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These strategies will increase e-commerce conversion rates during the holiday season, engage customers, and encourage repeat visits and purchases.

Is e-commerce declining or fitting in the post-pandemic world? The answer might well depend on how the limits of e-commerce are drawn in the "new normal" business world, as companies balance their e-commerce focus with the reality that customers likely prefer an in-person shopping experience.

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Dreamforce Goes Back to the Future

Salesforce is reinventing itself. Again. It’s been a long time arriving, but Salesforce is changing by doing its best to change the economy and the ground rules business has been operating under since Milton Friedman’s heyday.

As consumers continue to explore virtual shopping in the metaverse, two companies forge the path for shoppers with platforms that make e-commerce more inviting by bringing 3D virtual showrooms and virtual try on rooms to reality.

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The Salesforce Way

The company with a radically different product strategy, and a business model that included all stakeholders, continues to do well and to teach those of us willing to learn how business can be done better in the twenty-first century.

OPINION

How Not To Do CX, Lenovo Style

I bought Lenovo’s Chromebook Duet 5 for an attractive price from a major national electronics store. In hindsight, that was a purchase I wish I could undo.

Having trouble understanding that person at the end of the support line you’ve called to get some customer service? A Silicon Valley company wants to make those kinds of problems a thing of the past.

The supply chain debacle and the rising costs of everything have forced consumers to make critical choices in how they spend their rapidly disappearing dollars. Retailers can no longer rely on personalization strategies alone to win over or retain loyal customers.

INSIGHTS

Oracle’s ‘Box of Chocolates’

Oracle's acquisition of health IT company Cerner could turn out to be pure genius. But right now, I see a Gumpian box of chocolates, and what I notice acutely are the missing jobs and resources in CX.

With inflation in the U.S. hitting 9.1% in June, merchants are facing enormous challenges when it comes to building customer loyalty -- and keeping it. These clever strategies can help brands meet their engagement and customer loyalty objectives.

Monday Sales CRM is built on the company’s flexible low-code/no-code framework and is a fully customizable tool that can be implemented within minutes.

Many business owners believe they have done their best by releasing a mobile website or online store. However, more goes into creating a riveting online shopping experience that attracts the right customers, converts casual browsing to sales, and engages shoppers long term so they are drawn to an e-...

Gen Zers do not balk at paying more for sustainable products or from brands that share their social and political views. But without providing convenient payment methods, retailers are conducting a losing proposition.

Amidst this year's back-to-store shopping trend, as large companies try to work through e-commerce mishaps, musical instrument and pro-audio retailer Sweetwater has seen an increase in online sales. The company attributes much of its success to top-of-the-line experiences both online and through its...

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