If 2020 and 2021 taught us anything, it’s that we need to be ready for whatever happens. How can you anticipate the unexpected? Being ever flexible and innovative is a good place to start, but you also need to prioritize retaining and growing relationships with existing customers. The best way to reduce friction and transform […]
Digital Experience
Why Your Physical Storefront is More Important than You Think in an Omni-Channel Digital Strategy
When it comes to delivering exceptional experiences in 2022 and beyond, physical store locations will become a focal point for businesses. Now, I can hear and feel the skepticism as you read this – why the heck would someone still want to have a physical storefront when they could just build an ecommerce website and […]
Blend and Bend the Rules with Expressive Typography
We all want the World Wide Web (WWW) to be a more informative and engaging place, right? We want to see new design trends bringing life to the digital space every year. As designers, marketers, and creatives, we sometimes sit and wait to find out what trend we should be following for the next year, […]
Journey Science: Critical Tools for Understanding Your Customers
Journey Science is all about leveraging data to understand your customers and tailor their experience. Experience Maps, Journey Maps, and Service Blueprints are all critical tools for Journey Science. But how do you determine which to use for your purpose? Here’s a quick rundown: Experience Maps are umbrellas that illustrate a broad human experience. They […]
Neo-Brutalism: The Trendy Middle Child of Web Design
Since the beginning of 2021, Y2k trends have taken over pop culture and fashion. In fashion, we saw butterfly hair clips, bucket hats, and low-rise jeans. In technology, cord headphones became cool again, and Samsung released a new-age flip phone. Design trends moved with pop culture. We started seeing grunge aesthetics, colorful gradients, holographic patterns, […]
Perficient Named 2021 Acquia Partner of the Year for Drupal Cloud
Acquia recently announced the winners of its 2021 Partner Awards. We’re delighted to share that Perficient received the Outstanding Partner Contribution award for our outstanding performance in Drupal Cloud for 2021. We’re one of Acquia’s first Certified Drupal Cloud Practices and a valued Acquia partner since 2017. Throughout that time, our Acquia practice has demonstrated […]
Adobe Summit 2022: Top 5 Recommended Sessions for Adobe Marketo Engage
Adobe Summit is just around the corner, and I’m excited. As someone who has used Marketo for nearly a decade, you may wonder why I still get excited for Adobe Summit every year. To put it simply, those golden nuggets. There are so many different aspects to Marketo Engage, how to set up campaigns, evolving […]
Why is Web Accessibility Important?
Whether you build websites or pay someone else to do it, web accessibility is a recommended best practice that is often overlooked. Did you know that according to the Colour Blind Awareness Organization, as many as 1 in 200 women and 1 in 12 men are color blind? Or, that according to the CDC, 1 […]
Perficient, Adobe, and Forter Discuss Consumer Expectations in 2022 [On-Demand Webinar]
Consumers have more access to goods and services than ever with unlimited merchant options. These options have accelerated the shift in eCommerce as well as evolved the needs, preferences, and expectations of today’s digital-first consumer. Brands must pivot and stay on top of these behavioral changes to maintain a competitive advantage. To better understand the […]
Why and How Raising Digital Maturity is the Goal of Digital Transformation
Many people have tried to sum up what “digital transformation” means. For the most part, it’s defined as using digital technologies to create or modify processes, culture, and customer experiences to be more effective and competitive. However, this definition doesn’t address how to measure the effectiveness of a business’ efforts to digitally transform itself, nor […]
Dark Mode and Digital Accessibility: Who it Helps and Without it, Who it May Hinder
If you only knew the power of the Dark Side mode… Ok, it might be a slightly altered quote from Darth Vader, but you get the point. Dark mode can be very powerful indeed for those who require it and those that it just makes viewing convenient. Let’s take a few minutes to talk about […]
Personalization and Relevant Search with Coveo for Adobe
You need personalization and relevant search. Marketing is no longer about convincing a customer to buy. It’s about helping them buy. And to be seen as an expert, companies need to deliver the information each customer needs. Technology that can seamlessly deliver personalized, targeted content is the Holy Grail. Whether your visitors browse or search, […]