Forrester eCommerce

MAY 11, 2022

Today, we have fresh data from Forrester’s Q2 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey, 2022 — a cross-industry survey among 153 US B2C marketing executives, VP and above, at brands with at least 500 employees. We provided a list of 13 trending marketing priorities and asked respondents to indicate the degree to which each is a […].

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

After New York City, San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore, and London, Forrester hosted its first event dedicated to customer experience in Paris, France. It was a great pleasure for me to host about 150 leaders in a unique venue, the Parc des Princes (PSG’s football stadium!!),

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I’ve always enjoyed Forrester events, both as a customer more than a decade ago, as an analyst presenting, and as a research director acting as MC. One of the things I was most looking forwards to in 2020 as I returned to focus on our European consumer research was CX EMEA. It’s a chance to […].

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Optimizely

MARCH 20, 2018

Amazon is a fact of life for every B2C brand. This is in part because Amazon offers a fantastic and easy buying experience for their customers. Buyers get fast shipping, great customer service, and easy checkout all in one. . Buyers get fast shipping, great customer service, and easy checkout all in one. .

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 27, 2024

A look at the mindset of the online shopper relative to customer service should remind every retailer that they are only as good as their current interaction. Online shoppers focus on current needs, as only 12% consider prior interactions with customer service reps important when using online customer service.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 26, 2023

But fret not, Forrester’s got you covered with our just published report “Navigating The 2023 Downturn: B2C Marketing Executives.” Make Brand Experience The Top Priority In All Scenario Plans In our full report, we […] We know that fluctuating market signals have you mired in scenario planning around “economic uncertainty.”

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Optimizely

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Both of the above are examples of B2C products, but the length of the sales cycle is very different for the two products. If your brand sells an expensive or niche product with a long B2C sales process, you have to think about your marketing differently long-term. Use content marketing throughout long B2C sales cycles.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Guide your holiday logistics planning around: 1) speed; 2) fulfillment options; and 3) transparency to create seamless and stellar experiences for your customers. Speed, Options, And Transparency Should Guide Holiday-Season Planning Retailers, get ahead of the holiday-season chaos and prepare your order management processes.

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Optimizely

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Your B2C brand has a big sale coming up to move excess women’s shoe inventory and make room for next season’s styles. In order to do that, you need access to your customer data. Not quite the customer segment you wanted, but you’re on a deadline, so what can you do? Customer lifetime value. Does this sound familiar?

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Optimizely

APRIL 10, 2018

Your B2C brand has a big sale coming up to move excess women’s shoe inventory and make room for next season’s styles. In order to do that, you need access to your customer data. Not quite the customer segment you wanted, but you’re on a deadline, so what can you do? Does this sound familiar? Seems simple?

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GetElastic

APRIL 23, 2019

Imagine a customer service experience where the business representative is always available, friendly and equipped to handle any inquiry you send their way. They have quickly taken over customer service functions for a growing number of businesses. The B2C Experience.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

As all organizations operating in Australia understand, the line between brand, marketing, and customer experience (CX) disciplines has blurred as people gain access to companies, services and products on their own terms. Instilling an understanding of customer emotions into design experiences and branding strategy.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Customer experience (CX) has become the number one business priority for marketers. The percentage of European B2C marketers considering improving CX as their company’s top business priority has jumped from 26% in 2019 to 46% in 2020. CMOs are fully aware of the importance of customer data to personalise experiences.

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Optimizely

APRIL 19, 2018

As a B2C marketer, you’re likely wondering how your business can take advantage of voice commerce and create a fantastic experience for your customers. This means that your B2C business absolutely must have a strategy around voice — there is no other option. Listen to where your customers are. In their home?

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Forrester sees 2022 as a tale of two B2C CMOs: Some will be sidelined by the likes another chief “something” officer. However, elite CMOs (those with data, martech, customer experience, and product chops) will capitalize on this moment in time to duly expand their remit across the marketing mix.

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Groove

JANUARY 19, 2022

Improving customer experience is a focal point for many online businesses. As the demand for frictionless shopping increases and consumer shopping habits constantly change, merchants must optimize their stores to accommodate shoppers at each stage of the eCommerce customer journey. What Is The eCommerce Customer Journey?

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

An effective cross-channel marketing hub (CCMH) can position marketing as an indispensable component of an organization’s customer-obsessed growth engine. Instead, leverage it for next-gen customer engagement based on compelling, contextually relevant experiences.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 26, 2022

Forrester defines RTIM as: Enterprise marketing technology that delivers contextually relevant experiences, value, and utility at the appropriate moment in the customer lifecycle via preferred customer touchpoints. RTIM enables next best experience (NBX) decision-making in the face of changing […].

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Groove

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B2B businesses have to nurture customers through a complex buyer’s journey. Unlike in typical B2C retail, these customers often have multiple decision-makers who need to agree on purchases. This carefully designed software will help enhance the customer experience by improving personalization and driving growth.

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Optimizely

AUGUST 16, 2018

Marketers already know data is key to success in B2C and ecommerce. Unfortunately, complete and accurate customer data has been shockingly difficult to get your hands on in B2C marketing. The many systems of B2C marketing. B2C marketing is more complex than ever. Other, new growth experiments running every day.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

GetWhen I describe what customer experience management requires to be able to transform a CX vision into reality, I often hear from my audience: “this is interesting, but we are different“ The nature of that difference is then often stated as: we are operating in B2B, not B2C; or we operate in a heavily regulated […].

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 20, 2019

Unprecedented Growth Chief customer officers and chief experience officers were once a small community of visionaries and practitioners pioneering customer experience (CX) across industries.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 28, 2022

The Forrester Wave™ for B2C Commerce Solutions surfaced a significant shift in the market, which we predicted but did not expect to see so quickly or so clearly.

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Optimizely

MARCH 29, 2018

You’ve designed a very pretty marketing email and are ready to send it out to a dynamic segment that signed up for a 10% off promotion from your B2C brand. Are you really a data-driven B2C marketer? Below we pose three important questions to help you understand whether your marketing strategy is making the most of your customer data.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In the era of data deprecation, many B2C marketing clients are asking me “how can I get more first-party data?” or “how do I get more customers to share data with me?” It’s a valid question and a totally understandable one – a common recommendation (including from Forrester) to contend with the loss of third-party […]

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

2020 has been a year of unprecedented political, social, economic, and healthcare disruption — and 2021 shows no signs of these trends slowing down. How should European consumer marketing leaders prepare for the coming year?

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Efficiency gains and improving brand affinity via customer experience will dominate B2B marketers' thinking in 2020.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It’s unclear why B2B ecommerce is often compared with B2C, given how different the experiences are for buyers and the underlying infrastructures for selling products online. Consumers have been conditioned to expect the easy, self-service experience of online shopping, regardless of product or platform.

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Optimizely

JANUARY 10, 2019

But even more importantly, top B2C marketers are honing their skills and working to become well-rounded. Now, marketers have to own the entire customer experience, from the first interaction to true customer loyalty across platforms and devices. The post The Role of the B2C Marketer Is Changing Fast.

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ESW

AUGUST 29, 2023

Since 2019, ESW and SalesForce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) have worked together to propel the world’s best-loved brands into new markets with industry-leading solutions that grow business and create exceptional customer experiences. Branded customer portals let shoppers self-serve and track their orders and returns. Or DSquared.

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RIS News

JULY 12, 2023

With 96% of customers (B2C and B2B) saying that “excellent customer service builds trust,” creating a seamless experience across the customer journey is critical for long-term loyalty.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 27, 2022

For B2C marketers, first-party data is a lot like “Zoolander’s” Hansel: “so hot right now.” Facing massive headwinds amid data deprecation, marketers want to capture zero- and first-party data from customers and build direct relationships.

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Groove

APRIL 15, 2024

B2C platforms often do not keep up with these changes or may not meet the unique requirements of B2B transactions. While there are plenty of options for B2C consumers, the unique capabilities a B2B customer requires simply are not available on B2C platforms and apps.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 15, 2024

Learn the five most common barriers impeding widespread customer adoption of sustainable offerings and how to encourage sustainable behaviors among B2C buyers.

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Kibo

MARCH 24, 2021

To also improve customer experience, searchandising can also incorporate behavioral data to create automated results that are likely to be more relevant, while still including business rules. This positive experience over time yields more loyal customers and higher lifetime value. Higher LTV.

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Customer Experience Customer B2C Recommendation 118

Retail Technology Review

MARCH 5, 2019

Poor product visualisation is preventing almost a quarter of B2B customers from making purchases online, according to a new report by full-service e-commerce agency, PushON.

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GetElastic

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Significant shifts occurred in the presence of digital commerce platforms, but also a turn towards B2B initiatives versus what has been historically B2C led. Let’s take a quick look at some of the survey’s key statistical findings: By 2025, 75% of B2B manufacturers will sell to their customers directly via digital commerce.

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