplest and most effective way to ensure your page looks just right!
Now that your special is created and live, a subcategory on your marketplace’s home page, called Specials, will be available to your customers. When a customer clicks on this subcategory, they will be brought to a dedicated page which showcases clickable tiles for all your available specials.
When a customer clicks on a specific special, they can proceed to add the necessary products to their cart to satisfy both the requirements and rewards for the special.
