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 […]
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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 […]
Supply Chain Workers: America’s Unsung Heroes of COVID-19
Never before has supply chain been at the forefront of the world’s minds than it is in this COVID-19 crisis today. Supply chain workers across the globe are still showing up every day in factories, warehouses, tractor-trailers, retail stores, and ports. Having spent the better part of my 25-year career designing and implement supply chain […]
How Digital Solutions Help You Reach Customers in Times of Need
Some business disruptions can be planned for— material shortages, natural disasters, compliance or fulfillment roadblocks. But what about the obstacles we don’t see coming? The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has touched nearly every business in the world in some way or another, and in the face of such an unprecedented global crisis, many are […]
Assessing Your Supply Chain Business Continuity Plan
COVID-19 is disrupting global supply chains, from much needed medical supplies to raw material imports and consumer goods. As such, organizations of all kinds are spurred to take advantage of this unprecedented time and determine how they can ensure their supply chain is able to withstand future disruption. What are your supply chain challenges during […]
Commerce During the Coronavirus – What Businesses can Do Now, Next, and for the Future – Part 3
This three-part series focuses on what digital commerce teams can do to shore up operations and remain effective right now, over the next few months, and in the mid-term future. Obviously, times are tough and every organization has unique challenges, so not everything below might apply, but sometimes the most stressful situations result in the […]
Commerce During the Coronavirus – What Businesses can Do Now, Next, and for the Future – Part 2
This three-part series focuses on what digital commerce teams can do to shore up operations and remain effective right now, over the next few months, and in the mid-term future. Obviously, times are tough and every organization has unique challenges, so not everything below might apply, but sometimes the most stressful situations result in the […]
COVID-19 and Supply Chain: The New Route to Transform
Stores are left with empty shelves and a bunch of questions. How will they get a new product? How will they keep employees safe? How will this affect the supply chain and distribution? As the economy sees a major jump in consumer purchases, it raises the question of supply and demand. It’s common for companies […]