With the U.S. population now jumping to their computers or mobile devices to shop or communicate with a friend or loved one, the USPS needs to look at ways to cut costs in order for it to survive and community mailboxes and cutting delivery days appears to be one of the best answers out there.
Successfully growing your brand, leads and sales requires having deep understanding of the omnichannel customer journey, your ROI at the most granular level and your ability to be nimble enough to pull the levers that have the ability to move your organization forward.
Consumers want more flexibility in shipping and fulfillment, including the ability to select delivery dates and times, and to reroute packages based on personal preferences. With consumers placing a heavy emphasis on shipping in retail decision-making, it’s critical for retailers to explore new ways to leverage logistics strategy as a driver of omnichannel success.
As the associate project manager at Moosejaw Mountaineering, Jerry Hoopfer prides himself on the fact that his staff has an unwavering ability to take ownership of customer contact. Hoopfer took some time to get candid about customer service, social media, and who, in his opinion, is mastering the customer service space right now in this Q&A with Multichannel Merchant.
Acquisition and conversion may still be getting the lion’s share of marketing budgets, but the ROI on retention efforts is higher than ever. No matter what your business does, subscription programs represent a great opportunity to maximize recurring revenue, retention & lifetime value.
If the 2013 holiday season will be remembered for anything in the ecommerce world, it very well could be how the lack of communication between merchants, carriers and shoppers created an unsatisfactory shopping experience, which is exactly why RibbedTee.com decided to be as upfront as possible regarding a lag in inventory.
Nicole Miller is reaping the benefits of its omnichannel strategy, merging data from both ecommerce and in-store environments to provide a formidable marketing strategy aimed at boosting sales, all while giving consumers what they want, when they want it.
While most people would have forgiven delivery people for not being able to make deliveries on uncleared roadways, many 1-800-Flowers customer took to social media to express their displeasure with the brand.
Multichannel Merchant recently conducted a deep-dive research study, sponsored by Neustar, that gets to the heart of what companies are thinking about how they use, or want to use, data-driven consumer insights to create omnichannel engagement with customers and prospects. This research will show how your company stacks up, and you’ll learn how to improve your omnichannel engagement through use of actionable consumer insights.
International sales from U.S. online retailers will jump from $11 billion in 2014 to almost $50 billion by 2020, which would make up 16% of the overall U.S. online retail market. So what are you doing to grow those global ecommerce sales? Here’s how Multichannel Merchant can be your resource for growing global ecommerce sales.