Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In 2023, we anticipate that two-thirds of global B2C e-commerce will come from online marketplaces.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 23, 2020

B2C marketing in 2021 will take a decided turn toward retention and localization. Read on to discover how B2C marketers will adjust in the face of a post-pandemic world.

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Kissmetrics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

That is where B2C niche marketplaces can help. Alongside customer choice, brand awareness and visibility are critical to business success. Today, with 11 percent of all shopping is done online , it’s vital you know the digital platforms that will give your B2C niche service brand the reach it needs to flourish. Less Competition.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 8, 2023

CEOs believe their companies are more focused on customers than their CMOs believe. According to Forrester’s 2023 State Of Customer Obsession Survey, 90% of CEOs indicate their focus on customers guides their brand, product, and pricing strategies – while only 57% of B2C CMOs feel the same.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 2, 2023

Forrester’s Q2 2023 B2C Marketing CMO Pulse Survey featured a list of 16 marketing priorities. For each, we asked respondents (154 B2C marketing […] June not only marks the year’s halfway point, but it’s also when CMOs begin to plan for the new year. With six months left in 2023, there’s still lots to get done.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 27, 2023

It's a critical time for B2C marketers to get involved in their organizations’ privacy programs. The privacy landscape is shifting quickly.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 6, 2024

Read part one of the GenAI Impact On Commerce Tech blog series from Forrester Research principal analyst Emily Pfeiffer and senior researcher Nicole Murgia.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 26, 2023

But fret not, Forrester’s got you covered with our just published report “Navigating The 2023 Downturn: B2C Marketing Executives.” We know that fluctuating market signals have you mired in scenario planning around “economic uncertainty.” Make Brand Experience The Top Priority In All Scenario Plans In our full report, we […]

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 27, 2020

B2C customer data platforms (CDPs): all the hype, none of the follow through. That summarizes the analysis of the CDP space in our inaugural report on the category in 2018. We continue to field client inquiries about the CDP market — but the tone from marketers has grown increasingly skeptical, and vendors are asking less […].

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Both of the above are examples of B2C products, but the length of the sales cycle is very different for the two products. If your brand sells an expensive or niche product with a long B2C sales process, you have to think about your marketing differently long-term. Use content marketing throughout long B2C sales cycles.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 29, 2019

This week, Claudia interviewed Emily Collins, principal analyst on Forrester’s B2C marketing team and an expert in loyalty, on her contributions to the 2019 B2C marketing predictions […]. Recently, we spoke to Michele Goetz about how artificial intelligence will affect retailers in 2019.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Read our B2C marketing predictions for 2023. Short-term wins will be the name of the game next year. Yet a few savvy CMOs will blend both offense and defense into a smart growth strategy.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 22, 2019

Our 2019 B2C Marketing predictions hone in on the impact of rising customer power. Forrester has been evangelizing the age of the customer for a decade, but the message is approaching a crescendo.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 15, 2024

Learn the five most common barriers impeding widespread customer adoption of sustainable offerings and how to encourage sustainable behaviors among B2C buyers.

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 19, 2020

In our newly published “The Forrester Wave™: B2C Commerce Suites, Q2 2020,” we evaluated the 10 most significant commerce vendors in the B2C space along 31 criteria: Adobe, BigCommerce, commercetools, Elastic Path Software, Episerver, Kibo Commerce, Oracle, Salesforce, SAP, and Sitecore.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 17, 2020

To understand the B2C marketing predictions for the year, we spoke with Forrester experts Tina Moffett and Jim Nail. To understand how Forrester’s predictions will unfold in the retail industry in 2020, my colleague Madeline Cyr and I interviewed experts within Forrester for our “Applying 2020 Predictions To Retail” series.

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Forrester eCommerce

AUGUST 19, 2020

B2C marketers’ most pressing top-of-mind issue is how data deprecation will impact targeting, measurement, personalization, and digital media buying. Data deprecation restricts tracking and access to consumer data due to regulatory, browser, walled-garden, or consumer actions.

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Optimizely

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Shifting your career from business to business (B2B) to business to consumer (B2C) marketing is a surprisingly difficult task. While personalization, creativity, and data-driven campaigns work in both B2B and B2C marketing, there are many differences that you have to navigate. You’ll be doing the selling.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 29, 2022

Learn how the customer lifecycle framework helps B2B and B2C business leaders – enterprise-wide! calibrate what are too-often internally focused processes instead of the customer's process and perspective in order to become more customer obsessed.

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Forrester eCommerce

APRIL 28, 2022

The Forrester Wave™ for B2C Commerce Solutions surfaced a significant shift in the market, which we predicted but did not expect to see so quickly or so clearly.

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MARCH 22, 2019

That’s why we’re so excited to share that Zaius won the award for Best Customer Relationship Management Platform (CRM) at last night’s Marketing Technology Awards 2019. Dan McNamara, VP of Customer Success at Zaius, accepting the award for Best CRM. The post Zaius: The Award-Winning CRM for B2C Marketers appeared first on Zaius.

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Forrester eCommerce

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In the era of data deprecation, many B2C marketing clients are asking me “how can I get more first-party data?” or “how do I get more customers to share data with me?” It’s a valid question and a totally understandable one – a common recommendation (including from Forrester) to contend with the loss of third-party […]

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MARCH 27, 2019

” Trader Joe’s won the second year in a row as the American’s favorite grocery retailer on the Dunnhumby customer data survey. Here’s how you should approach branding and use it as a tool to manage your entire B2C business. The post Why B2C Branding is Really a Management Tool appeared first on Zaius.

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Optimizely

JULY 9, 2019

Zaius launched a new, customer-centric approach that helps you connect all your customer data, analyze behaviors, and orchestrate and automate highly personal interactions. With our newly improved platform, you’ll be able to guide the shopper journey, improve customer service, and sustain customer loyalty.

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Optimizely

AUGUST 16, 2018

Marketers already know data is key to success in B2C and ecommerce. Unfortunately, complete and accurate customer data has been shockingly difficult to get your hands on in B2C marketing. The many systems of B2C marketing. B2C marketing is more complex than ever. A missed connection with your customer.

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Forrester eCommerce

MARCH 12, 2024

According to Forrester Global Marketing Survey, about 30% of B2C Marketers use MMM […] MMM gauges the impact of marketing and media investments on vital performance indicators like sales or revenue, while also forecasting the revenue potential of marketing endeavors.

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Forrester eCommerce

OCTOBER 25, 2023

B2C marketing CMOs will need to navigate AI and prioritize the practical amid a tense political atmosphere. Get an overview of our B2C marketing predictions for 2024.

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Forrester eCommerce

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

2020 has been a year of unprecedented political, social, economic, and healthcare disruption — and 2021 shows no signs of these trends slowing down. How should European consumer marketing leaders prepare for the coming year?

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Forrester eCommerce

JULY 13, 2022

This statement is at the core of a defining principal at my former employer, Mars, and the spirit of this idea is similarly at the core of many B2C companies’ operating philosophies. Forrester calls putting the customer at the heart of everything you do, “Customer Obsession” and it’s proven to […].

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Forrester eCommerce

MAY 6, 2019

“The Forrester Wave™: Content Marketing Platforms for B2C Marketers, Q2 2019” is live! In this year’s 30-criteria evaluation, we assessed and scored the nine most significant vendors: Bloomreach, Contently, NewsCred, Opal, Percolate, ScribbleLive, Sitecore, Skyword, and Sprinklr.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The B2C market moves fast — there are always new tactics and new channels marketers should keep an eye on. As a B2C marketer, you should be asking yourself hard questions like: What KPIs should we care about? How will you be analyzing customer data? B2C marketers will stop wasting time on vanity metrics.

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Forrester eCommerce

JANUARY 26, 2024

I’m pleased to announce the publication of The B2C Customer Data Platform Landscape, Q1 2024. Forrester’s landscape research is a valuable resource for marketers to understand and differentiate the range of solutions available to them in a very dynamic market.

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Forrester eCommerce

JUNE 27, 2022

For B2C marketers, first-party data is a lot like “Zoolander’s” Hansel: “so hot right now.” Facing massive headwinds amid data deprecation, marketers want to capture zero- and first-party data from customers and build direct relationships.

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APRIL 19, 2018

As a B2C marketer, you’re likely wondering how your business can take advantage of voice commerce and create a fantastic experience for your customers. This means that your B2C business absolutely must have a strategy around voice — there is no other option. Listen to where your customers are. In their home?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

These are the loyal customers your brand relies on. Given the much higher cost of acquiring new customers , you need loyal customers who will follow you to the end of the earth (or at least watch all your Instagram stories). These are the factors your brand needs to nail if you want to succeed and build your own B2C fanbase.

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ESW

AUGUST 29, 2023

Since 2019, ESW and SalesForce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) have worked together to propel the world’s best-loved brands into new markets with industry-leading solutions that grow business and create exceptional customer experiences. Branded customer portals let shoppers self-serve and track their orders and returns. Or DSquared.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

But even more importantly, top B2C marketers are honing their skills and working to become well-rounded. Now, marketers have to own the entire customer experience, from the first interaction to true customer loyalty across platforms and devices. The post The Role of the B2C Marketer Is Changing Fast.

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