Although marketing spend is, indeed, shifting from traditional to digital channels, we still know very little about the biggest challenges and wins when it comes to digital marketing technologies. Sitecore’s annual Emerging Trends in Digital Marketing report aims to uncover these issues, and more. Together with First...
Published: May 14, 2014
Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba … be they large or small, general or specialised, the economic position of marketplaces is always secure. Marketplaces are very effective for online retailers: their large amounts of traffic can give great visibility to your products, and therefore increase sales dramatically.
But...
Published: Dec 14, 2016
The marketplace environment is very varied, and lets all types of retailers to sell in a particular zone to a particular audience. There are B2B, B2C and C2C marketplaces, where people exchange physical goods, intangible goods, and services. With so many different marketplaces, it is important to distinguish between generalist...
Published: Oct 15, 2016
While there’s no magic bullet when it comes to the success of your online store, top-performing retailers do have something in common: a growing focus on Experience Optimization.
Retailers use Experience Optimization to gather data about shoppers and then use that information to serve up...
Published: May 11, 2016
The first generation content management system (CMS) essentially supported your website as a digital brochure. As digital technology started to become a bit more interesting, the second generation CMS added functionality to keep pace with video, interactive multimedia and, eventually, the social media revolution, along...
Published: Jan 14, 2016
Building a foundation of people and processes is an essential step toward experience optimization success.
Download this guide which covers the best practices of some of the most successful and well-run optimization teams including:
How to choose the best optimization platform for your organization...
Published: May 10, 2016
White paper // Five success factors for CMS Your customers and prospects expect a lot from your website. Is the content relevant? Is the presentation fresh? Is the experience personalized? Very few companies could answer “yes” to all three of those questions. That’s because online marketing has become...
Published: Jan 08, 2014
All customers expect their purchase to show up as expected and on time. But if you’re a supply chain professional, like so many we work with, you know there are thousands of things that have to be executed perfectly for that customer to have their anticipated experience.
And we know things can, and do, go wrong....
Published: Aug 22, 2018
The science of customer loyalty isn’t new—marketers were introduced to it more than 20 years ago.1 But the pursuit of loyalty is an ongoing struggle; marketers still grapple with disjointed, and even dysfunctional, toolsets as they attempt to engage each customer in a personal, long-term relationship with a...
Published: Aug 04, 2014
Many organizations face questions relative to the strategies they should put in place to thrive in a customer- centric economy and an environment where deep infrastructural changes are being driven by disruptive technologies and the rapid emergence of digital commerce channels.
Faced with these forces,...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Today’s customers are different. The digital age has not only created more ways in which businesses can engage with customers; it has also opened up endless research opportunities, meaning today’s customers have more choices and can make more informed purchasing decisions than ever before. In fact, most buyers...
Published: Apr 05, 2014
Digital marketing is a field that’s constantly evolving and Sitecore is at the forefront of the evolution. One of the ways we keep our fingers on the pulse of global marketing trends is periodically sponsoring independent research into digital marketing trends. This report presents key findings and trends based on...
Published: Jul 17, 2014
Business technology leaders have unique opportunities and significant challenges in the new era of the customer.
Chief Information Officers, Chief Digital Officers or Chief Marketing Officers are increasingly investing time and resources in delivering enhanced customer experience, and CRM will be a core platform in...
Published: Mar 10, 2016
The car purchase customer journey is now completely shaped by digital. According to research from analysis firm McKinsey¹ involving US, European, and Chinese consumers, 80% of new car purchases and almost all used car purchases start online. Much as in many other sectors, automotive consumers have a wealth of information...
Published: Jan 20, 2013