There is no clear way of predicting when a customer will make a purchase, but you can be sure today’s connected customer wants it all.
Customers want to be able to browse products on any device and purchase on another later that day. If the customer can’t find what they are looking for in store, they want assistants working on the shopfloor to locate that item and have it delivered to a place of their choosing the next day – all while earning loyalty points.
https://www.retail-week.com/retail-voice/top-30-international-retailers-customers-drive-digital/7029187.article?authent=1/
Harnessing the voice of the customer and using role-specific insights to improve the performance of every individual agent is how NICE Satmetrix is revolutionising Customer Experience (CX) in the contact centre.
Featuring a set of unique and truly innovative technologies that gather direct feedback from the customer and apply contextualised analytics to help improve agent performance, NICE Satmetrix offers an unprecedented CX solution that adds value to every interaction.
https://www.uctoday.com/reviews/contact-centre-solutions/nice-finding-value-in-the-voice-of-the-customer-with-nice-satmetrix/
According to a survey by Statista, nearly 2.62 billion people have active social media accounts worldwide today. The high tech industry has long understood that targeted ads and social media campaigns are powerful tools for driving brand awareness and sales. However, despite the fact that social media drives more traffic to a website than organic search, conversion rates are still extremely low. In fact, according to AdWeek, social media traffic has an average conversion rate of 0.71 percent, with organic search converting at 1.95 percent and email at 3.19 percent.
Some high tech companies are very successful in creating communities and developing a strong following on their social media accounts and this is definitely the first step to increasing conversion. But how do you use these communities to build customer loyalty, provide a better customer experience and increase sales conversion rates?
https://www.itproportal.com/features/3-ways-technology-brands-can-leverage-live-engagement-on-social-media/
Customer centricity is misunderstood. A change in retail has already occurred: technology users and their need for immediacy have severed the middle ground. Retail in the middle, grounded in mediocrity is doomed. The unifying force, no matter what way you shop, demands a customer-focused experience.
https://www.retaildive.com/news/customer-centricity-is-misunderstood/524103/
Voice user interface (VUI) development has been opened up to brands, people and developers vying for a share of voice in this new, noisy marketplace by both Amazon and Google who have created free ‘skill’ or ‘action’ building platforms for their market-leading personal voice assistants. Although this accessible technology is exciting, it is still in the early stages of adoption and presents a steep learning curve - for both brands and customers. In this world, everyone’s a beginner.
https://www.marketingtechnews.net/news/2018/may/23/joining-vui-conversation-challenges-and-benefits-voice-user-interfaces-marketers/
Technology is advancing with such acceleration that recent headlines seem almost unbelievable. Our bodies and faces are becoming our passwords. Amazon’s Alexa assistant has announced features in development that can understand human emotions, and a robot is being created to judge gymnastics in Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics. With so much investment and interest in driverless technology, it’s even possible the children of tomorrow may never need to learn to drive. From my perspective, here are a few ways brands can rise to the occasion of endless change.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/05/14/digital-brand-building-tactics-for-an-ever-changing-world/#32824943550d/
We’re embarking on an era where Voice of the Customer (VoC) programmes have the potential to become just that – voice led. Voice-controlled technologies are set to change the way customers and brands interact forever as Voice User Interface (VUIs) gain increasing traction. Iain Millar, Managing Partner, Innovation at Rufus Leonard - the Brand Experience Engineers that have helped clients embrace innovation for 29 years - advises chief customer officers (CCOs) seeking to enrich their customer experience through the medium of VUI. Addressing how to overcome the challenges thrown up by this new conversational world.
https://www.mycustomer.com/community/blogs/iain-millar/could-voice-uis-drive-voice-of-the-customer-data/
The world has come a far way! A lot of it is thanks to the excessive growth of the term internet and technology. The internet might be able to survive without businesses using the platform to buy, sell, and market their products and services, but we can vouch for the fact that there aren’t many businesses today that could survive if the internet were to shut down today!
A study suggests that more than 95% Americans shop at least once a year online. With such staggering numbers luring companies to set up shop online, there isn’t much to understand about why it is necessary for you to set up a business that works online. But the bigger question, however, is, How to manage a business online? We’d say that there are multiple facets attached to it. Most importantly today is the power of Social Media.
https://thenextscoop.com/handle-unhappy-customers-on-social-media/
Customer churn in the age of information is a fact of life for every business in every industry. Customers have unprecedented access to data, enabling easy comparisons of alternatives, as well as hassle-free provider changes with a simple click of a button. With Accenture reporting that 77% of consumers are no longer loyal to any particular brand, companies must work harder than ever to retain their customer base. It is well known that the acquisition costs of converting new customers far outweigh the cost of maintaining current customers, further motivating companies to find and implement innovative customer retention strategies. Technology-based customer retention solutions provide powerful platforms and fresh approaches, and most importantly, practical frameworks and processes to successfully engage with customers at scale. They have been proven to consistently decrease churn and improve a business’ bottom line.
http://customerthink.com/technology-based-solutions-to-enhance-customer-retention-strategies/
Customer experience. I am sure you’ve discussed improving your CX at least once this year—and if you haven’t you probably should. The truth is, 2018 is the year of the customer experience and customer satisfaction. Why? According to Salesforce, 75 percent of consumers expect a consistent experience wherever they engage and 87 percent of consumers think brands need to do more to provide a seamless experience.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2018/04/25/4-technologies-driving-the-future-of-customer-experience/#5e88404d3089/
