Forrester eCommerce

JULY 8, 2021

The channel is very large, highly diverse, and incredibly decentralized. Channel partners know that to be successful, they need to carve out a niche — whether that be by line of business, by industry (and, increasingly, by subindustry), by size of customer, geographically, technologically, and by business model.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

So, perhaps I can be forgiven for channeling Jerry Maguire and George Constanza when I think about the key takeaways from the latest Customer Feedback Management Solutions Wave™. My conversations with the customer references for the nine vendors included in this Forrester […]

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 1, 2020

At Forrester, we research around 10,000 global technology vendors that utilize indirect sales and often get asked about the value of PR in the channel. A trend that is affecting many channel leaders […].

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 18, 2024

Amazon has teamed up with media investment company GroupM to co-develop original, shoppable content for the new Amazon Live free ad-supported TV (FAST) channel , which launched in April 2024 on Amazon’s Prime Video and Freevee streaming TV services. The mobile experience that sits alongside Amazon Live’s streaming TV content.

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Steve Dennis

AUGUST 3, 2020

Despite the accelerating growth of digitally-enabled shopping, the concentration of power in the hands of consumers and the blurring of the lines between retail channels , it’s still common for retailers to report their sales for e-commerce and physical retail as two separate figures. This is more than a semantic argument.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 11, 2019

Leverage Channel Data To Give Partners A Better Experience: Winning In The Channel Requires Data-Driven Program Innovation Brands that provide an enhanced partner experience grow faster than their peers, are more profitable, and drive higher customer satisfaction and retention downstream.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 14, 2023

Subscription-based hardware is the emerging model that every hardware vendor is promising to customers, partners, and investors. It’s a significant shift from the classic capex model in which firms spend money for outright hardware purchases. where subscription-based […]

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Management and growth of the channel is too important to be left to chance. Here are the five actions to take in Q4 to ensure you and your organization are ready to begin building your 2022 channel sales plan.

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Optimizely

APRIL 29, 2020

Customer data is at the center of a successful Marketing strategy in the Customer Era. But, of course, the recipe for success is not that simple: The data, across all the platforms Marketers use, needs to exist in one place and be actionable for creating relevance for customers.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 6, 2020

Preparing for this years list of future channel trends has been an immersive experience to say the least. In 2019, I was able to talk to 497 companies one-on-one about their channel strategy and programs, including 130 of those face-to-face.

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Channel Technology Customer Experience B2B 524

BigCommerce

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A majority of these jobs are allocated to distribution and fulfillment, but a proportional number of these jobs also go into operations, management, and of course, customer service. When it comes to customer service these days, ecommerce businesses are expected to deliver the highest quality experience. This is no surprise.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 17, 2021

Nordstrom will debut its own Livestream Shopping channel as part of broader ambitions to dive into ecommerce livestreaming, according to CNBC. Customers can shop for featured products on Nordstrom’s website as well as participate in a live chatroom during the streams. retailer showing interest in this growing channel.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 11, 2020

This week, we have seen two examples of physical channel events take shape after almost six months of virtual. In earlier research around communities, I have pointed to the 150 events per year that were happening before COVID-19. Most of these events carried on virtually, with mixed results.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

This partnership enhances the shopping experience for Crate & Barrel and CB2 customers by quickly advancing our omnichannel strategy,” said Janet Hayes, CEO of Crate & Barrel Holdings in a statement. “As As a result, our customer can enjoy a seamless shopping and payment experience any way they choose to shop with us.”

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As brands increasingly use different types of partners to reach, influence, transact, and retain customers, partner relationship management (PRM) solutions are being asked to serve both traditional and nontraditional channels at a new level of scale and personalization.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 21, 2023

Empowered customers expect seamless cross-channel experiences. B2C marketers must understand customers and create value exchanges in their individual moments of need. A cross-channel marketing hub (CCMH) can help marketers overcome data and channel integration complexity to consistently engage […]

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 10, 2022

BotsCrew offers retailers a chatbot designed to connect to multiple channels, including Facebook, WhatsApp, SMS, website widgets and others. The platform allows for easy brand customization and features personalized analytics, live chat and the ability to add more than 100 languages.

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Kissmetrics

JUNE 8, 2021

Have you defined the distribution channels that will be used by your company? In short, distribution channels determine the path goods will take from the manufacturer to the final consumer. There are many types, formats, and levels of distribution channels. What Are Distribution Channels? Direct Channels.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 8, 2023

He added that for Q1 of this year, “conversion and basket sizes are down, and we see that fairly consistently across our customer base.” So the questions retailers should be asking themselves are: How loyal are your customers? That [retailer-loyal customer] interchange has never been stronger. What are you doing to nurture them?

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Channel Merchant Services Payment Services Recommendation 275

Retail TouchPoints

JULY 15, 2024

But with such an expansive reach — one that extends across its branded channels as well as a robust network of national, regional and local retailers — Fender has sought better ways to understand the behaviors of these consumers and engage with them in more intentional and relevant ways.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 17, 2022

I am often asked how brands are handling issues of channel conflict with retail partners, when discussing brands’ direct to consumer (DTC) digital strategies. However, there are a few forerunners to my response: A brands DTC digital strategy is not just about direct transactional sales to consumers.

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Optimizely

APRIL 3, 2018

What matters more to your B2C business — a new customer buying your product or the new marketing channel that brought in the new customer? The marketing channel is only important because it brought in that new customer. Instead, you need to shift your focus from “which channel should we optimize next?”

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 22, 2024

While capabilities vary, the benefits are clear: according to research from Deloitte Digital , brands that excel at personalization are 48% more likely to exceed their revenue goals, and 71% more likely to report improved customer loyalty, than their low-maturity peers. How does personalization deliver against that strategy?

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Phone-based customer service, or voice, is well established as the most commonly used and the most tightly managed customer service channel. It may be exactly what contact centers need to not just move on from deflection, but have the confidence to once again encourage customers to call. And yes, customers are noticing.

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Algopix

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Cross-channel tracking, also known as cross-device tracking, involves monitoring customer interactions and behaviors across multiple online channels and devices. These channels can include websites, mobile apps, social media platforms, email, and more. This is where cross-channel tracking becomes invaluable.

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Channel eCommerce Social Media Customer Loyalty 128

Kissmetrics

JANUARY 8, 2021

How do you ensure your YouTube channel is reaching the right audience and helping you achieve your marketing objectives? But, if you want to make the most of this channel, you need to ensure your content is high-quality, targeted, and optimized. Why Your YouTube Channel Needs an Audit. By performing a YouTube audit.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 1, 2024

Enterprise customer service solutions support customers over a breadth of channels, and manage inquiries to SLAs. Embedded AI will make agents more productive and effective.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

It’s a common marketer’s dilemma: how do you expand your brand’s appeal beyond its core customers? Ironically, one of the things that made this such a tall order was that the retailer’s original customer group really, really loves the brand. We were able to reach more customers and reach them more efficiently while spending 40% less.”

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Optimizely

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

We recently released a new whitepaper reviewing why channel-centric solutions are missing the mark for marketers wanting an omnichannel marketing strategy. Channel-centric solutions solve for one specific channel, like email, SMS, or web. The post Channel-Centric Solutions Are Missing the Mark appeared first on Zaius.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Channel professionals want to talk about expanding their partner programs and building broad ecosystems, but the truth is that many of their basic program and channel management processes are still painfully manual and error-prone.

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