RTP blog

AUGUST 17, 2018

The subscription economy has been making waves since 2010, when Birchbox debuted a subscription box that quickly gained popularity. Now, the space holds fierce competition, with hundreds of companies vying for customers across a wide range of industry verticals, from clothing to beauty to meal kits.

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BigCommerce

MARCH 30, 2018

Don’t even say it out loud: Subscription boxes are not dead. Heralded as the newest, greatest ecommerce strategy beginning around 2010, subscription box services like BirchBox, Trunk Club and Dollar Shave Club have not only made headlines – they’ve made billions. In 2011, subscription brands made an estimated $57,000,000.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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GetElastic

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Why a Hybrid Customer Experience is Essential for Today’s Consumer. As it turns out, based on a 2019 study , many customers actually prefer a hybrid experience over one that is entirely online or in-person. What exactly is a hybrid customer experience? Hybrid Customer Experience Example 1: Carvana.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 19, 2020

Netflix was a mere DVD-by-mail distributor in the US until 2010 and Amazon’s core business model is about retail and cloud, while Apple is primarily leveraging its huge installed base of devices to pivot to subscription services. Competitors in the video streaming service space come from any place in the ecosystem.

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FastSpring

JUNE 19, 2019

We’re Personalizing Customer Experiences More Than Ever Before. Companies are farming more data than ever before to try and find out what their customers are looking for in a product or service. Surprisingly, the report found consumers are happy to hand over their data if it meant a more personalized experience with a brand.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2024

The consumer cohort born between 1996 or 1997 and 2010 and 2020 (there is no complete agreement here) is hard to read and reach because they are a product of the world they have been born into, one where change is constant, frequent and often unexpected. Gen Z consumers are neither easy to define nor predictable in their shopping habits.

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