Once you take the Cloud UI 1.1 release, as an Aspenware Cloud customer, the redeigned redesigned full-page pricing calendar is available to you. You may configure use this calendar when configuring products with a pricing calendar. Configuration steps for the display of price and inventory scarcity through the use of settings as detailed below.
Settings
Overall Settings (New and existing) used by the Cloud UI Pricing Calendar
Setting | Description | Set to |
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calendarsettings.enableadvancedcalendar | See existing setting description | Must be true |
calendarsettings.useposinventory | If true, color shading of calendar is based on inventory | Must be true |
calendarsettings.inventorymessagethreshold | Use existing setting description | Recommended to be set if inventory is added to products with dynamic pricing |
calendarsettings.lowinventorybackgroundcolor | Color used to shade calendar on low inventory dates | Recommended #F6D241 |
calendarsettings.lowstatustext | Key Value for low inventory dates | Define Key Value for low inventory dates |
calendarsettings.soldoutstatustext | Key Value for sold out dates | Define Key Value for sold out dates |
calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold | Use existing setting description | Recommended to be set if dynamic pricing strategyuses tiers |
awcloud.pricescarcity.isenabled | NEW setting. If true, key for price scarcity messaging will show on pricing calendar | Define Key Value for low tier priced dates |
Language Strings
New Language Strings used by the Cloud UI Pricing Calendar
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Language String
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Description
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Default
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Title above the date picker on the Pricing Calendar
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Choose your start date
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productpricingcalendar.salestatustext
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Key text that will appear on the pricing calendar if price scarcity key is enabled
Detailed Setup Guide
Determin Determine Theme Customization for the Redesigned Calendar
Configure Price Date Picker Language String
Configure Inventory Scarcity Display
Configure Pricing Scarcity Display
1. Determine Theme Customization for the Redesigned Calendar
There are several options for customizing your theme as it pertains to regarding the pricing calendar. See the table below to determine which elements you’d like to customize. To make changes to any of the following customizable elements, please reach out to your Aspenware Service Agent (support@aspenware.com), and they can quickly make changes using our Theme Designer tool.
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Text elements |
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Color | Inventory and pricing scarcity colors
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Borders and Elevation |
N/A
Border radius will be configurable in 3.1 and later for all elements.No customization currently available. |
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Spacing |
Not available. |
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2. Configure Date Picker Language String
Configure the copy that appears above the date picker on the Cloud UI Pricing Calendar.
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Language String | Description | Default |
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productpricingcalendar. |
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If using tiers via dynamic pricing, it is recommended to indicate which dates are a “limited time deal” to users by setting the price scarcity threshold (calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold) to a value that would trigger price scarcity for many dates throughout the season, but not all dates.
This recommendation is based on A/B test results run during pre-season sales to determine if highlighting low-priced dates on the full-page calendar would improve metrics. In the case of red text, it did not, but with green text, it was a win! It was especially effective at converting first-time users, also known as “window shoppers”. This audience is particularly hard to convert and has much lower conversion rates than returning users, but when this audience saw green prices on the calendar, this segment was 6.7% more likely to purchase and revenue per visitor for this segment was up 27.5%, while overall revenue per visitor was up 19% for the overall audience presented with the green prices on the calendar,
Coloring the text of dates that have a low number left at a price is not a new feature for Cloud UI, but the ability to adjust the color of limited-time pricing dates and to customize the key messaging is new. Additionally, the design of both price and inventory scarcity on the full pricing calendar has been optimized to maximize conversions and user comprehension based on Usability Testing and AB testing results.
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Config Type
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Value
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Description
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Default/recommended value
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Store-wide setting
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calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold
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See existing setting description
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Recommended to be set if dynamic pricing strategyuses tiers
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Store-wide setting
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awcloud.pricescarcity.isenabled
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If true, key for price scarcity messaging will show on pricing calendar
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Define Key Value for low tier priced dates
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Language string
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productpricingcalendar.salestatustext
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Key text that will appear on the pricing calendar if price scarcity key is enabled
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Great value
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Theme designer value (AW admin only)
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Price Scarcity Text Color
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Price Scarcity Text Color for the pricing calendar in Cloud UI
#28763A for ADA compliance and based on AB test results of green vs red.
Showing inventory scarcity encourages conversions
If products that use the pricing calendar have inventory added to them, it is recommended to indicate which dates have lower-than-usual availability by setting the inventory scarcity threshold. Research shows that creating a sense of urgency for inventoried products is a motivation for guests to purchase, and is proven to drive more revenue and boost conversions. Color coding low inventory dates offers the messaging that creates that sense of urgency.
One resort ran an A/B test on its lesson products for the 2023/24 season, splitting traffic 50/50, with 50% of the traffic seeing today’s calendar which only shows dates that are sold out, and 50% of traffic seeing a calendar that color-coded dates running low on inventory as yellow to drive urgency. In this test, the color-coded experience won with a 4.4% increase in lesson purchases compared to today, and $110k more in-test revenue.
Coloring the text of dates that have a low number left is not a new feature for Cloud UI, but the design of inventory scarcity on the full pricing calendar has been optimized to maximize conversions and comprehension based on Usability Testing and AB testing results.
Note: The pricing calendar will still use global thresholds and won’t use calendar template thresholds to color code dates until 3.1
Config Type
Value
Description
Default/recommended value
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.enableadvancedcalendar
See existing setting description
Must be true
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.useposinventory
If true, color shading of calendar is based on inventory
Must be true
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.inventorymessagethreshold
Use existing setting description
Recommended to be set if inventory is added to products with dynamic pricing
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.lowinventorybackgroundcolor
Color used to shade calendar on low inventory dates
Recommended #F6D241
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.lowstatustext
Key Value for low inventory dates
Define Key Value for low inventory dates
Store-wide setting
calendarsettings.soldoutstatustext
Key Value for sold out dates
dateprompt | Title above the date picker on the Pricing Calendar | Choose your start date |
3. Configure Inventory Scarcity Display
To configure the way your calendar offers low inventory indication, update the following settings:
Setting | Description | Value |
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calendarsettings.enableadvancedcalendar | Turns on the Advanced Pricing Calendar. This setting displays the legend which the user can reference to interpret color-coding on the calendar. | If TRUE, then the legend for low inventory and sold out will show on all pricing calendars. In a future release calendar template configuration can turn this legend on and off per product. If FALSE, then the legend for low inventory and sold out won't show. So if you don't use low inventory indication on the pricing calendar at all, this legend will never show. |
calendarsettings.useposinventory | If true, color shading of calendar is based on inventory. This is required for the Cloud UI Calendar if calendarsettings.enabledadvancedcalendar is set to true. | Must be TRUE if calendarsettings.enabledadvancedcalendar is set to true for Cloud UI. |
calendarsettings.lowinventorybackgroundcolor | Color used to shade calendar on low inventory dates. | Recommended #F6D241 (yellow) |
calendarsettings.soldoutstatustext | Legend text for sold out dates | Text EX: UNAVAILABLE |
4. Configure Pricing Scarcity Display (Optional)
To configure the manner in which the Cloud UI calendar displays pricing scarcity, follow the instructions below. We recommend enabling this feature when you are using a tiered pricing strategy.
Settings
If you would like to enable the price scarcity legend (e.g. SALE PRICE in above screenshot) on the calendar, please reach out to your Aspenware Service Agent (support@aspenware.com) to enable the feature.
To configure the way your calendar offers pricing scarcity indication, update the following settings:
Setting | Description | |
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awcloud.pricescarcity.isenabled | If true, prices will be colored green that trigger the pricing threshold defined in this store wide setting (calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold) and a key will show that displays the text defined in the language string 'productpricingcalendar.salestatustext' | True/False |
calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold | For dynamically priced products utilizing the large calendar view, if the number of products left at the current pricing tier is less than this setting number, then dates that are below the threshold will be colored green on the pricing calendar page. (will not be colored on the PDP calendar) | Integer (number at which pricing tier indication is triggered) |
Language Strings
Configure the following language string to customize what text will display on the legend for price scarcity.
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Language String | Description | Value |
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productpricingcalendar.salestatustext | Legend text that will appear on the pricing calendar if price scarcity legend is enabled | Text EX: GREAT VALUE |
Price Scarcity Text Color
As mentioned above, you may customize the color of the text for prices that are triggered by the calendarsettings.pricingcountmessagethreshold. We recommend #28763A (green) for ADA compliance and based on A/B test results of green vs red. Contact your Aspenware Service Agent (support@aspenware.com) to customize this color.
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