
What is a gift finder?
When preferences are not known, gift finders can also work basis personality traits, likes, dislikes, etc. These would maybe require a more complex gift finder concept. Gift finders are built with one purpose in mind, they can be extended as per product and customer insights. As such, you could integrate customization and personalization features in your gift finder, to truly give unique product recommendations.
How do gift finders work?

Gift finders first ask about the profile of the gift recipient

They analyze the requirements provided by the customer

Gift finders then match user needs and recommend the perfect gifts
Take a look at our demo Product Advisor
Click the screen and get a coat recommendation
Gift finders are useful for the
following Ecommerce problems
following Ecommerce problems
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- "I have a large assortment of products"
- If a website has a large assortment of products, e.g. an electronics retail site that has 5000+ products, visitors will find it difficult to search for the product they need. A gift finder helps them to quickly find a perfect gift, thus saving browsing time on search.
- "I sell luxury and novelty products"
- Gift finders are a perfect match for luxury retail and novelty products, as they are often purchased with the purpose of gifting. These are useful tools particularly for luxury brands, but also retailers looking to add a useful experience to their Ecommerce.
- "I'm looking for a Guided Selling tool to target holidays and special occasions"
- A Guided Selling tool such as a gift finder is a methodical tool to get more revenues during important seasons and holidays. Customers get a quicker access and more features such as wrapping and delivery options. Recommendations provided by our gift finders can a valid reasoning as to why a particular product is the best choice. This transparency and guidance is essential to convert your website visitors into customers.
- "Visitors frequently bounce off my website"
- Gift finders are by nature user-friendly and don't use traditional filters. They are interactive and can provide your visitors with an experience that is not boring.
- "I want to know more about my customers' purchase behavior"
- With a gift finder, excentos analytics will give a detailed picture on how your products are faring with different customer segments. They provide a lot of insightful data such as market information, improvement suggestions, seasonal product patterns, etc.
Our gift finders offer even more advantages
Personalized recommendations
AI-driven technology uses recommender logic and a matching engine to give personalized recommendations based on user needs and preferences. Our Guided Selling technology provides advanced personalization for online shopping experiences.
This also ensures that customers are only shown relevant products which in turn increases their willingness to buy, resulting in an increased conversion rate.
Intelligent reasoning
Gift finders use intelligent reasoning to provide evidence and rationale for the products chosen to be displayed as a recommendation. E.g. Our bike advisor displays all the bike specifications which match the answers to questions such as height, gender, usage of bike, safety features, etc. This not only builds a customer's trust but also drastically reduces the chances of them returning a product.
Enhanced machine learning
Machine learning unlocks the full potential of usage and purchase data, creates new sales knowledge and reacts to buying trends in real time. Due to this, it constantly enhances the recommendations provided to customers
Improve your
marketing & sales
To improve Ecommerce strategies, it is crucial to regularly identify action points and better them. Consumer data allows you to define your ideal buyers, establish a fluid sales funnel, react timely to trends and insights, etc.
Multi-channel integration
for wide reach
The excentos gift finder can be integrated across devices and touchpoints, notably desktop, mobile and in-store. It can be rolled out and introduced to new markets where it automatically adapts to local data feeds and can be customized to fit the target market better.
What our customers can tell you...
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We saw significantly higher growth rates for all products integrated in the advisor compared to the overall product range. The excentos staff were always there to support us for any questions and helped us to get the most out of the platform.
- Ortlieb
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Customers who use the excentos Gift Finder are 3 times more likely to make a buying decision than those who do not.
- myToys
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Digital consulting with excentos is now an essential part of our marketing, and we are very satisfied with the results.
- Vaude