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Why is (micro-) Segmentation the Most Critical Ingredient in Retaining Your Customers?

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In his 2004 famous Ted Talk, Choice, Happiness and Spaghetti Sauce , Malcolm Gladwell talked about cluster analysis in marketing and helped to popularize the notion that marketing SHOULD be personalized. From a Wince to Delight. The post Why is (micro-) Segmentation the Most Critical Ingredient in Retaining Your Customers?

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Customer Service of the Future: 3 Most Important Customer Experience Trends

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For comparison, the Internet went global in the early 90s and before the 20th century ended, high-tech companies like Microsoft and Oracle became major players within the industry, providing contact centers with everything from CRM software to cloud-based solutions. Trend #1: Cross-channel CRM integrations. That’s about 10 years.

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Brand Move Roundup – October 2, 2020

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In another sign of online commerce’s ascendancy, CRM leader Salesforce forecasts that ecommerce’s footprint will double this holiday season, accounting for 30% of all U.S. Despite the rise of ecommerce, the cloud-based software company anticipates overall U.S. retail sales, up from 14% last year.

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