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Creating catalog entry level promotions
You can create catalog entry level promotions using the Management Center. Catalog entry level promotions offer incentives that are based on the products, SKUs, and kits that customers have in their shopping carts.
- Catalog attributes in promotion purchase conditions
You can specify that a promotion applies only to catalog entries that have certain attribute values. Attributes are properties of SKUs in an online store, such as color, size, or manufacturer. In the promotion, you can specify any of the defining or descriptive attributes defined for catalog entries in the Catalogs tool. This option is available for promotion types that target specific catalog entries and categories.
- Comparison of "individual" and "subtotal" percentage off promotion types
The Promotions tool supports promotion types that offer a percentage off either "individual" catalog entries or the "subtotal" of the catalog entries. There are specific reasons why you might choose one type over the other.
- Performance impact of "individual" catalog entry promotions
Promotion types that offer discounts on individual catalog entries can impact site performance because of the amount of processing required while a customer checks out.
- Create a percentage off the subtotal of catalog entries promotion
This promotion type discounts the subtotal of catalog entries by a percentage when a specified number of the items are purchased in one order.
- Create an amount off individual catalog entries promotion
This promotion type discounts selected catalog entries in an order by a specified amount when the order meets or exceeds a specified number of catalog entries.
- Create a percentage off individual catalog entries promotion
This promotion type discounts a catalog entry by a percentage when a specified number of the items are purchased in one order.
- Create an amount off the subtotal of catalog entries promotion
This promotion type discounts the subtotal of a catalog entry by a specified amount when the specified number are purchased in one order.
- Create a buy catalog entry X, get catalog entry Y free promotion
This promotion type gives a free catalog entry when an order includes some other specified catalog entry.
- Create a buy catalog entry X, get additional X at a percentage off promotion
This promotion type makes additional catalog entries available at a percentage discount when an order includes some required amount of the specified catalog entries.
- Create a buy catalog entry X, get a percentage off catalog entry Y promotion
This promotion type gives a percentage discount on a catalog entry when an order includes some other specified catalog entry.
- Create a percentage off the subtotal of catalog entries from a category promotion
This promotion type discounts the subtotal of catalog entries from a category by a percentage when a specified number of the catalog entries are purchased in one order.
- Create an amount off the subtotal of catalog entries from a category promotion
This promotion type discounts the subtotal of catalog entries from a category by an amount when a specified number of the catalog entries are purchased in one order.
- Create an amount off individual catalog entries from a category promotion
This promotion type discounts catalog entries from a selected category by a specified amount per item.
- Create a percentage off individual catalog entries from a category promotion
This promotion type discounts catalog entries from a category by a percentage when the total number of catalog entries from the category meets or exceeds a specified threshold.
- Create a buy catalog entries from category X, get catalog entry Y free promotion
This promotion type rewards a purchase of a catalog entry from the selected category with a free catalog entry.
- Create a buy catalog entries from category X, get additional catalog entries from category X at a percentage off promotion
This promotion type discounts items from a selected category by a specified percentage when the order contains catalog entries from that same category.
- Create a buy A and B, get a percentage off both promotion
This promotion type offers a percentage off a specific combination of items when the order contains all the items.
Related concepts
Catalog attributes in promotion purchase conditions
Related tasks
Raise customer awareness for the promotions
Activating or deactivating promotions
Browse for promotions using lists and calendars
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