Personalisation in B2B eCommerce
Summary
Table of Contents
Introduction
One-size-fits-all? Not anymore.
So, what is B2B eCommerce personalisation?
Why personalisation matters more in B2B than B2C
Real-world personalisation: How Simplisales makes it happen
The impact of personalisation: Real numbers, real growth
How to get started: Your next steps
Conclusion: Personalisation isn’t optional anymore
Introduction
Wholesalers and their customers look forward to more in 2025 — more relevance, more efficiency, and a more relevant experience. Personalisation is no longer a good to have for B2C giants but is now an issue of survival for B2B success. This article explores why personalisation is more important than ever in B2B eCommerce and how easy and successful such personalisation can be in Simplisales.
One-size-fits-all? Not anymore.
We all know: that if you are sold B2B wholesaler, you are already tired of the generic platforms which have your customers literally as numbers in the system. However, in 2025, you will expect your eCommerce experience to be at least better. Both your customers and your customers’ customers should expect more, and even better, that should be.
B2B eCommerce personalisation is a simple answer to that. It’s not a feature that can be reserved only for B2C heavyweights. In fact, it might be your secret weapon to increase sales, develop loyal customers and smarter operations.
So, what is B2B eCommerce personalisation?
Personalisation in B2B eCommerce refers to the act of making a visible differentiation in how the CRM should trigger push notifications, dashboards, email campaigns, or in-app notifications for B2B customers.
We’re talking about:
- Custom pricing per client
- Dynamic product recommendations based on previous purchases
- Personalised dashboards and catalogues
- Promotional campaigns targeted to a certain sector or a region
- Barcode-based shopping for ultra-fast reordering
Sounds fancy? It is. The thing however is also very practical (especially if you are using a platform like Simplisales Website, it was built specifically for this).
Why personalisation matters more in B2B than B2C
B2C shoppers all like to get a good recommendation, but B2B buyers require efficiency, clarity and relevance. Many of them are making bulk decisions, handling complex inventories and shopping for someone else.
Here are the reasons why B2B eCommerce should actually be prioritising way personalisation over everything else.
- Your customers don’t have time.
These are all things that they want to see right away: their prices, their products, their deals. - You’re building relationships, not just transactions.
To return, your prospects need to feel more personal than they do somewhere else and trust you more too. - You can reduce errors and friction.
You eliminate confusion by offering customised catalogues and making user-specific access. - You’ll increase your average order value.
Upsells cross-sells, and timely promotions were thought of as automatically adapting to the customer’s profile.
Real-world personalisation: How Simplisales makes it happen
If only we could say that I have the answers to that question as well.
If you are on Simplisales Dashboard or Simplisales App, personalisation is baked already; let’s rip it apart. Here’s how it works in the real world:
Customer-specific pricing
The price you want everyone you ask to see is what’s displayed to every client. You set the rules – whether you choose to discount to a particular retailer or tier another’s pricing based on volume.
Personalised catalogues
Got clients in different industries? Note that for each one, show them a custom product selection that is specific to that niche. There is no point explaining car parts to a grocery wholesaler.
Barcode-based quick orders
Our barcode scanner makes it very easy for customers to scan an item to reorder, or as special pricing items. It’s fast, personal, and oh-so-efficient.
Smart order history & recommendations
The Simplisales Dashboard learns your customer’s behaviour and suggests products, related items, and products that your customer might have forgotten with the season.
Personalised marketing with Simplisales Marketing
Would you like to send specialised promotions towards disjointed groups? You can also target based on the industry or location by previously received orders or your visitor’s frequency of visiting your offers. Email campaigns? SMS blasts? Web notifications? Done.
The impact of personalisation: Real numbers, real growth
Personalised B2B eCommerce systems such as Simplisales also show serious growth amongst wholesalers using it.
- 43% increase in order frequency among repeat customers
- 12.5% annual growth in average retail customer base
- Up to 30% reduction in cart abandonment when using dynamic pricing
These are actual statistics, and actual evidence that when your platform plays out for your customers, that’s that customers are going to stick around.
How to get started: Your next steps
Therefore, if you’re already using Simplisales, you’re already halfway there. Next, the following is what you should do.
Activate custom pricing
On the Dashboard being, you then head on and set up pricing rules by customer type or volume.
Build tailored catalogues
Use group the customers and assign products according to their relevance. Automotive fluids do not need to be on display to your bakery buyers.
Start segmenting your marketing
Spam is not what you want to send when you use Simplisales Marketing. The difference will be appreciated by our customers.
Train your team
The sales and customer service team should understand what features are available so that they can help guide customers well.
Conclusion: Personalisation isn’t optional anymore
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The fact is, your customers expect personalisation. If you are not offering it, chances are your competitor(s) are.
However, with Simplisales, you don’t require a huge IT department or huge budget to achieve this. You just turn it on and all is already there.
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