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MCM THURSDAY

News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant

April 04, 2013

MCM Thursday
 
 
 
 
   
Showrooming Most Popular Smartphone Use
5 Factors Reshaping Ecommerce Today
Why Websites Are Getting Slower
Design for the Mobile Inbox
3 Critical Steps to Avoid Social Media Meltdowns
Consumers Buy More When Retailers Get Personal
 

Showrooming Most Popular Smartphone Use

By Erin Lynch

The Federal Reserve Board’s March 2013 Consumers and Mobile Financial Services report, found that consumers would prefer to use their smartphones for showrooming above anything else.

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5 Factors Reshaping Ecommerce Today

By Daniela Forte

Mobile, social, globalization, cloud and legacy order management systems all have a common goal: delighting the customer and earning their trust, according to a blog post by Louis Columbus on www.enterprisingirregulars.com.

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Why Websites Are Getting Slower

By Daniela Forte

Alexa.com recently tested the load times of the top 2,000 trafficked ecommerce sites comparing year-over-year data on website performance.  This infographic by Radware found on a blog post on GetElastic’s website,  shows the results found the median site takes 7.25 seconds to load, web pages are getting bigger and Firefox outperforms other browsers.   This represents [...]

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Design for the Mobile Inbox

By Daniela Forte

There are two design approaches marketers should consider when designing their mobile inbox, according to an article from ExactTarget.com.

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3 Critical Steps to Avoid Social Media Meltdowns

By Jonathan Levitt

Someday, somewhere, somehow, every retailer will deliver a bad customer experience. Products disappoint, a customer service representative has a bad day, ordering snafus occur; it happens. But in today’s socially-connected world, one customer’s small disappointment can turn into a negative firestorm overnight. Much of the writing on “social media meltdowns” of this sort has focused [...]

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Consumers Buy More When Retailers Get Personal

By Daniela Forte

Survey results from MyBuys and the e-tailing group reveal customer-centric marketing – the ability to engage consumers in one-to-one conversations across the customer lifecycle and all touch points – increases buyer readiness, engagement and sales activity, according to a press release from the e-tailing group.

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