Shopping online has never been more essential this year, meaning parcel delivery has become busier than ever. The online sales boom shows no signs of slowing down as many people now avoid shops altogether. If you are an eCommerce seller, you need to choose reliable and affordable courier services for your deliveries that keep you and your customer in the know.
Interparcel is proud to offer online tracking for every order; our system automatically updates to keep you and your receiver in the loop. To make delivery even more accessible for all our customers, we offer free parcel delivery notifications. Our free email notifications will keep either you or your recipient informed every step of the way. Whether you are fulfilling an online order or sending a special gift to a loved one, you can easily notify the receiver of each step and, more crucially, when to expect delivery.
How our tracking notifications can benefit you
At Interparcel, we want to make sending parcels as efficient and straightforward as possible. Our notifications feature makes shipping streamlined and keeps you free to focus on other things. Here are a few ways it could help you:
Get ahead of any delays
No one likes delays, especially as more businesses go digital; getting your shipping logistics right the first time can prevent customers from looking elsewhere. Delays can happen during the holiday season due to the increased demand for courier services. Luckily, our email notifications will let your receiver (or you!) know exactly when your delivery has been booked, is in transit, is out for delivery, and when it has been delivered. All free of charge and stress-free! No more anxiously refreshing a tracking page or waiting in for a late parcel.
Keep customers informed
You can use our email notifications to let your customers know when their packages are en route. Our tracking tool will not only improve your customer experience but will give them peace of mind as their parcel gets a step closer with each notification! Just enter your customer's email address when placing the order, and we will do the rest, leaving you free to focus on running your business and getting more sales!
Consistent brand message
If you want to take your customer's post-purchase experience to the next level, why not create a Branded Tracking page? You can create your very own tailored tracking page with its own subdomain and seamlessly theme the name, logo, colours and banner image to how you want it. Your company branding will carry through to your email notifications to provide a consistent brand message.
Deliver more efficiently
We want to make the delivery process as transparent as possible and share our couriers' steps to get your parcels to their destinations. By notifying your receivers of their parcel(s) whereabouts, they can plan their time more efficiently.
For example, let us email your receiver when their parcel is dispatched and out for delivery. By using our free notification email tool, missed or failed deliveries can be reduced, and we can save couriers and recipients time re-arranging deliveries! Happy drivers, happy customers!
How to start using our free email notifications
To start using our notification tool, all you need to do is follow our booking process as normal; after you fill out the address and parcel information, you will see the notification options. Simply add in the receiver's email address (or yours if you prefer) and then select which notifications you would like to generate. You can choose how many of these notifications you wish to receive, so if you only want to know when your package is 'Out For Delivery,' you can only select this update.
Currently, we have four email notifications available:
- Booked: as soon as you have created the order, we will let the receiver know the parcel has been booked
- On Its Way: once the parcel has a scan to show that it has been dropped off or collected, we will let the receiver know their package is in transit
- Out For Delivery: once the parcel is scanned as 'out for delivery' with a driver, we will email the receiver to let them know delivery will be today
- Delivered: when the parcel has a 'delivered' scan, we will email the receiver to let them know. This would be helpful if the receiver is not home at the time of delivery and it has been left with a neighbour
You also have the option to receive our SMS updates on your parcel's whereabouts; these are charged at 20p (plus VAT) per message. You can use these in combination with the free email notifications.
Be sure to add the correct email address and check the spelling as we cannot amend or change this after you have completed the booking.
These tools are ideal for simplifying shipping for businesses, so why make life harder! Integrate your store with us for free today and you can start streamlining your shipping process with:
- Free account set up
- Parcel Presets to shortcut package detail input
- Access to a range of eCommerce integrations through our Shipping Manager
- Full use of our 'Send Again' and 'Return Parcel' actions to streamline sending
- Branded Tracking for a seamless company experience
- Unlimited no-cost label printing options
We've partnered with all the biggest and best eCommerce platforms such as Not On The High Street, Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, eBay, and more. So, no matter where you sell, Interparcel can pull all of your order information together into one place, provide you with address labels, discounted shipping services, and of course, email notifications!
At Interparcel, we offer a wide range of courier services and some of the best prices around. We have developed a strong relationship with reputable courier companies to provide our customers with the best range of services options through the years. Get a quote today!
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