Groove News Blog Posts

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the holidays, Groove Commerce and GoBeyondIT worked tirelessly to launch GoBeyond’s brand new website. So we’re happy to announce the new website is now live! Maryland-based GoBeyondIT specializes in managed IT services for small businesses that are looking to focus on running their business, and not on their IT. Read on for pics and link!

We’re happy to announce the recent launch of our latest eCommerce website design: PCFallon.com. We first met the owners of P.C. Fallon at the Internet Retailer Conference in Boston back in June this year. Groove took a look at their website during a free consultation and offered a few suggestions to improve P.C. Fallon’s usability, design and conversions. About a month later, Groove and P.C. Fallon decided to work together on a new website. The goals of the new website were: 1. Make the P.C. Fallon brand more consistent, 2. Structure the navigation better, and 3. Increase their conversion rate with a streamlined and usable design.

It’s a little overdue, but Groove Commerce would like to introduce P.J. Gill as our new Client Services Director!

Welcome P.J. Gill

A graduate of Lehigh University and a C.P.A., P.J. started his career with a Big 4 accounting firm in New York City before the sweet smell of Old Bay (and his now wife) convinced him to move to Baltimore. After several years of public accounting P.J. took on a consulting role focusing on business performance management, and budget and forecast development.

When not at Groove headquarters P.J. can be found spending time in Federal Hill with his wife, Dorothy, and their French Bulldog “Iggy Pup” or running in Baltimore.

Welcome P.J.!

As retailers head into Baltimore for eTail East, we at Groove Commerce would like to extend our warmest welcome to the those that will be in attendance. Baltimore is the city that fostered our growth as a company, is home to many of our employees, and is a hotbed for many of the country’s forward thinking web companies. Yes, “The Wire” was filmed here, our Orioles are an annual disappointment, and the construction in downtown will drive you crazy, but Baltimore didn’t earn the nickname Charm City for nothing! Read on for some of the can’t miss spots in the city, and look for us in the “Got Groove?” shirts at the conference.

After getting a Groove Commerce eCommerce website consultation at the Internet Retailer conference in Miami back in January, the people at Jeep 4×4 decided they wanted us to make some of the changes we had suggested. Our job was to build a design template that increases conversion, while leaving the functionality of the site untouched.

Wanna work at Groove Commerce? We don’t blame you!

Groove Commerce is looking to add another developer to its team and would love to hear from you.

For more details, check out the description and requirements here:
Baltimore Web Developer

As we are headed through one of the worst economic times in our countries history, I am excited to say that many of our clients are having their best months ever… Why? They are being aggressive online and not letting the word ‘recession’ come into their vocabulary. Whether you are selling a product or service – there are always better ways to make your website play an active role within your business.

We would like to thank all our clients and friends for their help and support along the way!

Those looking to learn a bit of Social Media, eCommerce optimization, email marketing, and much more, you’ll want to watch today’s weekly installment of Blue Sky Factory TV, as Groove Commerce CEO Ethan Giffin will be appearing. Hosted by BSF’s CEO Greg Cangialosi, the show will also feature Amber Naslund of Radian 6. So if you’re in the mood to listen to two Baltimore CEO’s chat it up, head over to Blue Sky Factory TV at 4PM EST.

What an amazing three days last week in Austin, Texas for the inaugural PubCon South. Billed as a regional internet marketing show, PubCon was sold out prior to the event. Not too shabby for a first time show.  With a great turnout and some great minds the only negative was the weather, which was 40 degrees and rainy.

Photo by Lee Odden

Groove recently launched the complete redesign of online shoe retailer, eFootwear. eFootwear moved from Monster Commerce over to Groove’s customized ASPDotNetStoreFront eCommerce platform. The before and after’s on this one are amazing – check them out below: