Customer Experience + Design

Last night I talked to my best friend at home in Pittsburgh and told her that I’d see her over Thanksgiving weekend — before I had even begun to look at flights.  While I was excited in anticipation of seeing friends for the holiday weekend, I’ve had connection woes over this very weekend several years […]

AEM really likes caching you compiled JSPs. This can be a problem as you are developing code, especially when working on dependencies. Every so often you may forget to include a dependency in a bundle or include the wrong version. Because of AEM’s JSP caching, even after fixing your dependency, you may see something like […]

“Change is the only constant.” While Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, wrote these words thousands of years ago, they still hold true today – especially in the world of digital marketing. Change is never easy, even when it can enhance your business. Several aspects to consider when adopting a new digital marketing platform (DMP) include: Re-imagining […]

Ever stumbled upon an article on social media that catches your interest? You click it. You are curious and anxious to read it. You are in the website – it loads, but at first, it seems empty. The site is there, but there is no text in it. You are probably annoyed. You are probably […]

We know the frustration all too well… The goal is to build websites and web applications that are cross-browser compatible and provide a similar experience across the board. Unfortunately, when new CSS functionality comes out, we get stuck between having to wait for browsers to adopt it in unison, which can take a few years or […]

At this year’s MedCity CONVERGE, a two-day summit in which executives convene to discuss the future of innovation in healthcare and life sciences, digital was a hot topic. In a presentation titled “Digital Health’s Arrival (Or Not) In Pharma,” Dr. Naomi Fried, an expert on digital health innovation and past chief innovation officer at Boston […]

Beyond reaching customers and driving bottom-line revenue, much of the battle for staying competitive today is adjusting to the changing winds of technology. For us at Perficient, it’s all about ensuring our customers understand the benefits and forces driving digital transformation, including that of cloud computing technologies. Whether an organization is choosing to enter the […]

Every four years, the world comes together for the Olympics. This global event is an athletic spectacle bringing together humanity for a few weeks to celebrate humanity’s athletic achievements. For me, the Olympics are exciting because I get to watch sports normally not shown on TV and immerse myself in the emotion and pageantry of each […]

It’s no secret that customer satisfaction scores go up when customers consistently get what they want. When they have unanswered questions about your products and services, they’re not likely to become your biggest cheerleaders. And, chances are that if your prospects find themselves with questions that can’t be answered, they’re not going to convert. We […]

How often do you visit your doctor? If you’re like most Americans, those visits do not happen very often. According to a Commonwealth Fund study the average American visits the doctor only four times a year and that number is decreasing. Compare that with other countries (Japan’s average is 13 times per year, while Germany’s […]

After the umpteenth time of having to check this excellent reference of the cURL commands for AEM to upload a package, I finally thought “this is silly”. So, I created a small script to make it easier to manage packages via the command line. The AEM Package Manager is just that, a small script to help you manage scripts […]

Shopping – you might be online on your computer, mobile, ipad or talking to a sales associate to find that perfect skirt, dress, or pair of shoes. The price is even perfect but you don’t place the order. Why? Because of concerns around cost of shipping, lack of information about when the item will be […]