Our eLink™ Marketplace solution is an all-encompassing eCommerce catalog and business process automation software. We have designed eLink™ Marketplace for businesses who want to more efficiently and effectively drive online sales.
With eLink™ Marketplace, you get:
- A customized user interface.
- The ability to support multiple vendor catalogs.
- A backend reporting system that will allow you to manage your customer orders and other business operations.
- Integration capabilities to streamline your business and manage it like you have a limitless budget.
- The opportunity to scale as your business grows.
eLink™ Marketplace is offered in two editions to fit your needs.
eLink™ Marketplace Business Edition
Complete eCommerce for dealers and resellers of any product with 1 or more suppliers, includes:
- Supplier inventory status integration (with selected suppliers)
- Standard customer invoicing
- Phone and priority email support
- Custom branding of your eLink™ website (2 logos, 1 color scheme, unlimited marketing images)
- Up to 3 personalized eLink™ domain links included (example: customer1.yourcompany.com, customer2.yourcompany.com, etc.)
- Standard customer email notification templates
- Embed up to 4 of your own customer operating documents (example: return policy, user guide, FAQs, special non-catalog order form)
- All the standard features listed below
eLink™ Marketplace Enterprise Edition
Complete eCommerce for dealers and resellers of all sizes who need Business Edition, plus powerful customization and integration, includes:
- Supplier inventory status integration (with ANY supplier)
- Custom customer invoicing
- Phone, priority email and account management support
- Custom training options available
- Custom branding of your eLink™ website (custom options available)
- Up to 3 personalized eLink™ domain links included (example: customer1.yourcompany.com, customer2.yourcompany.com, etc.)
- Automated customer email notification templates (custom options available)
- Embed unlimited customer operating documents (example: return policy, user guide, FAQs, special non-catalog order form)
- EDI order integration
- Workflow customization
- Automation of manual processes
- Internal supply inventory & distribution management
- Quote management
- Supports multiple customer procurement platform integrations
- Supports multiple ERP platform integrations
- Supports multiple back end system integrations
- Advanced reporting
- Unit of measure conversion management
- Development (Dev), QA and Production environments for testing catalogs pre-publishing
- Encrypted data and transactions
- Dedicated support (account management, onsite personnel)
- All the standard features listed below
eLink™ Marketplace Standard Features
Whether you choose the Business or Enterprise edition, eLink™ Marketplace and the VIT team will help you sell more and fill in the gaps to help your business run seamlessly. Both come with the following standard features:
MODULES
Administration module
Shopping module
Customer Service/Reporting module
CATALOG MANAGEMENT
Multi-vendor catalogs
Customer catalog management
Supplier cost file load and updates – Unlimited Files (1st standard file loaded by VIT)
Easily add custom products
Customer pricing file load and updates – Unlimited Files
Supports multiple customer pricing scenarios
Gross profit protection using custom pricing formulas
E-COMMERCE WEBSITE / ORDERING INTERFACE
Smart Search functionality
Guided search and keyword type ahead
Side-by-side product comparisons
Robust search with product filtering and sorting
Ready to use product specification icons
Company & user favorites lists
Easy to use user interface
Single page checkout
ORDER MANAGEMENT
Order management
(not standard)
Automated order approval process
Task management (order & user approvals, order modifications, exceptions, etc.)
Product return management
Supports order comments
Attach files to orders
MARKETING & BRANDING
Custom branding of your eLink™ website
Cross-sell, up-sell product promotion
Personalized eLink™ domain link
ADMINISTRATION
Online user registrations
Automated customer email notifications (order acknowledgements, invoices, ship notices, backorder notices, credit card charge notification)
Customizable user roles and permissions
Parent-child account hierarchies
Embed your own customer operating documents (example: return policy, user guide, FAQs, special non-catalog order form)
User management
IT & SECURITY
Redundant servers for business continuity & maximum performance
Secure credit card transactions (Payment Card Industry Trustkeeper certified)
Embed eLink™ Marketplace into your website or intranet
eLink™ Marketplace Informational Resources
Learn how you can combine the best of eCommerce technology with business process automation to boost sales and increase efficiency in your business.
VIT’s eLink™ Marketplace solution is designed to help small to mid-size businesses sell more by creating their own world-class eCommerce platform.
eLink™ Marketplace Business or Enterprise Edition: Which one is right for you?
Whether you choose Business or Enterprise Edition, eLink™ Marketplace and the VIT team will help you sell more and fill in the gaps to help your business run seamlessly and grow.