An increasing focus on customer experience and new technologies will transform the retail industry and the way consumers shop in the future as retailers spend more time and effort to increase customer dwell time within stores.
Advances in smart device technology have allowed consumers to literally buy what they see: anywhere and at any time. Simple, real–time image capture analysis makes everything ‘shoppable’ from any source.
https://www.smh.com.au/business/investments/retailers-to-offer-more-customer-experience-20180301-p4z29z.html/
With soaring customer expectations and rapidly evolving business needs, there is growing need to shift strategies and replace outdated infrastructure with new technology to drive specific business outcomes. Yet, turning wishes into achievable goals requires more than buying a new customer experience solution and hoping for the best. You need a plan built with a clear vision, proven best practices and guidance to successfully optimize and gain value from your new technology.
http://blog.genesys.com/guide-customer-experience-success-prescriptive-use-cases/
Many retailers experienced positive sales growth in 2017, due largely to strong holiday shopping and improved customer confidence. With first quarter strategies already in full cycle, retailers have turned their attention to solutions rather than resolutions to improving the customer’s experience. Here are five pillars of customer experience that retailers are embracing:
https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/five-pillars-for-improved-customer-experience/
"I had a disappointing experience this weekend that I hope can illustrate all the ways an entrepreneur or innovator must think about his or her customer and the customer's journey or experience. First the story, then the insight."
https://www.inc.com/jeffrey-phillips/the-secret-to-nailing-customer-experience-little-things-matter-more-than-you-think.html/
Returning from vacation gave Laura a new perspective on how her company approached customer experience (CX). As a veteran director in the CX practice, she realized that she and her peers had become captive to internal opinion and suffered from brand arrogance.
They often guessed at what the customer experience and appropriate product and service modifications should be. Maybe it was the lack of analytical rigor or the aggressive time pressure of getting new products out the door. Regardless of the reasons, Laura and her team had arrived at the point where mythology was routinely mistaken for fact. It was time to build a test-and-learn culture based on customer data.
https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/how-a-test-and-learn-culture-improves-customer-experience/
When people think of customer experience, they often think about a moment in time. But customer experience actually encompasses all of the moments in which a person engages with a company.
A simple yet effective definition of customer experience is that it is “how customers feel about every single interaction with a brand.” Besides from being appropriately all-encompassing, this definition also singles out customer emotion by noting that it is how they “feel” about doing business with a company.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dangingiss/2018/02/28/how-to-identify-the-customer-experiences-that-will-get-amplified-in-social-media/#55821b05d4a2/
We are proud to announce that one of the largest supermarket chains in the Netherlands, Albert Heijn, now uses Mopinion’s feedback software on their website (AH.nl). Albert Heijn – also referred to as the AH or ‘Appie’, as the Dutch like to call it – jump-started its online feedback programme in June of last year (2017). Since then, they have employed various feedback forms across their website with the aim to extract valuable insights into the online shopper journey.
https://mopinion.com/albert-heijn-caters-to-online-shoppers-with-customer-feedback/
Adobe and Econsultancy have released a new report that covers the key differences between Asia Pacific (APAC) marketers and their North American and European counterparts when it comes to adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and investment in digital skills.
Notably, the report found that APAC marketers are focusing on making the experience as personalized and relevant as possible, while the main focus for North American and European respondents is on making the experience as valuable as possible.
https://www.enterpriseinnovation.net/article/apac-marketers-focused-personalized-relevant-customers-experience-1662569438/
The survey from Econsultancy, which polled 13,000 marketing, creative and technology professionals on behalf of technology firm Adobe, found almost half (45%) of organisations rank customer experience as one of their three top priorities.
The research also discovered great customer experiences is not just the responsibility of marketing teams. Organizations implementing a cross-functional approach to customer-led initiatives are almost twice as likely to exceed their business goals.
Here, three experts give their best practice tips for great experiences in a digital age.
https://diginomica.com/2018/02/28/great-content-means-great-customer-experiences-some-expert-tips/
Competitive forces and market dynamics in many industries have led more organizations to focus on digital transformation projects to modernize their applications. A key driver for these projects is improving customer experience. To be successful, organizations must provide a stellar experience at each juncture of the customer journey to gain a competitive advantage.
Customers always have a choice to leave for a competitor if their experience isn’t up to expectations. To optimize the customer experience, organizations must rely on data analysis to identify customer patterns, trends and behavior to identify, attract and retain customers.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3258985/data-protection/striking-a-balance-between-customer-experience-security-and-privacy.html/
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