In a special presentation and panel discussion, you’ll get an update on how user-generated content and other Voice of the Customer (VOC) dynamics are changing the way grocery shoppers prepare for their trips and make in-store choices. Further, you’ll learn how marketers can monitor these interactions and leverage VOC analytics to positively influence shopper decision-making before and during store visits.
http://www.retailwire.com/online-and-in-the-aisles-how-social-impacts-food-sales/
Thanks to social media, consumers are more engaged than ever and have access to information almost at the same level as an industry insider. Senior merchants at retailers and brands have a very difficult time presenting consumers with a point of view because they already have it. Just look at the fragmentation of trends – the chief merchant of a $4 billion apparel brand recently told me "the new trend is that there is no trend.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2018/01/31/how-see-now-buy-now-is-rewiring-retail/#78ead852c0b7/
Online store is now Eason’s second largest by revenue, behind only its Dublin flagship.
The Irish book and stationery retailer Eason recorded a 31 per cent rise in ecommerce revenue over the six-week Christmas trading period last year, and its online store is now its second largest in revenue terms behind the company’s flagship branch on O’Connell Street in Dublin.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/eason-books-31-rise-in-web-sales-over-christmas-1.3381257/
The Retail Employees Superannuation Trust’s recent shift to a new platform is proving significant returns on customer insights and engagement
https://www.cmo.com.au/article/628131/how-rest-revitalised-its-voice-customer-program/
According to a new research report "Digital Intelligence Platform Market by Component (Analytics, Data Management, and Engagement Optimization), Touchpoint (Company Website, Social Media), Organization Size, Vertical (BFSI, Retail & E-Commerce), and Region - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the market is projected to grow from USD 5.65 Billion in 2017 to USD 13.96 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 19.8% from 2017 to 2022.
http://www.prnewswire.co.in/news-releases/digital-intelligence-platform-market-worth-1396-billion-usd-by-2022-659321813.html/
Have you ever spoken to someone so inquisitive that they ask you more questions before you’ve even finished answering the first? Or even worse, as you answer their questions thoroughly, they don’t even give you so much as a head nod to let you know they’ve understood? It is a frustrating situation to feel as though you aren’t being heard, or that your voice has gone in one ear and out the other.
https://www.retailtouchpoints.com/features/executive-viewpoints/how-to-enhance-cx-by-acting-on-available-data/
