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10 massive business trends that will shape 2017 and beyond

Alida

We’ve collected 10 of the most insightful predictions that we believe will define not just 2017, but also the years ahead. Consumers have less faith in brands than ever before. Forrester Research is predicting more espionage, ransomware and privacy breaches in 2017. How smart brands measure customer intelligence ROI.

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Shared value is the customer experience of the future: 5 key takeaways from the 2017 Asia Pacific Customer Intelligence Summit

Alida

On July 13 2017, over two hundred Vision Critical customers, insights, marketing and CX professionals gathered in Sydney for the Asia Pacific Customer Intelligence Summit, Vision Critical’s 7th annual customer summit. Creating shared value is essential for developing an authentic brand and truly connecting with customers.

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Why the Retail Industry Is Shifting to Direct-to-Consumer Sales

Win the Customer

Abercrombie & Fitch is counting on direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales to counter the retail apocalypse, Columbus Business First reports. leases expiring over the next two years, the fashion brand saw a 4 percent increase in sales, largely thanks to direct-to-consumer sales. billion a year to $5 billion.

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Local Search and Online Reviews Survey 2017

ReviewTrackers

Key Takeaways from ReviewTrackers Local Search and Online Reviews Survey 2017. Over 50 percent of consumers often or always check out online reviews, while only 34 percent seek out information on discounts and pricing. percent of consumers say that at least half of their searches result in a visit to a local business.

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More evidence that customer experience is about emotions

Customer Bliss

Forrester recently released their US 2017 Customer Experience Index , which goes through data from 120,000 online consumers to rank 300 brands across 21 industries. Forrester is a very-vetted research brand, but it’s important to understand the ecosystem here. Emotion is critical to a brand’s bottom line.

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How 6 marketing leaders plan to improve customer experience

Alida

If you’re a marketing leader with CX responsibility, it’s likely you need to focus your efforts to meet business expectations in 2017—and you need to do so fast. Here’s what six of them told us about how to improve CX in 2017. Such an easy thing to correct, and, as a consumer, such a frustrating way to start off my interaction. .

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Improving Your E-Commerce Customer Service to Meet Today’s Consumer Expectations

Joe Rawlinson

Mobile technology has been changing consumer expectations for both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, making it more challenging to deliver satisfactory customer service. The 2017 IBM Consumer Experience Index (CEI) Study says only 3.4 percent of brands are delivering leading-edge customer experience , while 33.5