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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Black Friday Shopping is Here

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Cyber Monday has only been around since 2005, and legend has it, got its name because the average consumer had dial-up internet at home, and would wait to do their online shopping at work, where the internet connection was faster. million small businesses and 112 million consumers participated in the event in 2016.

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The Role of Digital in Customer Experience, by Sandeep Kuvvarapu

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or Consumer companies like Unilever and P&G can be quoted as perfect examples. In fact, for almost every product we use or consume in our daily life, we can find at least one alternative product. This has forced the businesses to provide differentiation at various touch points of customer journey, especially customer support.

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The Authenticity challenge: 25 marketing, CX and innovation takeaways from the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit

Alida

Earlier this week, more than 400 professionals in marketing, customer experience, innovation and research gathered in Chicago for the 2016 Customer Intelligence Summit. Customers, especially Millennials , expect transparency and honesty—and they support companies they perceive to be truthful and real. Look forward to reading his book!

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The Cloud in 2016: What’s Driving Adoption Now

NICE inContact

Customer experience is rapidly evolving for organizations of any size, a result of the proliferation of digital channels and social media, mobile technology, the need to reduce customer churn and to increase loyalty of consumers. The contact center is truly the front line in this battle.

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Get Ready for The Shopping Season with These 10+ Tips

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While the Friday after Thanksgiving has been known as the unofficial start of the shopping season, 4 in 10 consumers begin holiday shopping before Halloween, and as much as 12.2 One way to do this is by adding single-page or one-click checkouts to your e-commerce website. percent begin shopping before September. Source: Statista.

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10 massive business trends that will shape 2017 and beyond

Alida

presidential election, we’re entering the new year with a global geopolitical landscape that’s more uncertain and potentially more disruptive to businesses than 2016. Consumers have less faith in brands than ever before. The enterprise guide to customer intelligence [e-book]. Consumer goods giant PepsiCo is a great example.

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Revealed: Prepare Your Customers For Next U.S. Credit Crisis

Beyond Philosophy

We know that shopping habits are changing, and more consumers are spending money online. The thing to bear in mind here is that while consumers are increasingly focusing on online shopping, their spending hasn’t completely converted to the digital space. It hints that retail therapy is fast giving way to e-tail therapy.