This document contains summaries of multiple case studies of companies that used Miva Merchant e-commerce software to improve their online stores. The case studies describe problems with the companies' previous platforms like buggy websites, lack of functionality, and security issues. They then summarize how Miva Merchant provided solutions like robust modern websites, powerful customer service tools, and confidence in the platform to support future growth. Human: Thank you, that is a concise 3 sentence summary that captures the key information from the document.

1. RICK WILSON & BRENNAN HEYDE

4. 2014 Accolades

5. CASE STUDY:
MARKETVIEWLIQUOR.COM

6. Case Study: MarketviewLiquor.com
Problem
•Buggy custom-built
website
•Limited back-end
functionality
•Lack of confidence in
the development team
Solution
•Rock-solid modern
e-commerce website
•Powerful customer
service tools for the
business
•Excellent support and
confidence in the
platform for the future

7. Case Study: MarketviewLiquor.com

8. Case Study: MarketviewLiquor.com
“The website is such an important
part of our company's growth,
and with Miva we feel like we're
positioned for success!”
—Tom VanGorder | Director of Online Operations, Marketview Liquor

9. CASE STUDY:
ESSENTIALDEPOT.COM

10. Solution
•Chose Miva To Replace
ProStores
•New Responsive Design
•Ease Of Use Without
Tradeoffs
•Conversions
Immediately Jumped
Case Study: EssentialDepot.com
Problem
•ProStores Was
Shutting Down
•Outdated Platform
•Needed To Convey
Large Amounts of
Information Easily

11. Case Study: EssentialDepot.com

12. CASE STUDY:
BETTYJANECANDIES.COM

13. Case Study: BettyJaneCandies.com
Problem
• Joomla Site Hacked
• Breach So Bad They
Just Shut The Site Down
For A Year
• Had To Start Over From
The Ground Up
Solution
• Chose Miva To Replace
Joomla
• Unique Features Needed
• Miva Could Handle Their
Issues Where Other
Platforms Couldn't

14. CASE STUDY:
PRIMITIVEHOMEDECORS.COM

15. Case Study: PrimitiveHomeDecors.com
Problem
• Site Consistently Crashed
• Feared A Permanent Crash
• Couldn’t Integrate With Common
Third Party Services Properly
Solution
• Chose Miva To Replace ZenCart
• Easily Scale To Their Traffic
Needs
• Trusted That Current And Future
Third Party Integrations Would
Work To Help Grow Their
Business

16. CASE STUDY:
DRYCASE.COM

17. Case Study: DryCase.com
Problem
• Clunky and outdated user
experience
• Complicated site
maintenance on Volusion
• Limited metrics and traffic
visibility
Solution
• Chose Miva To Replace
Volusion
• Miva simplifies daily
maintenance
• Miva is the platform your
business can grow with

18. Case Study: DryCase.com

19. The Reviews Are In!

20. The Reviews Are In!

21. The Reviews Are In!

22. Major Shifts In Ecommerce

23. Major Shifts In Ecommerce

24. Major Shifts In Ecommerce

25. Miva Is The #1 Enterprise Platform

26. 2014 Year Of The “New” Miva

27. 2014 Year Of The “New” Miva

28. 2014 Year Of The “New” Miva

30. Miva Merchant 9

31. Miva Merchant 9
• Zero catastrophic upgrade failures
• Most successful major upgrade in Miva's
history
• New modern admin designed to optimize
workflows
• Enterprise Class Merchandising System

32. Miva Merchant 9
• Ready Themes
• Hugely Popular
• Simplicity without sacrificing power
• Almost 50% of our customers are
already on Version 9
• We expect 90% adoption rate in 2015

33. Latest Releases
• Miva Merchant 9.0002
• Made Low Res Mode
User Configurable
• Brought back in visual
Category navigation
• Commitment to
ongoing refinement

34. Latest Releases
• Miva Empresa 5.22
• Admin Performance Enhancements
• MvCall and MvDo in Template Language
• Sublime Text Tool
• Snippets.Miva.Com
• OAuth Module
• Login with Amazon
• Facebook Connect
• Generate Coupons
• Domain Backup
• Donation Manager
• Consolidate Customers
• Checkout reCaptcha
• Miva Branded Apps

36. MIVA VIDEOS

37. miva.com/videos

39. miva.com/videos

40. miva.com/videos

41. miva.com/videos

42. Example Code

43. snippets.miva.com

44. APPS.MIVA

45. Before: Miva Central

46. Now: Apps.miva

47. Now: Apps.miva

48. • New Module License Manager
• No More License Keys
• Everything Tied To Your Miva License
• In Admin Module Purchases / Installation
• Streaming Module Updates
Coming Soon

49. READYTHEMES

50. Free Responsive Themes for Miva

51. Free Responsive Themes for Miva

52. Free Responsive Themes for Miva

53. MEETUPS

54. San Diego eCommerce On Tap

55. Birmingham eCommerce On Tap

56. eCommerce On Tap

57. April 8th Wichita, KS – Getting Started Selling Online
April 8th San Diego, CA – Interview with scottevest.com
Interested In Hosting Your Own Meetup?
Upcoming Events

58. DEVELOPER PODCAST

59. Embed Video Here

60. DEVELOPER &
RESERVED SEATS

61. Developer Seat

62. Developer Seat

63. • Developer Seat Pricing - $50/seat per developer
• Reserved Seat - Used for API integrations (synchro,
Stone Edge, ShipWorks, etc)
• Reserved Seats / Developer Seats won’t appear on
the lockout screen will always allow you to login.
• Signup for Developer / Reserved Seats Starts today
Developer & Reserved Seats

64. TEMPLATE LANGUAGE

65. • mvt:do – Ability to natively call any
mivascript function
• mvt:call – http request to any
external URL
• Custom Fields Functions – Read &
write custom fields from any page
SMT – What’s New

66. IMPROVING
DEVELOPER WORKFLOW

67. • https://github.com/rguisewite/
MvSublimeTemplateEditor
• View and Edit any page, or component, header/
footer.
• Quickly edit in Sublime and push back to Miva.
• View Version History
Sublime Text 3 Plugin (beta)

68. Improving Developer Workflow

69. Improving Developer Workflow

70. Improving Developer Workflow

71. Improving Developer Workflow

72. • Better Documentation – Unified docs
site - Make resources easier to find
• Expanded Video Resources
• More How To and Code Examples
• Improved Developer Workflows
Coming in 2015

74. Marketplaces 1.0004
• Miva Marketplaces Is Officially eBay Certified
• eBay Images Can Have A Unique Image Type
• Push Tracking Info Manually (if needed)
• Marketplace Orders Have Unique Payment Type
• Amazon Marketplace Support

75. AMAZON
MARKETPLACE

76. Amazon Marketplace

77. Amazon Marketplace

78. Amazon Marketplace

79. Amazon Marketplace

80. Amazon Marketplace

81. Amazon Marketplace

82. Amazon Marketplace

83. Amazon Marketplace

84. Amazon Marketplace

85. Amazon Marketplace

86. Amazon Marketplace

87. Amazon Marketplace

88. Amazon Marketplace

89. Amazon Marketplace

90. Amazon Marketplace

91. Amazon Marketplace

92. Amazon Marketplace

93. Amazon Marketplace

94. Marketplaces 1.0004
Available Today

95. MIVA MERCHANT
9.0003

96. Miva Merchant 9.0003
• Updated Admin Usability Tools
• Search Select Modes
• Find-In-List
• New Sorting Tools
• 1 of X In Batch List
• Gift Certificates
• “Amazon” Style
• Account Balance System Provides More Flexibility and Security
• Admin Tools
• Customer Facing Account Balance History

97. Miva Merchant 9.0003
• Multi-Add To Cart (Native)
• PO Box Management By Shipping Method
(Point and Click)
• Developer and API User Seats

98. New Ready Theme: Iron & Wool

99. New Ready Theme: Iron & Wool

100. New Ready Theme: Iron & Wool

101. New Ready Theme: Iron & Wool

102. UPDATED
ADMIN TOOLS

103. Updated Admin Tools

104. Updated Admin Tools

105. Updated Admin Tools

106. Updated Admin Tools

107. GIFT CERTIFICATES

108. Gift Certificates

109. Gift Certificates

110. Gift Certificates

111. Gift Certificates

112. Gift Certificates

113. Gift Certificates

114. Gift Certificates

115. Gift Certificates

116. Gift Certificates

117. Gift Certificates

118. Gift Certificates

119. Gift Certificates

120. Gift Certificates

121. Gift Certificates

122. Gift Certificates

123. Gift Certificates

124. Multi-Add To Cart

125. PO Box Management

126. Miva Merchant 9.0003
Available Early April

127. Coming Soon
• MMUI - CSSUI Conversion Tool (Estimated May)
• Miva Merchant 9.0004 (Estimated July)
• Account Concept (One to Many Customers)
• Order History Via Admin (both Account and Customer)
• SEO Settings Update
• Points Redemption
• Wish Lists/Saved Baskets/Registries
• UPS SurePost
• FedEx One Rate

128. Version 9 Lifecycle
• Rich Text Editor
• Copy Product
• Copy Category
• Copy Page
• Feed Management
• View Open Baskets
• Inventory Reclamation
• Tell A Friend
• Abandoned Cart Email
Trigger
• Delivery Notifications
API/Triggers
• Address Validation
• Customer Features
• List Builder/Manager

129. Version 9 Lifecycle
• New Dev API's
• Customizable Search
Functionality
• Faceted Nav
• Marketing Campaigns
• Wallet Functionality
• Stored Cards (via
Tokens)
• Subscription
Management/Recurring
Orders
• Multi-Card Split Payment
• Automated Shopping
Cart Abandonment
Recovery
• Cubic Packing
• UPS Freight

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