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How to choose your MAP monitoring software

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How to choose your MAP monitoring software

Without MAP monitoring software, it's pretty much impossible to enforce your pricing policy. Manual monitoring of product pricing can be inefficient and ineffective if you have multiple SKUs or sell products on more than one storefront.

The MAP monitoring software automates this process by monitoring your product pages and alerting you when a seller is violating your policy.

How MAP software works is determined by several factors. If you choose the wrong software, it could allow violations to slip by unnoticed, or not give you the information that you need to follow-up with offenders.

What number of websites can it monitor?

Each MAP monitoring software company claims they can monitor SKUs all over the internet. Their software has a limit on what it can see. They might only be able to monitor a few websites or just a handful of them. They may also only monitor sellers on a few marketplaces.

You should know if the software that you select can monitor resellers with which you are currently working. You also need to ensure that your map minimum advertised price monitoring software can keep up with your brand's expansion into new markets.

How much data is it able to pull?

One of the most significant differences between MAP monitoring software platforms is how frequently they check your price. Some programs won't pull pricing data on a daily basis. This means that flash sales could easily cause your price to be violated. Although pricing software companies may claim they can provide "real-time" price monitoring but it is important to understand what that means.

The best MAP monitoring software programs will monitor your price multiple times per day. This makes it harder for resellers and other people to manipulate the system and create price drops. There are many programs that check pricing on a regular basis. This allows sellers to temporarily steal a lower price without you being aware.

How frequently you need your software to check pricing data depends on how seriously you want to take MAP monitoring. You're paying for a tool to do a job. Software that pulls data frequently is essential if you want your tool to do the job. Your MAP software will check your price more often to reduce the chance of it missing a pricing violation.

Are you looking to monitor in-cart pricing, special offers, and other information?

Many MAP monitoring software simply crawl your product pages and calls it good. Your pricing policy may only specify the price that a seller "publicly displays." This might be sufficient. If your pricing policy includes other promotions, and the in-cart cost, then you will need something more.

Some retailers tell customers to “Add to cart to see price,” or they’ll offer coupons and exciting discounts once the item gets in cart.

You don't need this functionality if you are only concerned about the public facing price. These strategies are used by some retailers to circumvent price monitoring software. If you want to protect your price fully, you will need in-cart information.Visit us https://www.mapservicescorp.com/

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