Britain’s manufacturers finished 2017 with the strongest three months of growth since 2014, according to the most recent figures from The Markit/CIPS UK manufacturing PMI barometer, as resurgent Eurozone growth lifted demand for goods 1 » . Reflecting this recent uplift, research commissioned by Interoute, the global cloud and network provider, found that 68 per cent of manufacturing and engineering firms are confident about driving change. This is more than any other industry surveyed and above the European average of 61 per cent.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/realwire/Improving-customer-experience-is-top-digital-transformation-objective-for-half-of-manufacturers/21358/
In the past month, we discussed the pillars of the digital transformation—shifting our focus from technology to the behaviors that drive the digital transformation. I believe that the complete transformation is only possible if the right kind of organization is built, an organization that believes in the possible. To build these organizations, Every organization needs to fully understand the meaning of each pillar. There is no pillar that is more important than the next. Just like in a building, you need all the pillars to stand tall. So, let’s first get a deeper understanding into how experiences drive the digital transformation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2018/06/19/3-keys-to-driving-customer-experience-into-your-digital-transformation/#51891a9f4318/
In today’s competitive e-commerce environment, personalizing the customer experience is the number one priority: To drive conversion, the right message needs to be sent to the right person at the right time. How do you accomplish that? Increasingly, AI is emerging as the best way to offer a truly one-to-one experience to customers. A Gartner study notes that “by 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be managed without a human” and that by 2040, “more than 40% of all data analytics projects will relate to an aspect of customer experience.” So what does that look like?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/07/16/use-ai-to-create-a-more-personalized-profitable-customer-experience/#7ce01f55f3a7/
Digital has completely upended the marketing and advertising world, fundamentally changing the industry as we know it. Now it’s less about campaign-building and more about the convergence of marketing and technology to guide digital transformation.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/07/25/true-digital-transformation-requires-a-new-breed-of-agency/#30eb93ad4ff0/
E-commerce business models are undergoing a dramatic shift. Initially businesses relied on consumers to do the 'heavy lifting' to discover the product and to make the purchase decision. The vendor's role was to ensure that the product was discoverable and — most importantly — available at the geographic location where the transaction potentially would take place.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/digital-transformation-driving-the-personalized-retail-customer-experience/
Every successful company knows that customer experience (CX) is important and that developing and refining it to delight customers is a priority.
However, there’s often a debate about who should own the customer experience project. Should it be outsourced to a bunch of consultants or subject matter experts? Or should it be managed in-house by a cross-functional team?
https://techwireasia.com/2018/08/why-you-shouldnt-outsource-your-customer-experience/
Australian consumers want a faster in-store retail experience complemented by customer service-enhancing technologies, according to a survey conducted by SOTI.
The international research, which surveyed consumers in Australia, North America, the UK and Europe, delivered some surprising results.
https://www.technologydecisions.com.au/content/it-management/article/mobile-tech-transforms-the-australian-retail-experience-913187019/
Digital transformation and customer experience go hand in hand. These 100 statistics show the growth and importance of digital transformation, its impact on customer experience and digital challenges and opportunities for the future.
http://forbes.com/sites/blakemorgan/2019/12/16/100-stats-on-digital-transformation-and-customer-experience/#292960b83bf3/
By now, most companies have at some level realised that they need to embrace digital transformation. For the most part, however, these efforts are still limited to upgrading IT infrastructure, with very little thought given to the rest of the organisation.
A more holistic approach to digital needs to be adopted and “the customer” should be given more focus in an organisation’s digital transformation efforts. It is, after all, customer experience (CX), more than any other factor, that sets an organisation apart from its competitors.
http://themediaonline.co.za/2019/12/what-does-digital-transformation-mean-for-customer-experience-in-2020/
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast Business today announced more than 2.3 million companies, including SMBs and enterprises, are elevating customer experiences with fast, reliable connectivity and next-generation solutions from Comcast Business. These technologies have helped drive digital transformation at thousands of companies, enabling them to better serve their customers and develop ongoing business relationships.
http://businesswire.com/news/home/20191218005070/en/Comcast-Business-Helps-Millions-Companies-Reimagine-Customer/
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