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The Customer is Always Right: Why Programmable Voice is a Key Component of Digital Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Retail companies looking to digitally transform don’t need to fix what isn’t broken. Instead, these brands need to meet customers where they already are and adhere to their communication preferences — which currently, perhaps surprisingly, points to voice.

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2023 Consumer Trend Forecasting | Salsify

Salsify

Trend forecasting is an art form that requires analyzing what’s already happened to predict what’s next.

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E-commerce SEO: The Definitive Guide for Small Businesses?

VTNS Solutions

There are over 26 million e-commerce sites across the globe and counting.

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Mastercard: Retail Sales Up 7.6% During Holiday Season

Retail TouchPoints

retail sales excluding automotive increased 7.6% year-over-year for the period from Nov. 1 though Dec. 24, 2022, according to preliminary Mastercard SpendingPulse data. The index, which was not adjusted for inflation, measured in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment.

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Retail Reimagined: What It Means To Be An Innovative Retailer

Speaker: DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist

Join DeAnna McIntosh, Retail Growth Strategist, for this idea-sparking session on how to multiply and diversify your revenue (and impact) with zero ad spend, how to create disruption in your industry, and how to reimagine and innovate the retail business model.

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AI could again make big strides in 2023, but regulation may be coming

RetailWire

Much of the opposition to AI innovation in 2022 was over the emergence of art-modeling technology like Stable Diffusion and Lensa, which not only threatens the livelihoods of artists but can pull off chillingly deceptive deepfake simulations.

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Delivering More Value Through Empowered Teams

Forrester eCommerce

Command, Control, And The Changing Workplace Organizational and people management has perennially been a favorite topic of writers and researchers. Even the Bible tells a story of how Moses’ father-in-law gave him advice about management and delegation of tasks!

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How to Design an Online Course in 2023

Ecommerce Platforms

Learning how to design an online class is much like preparing a curriculum when teaching students in a physical classroom. There’s a teacher, course structure, assessments, and communications between the teacher and students.

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Role of Knowledge Management in the Retail Customer Experience Scenario

Retail TouchPoints

Retail is one of the largest sectors in the world, with a retail sales forecast of $30.3 trillion in 2023. In a market so large and competitive, businesses compete to stand out to deliver bigger and better. The question that arises now is, how can businesses stand out?

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Understand The State Of Central Bank Digital Currencies In Asia Pacific

Forrester eCommerce

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is at the forefront of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development. Most APAC countries are proactively exploring and experimenting with CBDCs. China, South Korea, India, and Thailand are proactively piloting retail CBDCs.

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Amazon Returns: The Complete Guide For Amazon Sellers

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Amazon has a reputation for being one of the world's most reliable and consumer-friendly retail companies, and their flexible return policies encourage customers to shop confidently. But product returns can have a negative impact on sellers trying to make money on Amazon.

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The ABM Benchmark Survey

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. It’s clear there’s a maturity gap in ABM strategies, so how can marketers start closing it?

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What Is Good Customer Service? What Modern Consumers Expect | Salsify

Salsify

As far as marketing concepts go, the benefits of providing top-tier customer service are, generally speaking, pretty easy to understand. Anyone who has made a purchase or two of their own can grasp why a customer would generally prefer to do business with the companies that treat them best.

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Food Lion Donates 5.4 Million Meals to Families in Need

Retail TouchPoints

Food Lion and its customers helped provide 5.4 million meals to families in need through the supermarket’s annual Holidays Without Hunger campaign.

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Twitter Needs Advertisers, But Advertisers Don’t Need Twitter

Forrester eCommerce

The advertising community is giving Twitter more oxygen than it deserves since Elon Musk took over. The reality is that Twitter has never been a critical media channel in the overall media mix, comprising just 1.3% of 2022 digital ad spend based on Forrester’s 2022 Advertising Forecast, US.

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Hootsuite Unveils the Top Social Media Marketing Trends for 2023

Digital Doughnut

Hootsuite launches its seventh annual Social Trends report, helping marketers inform and bring to life strategies around social marketing, social commerce and social care in the New Year. Ecommerce, Innovation & Trends, Research, Social Media, Technology

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The Ultimate Small Business E-Commerce Fulfillment Guide & Checklist

From building a carrier strategy to addressing the inevitable returns rush, Shippo’s "How to Prep for Peak Season Shipping" covers everything you need to implement the right fulfillment plan for your e-commerce business this season.

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Ames Department Stores will be back in 2023

RetailWire

The Ames Department Stores discount chain, founded in Massachusetts in 1958, ran over 700 stores in 20 states at its peak but after a couple of bankruptcy filings went out of business in 2002. Recently, however, a notice appeared on amesstores.com announcing that new Ames stores will open in 2023.

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The Ongoing Battle to Protect Consumer Payment Card Data

Retail TouchPoints

Buying goods online is second nature to most of us. Using our payment card whilst we shop online rarely gives us pause, and the many millions who buy online generally trust the system.

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My 2022 Airing Of Grievances And Feats Of Strength

Forrester eCommerce

In the spirit of Festivus, I’m airing my grievances and demonstrating my feats of strength. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t enter 2022 with a full tank. I started the year by joining the hordes of people revenge-travelling / shopping / connecting / renovating (I know!).

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Digital ad spend in November declined for first time since 2020

RetailDive

The 4% year over year dip in digital is joined by an 8% decline in overall ad spend for the month, per findings from Standard Media Index

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Learn Today, Sell Tomorrow: Increasing ROI & Conversions Through Search Metrics

Search metrics can drive conversion by helping website owners, and marketers learn from their online visitors. The data provided by an onsite search engine can help personalize the eCommerce experience and turn a visitor into a repeat buyer.

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Is AliExpress Legit? How to Avoid Scams & Shop Smart

eCommerce CEO

If you’re thinking about shopping with AliExpress for the first time, you may be wondering, “Is AliExpress legit?” ” Worry not – we’re here to help. Read more. Product Research

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Adidas Opens First TERREX Outdoor-Lifestyle Store in Canada

Retail TouchPoints

Adidas has brought its TERREX outdoor brand to Vancouver, British Columbia’s Kitsilano neighborhood with a new brick-and-mortar store. While TERREX has an established ecommerce presence in Canada, the Kitsilano location allows customers to experience the label in person.

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Finishing 2022 With Uncertainty for Technology Executives

Forrester eCommerce

In the post-pandemic era, uncertainty reigns. With all the confusion surrounding economic indicators and talk of recession in 2023, technology executives may face tough decisions in the early months of 2023.

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The Backroom: Ushering in the new year with Doug Stephens

RetailDive

What retailers should know about the realities of the metaverse and more futuristic observations from the retail prophet

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Marketing-Led COVID-19 Growth Strategies: 2022 and Beyond

More than two years in, COVID-19 is far from over. Businesses are tasked with beating pre-COVID numbers, making marketing crucial. This is your time to create brand awareness, bring in the best leads, and play a vital role in new and existing profit.

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How Much Do Franchise Owners Make?

Korona

The idea of starting or buying a franchise is attractive for many reasons: being your own boss, investing in your community, and earning a lot of money as a franchisee. But how much do franchise owners make?

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Automation: The Driving Force Behind Warehouse Management Growth

Retail TouchPoints

A growing retail and ecommerce business can turn an efficient process into a multi-step nightmare with inaccurate purchasing, order fulfillment and returns processes. Modern warehouses need to be responsive, flexible, resilient and reliable to accommodate constant change and evolve with it.

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AI Content Detector

Shopping Signals

We’ve compiled a list of the best, most prominent AI content detection tools. You can jump straight to that list now if you’d like.

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How to Use Your Email Signature for More Than Just Your Contact Information

Digital Doughnut

Do you ever feel like your email signature is nothing more than a digital business card? If so, you're not alone. In fact, most people only use their email signatures to list their name, job title, company, phone number, and email address. B2B, Customer Experience, Email & eCRM

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The Headless (CMS & Search) eCommerce Hunt

Speaker: Jonathan Meyer & Jonathan Read

Headless CMS is redefining the way online content is presented. But don't worry––it’s not nearly as spooky as it sounds. Connect with Hawksearch’s Jonathan Meyer, joined by Sitefinity’s Jonathan Read, where the pair will define Headless CMS, the benefits it offers, and outline its eCommerce potential,

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How To Write A Balance Sheet

Korona

No matter how big or how small, all retail companies must utilize some accounting to track their profitability and viability. Indeed, there are some essential assessments to be performed by every type of business. One of these assessments is a balance sheet.

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Walmart, Home Depot and Gap Execs Honored by NRF Foundation

Retail TouchPoints

The NRF Foundation has named five retail execs to its list of People Shaping Retail’s Future 2023. The honorees will be celebrated at the 2023 NRF Foundation Honors on Jan. 15, 2023 at New York City’s Marriott Marquis Times Square.

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Despite uncertain economy, 2022 was marked by sizable acquisitions

RetailWire

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The Ultimate Guide to the Benefits of Using IoT in Business

Digital Doughnut

Here you can learn how to take advantage of the benefits of using IoT in your business and make better decisions with the data they provide. B2B, Technology

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7 Ways to Supercharge Your ABM Strategy with Real-Time Intent

Streaming real-time intent is a homerun for marketing and sales’ account-based marketing (ABM) strategies. With real-time buyer insights, you can be first-in-line to provide solutions and lead better, hyper-personalized conversations.