Significant disruption across industries, fueled by the rising influence of the empowered consumer, continues to exert pressure on businesses to deliver differentiated and consistent experiences across the entirety of the customer journey. In effect, this is forcing the evolution of the entire technology stack and organizational culture in order to enable real-time, contextually relevant experiences.
https://go.451research.com/download-2020-customer-experience-commerce-preview-report.html?&utm_campaign=2020_preview&utm_source=trending_topics&utm_medium=website&utm_content=marketing_content&utm_term=2020_trends/
At first glance, the headline may make you want to turn away. You’re already thinking: “I handle and treat customer complaints well and effectively. Why read another post on improving customer experience?”
You’re entitled to your assertion of course, but that doesn’t make it right. In fact, it’s more likely that your customers do not agree with you. According to Bain, 80% of companies say they deliver superior customer service, but only 8% of people think these companies deliver superior customer service. Consider some simple reasons why your customers may feel your your brand’s customer experience should improve.
https://customerthink.com/3-reasons-why-customer-experience-in-your-ecommerce-business-is-terrible/
One of the biggest differences between the e-commerce customer experience and that of traditional, brick-and-mortar retail is that with e-commerce you don't just walk out of the store with your purchase, you must wait to have it delivered.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/5-reasons-retailers-should-control-the-post-click-customer-experience/
In B2B e-commerce you must focus on your online tactics and technology, bringing in new customers, and keeping the existing ones happy. You also have to maintain an optimal revenue mix of new and repeat customers, to boost business growth and achieve sales goals. We discuss five B2B e-commerce tips to boost sales and increase repeat customers.
https://www.martechadvisor.com/articles/ecommerce/improve-b2b-e-commerce-sales-and-increase-repeat-customers/
Ever since 1994, Amazon has been spreading its impact and dictating trends in the e-commerce industry. If you’ve ever used its services, you’ve probably had the chance to directly witness one of the crucial reasons for its success.
https://www.cx-journey.com/2018/05/7-customer-experience-strategies-you.html/
Everyone has been buzzing about Amazon Go, the new store that just opened in Seattle where buyers can simply walk in and swipe their phone, pick out the items they want, and leave — no checkout required. Using infrared cameras and scanners, Amazon Go automatically detects what you’re buying and charges it to your account, making a seamless checkout — and therefore shopping — experience for buyers.
While this new technology is exciting, it raises a number of vital questions: Will this become the new norm for grocery stores or fast food? Will it cause an increase in shoplifting or if the technology fails to charge you, is it even shoplifting? How will it impact cashiers?
https://customerthink.com/amazon-go-and-the-importance-of-customer-experience/
Retailers know very well that this is the time of year to roll up their sleeves, get out of their comfort zone, and start thinking strategically about how to make the most of the upcoming holiday shopping season. But if you're looking to evaluate how well your business is capitalizing on this season, the real test will only come next year — when you start to see whether your 2017 holiday sales have brought in customers who are sticking around.
https://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/holiday-season-is-coming-want-a-second-date-with-your-customers/
We often talk about B2B customers as if they are totally different from their B2C counterparts, but that simply isn’t the case. Yes, business purchases are usually made with more research and discussion, and they’re higher budget — but they’re still made by people. Those people go home every day and morph into regular consumers, which means their expectations for B2B customer experience are based heavily on their B2C activities.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2018/03/15/b2b-businesses-need-a-customer-experience-overhaul/#4de11bec2993/
Whilst some level of basket abandonment is to be expected, a proportion of these failed transactions are avoidable and can be alleviated by intelligent use of content at the point of conversion.
https://www.retailsector.co.uk/39819-basket-or-bounce-how-can-fashion-retailers-use-content-to-avoid-basket-abandonment/
No matter how loyal shoppers may be to certain retailers, online shopping can test even the most dedicated brand ambassadors. Those warm and fuzzy feelings shoppers have for favorite stores or designers often evaporate when the dire need for lowest price, fastest shipping, and special sizes outweigh the emotional bond a shopper may have with a particular company.
Let’s face it: Customer loyalty is always fleeting. And during peak seasons, it can be doubly easy to lose and much harder to gain.
https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2018/08/15/can-brand-loyalty-survive-online-shopping.html/
