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 […]
Digital Experience
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 […]
Resource Tips for Trying Times: Beyond COVID-19 Webpages [Healthcare Series]
Healthcare organizations are on a critical mission to care for the community during unprecedented times. Digital communication is the way everyone communicates — now more than ever. Recognizing this urgency, our team has prepared quick, actionable tips to, we hope, help lighten the immense load you carry. This blog presents our first of seven resource […]
Accessibility – More Important than Ever in Today’s Challenging Environment
Having an accessible web site is a necessary component of your digital presence. Being able to order online groceries, prescriptions, and other essential products can be a challenge for people with disabilities in the best of times. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for an inclusive, accessible presence becomes more critical. You need to be […]
My Themes and Recommended Sessions for Adobe Summit 2020
Monday evening I was notified by Outlook that it was time for Perficient’s annual pre-Summit dinner, the first time I’ve not been to Las Vegas in March since Summit moved from Salt Lake City. While I am glad that Adobe has taken measures for the safety of our community, colleagues and family, I will miss […]
Combining Online & Offline Data in Automotive – Part Three
In the past two posts I explored the topic of automotive companies merging online and offline data to build better customer profiles and better understand their consumer base. In the first post, I discussed the data landscape in automotive and the overall need to combine online and offline data. In the second post, I focused […]
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 […]
A Good Taxonomy Can Make the Difference
In a world of sophisticated search engines and machine learning (ML), it might seem like investing in a taxonomy is overkill. After all, can’t those ML-enabled search engines find everything? Sometimes even technology needs an assist. Let’s look at why you might want a taxonomy. What Taxonomies Are Good For Taxonomies enable three main digital […]
Broadening Our Sitecore Capabilities with Brainjocks
We are excited to share the news that Perficient has acquired Brainjocks, a leading digital consultancy with a strong Sitecore platform focus. Brainjocks is well-known in the Sitecore ecosystem for their outstanding skills and expertise. The team is a trusted advisor to leading Fortune 1000 customers, enabling them to maximize ROI through digital strategy, technical, […]
Did We Plan for This? A Look at B2B Ecommerce Disaster Planning
Do we have a disaster preparedness plan for this? Can we stop our customers from hoarding products? What can we do today? Due to some unfortunate circumstances, the answers to these questions are now needed for B2B businesses, especially those who depend on ecommerce for their day-to-day activities. Though we hope this COVID-19 outbreak will […]
The Mobile App Response to COVID-19
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, we are seeing brick-and-mortar hours change and doors closing for a period of days and weeks. The retail and restaurant industries have been hit hard in particular, and it will likely get worse. Only time will tell. Fortunately, though, consumers can still engage with their favorite brands. In […]