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Car Sales Through Vending Machines!

Beyond Philosophy

Car buyers visited an average of 5 dealerships before buying a car in 2013, but now that number is down to 1.6, Research by Cisco of 1500 car consumers found that 83 percent would rather research a car online, and 55 percent would feel comfortable closing the deal virtually. The post Car Sales Through Vending Machines!

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What is customer intelligence? How a deeper customer understanding drives revenue and sales

Alida

In a 2013 study from Dimensional Research, 90 percent of people who read online reviews said that their purchasing decisions had been influenced by positive reviews, while 86 percent said they were swayed by negative reviews. Those voices have an impact. Customers no longer rely on a brand’s reputation to gauge the value of a product.

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Is Your Customer Service Department a “Factory of Sadness”?

Customer Bliss

Consumers today prefer to do things on their own – and, most importantly, according to their own timeframe. His first book, The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation (Penguin, November 2011), was a #1 Amazon as well as Wall Street Journal bestseller, selling more than half a million copies worldwide.

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How to engage millennials for customer insight and marketing

Alida

What are the consumer insight best practices when trying to engage millennials? What are the challenges in engaging millennial consumers? This infographic‰, from our Black Friday 2013 study ‰, highlights how millennials use mobile devices to shop. Here‰’s what you need to know: Who are millennials? How do I recruit millennials?

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Supply and Demand: Why Consumers Desire Mobile Payments and E-Receipts

Win the Customer

It seems consumers are quickly adapting to mobile payment systems in droves, but many companies have neglected to keep pace. For example, the iPhone 6 Plus is set up for mobile payments and makes on-the-go shopping a breeze for consumers. That figure indicates a reach to some 50 million regular users. Not sure where to start?

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How to Achieve Personalized Customer Service with AI Tools

TechSee

consumers abandoned a brand due to lack of personalization and trust. Retail giant Amazon has been leading the industry’s CX personalization efforts since 2013. . Amazon reports that 35% of all their sales are generated by the recommendation engine. According to Accenture , 41% of U.S.

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How food retailers can compete against Amazon’s Whole Foods and European grocers

Alida

If you have a customer-centric culture, that cures a lot of ills,” Bezos said in an interview in 2013. For example, grocery chain Price Chopper has been able to uncover unmet customer needs, launch sales and increase sales through ongoing engagement with 5,000 shoppers.

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