The COVID-19 pandemic stressed everyone in 2020. Many of our clients had prepared their digital businesses ahead of time and survived. Other companies who were late to creating digital customer experiences suffered as people stayed away from traditional stores and shopped online. But even the best companies struggled to keep customer satisfaction levels high during […]
Customer Experience
[Webinar Recording] What Financial Institutions Can Learn From Top Brands in Other Industries
It is time to reimagine the traditional banking business model and optimize it for the digital age. Financial institutions that want to remain ahead of their competition must adopt new business processes and implement fresh digital strategies and technologies. By optimizing these digital efforts, companies will increase sales and provide value to their customers. Below […]
Forget ABC: Make ABL a Top Commerce Priority in 2021
I’m sure if you haven’t seen, you’ve at least heard of the infamous sales scene from the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross. But if you haven’t, in this particular scene the character played by Alec Baldwin rants for 7+ minutes on why the under-motivated real estate agents should “Always Be Closing.” The scene itself is […]
Perficient, DTE Energy, and Non-Profit Client Win Respective Creative Awards
One award is exciting, but bringing home two awards is out of this world! We are excited to announce that DTE Energy’s Interactive, Energy Efficient Home, and a nonprofit private client have won silver and bronze (respectively) at this year’s Creativity International Design Awards. The Creativity International Design Awards is active in recognizing exceptional design […]
How Healthcare Marketers Can Adapt and Advance [On-Demand Webinar]
Healthcare marketers’ role has shifted dramatically in recent years as technologies have advanced, social media use has skyrocketed, and patients have embraced consumerism. The COVID-19 pandemic and the significant, lasting shift to virtual care have brought a further change in a concise period of time. At Modern Healthcare‘s recent Strategic Marketing Conference, Paul Griffiths joined Todd […]
Post COVID-19 Customer Experience Imperatives
COVID-19 vaccines appear to be close to helping resolve the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. The pandemic exposed both good and bad customer experiences as companies reacted to the changing market and economic conditions. As we start to emerge from the pandemic in 2021, what should customer experience practitioners focus on to begin to ramp back up? […]
Good Customer Service, Does it Create Good Customer Experiences?
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have had to transform how they interact and assist their consumers completely. Many retail or consumer goods businesses have had to switch from traditional, in-person shopping experiences to digital buying. This transition is never the easiest for either party, but businesses must adapt and step up their game when accommodating […]
How Episerver B2B Commerce Cloud’s Quoting and Checkout Benefits Consumers During COVID-19
In these unprecedented times, B2B buyers want to be sure they are staying budget-conscious and aware of all the ways to get a better price on their orders. Companies need to adapt from outdated quoting methods such as in-person, door to door, and over the phone, and transition to sophisticated digital quoting and checkout. Implementing […]
A Consultant Perspective: How Product Innovation Teams Can Successfully Bring a Product to Market
Product innovation teams can have a multitude of ideas or designs for products that will forever change the way their client’s businesses work, as well as how consumers interact with them. But successfully reaching that point is often difficult. Launching a product that benefits the client and makes it to market successfully is a double […]
Healthcare Distribution & Manufacturing Companies Will Have Another Record Year in 2021
An eMarketer article reported that “US B2B Digital Healthcare Ad Spend will grow by 41.2% in 2020 to reach $848.1 million. That is the highest growth rate out of all the sectors for which we track B2B digital ad spending.” Now, I can’t say I’m surprised by this statistic. As eMarketer accurately points out, not […]
Agency, Interrupted: Insourcing, Digital Consultancies, and How to Work With Agencies
Digital disruption continues to accelerate across every industry, including the digital industry itself. The digital agency emerged in the 1990s, soon after companies realized that the web would be driving customers to their business and they needed to drive their customers to their web site. Digital agencies merged decades-old creative and marketing experience with emerging […]
The Business Value of Experience Design (Series Introduction)
Whether you’re checking your bank balance, getting an oil change, or enjoying another curbside pickup for Taco Tuesday, everyone loves a great customer experience. And if you’re on the other side of that exchange, everyone wants to make their customers happy and coming back for more. But a great customer experience is not a matter […]