PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The latest Payments and the Platform Economy study examines how marketplaces are responding to the counterfeit threat as well as how they are continuing to innovate the customer experience. Online Resale. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

The end result will be unhappy customers likely looking to brands to make appeasements. Assuming you already have a strategy to keep up with customer demand, if your holiday readiness plan doesn’t address increasing shipping delays, now is the time to get that added to the plan. Prepare for Another Customer Service Spike.

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. Ultimately, customers want to be known and valued.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2018

There are brands that claim to take the customer experience to the max — and then there are brands that redefine what exactly the max means. Chubbies takes its customer community seriously, and it makes it very clear that this is well beyond a marketing ploy. Chubbies is among the latter. As a result, the 5.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2018

More than a store or a brand, The Sharper Image was the traditional mecca of the husbands, fathers and boyfriends along for mall trips they didn’t really want to be on, offering consolation in the form of a session in the vibro-massaging leather recliner and the opportunity to touch a plasma globe.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

In the latest installment of The Matchmaker Is In, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and David Evans sat down (virtually, of course) to discuss the ways companies can sell across several marketplaces online with RevCascade CEO Josh Wexler. But it is the retailer, said Wexler, “who remains in total control” of the customer experience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Instagram , the Facebook -owned photo-sharing social media platform, has officially launched a new voice messaging feature on Instagram Direct. This is the latest feature launched by the social media site. 80 percent of India’s online fashion market is controlled by Flipkart-Myntra and Amazon India.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Brands are finding new ways to get in front of their customers as standard outlets like news and social media are loaded with misinformation and just plain disturbing news. We have been one of the first brands to have gone into esports at a global level, and with League of Legends we have an exclusive partnership.”.

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

In retail banking, it’s clear customer experience matters, and the stakes have never been higher. Study after study confirms the importance of providing personalized, integrated experiences for satisfaction and retention of financial services customers. Ultimately, customers want to be known and valued.

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Perficient

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

On the website, Gina finds a Health Bot that advises she try Urgent Care and shares the nearest location and online scheduling. She ignores the first one, but responds to later emails and schedules online. She books an appointment online. It’s the Google experience. It’s the social media or TurboTax experience.

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Social Assurance

MARCH 1, 2021

It takes less than 30 seconds to look up a financial brand, learn where they are located, and explore the services they provide. During this time, customers can also read through a couple of reviews, forming a first impression that can be hard to change. In order for your financial brand to stand out, you have to cover all your bases.

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Bobsguide

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Chat, SMS, social media…there are so many channels these days for customer service. But is it really necessary for your brand to use them all? Not only do customers have their preferred channels, but they are also expecting you to deliver the best service possible on these channels at all times.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

We all know — and keep hearing almost ad nauseam — all about how the rise of online shopping is changing the very face of the retail industry and consumer habits. How influential will mobile and social media be to their purchasing habits? But what is that “changing face of retail” actually going to look like in a few years?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

While one day a teen may be into shopping strictly online, another day may see an offline preferred experience or a mixture of both, and retailers must be at the ready to transform engagement efforts at any given time. It turns out that retailers geared toward this younger demographic are having a tough time engaging them online.

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NCR

AUGUST 2, 2016

The impact of online reviews is growing, according to ReviewTrackers research. More than 1 in 3 people won’t eat at a restaurant with 3-stars on online review websites like Yelp, Facebook and Google. The online review space has entered the social media era, and banks are struggling to catch up. Tools That Can Help.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. Personalized experiences require merchants to have access to data — a crucial resource in helping them distinguish themselves from competitors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The move should increase sales for brands and eCommerce platforms, experts say, but it could also become a threat for online retailers, and especially fashion sites. Analysts say that 80 percent of India’s online fashion market – valued at $4 billion – is controlled by Flipkart-Myntra and Amazon India.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Seven in ten – 70 percent – of McDonald’s locations in Texas, Florida and Maryland have self-service kiosks available for customer use. With the addition of kiosks, McDonald’s is focusing on customer experience and choice. It’s like converting casual dining to fast food,” Dine Brands CEO Stephen Joyce told The Post.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

There is no shortage of up-and-coming cosmetics brands promising consumers a more personalized, customized experience. Jouer , a makeup brand that entered the scene 11 years ago, has seen many such up-start competitors rise … and fall. Then there are older brands that are luxury , but there is not much middle ground.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Companies are therefore investing in solutions and strategizing how to better distinguish between legitimate customers and fraudsters taking advantage of the higher volumes of digital activity. Friendly fraud often develops around online promotions at restaurants. A Proactive Approach To Friendly Fraud. Pandemic-Driven Pivots.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

is putting more of its hopes into digital and mobile channels — and online culture — to expand revenue and its brand profile, and make up for declining wholesale sales. The success of that ongoing effort could provide lessons or warning for other venerable clothing brands as consumers of all types increasing use the web to buy apparel.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Big merchants have many strategies, but they often lack an online checkout strategy. As a result, merchants may lose millions a year due to the friction associated with converting shoppers to buyers online. In fact, merchants experience an overall $200 billion in lost sales each year due to friction in the checkout process.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 20, 2022

While these rules were derived from improving time-on-task, they can enhance bank performance no matter what metrics a bank uses for customer, employee, or total experience (the combination of employee and customer experience). Design or pick the fastest customer experience.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Between 2015 to 2016, consumer expectations for multiple purchase options grew from 61 percent up to 74 percent according to Retail Systems Research’s 2016 Customer Experience/Unified Commerce Benchmark Survey. Through this omnichannel experience, retailers have more ways to connect with consumers.

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Insights on Business

APRIL 28, 2017

Recently, new digital technologies – driven by cloud, mobile, social media and analytics – have significantly lowered entry barriers and put customers much more at the center of the banking relationship. Wary of alienating existing customers, they do not want to alter their current branding.

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William Mills

APRIL 26, 2017

He has personally advised more than 300 chief executives on marketing strategy, business development, mergers and acquisitions, company branding and public relations. Harnessing data science and deep marketing expertise, he and his team deliver analytics-driven Customer Experience solutions.

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PYMNTS

MAY 30, 2018

The industry is booming, and consumers who shop for beauty products have no shortage of brand options in stores and online. There are traditional players, and now there are digital native brands and startups, so the cosmetics industry has become a very crowded industry,” he said. “So, Beauty Buyers Go Digital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

. — as if they were on a social network. The data collected through these online communities gives brands the insights they need to make real-time decisions that serve the commerce king: the customer. According to Forrester, brands face a 50 percent higher revenue risk in 2017. Started with # (who?)

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It was the main question put to a panel of payments and customer-facing professionals who told Karen Webster that the “old” ways of doling out rewards, on a merchant-by-merchant, point-by-point basis — even with thresholds in place before redemption — no longer applies. The technology is there; firms just have to make use of it.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Getting the right style often means turning to trusted brands to help them look and feel good. consumers, the path to discovering better fashion is found online. Revenue from online apparel, accessories and footware sales reached about $93 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach $138.7 For many U.S. billion by 2022.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

That meant the company, which has historically stressed the in-store nature of the customer experience through sophisticated technology, had to pivot to a digital-first strategy. While stores were closed, Fleet Feet saw tremendous growth in its online business.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

QVC President and CEO Mike George said when the deal was announced,“By creating the leader in discovery-based shopping, we will enhance the customer experience, accelerate innovation, leverage our resources and talents to further strengthen our brands, and redeploy savings for innovation and growth.

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Social Assurance

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Social media is a valuable medium for financial brands to grow their audience, increase their customer, and generate sales. If you’re just starting out with social selling, we’re putting together this content series to help you craft winning social campaigns from the start. Why Social Selling?

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

The webinar featured Karen Webster from PYMNTS and Amy Parsons, senior vice president of global acceptance at Discover Financial Services and its payments brand, Discover Global Network. By comparison, 32 percent of Gen Z, 35 percent of millennials and 22 percent of Gen X consumers buy online from the same store. Trust Issues.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the way people buy cars. According to Carvana Chief Brand Officer Ryan Keeton, opening new markets brings an uptick in overall business. “We Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. New Markets.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Not surprising, considering underwear weren’t really at the top of the list for what most men considered important products to upgrade or focus on — for years, men have pretty much just continued to wear the same styles and brands they always have. Now we’ve really taken up this online-first approach, but we’ve never been online-only.

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