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How Millennials Are Changing the Wedding Industry

QuestionPro Audience

A study by The Knot found that the average cost of a wedding in 2017 was $33,391, with high spenders—those spending $60,000 or more—spending an average of $105,130. The spend per guest has increased from $194 in 2009 to $268 in 2017, while guest count has decreased, from 149 in 2009 to 136 in 2017. . REGISTRIES.

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Car-Shopping in 2018: Consumer Insight

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Buying a car used to be a rite of passage in an American’s life, but after seven straight years of growth in new vehicle sales, 2017 reported a decline of 1.8% , with 17.2 59% of car buyers visit two or more dealerships before purchasing a car, a decline from 62% in 2017. million cars and trucks sold. million vehicles sold.

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Rebellion at Dollar General! A Challenge to CX Strategies?

CX University

IBM and Globoforce (2017) note that organizations must pay attention to three vital areas. Pink (2009) states that when employees have a purpose in their work, are provided with opportunities to develop mastery in what they do, and have autonomy, they will be engaged. Environment: Characterized by trust and supportive relationships.

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Summer Travel Trends: The Who, What and Where

QuestionPro Audience

is experiencing its sharpest drop in foreign travelers since 2009. Department of Commerce, in 2017 the number of arrivals to the U.S. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM. While international tourism is growing at its fastest pace in seven years, the U.S. According to the U.S. from foreign countries was down 9.3% compared to 2016.

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Opentalk 2017: Five Trends That Will Make You Rethink the Contact Center Experience

Talkdesk

Opentalk 2017 was packed with thought leadership from some of the most customer-centric leaders and companies of our time. The Opentalk 2017 Video Library is your team’s chance to re-experience those speaking sessions. This philosophy served Zappos so well they sold the company to Amazon for $928 million in 2009.

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One Millimeter Mindset Customer Retention Blog Posts 2017

Verint

When I started this blog in 2009, I focused on the thorny issues involved with communicating across the sales-engineering interface®. The following One Millimeter Mindset customer retention blog posts represent the top posts from 2017. Depending on where we sit around the business table, we all see the same things differently.

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Royal Mail fails to deliver on service as stamp prices rise

Helen Dewdney

rise on previous year. Full details of all price rises can be found on the Royal Mail website. ].