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Salesforce Survey: 36% of Retail Employees Already Using Generative AI

Retail TouchPoints

Retailers have been eager to jump on the generative AI bandwagon: according to a new survey conducted by Salesforce and the Retail AI Council , retail executives estimate that 36% of their employees already are using generative AI today, with that figure projected to rise to 45% by 2025. Take for example Google Shopping.

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Data Shows Customers Might be Resistant to AI Shopping Recommendations — Here’s what C-Suite Executives Should Know

Retail TouchPoints

For much of last year, AI seemed immune to the normal laws that govern the marketing hype cycle: expectations just kept on inflating. The technology, it turns out, largely functions as promised: AI is in fact quite good at making personalized recommendations. Meanwhile, 60% said they would be unaffected by AI recommendations.

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Survey: 87% of Consumers Doubt Influencers Use Products They Promote

Retail TouchPoints

The size of the global influencer marketing market has more than doubled since 2019, to $16.4 Desire Company CEO Eric Sheinkop discussed the survey results with Retail TouchPoints : Retail TouchPoints (RTP): What’s the significance of the fact that so many consumers doubt influencers even use the products they’re recommending?

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Retailer or Manufacturer—Can You Enhance Performance With More Effective Customer Satisfaction Surveys?

Wiser

Customer satisfaction surveys are an invaluable tool for businesses seeking to improve their performance and stay ahead of the curve in an increasingly competitive market landscape. These surveys provide direct insights from the very people who matter most—customers. Surveys are not just questionnaires.

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AI Isn’t Going Anywhere: How Retailers Plan to Deploy the Tech in 2024

Retail TouchPoints

Within the larger global market, McKinsey estimates that the retail and CPG sectors have the most to gain from AI , with potential to harness the tech and drive huge improvements in operational efficiency as well as the customer and employee experience. But many of these tasks may just represent the low-hanging AI fruit.

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Holiday Store Experience Survey: Consumers Prioritize Safety Over Immersive Shopper Journeys

Retail TouchPoints

The holiday season has always been prime time for retailers to roll out new marketing campaigns, events and experiences that draw people to their stores — and keep them there. Nearly half of consumers surveyed ( 45% ) said that occupancy limits designed to prevent overcrowding would make them feel more comfortable with in-store shopping.

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A Beginner’s Guide to a Cookie-Free Marketing Strategy

Retail TouchPoints

A full 60% of marketers believe the era of advertising cookies and IDs is coming to an end. The same survey reports that 41% of marketers aren’t familiar with targeting methods other than third-party cookies or IDs. “I The upshot is that marketers will lose direct visibility into user behavior beyond a brand’s website.

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