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What I See Coming For The Channel In 2020

Forrester eCommerce

Preparing for this years list of future channel trends has been an immersive experience to say the least. In 2019, I was able to talk to 497 companies one-on-one about their channel strategy and programs, including 130 of those face-to-face.

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Anthropologie CMO: ‘Digital is not a Channel, Platform or Tech — it’s a Business Driver’

Retail TouchPoints

It’s a common marketer’s dilemma: how do you expand your brand’s appeal beyond its core customers? Ironically, one of the things that made this such a tall order was that the retailer’s original customer group really, really loves the brand. We were able to reach more customers and reach them more efficiently while spending 40% less.”

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The Value of Owning Your Channels

Optimizely

With consumers spending nearly two and a half hours each day browsing Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, brands are compelled to have a social media presence and use these channels for generating leads, promoting content, and even delivering customer service. of total retail sales in Q3 of 2019.

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How CRM Will Evolve in 2019

Forrester eCommerce

It empowers customer-facing personnel with the right data about their customers at the right time, in context, so that they can focus on nurturing relationships across journeys even as they cross channels and devices. Today Modern CRM supports […].

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Brands Need a Dedicated Balance Sheet for Customer Health

Retail TouchPoints

These days, the framework for marketing success is still being driven heavily by a company’s media plan rather than in the context of overall customer health. Many companies are accustomed to viewing performance by channel, by store or by product. Are existing customers sticking around? Are new customers coming back for more?

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Nordstrom C-Level Appointments Centralize Responsibility for Customer and Store Operations Strategies

Retail TouchPoints

Nordstrom has promoted Ken Worzel to Chief Customer Officer and Jamie Nordstrom to the post of Chief Stores Officer, while Scott Meden, Chief Marketing Officer, and Geevy Thomas, President, prepare to retire. Since 2019, Worzel has served as the retailer’s COO, and previously filled the roles of EVP of Strategy and Development and CDO.

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PayPal Lays Out Plans for New Commerce-Based Advertising Business

Retail TouchPoints

“Commerce and advertising are deeply connected, and we believe that the advertising platform we are building at PayPal will become a must-use marketing channel for merchants big and small ,” said Scotti in the statement. “I’m I’m thrilled to have Mark join our team and lead this important work.”

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