New Study Reveals Brands Aren’t Meeting Customer Expectations

| Daniela Forte

Consumers are giving brands a huge thumbs down when it comes to the overall shopping experience. According to a new study from Oracle and Customer Bliss, an overwhelming 82% of respondents said they had a disappointing or upsetting shopping experience, and 78% said they had been dissatisfied with a customer service experience.

Using Email to Effectively Engage with Gen Z Shoppers

| Daniela Forte

This year it’s expected that members of Gen Z, now in their late teens and early twenties, will be the largest generational cohort, surpassing millennials and baby boomers and making up one-third of the global population. In a new webinar, Greg Zakowicz, senior commerce marketing analyst at Oracle Bronto, will talk about how to effectively market to Gen Z shoppers via email marketing.

2019 Ushers in Next Wave of Catering to Empowered Consumers

| Matt Field

Throughout 2018, retailers focused on providing creative, interactive and friction-free shopping experiences for customers. In 2019, you can expect this evolution to accelerate, with personalization and obsessive customer focus at the heart, and new influencer marketing catering to a more individualized consumer experience.

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Why Brands Need to Up the Ante to Drive Sales and Loyalty

| Gina Ashe

We live in a time where you can purchase everything from toothpaste to high-end designer handbags online. Consumers, in theory, enjoy the convenience of online shopping. But the numbers don’t add up. Despite the fact that 80% of Americans shop online, 64% still prefer to shop in brick-and-mortar stores. Here is why brands need to up the ante to drive sales and loyalty.

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Loyalty and the Rise of Gen Z

| Allison Novak

By 2020, Gen Z is projected to account for 40% of all consumers in the U.S. at a population of 84.7 million. Here is what you need to know about this demographic of shoppers and what it could mean for your business.