Customer Journey
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- E-commerce and RetailDouglas KarrDec 31, 2024
How Retail Customer Journeys Have Changed With Technology
Retail has undergone radical shifts from the days of mass broadcasts to the age of digital interactivity. Where shoppers once relied on TV ads and in-store sales associates to learn about products, they now turn to smartphones, social media, and local delivery services for immediate answers. This article provides an in-depth look at the Retail Customer Journey—Awareness, Consideration, Purchase, Experience,…
- Artificial IntelligenceMatt WhitmerDec 19, 2024
How Marketers Can Use IVAs to Boost CX to Build Customer Loyalty in 2025
Think about the steps you take before making a purchase decision. What insights from other customers do you examine? Maybe you will make it a habit to read customer reviews. Or perhaps you rely on the number of stars or the customer ratings, which is easy to do—after all, for so many online retailers, the customer rating info appears above…
- Content MarketingDouglas KarrDec 18, 2024
About Us Best Practices: How to Turn Visitors into Loyal Customers
An About Us page is one of the most crucial elements of any brand’s website or e-commerce presence. While often overlooked or hastily composed, this page is the digital handshake between a company and its prospective buyers. Customers don’t simply want to purchase a product or service; they want to understand who they’re dealing with, why that brand exists, and…
- Analytics & TestingDouglas KarrDec 15, 2024
The Most Popular and Necessary Tags to Deploy in Ecommerce in 2025
Tagging lies at the heart of data-driven growth strategies for online stores. In simplest terms, tagging involves adding snippets of code, known as tags, throughout your website. These tags collect and send valuable information about user interactions, site performance, campaign attribution, and more to various platforms like analytics tools, marketing automation systems, and advertising networks. Tags are critical for e-commerce…
- Analytics & TestingDouglas KarrDec 14, 2024
Piwik PRO Analytics: Why Companies Choose It Over Google Analytics
Businesses rely heavily on analytics to understand customers, optimize digital strategies, and improve ROI. However, with growing concerns about data privacy, compliance with laws like GDPR and HIPAA, and the limitations of free tools like Google Analytics, many companies are seeking more secure, flexible, and scalable solutions. Google revolutionized the analytics industry by offering a free tool that democratized website…
- Sales and Marketing TrainingDouglas KarrDec 11, 2024
What is Authority?
In the digital landscape, authority has become a critical determinant of business success, yet it remains one of modern business’s most misunderstood and poorly measured aspects. At its core, business authority represents the degree to which a company or individual is recognized as a credible, trustworthy, and influential voice within its sphere of operation. However, true authority extends beyond mere…
- Sales and Marketing TrainingDouglas KarrDec 10, 2024
The Six Stages of the B2B Buyer’s Journey
Over recent years, many articles have been written on buyer journeys and how businesses must transform to accommodate digital changes in buyer behavior. The phases that a buyer walks through are critical to your overall sales and marketing strategy, ensuring that you provide information to prospects or customers where and when they’re looking for it. How Digital Changed Everything The…
- Artificial IntelligenceDouglas KarrDec 6, 2024
Social Commerce in 2024: From Digital Promotion to a Unified Social Experience
Social commerce has transformed from a marketing buzzword into a powerful retail channel, fundamentally changing how people discover and purchase products online. As we look at the landscape in 2024, we see a maturing ecosystem that’s increasingly central to modern retail strategy. Understanding Social Commerce Social commerce represents more than selling on social media—it’s the complete integration of shopping experiences…
- E-commerce and RetailDouglas KarrDec 5, 2024
The Three Pillars of E-commerce Success: Discoverability, Findability, and Shopability
Online merchandising has evolved beyond traditional retail display techniques into a complex digital strategy. Today’s digital storefronts must master the art of presenting products in ways that engage customers across multiple touchpoints and devices. This involves sophisticated product presentation, intelligent categorization, search optimization, and a carefully crafted customer journey that guides visitors from discovery to purchase. Discoverability: The Gateway to…
- Artificial IntelligenceDouglas KarrDec 4, 2024
What Is A Chatbot? The Evolution from Simple Scripts to Sophisticated AI
A chatbot is a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, particularly over digital channels. While today’s chatbots leverage advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP), their journey from simple pattern-matching systems to sophisticated conversational agents spans over five decades of technological evolution. Table of ContentsThe History of ChatbotsThe Dawn of Chatbots: Setting the Foundation (1960s-1980s)The…