There has been a lot of talk about what the ‘new normal’ will look like in a post-Covid world. Some are saying we may always have to wear masks on planes, while others are saying sports and concert venues will look drastically different. The future is often hard to predict, but I believe there is […]
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Perficient and Blue Yonder Launch New Site with Improved CX
For over 30 years, Blue Yonder, formerly JDA, has been the leading provider of end-to-end, integrated retail and supply chain planning and execution solutions. With more than 3,000 global clients, its solutions deliver immediacy, personalization and convenience ensuring their customers reap all the benefits of a truly modernized fulfillment platform. 6 Weeks to Launch Blue […]
Should Companies Invest in PIM or DAM?
Having spent a lot of time building custom software applications at the beginning of my career, there were many aspects of technology decisions that fascinate me. One of the subjects I’ve always enjoyed assisting companies with is the decision to “build vs buy” a software. Factors such as business needs, technical requirements, budget, access to talent, complexity, unique functionally, data privacy, and sometimes even […]
CX COVID-nnovation: the Good, the Questionable, and the Not-So-Good So Far
One and a half months into lockdown and most organizations are now through the initial scramble to assess, address, and run in the best way they are able. But some have gone beyond just getting to a run state and pushed innovation to address new and evolving customer experience expectations. But are all these “COVID-nnovations” […]
A Speed-to-Value Approach for Building a Furniture Ecommerce Store
Over the last decade, the furniture industry has been slowly enhancing its online presence and driving more sales through digital channels. In the last 3-4 years, that adoption rate has gone up, and more companies are accelerating the launch of an ecommerce website. It is estimated that in the coming years, furniture and houseware-related revenue […]
Let’s Manage the Information We Consume
In these unprecedented times, one thing there is no shortage of is information. It’s everywhere, from the news and social media, to videos and local community bulletins. While information serves to inform the masses, at the same time, a lot of that content is the driving source in contributing to our anxiety. Recent reports have […]
Predicting Changes in Customer Behavior Post COVID-19
Any researcher who focuses on understanding human behavior will tell you that most people report that they would do something or they would want something, but in practice they demonstrated dramatically different desires and actions. That’s what makes predicting how customer behaviors will change after COVID-19 so difficult. One source of truth we can reference […]
How Changing My Career and Moving Cross-country During a Global Pandemic Changed My Life
About a year or so ago, I decided that I needed a career change. I’d spent the last 10+ years working as an ecommerce practitioner within the health and medical space, and loved the time that I spent helping our customers. Knowing that I needed a change, I spent some time diving into what I […]
Understanding Security Policies for Development
Secure Software Development Understanding security policies and how they apply to development practices is key to delivery of secure software. Unfortunately, most development teams do not have a clear understanding of security implementation. This may be due to several factors, but a common theme is that security professionals speak a different ‘language’ from developers (i.e. […]
Perficient Wins IAC Award for Best Consumer Goods Website
Perficient is proud to help our clients provide elevated customer experiences and improve business processes, so it’s great when the work we do for our clients is recognized by leading industry experts. We’re excited to announce that the new B2C site we built for Benchmade Knives was named Best Consumer Goods Website by the Internet […]
A Time for Empathy, Compassion, and Humanity: Digital is More Important than Ever
World-changing events often have a way of defining generations. For some, it’s war or economic depression. For others, it’s landing on the moon, discovering a new species, or finding a cure for Polio. The latter resonates now more than ever as we settle into the new world order and navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, forging ahead […]
Data Science Virtual Expert Panel Presented by AWS
Join us and our partner Amazon Web Services (AWS) for a virtual Q&A session on Wednesday, April 15. AWS will feature one of our experts to speak on a panel about the evolution and progress being made to solve critical business problems such as customer personalization and forecasting through the use of data science. Perficient […]